FUNERAL HELD OF LATE MR R. ALLEN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19108, 28 June 1930, Page 9

FUNERAL HELD OF LATE MR R. ALLEN.

Followed by a very large number of mourners, the funeral of the late Mr Richard Allen left his late residence, “The Mill House,” Fendalton Road this morning for the Riccarton Churchyard. Services were held in the church and at the graveside, the officiating ministers being the Rev F. B. Redgrave and the Rev H. T. Yorke. The chief mourners were: Mrs R. Allen (widow), Mr Arthur Allen (brother), Mrs T. Cowlishaw, Dr J. Palmer, Mr Humphrey Palmer, Mr and Mrs George Palmer, Mr and Mrs F. CracrofVWilson and Mr T. Wardrop Amongst those who attended were the following: Messrs A. L. Pratt, John Deans, H. O. D. Mears, P. W. Eily, W. I. Carney, R. B. Beals, A. E. Brown, P. H. W. Brown, J. A. Brown (White Rock), C. H. Hewlett (New Zealand Newspapers, Ltd.), K. Neave, F. Graham, J. S. Barrett, Walter Clifford, L. G. D. Acland and George Gould (Canterbury Jockey Club), J. E. Donald, W. Lehrs, Gilbert Reeves. A. S. Howard (Fleming and Co., Ltd.), F. I. Cowlishaw, E. D. Wanklyn, F. H. Brittan, W. Jameson, J. O. Jameson, Sir R Heaton Rhodes, P. G. M’Nab, T. Tomlinson, H. C.‘ Ridley, W. E. Rogers, A. W. Price, F. W. J Belton (Christchurch Gas Co.), F. Hooper, J. Findlay, R. Martin, J. H. Williams (New Zealand Trotting Association), H T. Reeves, A. M. Burns, C. I. Petersen (Christchurch Press Co.), James Mortia, R. Lavery, H. Smith and J, May.

Wreaths were sent by the following. —Bee, Toddie, Arthur, Juliet, Ethel and Tom, George and Rhoda, Joan, Poll, Joan, Dorothy and Selby, Barbara and Freddie, Lionel, Edie and Peg, Dr and Mrs W. Fox and family, Mr and Mrs S. Heard, Mrs J. S. Buchanan, S. and I. Love, Mrs Rice, A. E. and P. H. W. Brown, Mr and Mrs G. H. Buchanan, Isabel and George, Mrs C. Wells and Miss Wells, committee, stewards and members of the Canterbury'Jockey'Club, W. and W. G. Leslie Rutherford, Mr and Mrs Devenish Meares, Mr and Mrs Hugh Reeves, Mrs Beauchamp Lane and Miss Mur-ray-Aynsley, Mr and Mrs Russell Bowditch Beals, Mr and Mrs Godby, Sir Heaton Rhodes, Board of Directors, Christchurch Press Company, Ltd., Mr and Mrs Archibald Firth. Christchurch Gas Company, directors of Christchurch Gas Company, Mr and Mrs A. Brown, members of Canterbury Club, Fleming and Co., Ltd., Misses Tabart, Mr and Mrs Norton Francis, Mary and Elliston. Mr and Mrs I. Dryden Hall, Algar and Jane, employees Fleming and Co., Mr and Mrs George Webster, Mr and Mrs J. H. Grigg, Mr and Mrs T. F. Gibson, Mrs Maitland Rich, the Mill House staff, Mrs Charlie Reid, Ward and Co., Mrs J. M. Turnbull Mr and Mrs John Rennie, Mr and Mrs George Gould and Miss Gould, Mr and Mrs Edgar Stead, Mr and Mrs George Rhodes, Mr and Mrs J. H. Hall, Mrs M’Causland, Mrs Francis Scott and Sylvia, Mrs G. H. Helmore, Mr and Mrs H. D. Acland, Miss Olive Kettle, Dr and Mrs Alexander Paterson, Mr and Mrs E. D. Wanklyn, Mr and Mrs Charles Wood, Mrs E. W. H. Gray, Mr and Mrs Henry Cotterill, Mr and Mrs W. Ballantyne, Mr and Mrs S. Heard, Mr and Mrs M. Bethell, Lady Clifford and June, Mr and Mrs J. Montgomery, Mr and Mrs C. G. Dalgety, Mrs John Grigg, Mrs J. 11. Williams, Mrs F. H. Pyne, Mr and Mrs John Deans, Mr and Mrs J. Cra-croft-Wilson, Mr and Mrs F. E. Graham, Dr and Mrs E. J. Cooke, Major L. G. D. Acland, the trustees of Christchurch Racecourse Reserve, Mr and Mrs J. H. Lawrence, Constance Fuller, Gerald and Agnes, Mr and Mrs John Anderson, Mrs Wrey Nolan, Mr H. Pitman, Mr and Mrs W. G. Gerald, Dr Gordon Rich. Mr and Mrs Frank Wilding, Mr and Mrs H. Acton-Adams, president, council and members of Canterbury Automobile Association, directors and management of New Zealand Newspapers, Ltd., and Mr and Mrs W. G. Gerard.