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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22517, 27 September 1938, Page 2

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GUESTS ON WARSHIP A PLEASANT GATHERING A long line of motor-cars travelling over Evans Pass road and a very well patronised train leaving the Christchurch railway station for the port yesterday alternoon betokened some unusual happenings in Lyttelton. The big influx of visitors was due to the fact that the Commodore Commanding the New Zealand Sauadron. and the officers of H.M.S. Achilles, which has been at Lyttelton for some days were "At Home" on the ship, and extended kindly hospitality to a large number of guests. Visits of warships to Lyttelton are comparatively rare events and a party on board ship .has. for Canterbury residents, the charm of The visitors yesterday were welcomed at the gangway by Commodore I. Glennie. and he and the officers of the shiD saw to it that all their guests enjoyed themselves thoroughly. The music of the ship's band added to the cheeriness of a very pleasant gathering ' The following was the guest list—Mr and Mrs Arthur Elworthy, Commander E. Rhodes. R.N. (retired), Mr and Mrs E. F. Stead. Sir Robert and Lady Clark-Hall (Melbourne). Mr and Mrs J. W. Beanland. Group Captain the Hon. R. A. Cochrane and Mrs Cochrane, Mr and Mrs A. C. Langdale-Hunt, Mr and Mrs#t. M. Macfarlane. Mr and Mrs J S. Neville, the Mayor of Lyttelton (Mr F E. Sutton). Mr R. T. McMillan, chairman of the Harbour Mrs McMillan, Mr and Mrs C. H. Clibborn. Captain and Mrs J Plowman, Mr and Mrs P. W. Fryer, Mr and Mrs F Hobbs and Miss J. Hobbs. Wing Commander and Mrs Hodson. Flight Lieutenant and Mrs R. Anderson. Colonel and Mrs P H. Bell. Lieutenant-Colonel K L. Stewart and Mrs Stewart Major M A. Stedman and Mrs Stedman, Maior H. M. Foster. Lieutenant-Cpl-Sh. K. Kippenberger and Mrs Kippenberger. Captain C. V. Sugden anc? Mrs Sugden. Mr and Mrs T. Charters. Mr and Mrs P. N. Jeffreys, Mrs C J. Treleaven, the Hon. Mr Justice Northcroft Mrs Northcroft and Miss North croft Bishop C. West-Watson., Commander and Mrs C. H. Kersley. the Rev E E and Mrs Maiden, the Rev. J. H. Robertson, the Rev. and Mrs W. J. Enticott, the Rev. and Mrs J. Evans, Mr and Mrs Frank Graham. Mr and Mrs George Gould, LieutenantCommander and Mrs HA. RhindMr and Mrs H. A. Young, Mr and Mrs E C Levvey. Mr and Mrs F. F. Reid, Captain and Mrs J. R. Page. Major and Mrs F. M. Satterthwaite, Captain and Mrs A. J. Moor, Dr. and Mrs F. W. Helmore Dr C. H. Upham, Dr. and Mrs B H. Gumour. Mrs H. Wyatt Miss Russell, Mrs E. C. McCullough. Mr and Mrs H. Acton-Adams. Mrs Burt Mr and Mrs I. Buchanan. Mrs and Misses Bprceren Mr and Mrs A. C. BrethertoenKMrnandrMr S K.. Ballantyne Miss Joyce Burt. Mr and Mrs N. H. Barlow. Mr and Mrs A. C. Brassington, Captain and Mrs Baker, Miss Patricia Courage, Mr and Mrs L. D. Cotterill, Flight Lieutenant and Mrs Cohen Misses Cropper, Mrs Charles Cooper and Miss Ann Cooper, Mr and Mrs H. G. Cotterill, Mr L. le Cren.. Mr and Mrs Cole (Geraldine). Dri and Mrs J F Duncan. Miss Relda Duncan. Miss E*. Denniston, Miss E. Davis, Mr and Mrs William Deans. Miss Jane Deam (Darfleld). Mrs E. B. Davison, Miss J Donnelly, Mr and Mrs E. Edndge. Mr and Mrs A. K. Firth and Miss Firth, Mr T W. O. Fox, Mr and Mrs Derrick Gould. Mr and Mrs J. Grant. Mr and Mrs M. H. Godby. Mr T. A. Gresson. Mr and Mrs Gordon McCredie. Mr and Mrs F. D. Gibson. Miss Kathleen Hoare. Mr and Mrs Peter Hall. Major and Mrs R Hunter Blair. Mr Charles Home. Mr .and Mrs Tyndall Harman. Miss Bessie Harris. Flight Lieutenant and Mrs C Kay. Mr and Mrs G. E. Law, Mrs H. T. Little, Miss Yvonne Levvey, Mr T Lea, Miss Olive Mcllraith. Miss Ngaic Marsh, Mr and Mrs.L. W. Matson, Mr and Mrs M. F. Macfarlane, Mr and Mrs J. H. A. Moore, Mrs Roy McKenzie. Miss Nancy Nicholson, Flight Lieutenant and Mrs F. R. Newell. Dr. W A. Priest. Miss Joan Preston. Dr. and Mrs Gordon Rich. Mr and Mrs J. G. Robson, Mrs E. Rhodes. Mr and Mrr Donald Robison. Miss Clara Russell, Dr and Mrs W. G. Scannell. Mrs A. Deans, Mr Croydon Simpson and Miss Patricia Simpson. Squadron Leader G. L Stedman and Mrs Stedman. Miss Janet Stevenson, Mr- and Mrs H. S. Vestey Mr J. G. D. Ward, Mr C. J. Ward. Mr and Mrs Gladstone Ward. Miss F Waters. Lieutenant E. B. Waters, Mr and Mrs H. H. Wauchop. Miss Dorothy Wauchoo. Mr and Mrs H. Wood, Mr and Mrs J. F. Cracroft Wilson, Mr and Mrs E. D. Wanklyn. Mr R. Wood; ENGAGEMENT NOTICE The engagement' is announced of Donald, youngest son of Mr and Mrs F T Withers, Innes road, Christchurcn, to Isabel Jean, eldest daughter of Mr and the late Mrs G. A. Munro, Calder street, St. Kilda, Dunedin.