State Dinners at Government House

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue XXIV, 15 June 1901, Page 28

State Dinners at Government House

His Excellency the Governor and the Countess of Ranfurly on Tuesday grave their first State dinner at Government House to meet Their Royal Highnesses. The following had the honour to be invited: —

Captain His Highness Prince Alexander of Teck. K.C.V.0.. 7th Hussars. Lady Mary Lygon.

Lady Katharine Coke. The Hon. Mrs Derrek Keppel. Lord Wenlock, G.C.5.1., G.C.I.E. Lieutenant - Colonel Sir Arthur Bigge. G.C.V.D., K.C.8.. C.M.G.

The Hon. Derrek William George Keppel, M.V.O. His Excellency Rear-Admiral Beaumont.

Flag-Lieutenant Bernard A. Pratt Barlow, of H.M.s. Royal Arthur. Captain Dudley Alexander, Private Secretary to His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand. Captain Osborne, A.D.C. The Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, P.C., LL.D., Premier of New Zealand. Mrs and Miss Seddon. The Hon. J. G. Ward and Mrs Ward. The Hon. J. McGowan. Sir G. M. O’Rorke, Speaker of House of Representatives. Dr. J. Logan Campbell (Mayor of Auckland) and Mrs Campbell. Mr F. Dillingham (United States Consul) and Mrs Dillingham. Hon. Mrs Devereux. Miss Devereux. Mrs Mitchelson. Mrs Moss Davis. Mrs Banks. Mrs A. H. Nathan. At the second dinner the guests were : — His Serene Highness Prince Alexander of Teck. Lady Mary Lygon. Lady Catherine Coke. The Hon. Mrs. Derek Keppel. Lord Wenlock.

The Hon. Derek Keppel. Commander Sir Charles Cust, Bart., R.N., M.V.0.; Sir John Anderson, K.C.M.G.; Sir Donald Wallace. K.C.I. E.; the Rev. Canon Dalton, C.M.G.; Commander A-. L. Winsloe, R.N., of the Ophir. Captain Boscawen, A.D.C.

Mrs. Boscawen. Miss Boscawen. Bishop Cowie, Primate of New Zealand. Colonel Gudgeon, British Resident at the Cook Islands. Mr. Justice Conolly. Miss Conolly. Mr. Carl Seegner, German Consul. Mrs. Seegner. Mr. Seymour Thorne George. Mrs. Thorne George. Miss Thorne George. Mrs. C. M. Nelson. Mrs. Parkes. Mrs. G. Bloomfield.