FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13392, 22 January 1907, Page 7

FOOTBALL

A Kt'tiliV EXTII IS! AST EAIiEW ELI.ED. [!!Y TKLEt! It A PH. —OW N' ('(11! IiEiI'O.VPEN T. ] Thau Hi?, Monday. A farewell social was tendered to Mi. Thomas .\ it ken by the local Rugby Union on Saturday night, in the Masonic lla.ll. Mackay-stieet, at which a very large, muster of members of the different clubs and supporters of football were present. Mr. <■'. E. Huckland was voted to the chair, and spoke in very high terms of the valuable services tendered to the union by Mr. Aitken, who had always taken a leading part in football matters and was an enthusiast supporter of the game and an office-holder in the union since its format lie concluded by stating that he had greflt pleasure in handing to Mr. Aitkeu a pair of binoculars as a small token of regard from bin many friends in the Thames Rugby Union, of which be had been elected a life honorary member. Mr. Aitkeu thanked those present for their good wishes and said lie would always look back with pleasure on the 30 years of bin association with Thames football, during which time lift had made many warm friends. Mr. Aitkeu leaves the Thames for Auckland early next, month to take up Ins duties as chief clerk in the money order department of the Auckland Post Office.