JEWISH WELCOME

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 74, 28 March 1930, Page 9

JEWISH WELCOME

GOVERNOR RECEIVES ADDRESS

Bepresenting- the Jewish community, Messrs. Philip Myers and M. M. Heiner mann waited upon His Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe) yesterday, and presented His Excellency •with the following address:— ■'■'.' ■ "To His Excellency the Bight Hon. Lord Bleaisloe, P. 0.,: G.O.M.a, K.B^.j Governor-General and Commander-in« Chief of the Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies., .- " Sir, —We respectfully ask to lie permitted, on behalf of the Hebrew congregations of the principal cities;^ to tender to you and Her Excellency thia word of welcome on your arrival in the Dominion to undertake the duties of the high office of Governor-General, and to assure you of the loyalty and devotion of the Jewish communities.; to; the Throne and person of His Gracious-Ma-jesty the King. ; ,\Ye.desir.e/alsb^t.o express our sincere hope that Tour.Excellency's period of office in New Zealand may be attended by prosperity and good health to Your Excellencies and your family. "We have the.honour to be, youi- obedient , servants, Philip Myers, president of the..". Wellington Hebrew congregation; " N, Alfred Nathan; president of the ■:Auckland Hebrew congregation P. Selig,' president of the Canterbury Hebrew congregation, and D. C. Thoemin, president of the Otago Hebrew congregation." His Excellency voiced ,his: pleasure on receiving the address, and.returned his thanks' to Messrs. and Heinemann. ' ■-. ■ '"" ■•'-'■, : ' ■'..•.{i:\~~: '■'■ •'.