MR CLARK EAREWELLED.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 286, 31 October 1934, Page 4

MR CLARK EAREWELLED.

TENNIS CLUB AND STAFF. The popularity and esteem in which Mr C. Clark, postmaster, is held by those with whom he came in contact was marked yesterday afternoon prior to his departure for Whangarei, when he was farewelled by the committee of the Feilding Tennis Club and members of the Post Office staff, and made the recipient of presentations. Speaking on behalf of the Tennis Club, Mr W. E. Carthew (president) said that with the departure of Mr Clark the club was not only losing its best player, who played the game for the game’s sake, but one who had been

of invaluable help to the younger members. He had been always willing to help those whom he thought were not getting the most out of their game, and the encouragement he had given the younger members in this respect could not be assessed. The members had been pleased to learn of his promotion, but regretted that it entailed his removal to a place as far away as Whangarei, but as it had been inevitable that an officer of Mr Clark’s ability should eventually be transferred from Feilding, Mr Carthew wished Mr Clark the best of success and prosperity in his new office, and hoped he would climb high on the official ladder. To Mrs Clark the speaker also asked Mr

Clark to convey the club’s appreciation for the help she had rendered with catering. for afternoon tea at tho courts, and hoped she also would find every happiness in her new home. On behalf of the club Mr Carthew asked Mr Clark’s acceptance of a fountain J pen, with which went the sincere re- “ gard and esteem of his friends. I Mr W. Crooke endorsed the remarks • of the previous speaker and referred [ also to the assistance Mr Clark had 1 given the younger members of the i club. H© hoped Mr Clark would have ■ plenty of tennis in the “Winterless • North” and the most happy business ! associations. Messrs G. Darragh and A. It. Miers • added their appreciation of Mr Clark’s : services and Miss D. Foster, speaking for the ladies’ committee, expressed the opinion that in Mr Clark the club was losing a member who would be hard to replace. His work on the selection committee had been excellent and the record of successes the club’s teams had enjoyed last year had been in no small measure dull to Mr Clark’s ability to judge the players. As a player he would also be missed.

Replying, Mr Clark said he had re ceived a great surprise in the presen tation and expressions of the members present, for he had only done for th< club what he had considered should b( done, and he had enjoyed doing it. II was a great pleasure to him to learr that his services had met with the approval of his fellow members of tlw committee, and in that alone he found sufficient recompense for the time he had given to the game and the club. ‘He thanked them for their gift and wishes for his and Mrs Clark’s happiness, and assured members of the club of a warm welcome should they be able to come to Whangarei. STAFF TRIBUTE. Mr Clark was also met by the staff of the Post Office, and speaking on behalf of the members Mr W. D. P. Norris, acting postmaster, voiced the thanks of all ranks for the help and assistance they had received from Mr Clark. As the chief exeoutive official of the office, Mr Norris said, Mr Clark had been all that the members could have hoped for, and proof of this had been found in the perfect harmony in which all affairs of the office had proceeded. The whole of the staff regretted Mr Clark’s departure, but joined in hearty congratulations to him on his promotion and wished him every success in his future career. Mr Norris handed to Mr Clark an electric kettle as a memento of his associations with the Feilding Post Office a.nd the staff that had served under him. In reply, Mr Clark thanked Mr Norris and the members of the staff for their kindly thoughts and the gift, and conveyed to them also his appreciation of the loyalty and good service he had received during his term as postmaster. He was pleased that two of the members, Mr Clifford and Mr Norris, had received promotion, and encouraged the rest of the staff to continue to give the good service to the public that, the staff of the Feilding Post Office was noted for. Mr and Mrs Clark left by the Auckland express last night en route to Whangarei, being farewelled on the station by a number of friends.