DEWSBURY Reporter March 13 1937

A notable social function took place at the Victoria Hall, Town Hall, Dewsbury, on Wednesday night, when Messrs. Henry Cullingworth and Sons (Dewsbury), Ltd., rag auctioneers, entertained more than 300, representatives of the woollen rag and associated, trades, principally in theHeavy Woollen District, to dinner. The occasion was the celebration of the 70th birthiday of Mr. Henry Cullingworth, the greatly respected head of the firm. It was marked by a presentation of a portrait in oils to Mr- Cullingworth, by the buyers attending the South Street salerooms, which had been painted by Mr. John Mansbridge, artist, of London. Following the meal there was a toast list, and some.interesting speeches were made. The chair was occupied by Mr. W. E. Gundill, O.B.E., a director of the firm, and he was supported by Mr. and Mrs. Cullingwortli, the Mayor of Dews6ury (Councillor F. K. E. Parker, J.P.), and other leading citizens. THE GUESTS. The following were the invitations: Mr. aid Mrs. Cullingworth, Miss Cullingworth (Ackworth), the Mayor of Dewsbury, Messrs. W. E. Gundill, O.B.E., Charles Wilman, Thomas Green, C. R. Spedding, J.P., Harry Firth, James Burrows, Maurice Stress, Councillor Edwin Bickle, Messrs. Rowland Bruce, J.H Grimshaw, Joe Mansbridge, J. J. Cullingworth, R. P. Shaw, Norfolk Wilrpan. Joe Wilan, Albert Wilman, J. Marsden, Charles Day, Tom Day, H. W. Hartley (Huddersfield), Victor Kilburn. Edward Clay, J. F. Metealfe, Joseph Stross, Albert Wilkinson, J. J. Stubley, W. H. Shaw, J.P., F. J. Stewart Watts, W. Finnerty Yorkshire Post "), O. E Jones (" Reporter "), William Gill, Thomas Helm, Harold Machell, G. F. Wilson, George Wilson, H. L Wortley. Norman Shaw, Frederick Watkinson, Harold Heald, Walter Townend, Joe Smith, F. H. Cullingworth, F. W. Knowles, W. J. Ineson,J.P., S. Burrows, Bertie Colbeck, Miss Collett, Miss Thornton, Miss Darton. Messrs. Harry Crowther, Arthur Crowther, John H Hudson, Leonard Firth,, P. Pearson, Dixon Oxley, M. O Purdy, Emsley, Cecil Booth, Fred Riley, G. F. Hunt, George W. Hirst, James F. Ineson, Alfred Ineson, Bernard Hopworth, Hepworth, jnr J. A.,Walker (J. E. Crowther), S. Walker, F. Firth, Colbeck B. Barber, Clifford Barber, A. Ferrari, Arthur Gaunt, Harold Hirst, Alien Walker, Herbert Gaunt, Edward Field, Ernest Field, J. C. Nowell, Miles Peel, Spedding Oddy, Norman Marsden, Joe Kaye, George H. Hirst, Geoffrey Hirst, John Greenwood, Alan K. Greenwood, Thompson Flathers, Councillor H. N. Gaunt. Messrs. I. Z. Cohen, Walter Armitage, Arnold Briggs, Lorenzo Barren, R. B. Barren, Walter Hyman, CC., Oliver Holliday, Dick Holliday, H. E. Briggs, John Hollings, C. E. Machill. Charles Firth (J. W. Smith), Alfred C. Marsden, Jack Stress, Norman Lawrenee, Joshua Scott, F. Bould, F. R. Hewitt, Edward Hartley, Walker (J. W. Smith), Reg. Ineson, T. H. Toulson, Maurice Sykcs, Horace Sykes, Tom Ineson, Harry Farman, F Arno1d Walker, Edgar Walker. Harry Smith, Fred Smith, Edgar Oldroyd, Herbert Rigg. Messrs Fred Atkins, I. B. Ellis, Ben Whitaker, Norman Oakes, C. Schofielcd. Chris Ineson, George Stross, George Bamforth, Clifford Ward, Harold Bagley, Jack Bagley, P. B. Oakes, J. E. Banks, Hedley Banks, J. C. Glover. Thompson North, Richard Ferrari, J. Ferrari, Ronald Gaunt, Stanley Gaunt, J.Mortimer. Joe Newsome, Arthur Mortimer, Fred Roberts, W. Riding, Samuel Sykes and Sons, Ellis Turner, Richard Turner, Arthur Exley, H. Fitzpatrick, J. S. Hyman (representing. J. S. Zimmerman and Son, Ltd., London), H . Kaye (L.N.E.R.) W. H. Kilburn, G.L.Keiih, Harry North. Stanhope Stapleton, George Whittles.,- George Wilby, Leonard Willans, Norman Ward; Arthur Ely, Ernest Ely, Archie Smith,- G. W., Speight, Frank Speight, G. A. Mitchdll, Joe Glover, James, Goodall, Clifford Nunns. Harold Robertshaw, Norman A.,Blackburn, G. H Whitaker, Tom Watkinson, R T. Seeker, John Seeker,, George Calvery, Herbert Robinson, G. H. Townend, Frank Townend, C. F. Harrap, J. S. Butterworth, Alfred Sykes (Huddersfield), S. W. Spedding, :Ernest Burrows, Noble Ell is, James Holmes, James Sheard. Messrs. Guy Rowley, G. Avison, Reginald Bruce, Stanley Beaumont, J. Duxbury, Sydney Day, Arthur Ellis, Ernest Goodall, Jack Hirst Ben Halstead, H. H. Ineson,: P. G. Ineson, Charles Ward, C. L. Ward, Frank Jowett, Eric Walker. Percy Walker, Ronald W Walker, W. A. Richardson, Arnold France, Fred Teale, Alec Teale, W. H. Stead, C. Rothwell, Vernon Knowles, Irwin Ledgard, Arnold' Burton,, Lionel Day, J. W. Myers (Morley), Tom Fox, Sam Shaw, Harry Shaw, Fred Naylor, Percy Ineson, Alec Ineson, Bernard Ineson, Clifford Hardy, H Hardy, J. Hardy, Clifford Wilman (Fox Rutherford), Arthur Tattersfield, C. W. Atkinson, H. Crossley, E. Sharpe, Leslie Kirby, Alfred Jagger, Clifford Oldroyd, Wilfred Parrar. W Hugh Gundill, John F. Gundill, Wilfred Brearey, Arthur Burton, A. E. Ellis Fenton (Land and Blackburn), F. S. Gladwin, Herbert Hale Alfred Hale, F. H Smith, E. Smith, Clarence Wilby, J. A. Blackburn, F. K. Brown, John H. Brumfitt, Allatt Wilson, Edwin Wilson. Isaac Wood, Richard Wilkinson, Wilkinson (Thomas Vause). Messrs. Sam Buckley, Fred Bennett, Sam Ellis, T. Myers, J.P. (Thornhill), Frank Preston, Tom Rodley, J. Raspin, J. E. Taylor.,Fred Booth, Peter Ballantyne, John Brearley, A.H. Stokes, Edward Stead, A.Turner John Brooke, (W.H.Shaw and Sons,) H Askham, J. L. Broke H. Briggs, H. Graham, C A. Harrison, M. Knight, G. H. Milner, Henry Pitchers, R. E. Tranter, C. H. Tetley, Arthur Tetley, L. J. Wallis, William Wilkinson,, H. Purdy, P. Armitage, Walter Ward, G, E. Hepworth, A. Taunton, Joseph Crabtree, Arthur Crabtree, E. Hepworth (Crabtree and Co); J. Ramsden (G. W, Glover), R. C. Bruce.