COMMUNITY TRIBUTE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 July 1939, Page 8

COMMUNITY TRIBUTE

' FUNERAL OF LATE MR DANIELL | SERVICE IN METHODIST CHURCH. | LARGE AND REPRESENTATIVE ATTENDANCE. ! The; high respect in which the late : Mr C. E. Daniell, of Masterton, was I held by the community generally was very much in evidence at his funeral. i which lock place in Masterton this 1 morning. Mourners were present from many parts of both islands, among those attending the funeral being representatives of the many local bodies and other institutions with which the late Mr Daniell \v.:s so actively associated. Tn spite of the wet weather, die funeral was one of the largest seen in Mastertcn f-;r some considerable time. The Methodist Church was quite inadequate to accommodate all those wishing to attend the service. The service at the church was conducted by th.? Rev. F. J. Parker, of Masterton. The President of the Conference, the Rev. Angus Mcßean. ol Ashburton (who for a period was stationed in Eketahuna and was an intimate friend of Mr Daniell) delivered an eulogy. The Methodist choir, under the conductorship of Mr S. H. Ralph, sang “Crossing the Bar.” Among those ’attending the funeral was every member of the staff of Messrs C. E Daniell, Ltd. Mr Mcßean said Mr Daniell was a great lover of God and of his fellow men. and it was very fitting that the service should be held in the church with which Mr Daniell had so long been associated, and for which he worked with such zeal. He was one of the busiest men in the community, and yet his services for the church always occupied a prominent place in his interests, and he gave unstintingly of his time and strength for this great work. For more than 40 years he served God as Sunday School Superintendent. He was a great lover of children. For more than 27 years, Mr Mcßean said, he had counted Mr Daniell as one of the influences of his life, and as his friend and he knew that Mr Daniell kept a warm place in his; heart for him. Twenty-seven years ago, Mr Mcßean said, he came as a young minister to the Eketahuna Circuit and right from the beginning of his stay in that town he had received a warm welcome from Mr and Mrs Daniell. It was just 25 years ago this week since he took part in a service at the graveside of Mrs Daniell, who was a wonderful mother and a very lovely Christian lady. Mr Daniell’s conception of Christian

religion, Mr Mcßean went on to state, was that it was as many-sided as human life. He had no narrow view of the scope of the Christian faith. They all knew the sphere of public service to which Mr Daniell had del voted himself. He was ready to assist everything for the good of the people and for the interests of the district and Dominion. On the various trusts, bodies and societies with which he was associated he had exercised a beneficent influence and the people of the community, young and | old, had a warm place in his life. Mr Mcßean said it always amazed him that Mr Daniell could find time for so many and such varied services. He was a great Christian. He loved God as he loved his fellow men ■ and his home. It had been a privilege, said Mr Mcßean, on many, occasions to j enjoy the hospitality of Mr Daniell’s j home, which had always been the j happiest and of the best possible kind. |As they thought of his life closing upon earth it was not really with sorrow that they shared in this service. He was spared to a good old age, his life was fully lived and his work was completely finished. Nothing had given him so much happiness as to be able to do someone a little kindness. The keynote of their feelings was one of triumph, as Mr Daniell had lived beautifully and gloriously. The Rev Percy Paris, chairman of the Wellington district, then led the gathering in prayer. The service at the cemetery was con • ducted by the Revs Mcßean, Paris and Parker.

There was a magnificent profusion of wreaths sent from far and near. Contributors of wreaths included the following: Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of Borough of Masterton, chair man and councillors of the Masterton County Council. Masterton Trust Lands Trust, Wellington Harbour Board, Wai rarapa Electric Power Board, staff and pupils of Wairarapa College, Wairarapa College Board of Governors, Masterton Y.M.C.A., Masterton Rotary CJub, Masterton Sketch Club, Masterton Plunket Society, Masterton Beautifying Society, Navy League, Rechabite Lodge, Trustees of Masterton Methodist Church, Trustees of Wellington Methodist Church, Masterton Methodist Sunday School, teachers and officers of Masterton Methodist Sunday School, Masterton Methodist Children’s Choir, Methodist Choir, Kuripuni Methodist Church. Methodist Child-I ren’s Home. Wellington Methodist | Charitable and Educational Board; (Children’s Horne), office and inside staff of C. E. Daniell Ltd, factory and mill staff of C. E. Daniell Ltd, bush staff of C. E. Daniell Ltd, staff of Wai ■ rarapa Steam Laundry, Christchurch Y.M.C.A., J. W. Thornton and Sons. Thos Wagg and Co Ltd, Brisco, Mills Ltd, Amalgamated Brick and Tile Co, Plummers Ltd, and Norwich Union Fire Insurance Co.

Among those present, besides rc-pre sentatives of local bodies and societies in many parts of the Wairarapa. were Messrs T. Jordan (Mayor of Master ton), F. Proctor. C. Proctor, T. E. Metier, J. C. Riddell, T. Pacey, L. C. Blundell, and Dr K. Pacey (all of Wellington), Mr Jacob McEldowney (Wellington, a son in law. whose wife died seme years ago); Mr J. Baillie (Eketahuna), and the following representing the Wellington Harbour Board: Messrs T. R. Barrer J. C. Andrews (also Mayor of Lower Hutt). J. Marchbank;:, (engineer and manager during Mr Daniell’s term of office on the board). A. G. Barnett (general manager) and I C. D. Cachemaille (engineer). The Wairarapa College was represented by the Principal, Mr G. G. Hancox, and Messrs J. H. Conly and A. J. Drew.' besides the boy prefects and the Sixth 1 Form boys. Six grandsons of the late Mr Daniell acted as pall-bearers, Messrs C. W. Parton. Dr. 11. N. Parton. M. Daniell. R. Daniell, O. Denton and G. Inns I I HARBOUR BOARD SERVICES. I BIG INFLUENCE IN TRANSPORT ! FACILITIES. Referring to Mr Daniell's services on I the Wellington Harbour Board the ( “Evening Post" of last night stated: 1

“Mr Daniell was a member of the Wellington Harbour Board from 1903 to 1923, and its chairman from 1915 to 1919, and during those years exercised a great influence on many important projects. He was one of the foremost movers in the endeavour to secure better access by rail between

the Wairarapa and Wellington, and one of the most active advocates of better railway station accommodation for Wellington. Tie was a strong advocate of the big reclamation nt Thorndon which made possible the new railway yard and station, and it was largely his continued agitation and personal effort through the Harbour Board and Railways Department which saw those big works launched. Tremendously energetic, he drew cn a strong vitality unceasingly in the furtherance of the projects in which he was enthusiastic, and as he was one of those with an analytical mind, his energies were always expended in directions which were valuable. He was associated with the Evans Bay reclamation project. and with the acquisition by the Harbour Board of the Patent Slip. “One of those who thought originally. and ahead cf the general opinions of most people of his earlier days, he was mechanically minded, and during; his term on the Harbour Board pushed; forward the mechanisation of itsi services as far as his personal effort ' could, and much of the modernity of the board's system r:f handling cargo was due to his work. Originally elected to the board under the old system of delegation, when the new Act camo in in 1910. he was returned as one of the members for Wairarapa. His retirement from the board was due to the realisation that his many activities were becoming a little too ' much for him. :