THE LATE SIR G. M'LEAN

Evening Star, Issue 16353, 20 February 1917, Page 6

THE LATE SIR G. M'LEAN

HiS i'T>; FJLVL AT WFLLIXGTOX. [Tm United Pp.ess Association.] \VI-:r.L[\f!TOX. February 20. li'.orp was a larpi> al, tendance ’at th« .imot-iil <> f tho late Sir Goorce M'l.ean •' * V J liMtrton to-dav. Anioivwt those j-iTsoiit were n]i Cabinet M infers in U'vn Ilia Hons. w. !•’. Herries. \V. Traser. A. J.. Ilerdman, G. W Russell « ::,i *• }lyo; ? . Tho TO, Mains were Givini.'Kvi at K;jrorl. DrXRI.)l\ MALK CHOTH. TS;- Into Sir (!«orj ( > M-i.pnn was e!tv(o,l p; osHoiA in .-\jig3;stffilfa7, rod was (he llfsl - iin<l. On many-^o,Ui,, ns tho Ia to pros!.•ioni rendered signal arts of service, nn■! win-Mov,.-' |,o was called, on for assist:,,uHo was ever Toady lo help in all wavs. It was on tho occasion of tho visit of them K-.ya! Highnesses (ho I),,he and [halms. !l ’ ~v' Kino , id Queen olary. that hy his Jr.c; and influence tho sooifOy had (I;,, honor of sinoinc hoftP’o-V.-, Koya! party at, tho FornhilM l„b. On tho oormny ..f ape of (ho so, mty Sir (io, in; • entertained the inon,l,oia to dim,or at his iionso, and was (lion mm-ented with iho sold lyro of the society. On nianv occasions. v. hot, eiilertn mine tho Governors of liio Dominion mid other distimpiishcd con,puny, hy his ermrle-y the societv attended and serenaded Ids Do was for many years prc.-ent a: the annual nicotine/s, and always pave, full scope, to the members to discs.; matters freely. ( .-i. oonrapu,;; thorn to air any grievance anv ~f them may have had. Tics conduct i,,v < f thopi ineo-1 ings was at ail times admit" able. At (be mectino of thepmeiety last, evening a. motion conveying the sviupathy of the. mon,hers to Lady M ‘Lean ' am! family was passed, and thereafter, midsr the direction of Mr Timson icoodu. tor), c. beautiful renderin.y of 'Tho Long r) ; .v ('loses ’ was given, 'and the incotimr a ]_ jo'.'i-ned until next week, out. of respect to the memory of ((.-•' presidin’'.. fLie.iid Maepnorr-on, th,? senior viedent, and J. A. Eopcraft. vivo-president, eypicssod tlie leolings nl the members in regal'd to the }:.<* <?>> Or„,-p. M-Lean.