LATE MISS WILLIAMSON

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 20969, 23 February 1938, Page 5

LATE MISS WILLIAMSON

THE FUNERAL The funeral of the late Miss Amy Mildred Williamson, who died suddenly on Sunday night, was held yesterday. The service, which was fully choral, was conducted by the Rev. Canon J. F. Coursey, who officiated at St. Mary’s Church and at the Geraldine cemetery. Miss Amy Hughes was the organist, and the hymns ‘‘Come Gracious Spirit, Heavenly Dove” and “Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken” and Psalm 23, “The Lord is My Shepherd” were sung. As the casket left the church. Miss Hughes played “Largo” (Handel). During the service the vicar gave a short address, in which he expressed the sympathy of the community to Mrs W. W. Williamson and family. A tribute to Miss Williamson, who had frequently given her services as a vocalist at concerts in aid of the Geraldine District Band’s funds, members of the Band, who paraded in mufti without instruments, formed a guard of honour at the cemetery gates. Messrs Robert Morrison, Hanmer Morrison, Jack Morrison, E. Twigg, F. H. P. Wallach and P. H. Davies were the bearers. Wreaths were sent by Mother and Frankie; Reta and Bill; Gertie and Arthur; Bill Rule; members and staff of Messrs Morrison Bros.; manager and staff of Messrs Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd.; Geraldine District Band; Geraldine Women’s Institute; manager and staff of the C.F.C.A Ltd.; Mr and Mrs J. H. Lewis and staff of the Union Bank; Geraldine Secondary Ex-Pupils’ Association; staff and pupils of the Geraldine District High School; Mr and Mrs H. Quantock and Mrs A. R Bennett; Mr and Mrs J. Quantock; Mr and Mrs W. Quantock; Mrs Woolhouse; Mr and Mrs Dean and Betty; Mr and Mrs E. H. Logan and Ina; Mrs W. Small; Mrs Orford and family; Mr and Mrs Woolhouse, Ken and Gwen; Mr and Mrs J. Mcllroy and Eileen; Mrs Twigg, Torn and Bert; Mr and Mrs E. Twigg and family; Mr and Mrs A. M. Fyfe and family; Mr and Mrs P. F. E. Russell and Mrs Russell senr.; Mrs and Miss Pearce and Frances; Mr and Mrs A. J. Burmester and family; Mr and Mrs A. L. Brenton; Mr and Mrs Murray and family; Miss A. Hughes; Mr and Mrs T. J. Paterson; Mr and Mrs F. W. Morgan and Nita; Mr and Mrs F. H. P. Wallach and Keith; Mr and Mrs E. Riches; Jessie Vincent; Mrs Henry, Mary, Lucy and Ivy; Mr and Mrs H. Grayburn and family; Olive; Mr and Mrs Morris Williams and

family; the Undrill family; Mr and Mrs Gerald Thatcher; the Rev. and Mrs W. J. Couling; Mrs Moncur; Mr and Mrs W. H. Kirk; Glad, ard Ralph; Mr and Mrs J. P. Cliff and family; Mrs and Miss Hislop; the Gimson family; Mr and Mrs Costello and family; Mr and Mrs Ellis and Lorna; Kathleen and Archie; Mr and Mrs J. A. Kelman; Mrs E. Smith; Mr and Mrs J. Barrett; Mr and Mrs Nelson Gale; Mr and Mrs A. Thatcher; Misses A. and C. Fyfe; Mr and Mrs G. Dickens and family; E. W. Crotty; Mr and Mrs Jack Fifield; Bruce and Mavis; Mr and Mrs Love and Jimmy; Myrtle and George; Mr | and Mrs J. Cormack (Carew); Mr and Mrs F. Charles and Mr and Mrs W. Ferguson; Mr and Mrs R. J. McKeown; Una and Jim McKeown; Mr and Mrs George Watts; Helen and lan; Mr and Mrs Geo. Knibb; Mr and Mrs H. A. Wade and Gwenda; the Mitchelmore family; Mr and Mrs W. Watson; Mr i and Mrs W. A. Sherratt and Ivy; Mr and Mrs Z. O. Sherratt; Mr and Mrs I H. Morrison and family; Misses E. and M. Tiplady; Mr and Mrs A. Glanville; Mr Rule, Clarice, Thelma and Auntie Agnes; Mr and Mrs Adams (Ashburton); Mr and Mrs R. Pye; Mrs Stringfellow, Vi and Reg.; Mr and Mrs C. W. McKenzie and girls; the Glover family; Mr J. D. McKechnie. Douglas | and Joan; Vera Wyatt; Mr and Mrs M. 1 Bell and family; Mrs James Martin; I Sandy, Muriel and Rex. Patrick; Mr I and Mrs B. Wills and family; Mr and Mrs Les. Bennington; Mr and Mrs 1 James Miller and family; Mrs S. Webb | and George; Mr Wm. Lewis and Miss Dawson; Mr and Mrs J. S. Watt; Mr and Mrs Len Bennington and Gwen; Mr and Mrs W. C. Crotty; Mr and Mrs L. E. Williams (Woodbury); Mr and | Mrs A. South and Nellie; Mr and Mrs ! S. Turner, Arthur and Trevor; Mr and i Mrs A. C. Shaw; Mr G. Patrick and i Mrs C. Taylor; Mr and Mrs Eric Thatcher and family; Mr and Mrs J. Scott and Jack; Mr and Mrs E. E. Scott; Mr and Mrs N. S. Watt; Mr and Mrs Gerard and Miss Gerard; Mr and 1 Mrs C. W. Lynn; Misses R. and T. | I Williams;Mr and Mrs W. P. D. Barker ; and family; Mr and Mrs Ford and I i family; Mr and Mrs Pratt and family; Mrs Greenaway; Mr and Mrs A. G. I Bryant; Queenie and George; Mrs H. Bryant; Mr and Mrs McPhail and family and Shona; Mr and Mrs W. C. Webb; Mr and Mrs D. McLeod and family; Mr and Mrs A. J. Blakiston and Miss Blakiston; Mr and Mrs A. P. Barklie; Mr and Mrs R. Patrick. Eileen and Bill; Mrs G. Helen), Merle j and Norma; Mr and Mrs A. L. Lane . and family and Mrs H. Toomey, Mollie I and Rosie. “THE LAST TRAIN FROM MADRID ” Modern war-stricken Madrid is the • locale for a new motion picture woven I from the newspaper headlines. The I film is Paramount’s "The Last Train i From Madrid.” which will be screened at the Geraldine Municipal Theatre | this evening, is a story dealing with j ten persons, all strangers, caught in the city during its heaviest bombardment, and how their lives and destinies | were suddenly made one by a common j peril. The main theme is built around | Dorothy Lamour, Gilbert Roland and . Anthony Quinn. Good supports will be . screened. Mr Stanley H. Mayne. F.S.M.C., F. 1.0 I (London), representing Procters, the I Premier Opticians, Christchurch, will be visiting Geraldine on Wednesday. February 23, and may be consulted on ; all defects of eyesight at the Crown 1 Hotel. Appointments can now be made ty writing or ringing Mr Morris Williams. chemist, ’phone 61