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Grey River Argus, 7 May 1934, Page 5

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Mrs S. Smith returned by Saturday’s express from Christchurch. Mr T. Howson returned on Saturday from a visit to Christchurch. Mr J. Leggo arrived by Saturday’s express from Christchurch. Mrs G. C. Boys, of Wellington, arrived on Saturday on a visit to Greymouth. Miss G. Milner, of Christchurch, arrived on Saturday on a visit to re>atives in Kanieri. Rev. Father J. Gilbert, M.S.C., of Sydney, arrived on Saturday on a visit to reyemouth. Mrs W. Thomas left on Saturday for Wellington, en route to England, on a visit to her sister. Mr and Mrs W. McLeod left on Saturday for Wanganui, where Mr McLeod has accepted a position. College students who returned home for their first term vacation on Saturday included: Miss K. James, Masters T. Learmont, S. and T. McDonnell. V. Hazeldine, J. McKenzie and P. IleaPhy. Guests at Bevington’s Hotel include Mr W. Spong (Christchurch), Mr J. Robertson (Timaru), Mr A. Robertson (Crookston), Mr P. J. Marsack (Christchurch), Mr J. S. Lee (Nelson), Mr N. W. Bates (Christchurch). Mr J. Keating (Christchurch), Mr J. E. Engel (Wellington), Mr J. R Leggo (Nelson), Mr F. 0. Bold (Nelson). A London cable states that Australian and New Zealand exhibitors at the Royal Academy include .Cecil Kelly, with a scene in Lyttelton harbour, and Charles Goldie with three excellent portraits of Maoris. Miss Mary Tripe (New Zealand) is also anexhibitor. The outstanding exhibit is Sir Edward Lutyen’s monster mode 1 , of the Liverpool Cathedral, 17 feet high.

Doctor L. Cockayne, of Wellington, has been fleeted to an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Botanical Society of Edinburgh. Honorary Fellow ship of this Society is restricted to a

small group of 36 botanists, and as far as can be ascertained, this is the first occasion on which the honour has been conferred on a British botanist residing beyond the confines of Great Britain and Ireland. Passengers by Saturday’s express to Christchurch included: Mrs W. Seguin, Mr and Mrs W. Cunliffe (on return to Balclutha), Miss M. Hannan, Miss E. Rosewall, Mrs A. Rouse, Mrs F. Congreve, Mrs G. Wilson, Miss M. Wilson. Miss Joan McConville, Mi J. Brown, Miss M. Watt, Miss M. A Gardner, Miss K. McDonald (to Christchurch), Messrs F. M. Smyth, N. B. Clarke (to Wellington). T. D Holmes (to Christchurch), Miss A. Scannell (to Timaru). Miss M. Phelan (to Christchurch). The death occurred, suddenly at her residence yesterday ot Miss Elleu Elizabeth Gleeson, at the age of 62 years, alter only a brief illness. Thu late Miss Gleeson was highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends. Ehe was a native of Greymouth, aud was well-known as an artist for the past thirty years, hat ing been a teacher of painting. She also took a prominent part in the Methodist Church, being a Sunday School teacher until recently. Deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs Alt Schaef (Wellington) and three brothers, Frederick (Havelock), Charles and William (Greymouth). One sister, Mrs J. Wasley, predeceased her only a month ago in .Christchurch. Many friends will extend sin cere sympathy to the relatives in the sudden loss. The death occurred at the Grey River Hospital on Sunday morning of Mrs Alice Maud Grams, wife of Mr Henry Grams, and third daughter of the late Mr and Mi's Robert Johnson, Albert Street. Deceased, who was 6S y ears of age, and came here at the age of four years from Tasmania, had, with her husband, up till recently conducted the Shamrock Hotel, Welling- • ton, and since her return to Greymouth three weeks ago, had been in failing health. She is survived by her husband and three sisters, Mrs Smith (Gisborne), Mrs Kehoe (Wellington), Mrs A. Menjamin (Hokitika), and by four brothers, Mathew and Albert (Gisborne), Alfred (Otahuhu) and William Johnson (Greymouth). The funeral will leave the residence of Mr Grams’ sister, Mrs Heinz Whall Street, to-morrow at 1.45 p.m., for Karoro cemetery. Very general regret will be felt by friends throughout the West .Coast at the death of Mrs Ann O’Donnell, of Waiuta, proprietress of the Empire Hotel, which occurred on Saturday evening at 9.50 o’clock. Her passing removes one of the best-known and most popular figures in the Inangahua district. The late Mrs O’Donnell, who was born in County Clare, Ireland, arrived at Hokitika in the late seventies by the ship "Opawa.” It was here that she met her husband, the late Edward O’Donnell, who predeceased her by forty years, leaving a family of one son and five daughters. She then conducted a grocery business at Woodstock for nine years, after which she took over the hotel busi- ' ness of the late Thomas Lloyd at Blackwater. Six years later she received a hotel license at Waiuta. and managed the Empire Hotel until her death in conjunction with her family, licensee. Mrs O’Donnell was very popular with everybody in the district being known to many as “Mother.” 'The homeless and the hungry never appealed to her in vain, and consequently she was particularly t admired and respected by the loss fortunate members of the community. Her o-enerositv was recognised bv spurts bodies, welfare committees and church organisations, to all of which ific lent a ready supporL In reuog-,

nition of her staunch Catholicity the late Mrs O’Donnell was elected a life member of the Hibernian Society, thus gaining the honour of first woman admitted as a member of this Society in the Dominion. She is mourned by five daughters and a son. Mrs K. Hagan and Mrs A. Phare, of Auckland., Mrs E. Kerridge, of Feilding, Mrs O. Kirby, of Harihari, Mrs M. Cameron, and Mr P. O’Donnell, ot Waiuta. To them will be extended the sincere sympathy of a wide circle of friends.