MR. PARR'S SUPPORTERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14984, 4 May 1912, Page 8

MR. PARR'S SUPPORTERS.

A BIG SOCIAL OATHERINB, ~ AN ADDRESS BY REFORM LEAD^B, Four hundred of Ins friends were Jgfc tamed by Mr. C. J. Parr at a 2M gathering in the concert chamber of-Sjtl Town Hall last evening, to enable him SSI express his gratitude to i] ie committal which assisted his candidature for SI city Mayoralty. ?S|| The gathering was fully representatKjP of the city. Among tho?e present w® Mes3rjs. J. H. Gunson (chairman of dm®. Harbour Board), George Elliot (preside®!® of the Chamber of Commerce), . (J. :jj I Garland (chairman of the Board'of Edul >' cation), R. S. Briggs (Mayor of Parnelllj < George Baildon (Mayor of Grey Lynn)! " and nearly all the members of the a ijJ tyng Council. During the evening thai Leader of the Reform party '(Mr. W. F Massey), accompanied by Mr. A. Ha* | ris, M.P. for Waitemata, and members the Auckland Political Reform League joined the gathering. * In proposing the toast of the Mayor,' Mr*, S. D. Hanna said that the result of thj poll reflected the greatest credit on thai citizens of Auckland. This sentiment, wall endorsed by Mr. M. J. Sheahau, and the toast was honoured with great cordiality ,; ! and hearty cheers were given &f6r iivfi Parr. \ ... .. , * M , .The Mayor said that his gratification ati lus success was tempered, porhane a little sadly, by the thought of the tremendous' responsibilities of his office. Every one of! his public actions was guided by his de, sire to do what he believed to be in the interests of all interests in the city, and he hoped, with the assistance of the in/ dustry, patience, and integrity of th« citv councillor, to complete successfully the programme which the citizens had authorised. (Applause.) In generous terms Parr thanked his eight committees, ' and presented a silver inkstand to Mr. Armstrong (his secretary), as a memento J the contest. . .. '•..VjMil There was vigorous cheering when Massey acceded to the Mayors invfotKaih to address the gathering. . Mr. Massessaid ho was glad of the opportunity'to' congratulate Mr. Parr on hie. victory jj a contest that had excited such great inf> teresfc throughout the Dominion, as h«| had found during his recent Sputliern ttfttrf! There had been misapprehension regard!;* ing the issue, as many Southern peopl# thought the contest was between LafefeSi and the other classes of the community'Mr. Parr's opponents were certain nfiftfy I mists, who were hot workers in the ac-' | cepted sense of the term, and he was \ery glad to hear that very many workers had ' ! heartily supported and. voted for Mr. Putri" ! Labour was entitled to fair representation in proportion to its numbers and its im- ! portance in both municipal and national politics, and he was sure that in his posii tion Mr. Parr would do what was rights and just for every section of the ■ comi i munity, (Applause.) Mr. Parr wa»-jri?i?fJ 1 such a broad-minded, liberal, and ablelirinkj I as was needed to guide the affairs of. {feij I most prosperous and progressive .city jo'-,. i the Dominion. (Applause.) " H _