A PIONEER'S FUNERAL.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20178, 5 March 1931, Page 2

A PIONEER'S FUNERAL.

LATE MRS E. MORRISS. - ' An indication of the .widespread respect and esteera felt for'the late Mrs K Morriss, Waikuku, one, of the. pioneers of Canterbury province who died on Sunday at the age of 94, was fiirnished by the large' attendance yesterday afternoon at her funeral, which took place at the Woodend Methodist Cemetery. The burial service was preceded by a short service at the resilience, conducted by the Rev. J . R. Nelson (Methodist minister), who made a brief reference to Mrs Morriss's many estimable qualities as a Lome-maker, , a pioneer of Canterbury, and a Cliristion woniaii. 4 A long cortege of cars from various oarts of the district followed the hearse and mourning.cars to the cemefcerv The' burial service was conducted by the Rev, J. R. Nelson, with whom was associated the eV '- 1 w i (Anglican vicar of luahiwi and Woodend). Both ■ paid a brief tribute to the life, labours and high character of the - late., Mrs Mpnm - The mourners present were Mis WHeald, Kaiapoi (daughter M®rs J, P nnd F Mori'iss, WaikuUu, Ji. Moiri's's, and A. Momas Wai--3> (sons), besides several grandchildfrom the Canterbury Pilgwms Association composed of begonias, lilies, nsters 'carnations, fuchsia, belladonna, sweet peas, and maidenhair fern, flora Arthur, Minnie, and Jun, Fre(1 > . ARr ' C^' and children, Charlie, May, dren, Gladys, Hilda, and Mar,]one, T. A Mcintosh and girls, Edna, Jack, and Sadie and Annie, Mr and Mrs 0. .Fen well E. A. Stokes and nephews, Mrs Stokes and family, Mr J. Burrows and f«imilv Mrs W. Winter and -family, freda »»a PMHP, A - S . lo S The., _Bo», »&"Sl

J. McMillan, Mr and Mrs K. Aicuonaia and family, Mr and Mrs G. Thompson, Mr and Mrs F. W. Burson, Janet, Annie and Fred Heald, Janie, J. and F. Winter, Mr arid Mrs T. H. Griffiths, Mrs A. Judson and family, W. E. lomhnson and family, Mr and Mrs D. Harper and family, the Goodwin family, Mr "V. Mathias and Miss Stackwood, Mrs rn'-M-oifcTHioTi nml family. Mrs Dunkijison,

T. McMillan ana iamuy, Mr and Mrs 11. King and family, Mr and Mrs L. Sheppard and family, Mr and Mrs N. King, Mr and Mrs J. Hcnshaw and family, Eev. and Mrs .T. E. Nelson, Mr and Mrs E. Payne ana family, Mr and Mrs W. E. Horrell and family, Mrs D. Graham and family, Mr 'and Mrs P. Maddison and family, and Mr and Mrs G. Buckley. ; . Among those present were:—Mr and Mrs B. Topp, Mr J. Mills, Mrs HenWood, Mr and Mrs 11. Mathers, Mr and ( Mrs H. Burson (Christcliurch), Mr and Mrs A. Orchard, Linwood; Mrs K. Stokes alid son, New Brighton; Mr E. Stocks, Malvern; Miss Griffiths, Mr and Mrs BrundelL Mrs T. Blackmore, Mies ■Morriss, Kaiapoi; Mrs W. Winter and 'family, Mr and Mrs B. Winter, Mr T. Skevington, Swannanoa; Mr,and Mrs C Blackmore, Horrellville; Mr and Mrs W. E. Horrell,. Mrs 'J. Horrell, Mr W. .Stalker, Rangi'ora;' Mr and Mr£ J. TjWyllie, Mr And Mrs G.. Mint on. Mr and Mrs H. Orchard, Sefton; Mr C. Ailingtori, Balcairn; Mr anl Mrs J, J."Gregg, ■ Papanui; Mrs T. Mcintosh, Mrs Evans, Fcirnside; Mr and Mrs S. 11. Griffiths, Mi and Mrs P. Maddison, Mr and Mrs J. McMillan, Mrs T. McMillan, Miss Macdonald, Miss Eobinson, Messrs C. Skevington* I\ and S. Stokes, A. Bloano, 1 A. Lovegrovc, J. Tull, K. King, J. Hertshaw, A. Macdonald, E. Dreaver, Waikuku; Mr and Mrs E. Goodman, Coldstream; Mrs J. GibbS'Stanton, Miss -Stackwood, Mrs J. Ballinger, Mrs L. Sheppard, Mrs H. Judson, Mrs I. Jud- \ son, Mr and Mrs 'G. Sills, Mt A. \ Bromley, Woodend.

VISITORS TO CHRISTCHUR(jH. Mr and Mrs D. Coatello (Sydnoy), Mr and Mrs" M. J. Aimea - (New York), Mrs A. Hickman-Morgan (London), -and Miss M. Richards (Edinburgh) are guests at. theUnited Service Hotel. , Mr and Mrs Barasin (Melbourne) are guests at Warner's Hotel. The latest arrivals at the Hotel Federal 'include Dr. Radcliffe Taylor (Dunedin),-, Mr J. I". Strang (Invercargill). Miss M. Stewart (Hanmer Springs), Miss E. H. Taine (Hanmer Springs), Mr and Mrs\Fred. Jackson (Palmerston North)., Building societies in Britain . hold funds totalling £260,000,000. s~\}' l ' ' ' - -

sex Regiment, son of Mr and Mrs James Breeds, of Pahiatua, and Vivienne, daughter of Mr and. Mrs Hubert Corby, of Grance Park,. Middlesex. , Captain Geoffrey Babington, 16th Lancers, son of Sir James Babington, is to be-married on April, 7th to Lady Anne Egerton, eldest daughter of the Earl' and. Countess of Ellesmere. The wedding ring is (to be made from a small nugget of gold which was presented to Captain Babington £8 years ago by Mr R. J. Seddon. The. presentation was made one Christmas morning, when General Babington's small child was taken by his nurse to breakfast with the Prime Minister.