NORTHERN BOOT COMPANY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 128, 30 May 1914, Page 10

NORTHERN BOOT COMPANY.

DINNKK AT TIIK STRAND. i A dinner was tendered last, evening In-j j the directors ~f the Northern Boot "anil ! j Shoe Company to the staff and employees ,at Trior's Strand Cafe, to celebrate'th" j opening of t.he new warehouse and work.lin Federal Street. About 101 l employees j and their friends s,at down to dinner. Mr. Ceorge Winstone. Chairman nf I director., presided, and in openine the social function ai the close of tiie dinner, expressed the pleasure the Board felt at nicotine the staff and employees at a social gathering of such a eharax-ter. Tie congratulated them upon having more Up-to-date premises in which to carry on their operations, where the lighting was lietter and the whole conditions more enjoyable. The toast of "The King" was then proposed by Mr. A. •'. Denniston (director i and was duly honoured. Mr. R. (''. Carr. who has been a. direc 'tor since the first formation of the mmj pany :','2 years ago. proposed "The F.mI plovees." and in an interesting speech | I traced the past liistorv nf the under- I I taking. Mr. T. Hodgson, who started with the j company as secretary, and for the last | i2O years has also heen manager, in re- j I spending expressed his pleasure that | ; never before in their history had more 'harmony existed throughout, tlic whole j •staff as at the present time. Mr. -I. M. Tregasis i accountant I pro- j i posed "The Directors." which was re j j sponded io hy Mr. C R. Stone I director I. 1 Hrnnoroii'S aongs were contributed h T Messrs. .1. V.. leaning and .1. 1,. Walterlev. n recitation hy Mr (.'. < artwright [ an.l Miss Davis sang "Silver Bells." Mr. 1 Kent "True Ti!! Death." and Mr. Harold mil. "Come Sing to Me." Mr. R. SkinI ncr officiated as M.C. for ihe dan,-e which I followed.