"GOOD-BYE!"

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 896, 16 August 1910, Page 6

"GOOD-BYE!"

ENTHUSIASTIC FAREWELL TO THE i HUGH WARD COMPANY. Mv. Hugh Ward's morning mail yesterday was a heavy one. It included some dozens of letters ot congratulations from people who recognised' tne great worK he lias doiie in Ueiungton in connection with tne Children's Hospital .scheme, 'i'lieso letters included some i'rom prominent mucucal men ol thu city, who expressed then , gratituilo and thanks to Mr. Ward', in Very sincere terms. Callers at the Grand Hotel wore tiiick_ ttu'oughout Sunday and yesterday, and tiierc, seemed only one topic ot conversation—the Children's Hospital. Mr. Ward is by no means doho with tho new hospital. He has hopes that the future will afford him further opportunities of showing how siiu-.uro is • his iuterest in this institution at whoso birtn lie , ' officiated as a sort;of god-father. The company left for i'icton by the Pateena yesterday,. being under engagement to piuy iu Blenheim last evening. There niust have been between 400 / and 500 people on the Queen's .Wharf at .12.45 p.m. when tho steamer sailed. Half of those present appeared tu bo the intimate friends of the members of the company who had evidently made themselves very-,popular during their, brief, but exciting, stay in Wellington. Nearly everybody wished to shake hands' with lit. Ward, and M"iss Palotta was overwhelmed with beuutiful flowers from her lady friends. After.-.the bell had rung "all for the shore" on to the wharf IliiTb were further farewulls over the bulwark. And as' the vessel moved slowly ahead, someone shouted: - "Three cheers tor Mr. Ward and his company!" These were given with great gusto, and were touned off by "I'or He's a Jolly Good Fellow," sung by the crowd. Then Mr. Ward mounted the bulwark, and called m the members of hi' company to give three cheers for the citizens of Welling-' ton and more for tho. Children's Hospital. There whs a'fine enthusiasm about the little sceno, which must have been Kratifyins; to Mr. Ward after his strenuous work (with its brililant climax) of last week.