VALEDICTORY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 May 1928, Page 7

VALEDICTORY.

SOCIAL AT ROWAN.

MR. A. McDOUGALL FAREWEILLED. The popularity of the departing guests of the evening was striking by exemplified when -Mr. and Mrs. A. McDougall were entertained at a farewell social tendered by the residents of Rowan at the local hall last night. Mr. McDougall was recently appointed general manager of tlie Oaonui Dairy Factory Company, with the oversight of factories at Oaonui, Arawiiata and Kina, making his headquarters at Jaonui. For the past ten years he has oeen in the employ of the Kaponga 'diiy Company, for nine years of which, line lie has managed the company’s . anelx factory at Rowan. The esteemm which Mr. McDougall is held by the -atter company was emphasised by the .act that Messrs. A. V. Tait (chairnan), G. B. Hill, W. O’Neill, J. Garder, J. P. Gibson (directors), and G. P. Cook (secrettary) attended the gathering, while apologies for absence .vere received from Messrs. W. EL Hol;aid and D. Fitzgerald, the remaining .members of the directorate.; Wellwishers from Stratford, Mangatoki, diverlea, Manaia, Auroa, Awatuna, and Kaponga were also present in force md included Messrs. D l . McLeod, maniger of the company’s branch at Rivera ea,‘ and E. Eden, who succeeds Mr. MeJougall as manager of the Rowan jranclx.

Fully fifty couples occupied the floor .ml danced well into the small hours > the strains of Boulton’s orchestra .md under control of Messrs. J. Purvis md A. J. Dempsey, who capably fulilled the duties of M’s.C. Extras were •ontributed by Mrs. I. and Miss Evans ml Mr. W. Evans. Several items were

.ven by Mrs. J. O’Donogbue and Mr. dec Burrows, the latter also contributng bagpipe selections, and Mr. A. McDougall danced a Highland fling. , An excellent supper was served mder the supervision of Mesdames T. | Woodhead and A. J. Dempsey. To Mrs. Woodhead, as secretary of' the social committee, much of tlie success attending tlie gathering was due. RECOGNITION OF SERVICES Mr. W. H. Bollard wrote from New Plymouth as follows: “As one of the board of directors of the Kaponga Dairy Company, I would have liked to je present this evening, but as this ismpossible my thoughts will be with ou as you bid farewell to the guests if the evening. As manager of the lowan factory Mr. McDougall has been die right man in the right place. He ras put in a longer term than any of lis predecessors, and has proved himself second to none. I congratulate urn on his well-earned promotion, and candidly express my opinion that Rowm’s loss is Oaonui’s gain. He has set high standard for his successor. In conclusion, I wish Mi*, and Mrs. Mclougall health, wealth and prosperity i their new home.”.

Air. G. B. Hill, the Ro-wan representative on the ICaponga Company’®, lirectorate, and chairman of the social •ommittee, voieed the regret of the empany and settlers at Air. and Airs. AlcDougall’s departure from the districk, and in doing so likened himelf to* the Vicar of Biray, in that he iad assisted to .farewell no. less than .even different managers of the Rowan actory. He was pleased to note that he settlers had risen to every occasion and it must be gratifying to Mr. and Mr®. McDougall to know that they vere no exceptions to the rule. During heir stay in Rowan Airs. McDougall iad been in charge of the postal department in which* connection she had always been courteous and obliging, vhile she and Mr. AlcDougall had al•vays associated themselves with the ocial welfare of the community. On "

>ehalf of the settlers he wished them success in their new venture and would all upon Mr. Tait to present to them some tokens of the settlers’ appreciation.

In the course of a happy speech. Air. ait said it was the unanimous opinion f his co-directors that Air. McDougall had filled his exacting position for ten ,ong years with credit and fully justified his selection for a more responsible position. His parting from the company’s service was quite a blow. He had served the company and the Rowan suppliers with an equal measure of faithfulness and incidentally set a high standard for his successor. In comuon with others, the speaker would lokl pleasureable recollections of his business and social associations with Ir. McDbugalJ and cherish the mem;ry of many instances of Mrs. # Alc)ougall’s hospitality. On behalf of the vaponga Dairy Company and the Rowan settlers he had. pleasure in presenting, as mementos of their stay in the district: To Air. and Airs. AleOougall, a silver-mounted oak tray, diver tea service and a chiming clock; ,o Air. McDougall, a case of Loewe >ipes; and to Alaster Angus AlcDougall i football.

Mr. AlcDougall . suitably acknow- ! edged the chairman’s remarks and on behalf of Airs. AlcDougall, himself and heir son expressed keen appreciation f the kindly feelings which prompted he gifts. These would ever remind • hem of their happy Rowan associations.