SCOTTISH VISITOR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23201, 22 November 1938, Page 4

SCOTTISH VISITOR

ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND WOMAN OF WIDE INTERESTS RURAL, INSTITUTE MOVEMENT Greeted by the skirl of bagpipes played by Piper T. Stewart, MajorGeneral Sir Andrew McCulloch and Lady McCulloch, of Ardwall and Hills in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, received a warm welcome when they arrived at Auckland by tho Awatea yesterday morning. They were met by Mr. W. Laird, president of the Scottish llegimental Association, Mr. D. R. Laird, secretary. Captain Harrison Lee, oversea correspondent, and Mrs. Harrison Leo. The latter conveyed greetings to Lady McCulloch on behalf of tho wives of tho members of the association. Sir Andrew and Lady McCulloch will stay with their son, who is farming at Motumaolio, near Morrinsvillc. Lady McCulloch is an attractive and gracious personality. Chief among her many activities is hor interest in the women's rural institute movement. She has also been a member of the Dalbeattie District Council for three years, and, although she is the only woman acting in this capacity in Kirkcudbright, she said there were very many occupying similar positions in other parts of England. An endeavour to arouse interest in the old Scottish art of hand spinning is beiug made by Lady McCulloch, who said that although this was now useless commercially, it was a very pleasant hobby. She does much hand spinning herself, and has persuaded many women in the town in which she lives to take up the art also. "My only other hobbies are gardening and needlework, and my time is thus very well occupied," Lady McCulloch said.