VALEDICTORY

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8289, 18 September 1903, Page 3

VALEDICTORY

& Haznns Spence, who left by the exes naia to-dav to manage a new busi»in Wtllinsiton, was last night entered in St. Andrews Hail by the mem»of the Oaniaru Boating Club. Mr 1. iamson occupied the chair and there Si good attendance, the unfavorable ■tier notwithstanding. In proposing «aaa c .f the evening, the chairman said *J» sure thev all regretted losing such septic meinbsr of their Club as Mr Ofe was. Looking back on the history life pact war of two they would see •cat chanlre that had taken place in the ">'> a££iirs~ The result- of this was 1 5b Spt-nce iiad inspired others with *st and t hev could now look to the * confident »f success. Mr Williamson ? presented the guest with a handsome Switch inscribed : "Presented to Mag- • Space bv the members of the Oamaru *a? Cl»b". September 17th, 1903." re5 3 ?ifcfact< hoped the memento would " st| ffie unit-Mr Spence of the-many SJT (HJ? he Kid spent in their society. r C. Church said that Mr Spence's deB3r 'as a serious loss to the Club Mr *** ability a* a coach had been proved '•*=acctss of the various teams at the Ll *gjitta. ;uid as a benefit of his endea--114 the Oamarn Boating Club had now : . B e a body to b 5 reckoned with in the ?? worLL Messrs C. Grant, B. H. <on. and H. Grenfell also spoke apStivelr. atVr which the guests health 'mthwLirticatlv drunk. Mr Spence *«i those present for the handsome pre|'*y had made him and for the speakers' I ftmarks. He did not consider that •rrfrt of havine revived the Oamaru % Club was due to him. but to the "Gas urho hid been so willing to act "»? suiiMtioss. He would always re"pt with pleasure his association with Unh. The following toasts were pro--4 aid duly honored during the eTen-tr-r- responded to by "Uiamson. club." responded to *^nr e: "The Secretarv, "responded J*r FairW ; "The Treasurer," re- *? to by M r J. Grant; "The Care- ■*'■ responded to by slr W. Smith: J*****-" responded to bv. Messrs CJ*»M. A. Watson. Somjs and reota»we contributed by Messrs Cording; firS w Watson ; w - B1^ h ' a. Wuliamson. and an enjojrij terminated with the singing of