MAYORAL RECEPTION

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 46, 24 February 1937, Page 16

MAYORAL RECEPTION

A "NOTABLE FUNCTION

The Mayoral reception to the visiting, delegates 1.0 the . British . Medical Association Conference, which took place last night in :the., National Art -Gallery, was a notable function. There were'about six hundred people present, invitations having been issued by the president of the Wellington brf.ich of the B.M.A:, Dr.T. D. M.-; Stout, and Mrs. Stout, to many, well-known Wellington people besides-to all-the local doctors and their wives. Many very beautiful dresses and wraps were worn, and the majority of the menfolk wore their decorations, which glittered in bright, clear lighting.

The first .part. of- the evening was spent in the,main-gallery, where rows of chairs were arranged facing the raised portion at the , far end from where the ••speeches were. made. This platform was - decorated with lovely bowls of dahlias and cypresses in tubs. Cypresses also stood all-around the gallery. 'Mr. Leon de Mauny, Madame de Mauny, and Mr. Claude Tanner entertained;., the'gathering with some delightful;, incidental .music until the speeches began. : ■ The official party on the "platform" included the Mayor and Mayoress, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. A. Hislop. Dr. T. D. M. Stout (president) and Mrs. Stout, Dr. R. H. Hogg (retiring president), the Hon. Peter Fraser and Mrs. Fraser, Sir Edmund and Lady Spriggs, Dr. S. D. Rhind (president of the Wellington division) and Mrs. Rhind, Dr. and Mrs. G. F. V. Anson, Dr. John Plimmer (hon. secretary) and Mrs. Plimmer, and Dr. J. O. Mercer (hon. secretary) and Mrs. Mercer.- Speeches were delivered by Mr. Hislop, -the Hon. Peter Fraser, Dr. Pi. H.vHogg, and after the presidential address,-Sir Edmund Spriggs presented the Hunterian Medal to Dr. F. O. Bennett,' of Christchurch.

A delightful buffet supper was served in the restaurant, three long tables being arranged down the entire length of the room. They were set with many varieties of: savouries, and decorated with lovely flowers of many varieties. Afterwards the guests had the opportunity of wandering around the galleries and inspecting the pictures, particular interest b.eing taken in the collection hanging in the main hall, which had all been lent by local doctors for the occasion, and included some very fine paintings.

Members of the B.M.A. and their relatives invited, to the reception included:—

Dr. and Mrs. M. Axford (Auckland), Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Aiken (Kaiapoi), Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Anderson (Invercargill), Dr. Gertrude Atmore and Mr. Atmore (Otaki), Dr. and Mrs. L. C. L. Averill (Christchurch), Dr. and Mrs. D. A. Bathgate (Hastings), Professor and Mrs. F. G. Bell (Dunedin), Dr. Belilovsky fMartinborough), Dr. and Mrs. F. Bennett (Christchurch), Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Berney (Greytown), Dr.

and Mrs. E. H. J. Berry (Napier), .Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Blomfield (Auckland), Dr. and Mrs. N. F. Boag (Blenheim), Dr. and Mrs. E. C.Brewis (Hamilton), Dr. and Mrs. R. Brewster (New- Plymouth), Dr. Marie Stringer and Mr. Buchler (New Plymouth), Dr. L. Burnett (Hunterville), Dr. C. R. Burns (Dunedin), Dr. G. B. Campbell (Nelson), Dr. and Mrs. R. Cashmore (Hastings), Dr. and Mrs. P. Cook (Masterton), Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Crump (Dargaville), Dr. Helen Cowie and Dr. J. A. Cowie (Masterton), Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Currie (Richmond), Dr. E. F. D'Ath (Dunedin), Dr. J. K. Davidson (Christchurch) , Dr. Mary Douglas (Hamilton), Dr. H. V. Drew (Geraldine), Dr. H. J. C. Durward (Palmerston North), Dr. A. R. Falconer and Miss Falconer (Dunedin), Dr. and Mrs. Feltham and Miss W. Feltham (Raetahi), Dr. P. J. Fogarty (Blenheim), Dr. W. S. Fogg (Hawera), Dr. Stanley Foster (Christchurch), Dr. and Mrs. N. E. H. Fulton (Ashburton), Dr. •E. Denny Gillies (Pahnerston North), Dr. W. Gilmour (Auckland), Dr. Doris Gordon and Dr. W. P. P. Gordon (Stratford), Dr. and Mrs. M. K. Grey (Christchurch), Dr. Elizabeth Gunn (Wanganui), Dr. and Mrs. H. Hayes (Dunedin), Dr. and- Mrs. F. Hudson (Nel-

son), Dr. A. N. Hogg and the Misses Hogg (Blenheim), Dr. and Miss Home (New Plymouth), Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Hunter (Levin), Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Hutchison (Wanganui), Dr. and Mrs F. Kahlenberg (Gisborne), Dr. J. P. S. Jamieson (Nelson), Dr. and Mrs. H. Selwyn Ken rick (Auckland), Drs. C. H. and J. H. King (Morrinsville), Dr. and Mrs. G. Kingston (Timaru), Dr. R. L. A. Kitchen (Hastings), Dr. L. A. Lewis and Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Low (Nelson), Dr. and Mrs. S. Ludbrook and Miss Mappin (Auckland), Dr. J. G. Macdonald (Invercargill), Dr. T. A. Mac Gibbon (Christchurch), Dr. and Mrs. D. 'G. McMillan (Dunedin), Dr. W. Main (Auckland), Dr. J. A. Marshall (Te Kopuru), Dr. J. D. McMiken, Dr. S. T. Martin (Te Aroha), Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Meade " (Greymouth), Dr. and Mrs. E. T. G. Miller (Levin), Dr. and Mrs. D. G. Mitford, Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Munro (Palmerston North), Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Morgan (Melbourne), Sir Robert Muir (Glasgow), Dr. and Mrs. J. F. C. Moore (Greymouth),.Dr. T. Seton Norris and Mrs. Norris (Waipawa), Dr.A.'C. Oakey (Hokitika), Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Pinfold (Hamilton), Dr. A. B. O'Brien (Christchurch), Dr. and Mrs. N. H. Prior, (Masterton), Dr. M. Putnam (Palmerston North), Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Rich (Christchurch). Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Robertson and Dr. and Mrs. H. Robertson (Wanganui), Dr. M. Robertson (Christchurch), Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Rogers (Hamilton), Dr. E. O. and Dr. Gladys Rowley ' (Otahuhu), Dr. E. G. Sayers (Auckland), Dr. and Mrs. I. L. Scott (Christchurch), Dr. and Mrs. S. Scoular (Napier), Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Simmons "(Patea),. Sir Edmund and Lady Spriggs-(London), Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Stoney Johnston (Nelson), Dr.- and Mrs. Garfield Stewart (Auckland),. Dr. and Mrs. I- S. Talbot (Timaru), Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Taylor (New Plymouth), Dr. James Thomson (Dunedin). Dr. and Mrs. W. J. C. Wells (Carterton), Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Will (Christchurch), Dr. and Mrs. A. D.S. Why te (Hastings), .Dr. Marion Whyte (Dunedin), Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Widdowson, , and • Dr. Alexander Wilson (Wanganui), Dr. and Mrs. D.' S: Wylie (Palmerston . North), Div and Mrs. A. H. E. Wall (Wanganui), and Dr. and Mrs. A. M. Young (Hawera),

Local members of the B.M.A. invited were ■ Dr. R. F. Aiken, Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Aldred, Dr. and Mrs. I. M. Alien, Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Anderson, Dr. and Mrs. G. F. V. Anson, Dr. and Mrs. S. H. Arthur, Dr. and Mrs. L. G.Austin, Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Bakeweil, Dr. and Mrs. D. R. Balcombe-Brown, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Beaumont, Dr. and Mrs. P. Benham, Dr. M. A.Birks, Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Bolt, Dr. and Mrs. F. T. Bowerbank, Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Boyd, Dr. Margaret Boyd-Wilson, Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Bradbury, Dr. D. J. Brown, Dr. Elizabeth Bryson, Dr. and Mrs. W. H: B. Bull, Dr. E. L. Button, Dr. and Mrs. J Cairney, Dr. and Mrs. P. D. Cameron, Dr. A. R. D. Carbery, Dr. Mary Champtaloup, Dr. Sylvia G. Chapman, Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Childs, Dr. and Mrs. Louis Cohen, Dr. and Mrs. H. K. Corkill, Dr. and Mrs. T. F. Corkill, Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Doctor, Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Donald, Sir James and Lady Elliott, Dr. J. K. Elliott, Dr. and Mrs. I; B. Ewart, Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Ewen, Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Gibbs, Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Gibbs, Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Giesen, Dr. and Mrs. T. G. Gray, Dr. and Mrs. H. 'W.. L. Harding, Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Harding, Dr.. and Mrs. H. Hardwick-Smith, Dr. and Mrs. B. D. Hart, Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Harty, Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Henry, Dr. N. F. C. Hill, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. H. Hislop, Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Hogg, Dr. and Mrs. R. We'ton Hogg, Dr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Hogg, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. HopeRobertson, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. P. Hutchinson, Dr. and Mrs. B. T. W. Irwin, Dr. Nola.M. Ivory, Dr. and Mrs. C. G. Kemp, Dr. and Mrs. F. W. Kemp, Dr. and Mrs. M. Kronfeld, Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Latham, Dr. and Mrs. L. Levy, Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Lewis, Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Line. Dr. and Mrs. E.M. Litchfield, Dr. arid Mrs. E. H. M. Luke, Dr. E. G. Lynch, Dr. and Mrs. P. P. Lynch,-Sir Donald and, ■ Lady' McGavin, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. . Macdonald, Dr. and Mrs. .W. M. Macdonald, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Morice, Dr. N. R. Mackay, Dr. and Mrs. F. S. Maclean, Dr. and Mrs. G. Maclean, Dr.. and Mrs. H. F. McNickle, Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Mandl, Dr. arid Mrs. E. L. Marchant. Dr. and Mrs.. R. B. Martin. Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Mercer, Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Mercer,' Dr. Phyllis 'Moir,' Dr. D. F. Myers. Dr. .and. Mrs. L. Myers, Dr. and Mrs. H. W. - Nash, Dr. and

Mrs. J. A. R. O'Regan, Dr. and Mrs. I-I. K. Pacey, Dr. and Mrs. T. L. Parr, Dr. and Mrs. Alan Park, Dr. Ada G. Paterson, Dr. and Mrs. D. O. Paterson, Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Paterson, Dr. and Mrs. W. G. C. Paterson, Dr. and Mrs. A. E. A. Palmer, Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Pickerill, Dr. and Mrs. B. C. Rennie, Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Richards, Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Ritchie, Dr. and Mrs. A. Robertson, Dr. and Mrs. Graham Robertson, Dr. W. S. Robertson, Dr. and Mrs. J. E. RocheKelly, Dr. and Mrs. J. Russell, Dr. G. L. M. Scolefield, Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Shirer, Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Short, Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Simpson,- Dr. and Mrs. A. N. Slater, Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Spencer, Dr. and Mrs. L. Hughes Steele, Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Sternberg, Dr. Robert Stout, Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Tennent, Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Thorne, Dr. and Mrs. P. A. Treahy, Dr. and Mrs. M. B. M. Tweed, Dr. and Mrs. John Twhigg, Dr. and Mrs. T. N, Usher, Dr. and. Mrs. M. H. Watt, Dr. J. Whitton, Dr. and Mrs. D. Whyte, Dr. J. D. Willis, Dr. and Mrs. B. E. Wright, Dr. and Mrs. Alister Young, Dr. and Mrs. William Young, Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Zohrab, Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Wilson, and Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Rix.

Others noticed at the.reception were Lady Myers, Major-General Sir William' Sinclair Burgess, Sir George and Lady Shirtcliflfe, Lady Frazer, Major Edney, Mr. and Mrs. H. 'F. O'Leary, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Macdonald, the Hon. Vincent Ward and Mrs. Ward.Mrs. W. E. Herbert, Mr. and Mrs. Godric Muntz, Lady Pomare, Rabbi S. Katz, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Ewen, Mr.1 Eru Gore, Mr. and Mrs. C. W- Tringham, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Y. Seddon, Mrs. Frank Hay, Miss Constance Morice, Mr. and Mrs. S. Eichelbaum, Captain and Mrs. R. D. Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Hellenthal, Mr. and Mrs. Thodey, .Mr. and Mrs. James Payne, Mrs. Garcia Webster, Miss-Doris Bray, Mrs. J. Donald. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Bucklin, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Chapman, Miss Catherine Young, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Barnett.