THE DINNER.

Southland Times, Issue 3486, 23 August 1879, Page 2

THE DINNER.

t .. .T-n^; f annual. .■■dih'n'er^Svai's'.-held; iri : 'thb '011---toripn"^Hdtel'in the eveninsr, when about $0' gentlemen down ip a capital repast provided- by host Galbraith. The edibles were or a nature i that must have satisfied the ; most r ponfirmed -.: epicure,, while the ; were of that class for j which the hostelry: is so justly .fumed.; ;> Mr Or. F. ■Martin,; : ihe president r ,of the occupiedi'ithechair^.and^jj^-J^W^Sainil-ton, the vice-president, acted * as ■ croupier. After, the; toasts of^' TheQueen^ and ?Tho GrOvernpr," had jb r een'.d/Utilc\wtli 7 :'ihacfi. enthusiasm,; ;/; r .'"' ';"'■''" '''■' ;V -':'■ '>■■?:^ Mri Quthbertson rose to propose " Success to the Southland Champion Ploughing :; and with the toast the name of the president,; Mr Gr. F: : "Martin. -The speaker alluded- 1 to the early days of the association, and dtew, a hopef ul picture of its present condition. This wa s, he said, the fourth annual meetingv underwits auspices, and he felt 'sure'J' UaMrigAinto.raccbunt" the excellent gathering they had had at Waikiwi 'that ;: 'dayy ; that it was -iiow 1 entering , uppn v a most successful career —a Career which, a year' or two since, ci rcumstan ceg ' would ' [■ nqt have justified "iWSfifi in^anticipatingr- *Avvery ; considerable portion . of ; that day's success was attributable to the energy and tact displaced by theiui 6ffi6erfe,/ and; h6< congratulated . the association upon-having such gentlemen at the f head of affairs. ; He left itrto those who were to follow biin to. -allude; to i. the importance ;of gatherings .of the; aature of that held that day, and proceeded.to speak in eulogistic terms of the chairman, coupled .with whose name he had ; very-great pleasure i in proposing the i toast r of the 1 evening, which was most enthusiastically received* _.. , :>M- : :.:\-;i-t.<rr. Mr Martin, .irtr responding, thanked Mr Cuthbertson ' for . the * wishes he had expressedfor the future prosperity of the association, and for. the kind manner in which he s. had spoken ;,of him (the > 4 chairman) personally. He alluded tq the difficriliies 'attendant rupon' .'the I /successful conduct of a Gploughing association, and advised theTnembers to sink any difference, and pull together for its common benefit.' •■"■'• ■•■-'■ : -. •■•.a ; Several other toasts were, drunk, including "The.kindred societies'," "The judges," '• The successful, competitors," I|f The field stewards,". '', the, .commercial interests," "The secretary and treasurer," " The strangers;'' "The ladies," " The press," and "Thehost." ■!■•; . During the evening various ihembers of the company contributed excellents songs. The greatest conviviality prevailed .until nearly midnight, when the. company.dispersed. :. : ' ; ' ; T