LATE HON. GILBERT CARSON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18957, 7 March 1924, Page 5

LATE HON. GILBERT CARSON

THE FUNERAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TRIBUTE AN INTERESTING COMMENT. The funeral of the late Hon. Gib bert Carson took place yesterday, when a very large number ot people, representative oi all classes of the community, attended to pay their tribute of respect to the deceased. Among them wer c members of the Veterans’ Association, local bodies, the Prohibition Party, the Baptist congregation, the Reform Party and many other organisations. The casket was covered with the Union Jack of the Veterans’ Association, and a large number ot beautiful wreaths were sent by the friends and associates of the deceased gentleman and of his family. Among the wreaths were those sent by Wanganui Girls’ College; the manager and directors of th a United Press Association; N.Z. Political Reform Party; N.Z. Master Printers’ Association; Wanganui Master Printers’ Association; Wanganui Herald Company; Gonville and Ingestre Street Baptist Churches; Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Williams; Wanganui ’'Chronicle” Company; Mrs John Ballance. The pall-bearers were Messrs C. A. Gaze and C. A. Sanow, representing the Baptist Church; Messrs G. W. Me Caul and W. G. Bassett, representing the Prohibition party; and Messrs J. Ball and J. A. Inkster, representing the Wanganui “Chronicle” Company. Impressive services were conducted at the residence by the Rev. Stanley Jenkin, and at the graveside by the Rev. A. J. Grigg. At the conclusion oi the service members of the Queen’. Park bugle band* sounded the “Last Post.”- e

At a congregational meeting at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening feeling reference was made to the death of the Hon. Gilbert Carson. Mr. William Bruce spoke in terms of high appreciation of the deceased gentleman's long and honourable record of public service, and particularly referred to the deep and kindly interest he had always manifested in the work of the Christian , Churches. A stalwart worker in his , own church, to which he gave of his best, Mr. Carson never failed to show a sympathetic interest in the well- , being of other denominations, and only a few days before his death, in conversation with the speaker, he had requested to be kept in touch with the activities of St. Paul’S. Ao a> , propriat 0 resolution was hor.cn.reff 'Ey ' the members present standing in silence.

A correspondent to the Hawera Star writes: The death of Mr. Gilbert Carson, of Wanganui, removes one of the few remaining connecting links between the old-day comp, and the pre-sent-day lino, operator. Mr. Canon was on the Government Printing Office staff in 1870, and I had the pleasure •f working in the samo room with , him. Others there at the same time " were Messrs James Kenworthy, George Fisher, J. P. Leary, G. W. Russell (then a boy), and Kirkbride. AH these men afterwards made their mark in journalism, and were evidence I of th e sterling qualities of the earlyday compositor.