THEIR EXCELLENCIES

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 250, 22 November 1929, Page 8

THEIR EXCELLENCIES

Per Press Association.

FAREWELL AT GISBORNE. LADY ALICE ADDRESSES WOMEN.

GISBORNE. Last night. Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral and Lady Alice Fergusson arrived in Gisborne at one o'eloek to-day from Wairoa and will remain here until to-morrow afternoon, when they will leave for Motu and Opotiki. The day was sultry and slighfly eloudv. Tlie proceedings tliroughout were most entliusiastic. A lengthy procession of territorials. veterans. cadets. Boy Scouts. Girl Guides, two hands and school children marched to tho reserve, wliere a public meeting was held to bicl farewell. There was a very large attcndance. Adcfresses were delivered by the Mayor (.Mr D. W. Coletuan) and Alr W. D. Lysnar. M.P., and His Excellencv replied. During the i)roceedings Sir Cnarles was presented with a A-aluable Alaori mat on behalf of Lady Carroll. Later in . the afternoon Her Excellencv delivered a delightful address to the women and girls of the district to an attendance of 1000 at the Opera House. Lady Alice, in the oourse of her address, urged parents to give children a bias to life on the land, and also dealt at length with amongst other matters, the Plunket Society, Girl Guides and League of Mothers. At 7 p.m. His Excellencv, as Grand Master of the N.Z. Freemasons. attended a crowded function of hrethren of the order, all constitutions being represented. At S p.m. a largely attended an enthusiastic civic reception and farewell was given at the Garrison Hall, where speeches were delivered hy the Mayor and cliaimen of local lrodies.