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Otago Witness, Issue 2848, 14 October 1908, Page 12

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The closing social; of the Young- Ladies' Committee of the Otago Early Settlers' Association was h«Ld on the 2nd inst. Tb© aftendanoe was the largest of the winter ■ Beriea, the floor was in splendid order, aai th« moaie wb» mipplied- by Mr Bates. Mr Hood moved a very, hearty vote> of thatuks to the Levies' Committee for catering so well for the monthly «athermg, and for the good things provided, mentioning Mrs Hayward (chairwoman of committee) atad Miss i Dippie {secretsry} for the amount of labour | and' trouble taken on behalf cf descendants . of the ae&ociatkm to ma-Ice these gatherings j thorooghly enjoya-He to everyone. Mr Paton and Mies Batnee eaofe sang a solo , very creditably. The evening's enjoyment was brought to? a. dese shortly after midnight. ■' '■ A committee meeting held in Board Boom, E*r|y Settlers' Hal^ on the sth was attended by Messrs. Donald Reid (in the chair), Bsrthie, Fer«tts> Sosnerville, Prondfoot (treasurer), Langlanda (secretary), and Dr Will. Votes of t'bjtßks -were passed' as follow: — To Mr William Brown, Crawford s-treet, for " Tazza," whicfe wu carved after being eufc out of » l*rge- stump ot red manuka, buriwl tinder the reservoir at Ros3 Creek dxiring: its construction in- 1866, and found th«re 4» years after by" Mr G. M. Barr, when tunnelling in 1906 to stop a leak; the red wood, the heart, is encircled by the black wood, ! bo-th being equally soimd. To Mr Georgo Thomson, Wafcari, for framed picture show- ' ing three different views of Thomson andi ' Co.'a biisiness premises— Stafford street 1866 j - Polifce." street 1876-il)06. To Joseph. Ghvyn, ! • •Hom<R»pa. i n-4or--14.- e^eoimens' ■ <>f -fr«ab»- -of . oiatuEfl froniiOaifelinsj-braaifc, being' excresTOncea • on branches of trees, principally silver birch. , ,To JD,r, Fuitoß fof framed,. Dortxaity of Me W. j H. vaipv, .sen,, Hon. Jaxijes pulton,, and ai young«r .>r<rgn^; Bofe^ Tajgy"yulton; wno, with KMSfr^-MllVul, 'Via lSit in 1 ' the 1 shi» Lord -Hag-lan when retta^aingr frcm a •rimY 'to England in 1863. To aodericfc Mackenzie, Dowling street;, for a handsomely-framed por<.trait of General Sir Hectox A. M-acDonald, K.C.B-, D.S.Q., A.8.C., -who visited Otago in October, 1904, amd waa' entertained by the , «xecutiw« at the Bariy Settlers? Association. Caledonian Society. Gaelic Society, and Burns Clirb in a fitting- way with great pleasure, as his manner, so simple and unaffected, iris manly «a 4 nobfe TttteTa-nces, with the knowledge of his heroic deeds, left an impression that will never be effaced from- the mindsof all who- w«re privileged to associate with, him on that, all too short, occasion. To Mr John Sweeney, Terminus Hotel, for a lithograph with massive- oak fra.me 4ft by 3ft 6in designed and written with, pen and ink by Janies M'Kain Meek, and photographed by Gibb3, Shallurd, and Co., Sydney, in comxnemorafcian of the ye»ar of ju.bil««, 1887 j showing the progress of 27ew Zealand dtvring) tbe 50 years' redgn of her ilo»t GracdousMajesty Victoria 1," compiled with the assistance of the leading statesai^i and citizens of New Zealand, giving a comprehensive account of t&at period — the founding of the several setrtlemants a»nd the history ,?£ ,ss?k— tfre- respective- Governors, judges, M.H.B. s, the equrta, land boaords, etc-, »nd * mass of derailed information— a mosi artietio prodnction and valued presentation. To Mr Henry Lyders, contractor, for coins found lp. * jar at the foundation of Court's Otago Hotel, n&w being pulled down— viz., a florin (dwte effaced), a shilling (1844), a fourpenny piece (1838), two penny pieces (18&0>, and at ' halfpenny (1853), all being a, welcome addi-tions-to tk/^ Early Settlers' museum. The Secretary feported' that the ante-room to the hall being completed, the first social reunion of members in their own hail was on the 10th ult., presided over by Mr Donald; Beid and lurgely attended. Althoiiga ■the number of members cf ft family coming in on one ticket -was restricted, the space for moving about freely for intercourse was also somewhat restricted, yet the reunion was a grea<t success, and very general satisfaction was expressed at meeting at last in. their own hall. The ladies of -the association with, their accustomed liberality had provided amply for the tabes, and the ORrangements' niade by the Ladies' Committee for dispensing the good things provided were perfect, and gave, satisfaction to all. Votes <?f thanks were passed to those ladies collectivejy, to ilir J. X hartley, who haA. charge pf the progrannni, and to the other ladies «pd gentlejnen. who Ijinclly gay© their valuable assistance to mj.ke the ev-c-'ning's entertainment the siiccess it undoubtedly was-t rfisses Cicely Gardner and E. Hartle^, MrHnrry O Stokes and bard ; Mr E. Paykstr, Me3sia Grey. Gurr. Harrison, Reid, and Mr Dugald M'Pherson (hu«ioroiis recitation). On the motion of tu-e Secret {uy a special vote _of tliaj.ks v.n, i^i&e=d to Mr Maitlandi G'a^d'ner and iegrct v;as cxp:es:ed at his iwuspj-.itioiu |

Ten new members were enrolled. The following deaths ware reooided. — Robert Bianie Psul (65), Ardgowan, Milton. Ludy Egi«K», 1861 ; William Knott, Moagiel, GkQcoe, 1563; Andsew W'tulker Bremn«x (60), Dunedin. Badmyr*. 1858; James Irvine- Scott (82X Waikouaiti Black Sn»n T 1862; William Brash (S3>, Hgapara, Three Bells, 1868; Archibald Aitchison (82) , Bjsriot, 1861 ; Adam, Scott (86), Aunedin, 1861; Mrs M. I. Mala/ rh*Q (64), Qtreenstowu, 1862; l&rs Okriatoph«r Eobinson (80), Tokomaixixv, from "W«llinstan, 1858; Mm John Lemon (nee Sumpter),. Gamaru, Dolphin, 1854; Donald Made»n (71), Duoedin, 1862. It ia satisfactory to know thai eatly settlers and t&eir descendants anre making use of the hall far various social purposes. Although, no wedding has aa yet ta&en place within its: walls, the wedding festivities .of the desoemt dants of a Philip luting passenger were held : tnere wittk gr«at entbttsi'sam.