INDEPENDENCE DAY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22463, 6 July 1936, Page 3

INDEPENDENCE DAY

ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON THE CONSUL ENTERTAINS Masses of golden-coloured Iceland poppies and small bowls of violets and daphne, had been used to decorate the Milne and Choyce Reception HaH on Saturday when a luncheon party whs given by Mr. W. F. Boyle, consul for the United States in Auckland, and Mrs. lJoyle, to celebrate the lO.'th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. Two charming American songs were sung by Miss Janet Woods and her sister, Miss Cliarlene Woods, played the "Star Spangled Banner," the American National Anthem. Mrs. Boyle, who, as hostess, made a brief speech, was wearing a black and white knitted costume with a white corsago and a small black hat. Her daughter, Miss Fay Boyle, was in a henna suit, a brown coat trimmed with a brown fur collar, and a brown ielt hat.

Among thoso present were: —Archbishop and Mrs. Averill, Bishop .1. M. Liston, Sir George and Lady Richardson, Sir Carriek and Lady Robertson, Sir Clutha and Lady Mackenzie, Sir Cecil and Lady Leys, Mrs. Ernest Davis, Hon. and Mrs. W. J. Jordan, Hon. Mr. Justice Callan and Mrs. Callan, Commander and Mrs. C. B. T. Tin ley, Hon. J. A. Lee and Mrs. Lee, Rev. and Mrs. W. Bower Black, Captain A. G. W. Heber-Percy, LieutenantColonel and Mrs. B. Miles, Rev. and Mrs. J. J. North, Rev. and Mrs. E. D. Patchett, Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Nelson, Major and Mrs. Suter, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Maeindoe, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Holdsw orth, Rev. W . C. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hutchison, Hon. Bernard Martin, Hon. and Mrs. John Alexander, Mr and Mrs. J. S. Brigham, Mr. and Mrs. D. Holderness, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Anderton, Mr. and .Mrs. W. P. Endean, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Wyvcrn Wilson, Mr. W. Bloinfield and Miss Blomfield, Professor and Mrs. P. W. Burbidge, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. P. Clouston, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Easdown, Commodore and Mrs. A. Clifford, Mr. and Mrs. D. Henry, Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Hughes, Captain 11. S. Judson. V.C., and Mrs. Judson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mcintosh, Col. and Mrs. R. G. Milligan, Miss Mowbray, Mr. and Mrs. .1. I'. O'Connor. Mr. and .Mrs A. F. O'Donoglnie, Commander and Mrs. C. H. T. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Reid, Mr. and Mrs. A. A Ross, Mr. and Mrs. M. Simich, Mr. and Mrs. C. .1. W. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. S. Tills, Mr. T. U. Wells and Miss Wells, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. W. Bowden, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Cooke, Mr. Elmer 1). Davis, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dexter, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dexter, jun., Mr. and Mrs. Gissell, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Haines, Mr. and Mrs. R. Jose. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Lippincott, Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. J. Victor Maeky, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Pavkel, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Robinson. Mr. Wilford E. Stitt, .Air. and Mrs. Frank E. Timms, Mr. D. S. Walker, Mr. M. Charles Woods and Mrs. Woods, Miss Charlene Woods, Miss Janet Woods, Mr. Eiji Kurosawa, M Edouard Joubert, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Croft, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. F. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. E. Priestmas, Mr. and Mrs. J. McKenzie Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Thedens, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tudehone, Mr. George H. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Battlev, Captain and Mrs. F. Bauer. Mr. W. Birss and Mrs. Birss, Mr. J. M. Totich. Mr. and Sirs. Norman Heath. Professor and Mrs. R. M. Algie, Mr. L. A. Bachekler.