REINFORCEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 13 February 1915, Page 3

REINFORCEMENTS

PRESENTATION TO TROOPERS. On Thursday night a large and representative meeting took place in the Still, water school for the purpose of farewelling "Messrs Thomas and William White, who are leaving for the camp at Trentham. Mr W E. Church was voted to the chair, and in a few appropriate remarks opened the meeting and proposed the toast of "The King," which was enthusiastically honored. Musical items were then given by Messrs Laffy (violin) and T. Harper (piano). Songs were rendered during the evening by Messrs Laffey, Armstrong, Hosan, White. Burke, Gutbillet. Watson, Wallace and Mclntyre. Miss Kate Armstrong by special request sang "Tlu Red, White and Blue.' The toasts of "The Mining Industry," "Absent Friends," "The Army and Navy," "The Allies," and "The Ladies" followed each other in quick succession, all speakers doing justice to their subject. During the evening the chairman presented Messrs T. and W. White, on behalf of their numerous friends, with a purse of sovereigns, and in doing so referred to their sterling good qualities as boys, youths anfl men. .Messrs Harper and A. Curtis also spoke in laudatory term s of tho guests of the evening, and their health was drunk with musical honours. The brothers suitably responded, and received a great ovation. A very pleasant and enjoyable evening was closed by singing the National Anthem. Messrs Tom and William White were born in Stillwater, and are the sons of Mrs Annie White, who already has two sons in the firing line in Egypt. Sending four sons out of six at the Empire's call -is a noble and practical method of showing loyalty and patriotism.