LATE LADY WARD
INTERRED AT BLUFF MANY BEAUTIFUL WREATHS [ Per Press Association. ] INVERCARGILL, Feb. 12. The burial of Lady Ward took place at Bluff this afternoon in calm sunshine in the presence of the largest and most representative gathering ever assembled under such solemn circumstances in Southland, including representatives of the Government and all local bodies. The Boy Scouts formed a guard of honour at the station, whence the cortege left after the arrival of the train from Invercargill. The Guides also paraded, each Scout and Guide carrying a wreath from the station to the cemetery. The chief mourners were Sir Joseph Ward, Mr and Mrs Cyril Ward, Mr and Mrs Vincent Ward, Air and Airs Gladstone Ward, Air Pat Ward, Sir Francis and Lady Boys, Air aud Airs B. B. Wood (Christchurch), Air and Mrs C. A. Tipping (Bluff), Mr Walter Henderson and J\liss Henderson (Invercargill). Telegrams and cablegrams have continued pouring in during the past few days, including messages from all parts of the world, even China. The number exceeds 2000, and there were upwards of 100 beautiful floral tributes.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19766, 14 February 1927, Page 7
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182LATE LADY WARD Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19766, 14 February 1927, Page 7
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