MR, A. U. MYERS VISIT TO EUROPE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11347, 16 April 1900, Page 3

MR, A. U. MYERS VISIT TO EUROPE.

PRESENTATION BY CYCLING CLUB. A MEETING of • the -members of the Auckland Cycling Club took place 011 Saturday night, at the club rooms, Upper Pitt-street, tho occasion being a presentation to the club's president, Mr. A. M. Myers. prior to his departure for Europe. There was a very large and representative attendance. Mr. E. Nordon, the club's secretary, presided! The proceedings were opened by the chairman, who proposed the health of the guest of the evening, and in the course of his remarks referred to the long and valuable services rendered to the club by Mr. Myers. He said it was a well-known fact that their president had always evinced the most livelv interest in cycling and other branches of athletics. He had much pleasure, in view of Mr. Myers' early departure for the Old Country, in asking that gentleman to accept, on behalf of the members of the A.C.C., a gold match-box and sovereigncaso combined. He concluded by. calling for three cheers for the president of the A.C.C. ' These were given with great heartiness. and with musical honours. In reply, Mr. Myers thanked the members of the club for their very handsome presentation, and intimated that he would always continue to take an interest in their • welfare. ' He deemed it a great honour to be president of such a well-conducted institution. He had been credited with manly qualities. If he possessed such qualities it was solely due to the beneficent tuition of his late uncle, Mr. L. Ehrenfried, who was, if he might be allowed to use the expression, a man in every sense of the term. This, he wished to be understood, was in his opinion the highest tribute he could pay to his respected relative's memory. He wished, in conclusion, that the club's prosperity would continue to increase, both from a numerical and financial point of view, -iiie toast of "Mrs. Myers" having been duly honoured, the proceedings terminated with three hearty cheers for the guest of the evening.

ADDRESS FROM HOTELKEEPERS. On Saturday, at noon, the city hotelkeepers who are clients of tlie CampbellEhrenfried.' Company (Limited) met Mr. Arthur Myers, managing director of the company, in the spacious board room of the conpany, for the purpose of s lying goodbye, Mr. Lindsay Cooke, on behalf of those present, presented to Mr. Myers tin illll" mifiated address, executed in Mr. W. Gulliver's best style, and to which were attached 23 signatures of the company's city clients. In making the presentation, Mr. Cooke referred to the cordial relations and good feeling which had always existed between the company and himself and colleagues. They felt that this was a fitting opportunity of showing their appreciation of the fair, 'and even liberal manner in which Mr. Myers, as practically the head of the firm, had always treated them. Mr. Myers, m replying, said he could not express in words the pleasure which it gave him in accepting the beautiful address they had so kindly presented him with. Just at that time their action . was all the more gratifying to him, as it conclusively proved to the public that tho statements of their enemies, to the effect that the hotelkeepers were other than fairly treated by tho brewers, were utterly unfounded —at any rate, so far as tho Campbell and Ehrenfried Company's clients were concerned. They all knew they had only to come to him at any time if they had any grievance, and he would meet them in a fair manner. He would like to say that the policy which had hitherto been pursued by the company in this respect would always be continued. ENTERTAINMENT TO EMPLOYEES. Shortly afterwards a very pleasing ceremony took place in the same establishment, when Mr. Myers entertained the whole of the employees of tho company at a light champagne, luncheon to say good-bye, and present each ono with a large photo, of the shield of tho' employees which they had previously given him. In a very feeling speech Mr. Myers said good-bye, and expressed,the hope that lie would see them all ill their places on his return from the Old Country. 1 - Mr. Arthur M. Myers and Mrs. Myers, sen., leave by the Alameda for San Francisco, to-day.