VALEDICTORY

Grey River Argus, 29 June 1914, Page 5

VALEDICTORY

TO MR. H. PATON.

• There was a full a:tendance of players and supporters of the Kohinoor Club at th« Park Hotel on Saturday evening, the occasion being the making of a presentation to Mr. H. P,aton, the well-known footballer, who; has * done yeoman service/or the Kohi»oj>rs during his brief stay on the Coast. Mr W: .Flynn, president of the presided, whilst Mr. T. Davis occupied the vice chair. > ' Aftrr the spbndid repast provided by Host Gallijrhan had. been toe ample justice, a-^ort toast hn was gone through which, together with a number of musica? 'terns, helped to puss a most enjoyable evemng. After • the honouring of the usual patriotic toast the ihaifftiai proposed the top. of "Our Guest." : .n doing So, paid Mr. Paton - high compliment a* \i footballer and a 'sport; generally. Mr. Paton w£S^ speaker 1 s^d,. one of the nnes?forw.rd, Ne* Zealand had produced. ' an* his ■ star on the Coast, which **fr— " V all too brief had *** r most hen^fiaal effect on local -;^ ? n forward play ahd ice-kick mff^J ticular. They ref retted r. Patois , departure, but all would i ? n in» him every success both on tnd offthefootbaJl.neld.aswellasin.his private capacity 1 . (Ap^au^, P The Chairman called upon Mr. A. BrowP. .*ajy*« of the Club, tc make the presentation. . Mr. Brown tfc« P«^ ted f JL with a handsome ««»* ««« «, a mark of file tespeef- and e»««" sions when he had donned the .3 erse, for the Kchinoor^-lLoud- Appluse). \Mr. Paton responded * terms. He thanked the KOhmobrs, fp: their valuable present,, which he youlc hold in toPy rememberance^f Kohinpor Club. He .was.vpl^ed j have been of . any assistance, to them 'and, >c wonld^^taat «te team ha, proved themselves, a. fine lot «* »ci lows, with whom ifwas a pleasure w play. He sinoerely wished then all success and. hoped When the fina competijon remits wete posted 1 would find Kohiaoors at tbe top.---i (Applause), (1 ,. V. & number of <>tber, toasts, were 4 nor oured and interspersed with mt sical! kerns by Messrs N. ;..$&& «<Both Walked Together*/ ; W. .*s&»' / "Dunn's Buck" ; A. L. Smith, f'Whet the River Shannon Flows'?,^] and' B Ghunn M th6ra" provided at»j ■'*s&& inff ly pleasant evening wflich' vf£ bTOuffht to a close at id ;jp.m,i with tli avnginjr of VAuld- Lany ; ; For Childrpn's 'Hatkipjf Cp«fe <* Wg^fV Woods' Great Pepperriiiat Cure I ji.^; 21 fed, - ■■■ ■'•.■■■ •