CENTENNIAL ART EXHIBITION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24227, 20 February 1940, Page 15

CENTENNIAL ART EXHIBITION

OFFICIAL OPENING MANY GUESTS ATTEND Displayed in the Early Settlers’ Hall, the pictures representative of New Zealand art and collectively known as the National Centennial Exhibition were viewed last night by a large number of guests. The exhibition was opened by the Postmastergeneral (Mr F. Jones), who in his address stressed the importcnce of art in the life of the people. Before his audience dispersed to resume inspection of the works displayed, the director of the exhibition (Dr A. H. McLintock) and the Mayor (Mr A. H. Allen) spoke briefly. The atmosphere in the hall was warm and pleasant, and the attractive frocking of the women guests and the profusion of brightly-coloured flowers on the platform,, above which, set m flags wis the insignia of the Dunedin ' City Council, all contributed towards a spectacle worthy of the occasion. The Mayoress (Mrs A. H. Allen) wore a short white fur cape over a handsome gown of black velvet. Supper was served in the adjoining hall, where small tables held vases of pink sweet peas. ' The Guests Among those present were:— Mr and Mrs R. Kennedy. Sir Percy and Lady Sargood. Sir James and Lady Hutchison, Mr and Mrs E. C. Reynolds Mr and Mrs W. J. Williamson, Mr and Mr s J. A. Roberts Mr and Mrs Charlton Edgar. Mr and Mrs H. Mandeno. Colonel and Mrs E. R. Smith, Mr and Mrs E. Svrett, Mr and Mrs W. H. McKenzie. Mr and Mrs F. Duncan, Dr and Mrs T. McKibbin. Mr and Mrs Eric Miller. Mr and Mrs L. Shenken. Mr and Mrs P. L. Ritchie. Mr and Mrs Alfred Fels. Mr and Mrs J.. R. Fairbairn. Mr and Mrs H. L. Gibson, Mr and Mrs F. R. Brown. Mr and Mrs E. T. Cox. Dr and Mrs Walden Fitzgerald. Dr and Mrs McKellar. Mr and Mrs S. Lawn, Mr and Mrs D. O. McKellar, Mr and Mrs A. Clark. Mr and Mrs W. J. Morrell. Mr and Mrs A. Paape. Mr and Mrs E. A. Duncan. Dr and Mrs Guttmann. Mr and Mrs J. Loudon. Mr and Mrs P. O. Smellie. Dr and Mrs D. G. Macmillan, Dr and Mrs Newlands. Mr and Mrs J. Wilson, Mr and Mrs R. Sise, Dr and Mrs W. H. Borrie Mr and Mrs J. Hamer, Mr and Mrs A. C. Cameron, Mr and Mrs K. S. Ramsay, Mr and Mrs A. M. Cameron. Mr and Mrs C. V. Smith. Major and Mrs A. Bongard. Dr and Mrs F. Fitchett. Dr and Mrs Dickie. Dr and Mrs Elder. Mr and Mrs G. H. Elliffe, Mr and Mrs W. Begg. the Rev. W. R. Stevely and Mrs Stevely, Mr and Mrs R. N. Field. Mr and Mrs D. D. Stedman. Dr and Mrs C. Hanan, Mr and Mrs G. R. Ritchie, Mr and Mrs James Begg, Dr and Mrs A. R. Falconer. Mr and Mrs Peter Neilson. Mr and Mrs A. M. Sidey, Mr and Mrs A. McLintock, Captain and Mrs Maloney. Mr and Mrs Charles V. Smith, Mr and Mrs R. A. Johnston. Dr and Mrs Merrington. Mr and Mrs G. Benson. Mr and Mrs D. Tannock. Mr and Mrs J. Sutherland Ross. Mr and Mrs E. S. Wilson, Mr and Mrs R. S. Moloney. Mr and Mrs C. W. Briggs. Dr and Mrs F. S. Batchelor. Mr and Mrs E. J. Smith. Dr and Mrs H. D. Skinner, Mr and Mrs A, C. Matheson. Mr and Mrs A. Dickison. Mr and Mrs W. Easton, Mr and Mrs O. C. Stevens, Mr and Mrs E. C. Reynolds. Lady Sidey, Mesdames R. S. Anderson, D. Wilkie, M. Mclnnes, K. H. Lees, W. A. Thomson. N. Thomson, G. L. Lyders. J. A. Matheson, F. Whimp, F. C. Walker, I. Jones. M. B. Holloway. A. A. Fairbairn, James Hogg, R. S. Black. ' Naismith. R. W. Brickell. McLennan. M. Begg. Raymond Kirk. H. C. Huie. E. F. Denton-Leech. E. Simpson. E. I. Halsted, O. L. Fairbairn, A. C. Forsyth. Garland. A. Goodley. Hawridge, J. M. Gallaway, Shaw Thompson. McLintock. Barker. Darling. J. Mclndoe, R. Ewing, J. R, Glendininef. R. F. Cameron. Dr Seide-berg-McKinnon, H. C. Campbell, H. D. Kerr. Misses D. M. White,, Anne Hamblett, Muriel Easton. Farquhar, Elisabeth Begg, Kathleen Salmond. D. Starr, M. Salmond, A. Willocks, Watson, C. M. Cutten, Dorothy Clark, Burton (2). K, Murray, Garland, J. Runciman, LovellSmith, H. Moran, Elespie Forsyth. A. Cutten,- E. M. Reid, M. B. Scott, D. Theomin, D. H. Jones. Blackmore. E. Williamson. Hutton (2). I. Barth L. M. Gordon, Jane Hay, M. Lawn, McLennan G. Anderson, Ellice Brickell, H. Pattillo, A. C. Anderson, Passmore, Elder, N. Hutton. L. Martin, M. B. Rae, Ivy Copeland, A. A. Greenslade, Doris Lush. M. Smith. H. K Dalrymple. A, S, White, A. De B. Hutton, Timlin, Black. M. Kirkpatrick. Martin, H. Christie, F. H. Campbell, L. A. Curry, Macassey, Jimsie Fraser, K. Geison, I. Scoon. Ashworth, McQuilkan, Dr Marion Whyte, Jean Holloway, Borrie, Mary Martin. . Sir John Sinclair, Sir William Benham, Messrs W. A. Bollard. P. Barr, Mat Walker, Mclnnes, R. Brugh, Dr Carmalt Jones, £*• G. Peake, J, L. SalAlso present (accompanied by a lady) were: Messrs G McLauChlan. W. McLay, S F. Aburn, J. McGeorge, D. A. Scott. A. E. Ansell. D. Copland, H. L. Longbottom, R. J. Hay. A. Smith, A H. O’Keefe. J. H. Walker. Horace Marshall, J. H. McKinnon, G. L. Edgar. J. H. Oliver, M. Connelly, M.L.C., R. Wells. O. J. Doidge. W. S. Black, G. R. Bathgate, D. R. Noble J. W Dove, F. G. McKellar, F. G. Shewed. P L. Halsted, J. Doolan, J. W. Harbrow, W. Fels, James W. Armstrong, D. E. Macfie, G, A Laurenson. C. L. Calvert, J Macdonald, W. F. James, J. B. Hope, J. McCrae. V. R. Crawshaw. B. S. Connor, H. Minms. W. G. Robb, W H. -Stephens, W. Dickinson, F.'j Cook, C. A. Martin, L. G. Wood. W A Flavell, H. A. Stevens, Cyril Hayden and W. C. Wakeling. Professor W. M- Benson, the Rev. J. Ewen Simpson, Commander Watson, Lieutenantcolonel A. B. S. Smith. Dr Monheimer. and Dr B. Howard.