WAIMEA WEST.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14165, 16 August 1916, Page 4 (Supplement)

WAIMEA WEST.

August, S. Asocial was held in the schoolroom on Friday, 23th ultimo, for the purpose of bidding farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coioman, who were leavino- for Wakeriekl. Mr. L. H. Palmer, chairn:an of tho School Committee, jjresided, and parent.-; and friends from this and surrounding districts present. the evening . Mr. and'Mrs'. C'okni.-;n were presented witli a pair of !i;'n<:soine chairs, a rug, and a" silver .service suitably inscribed. Mr. Palmer, in making the presentation on behalf of the residents,-referred to the work of Mr. Coleman in the school and uistrit-t for the past 16 years, and to the cordial relations that had always existed between their teacher and the School Committee. He expressed their sprr.-,u at losing Mr. and Mrs. Colei»;an from the district, at the same time wishing, them every success in t'loir new home. * "

|•. ■ V! • ,^- } J- spoke of the iuhjiv V';ts v.-r kindness renaprcd .to W'iiiinca )J1 ott ]',- tiip departing jruosts. He reMrrrr<] to Mr. ' Colenian's " iMtm'nphip <Ui :■!!!;_; liis torn, of office in the distrirt. 'I.- Saul tlu>ir loss would be Wakeficld7s Vr. -\. ?5. Nail also spoke. Jfo u-isli-f<! Mr. and Mrs. Coloman and family l(S? l>!'iiy in tl.ioir now linimv Tie re- } i x>d to tho hot thnt tin's school had 1 id only two hoad teneiiors in .souk- :'!o \t irs, ir. CVilc'ian, who ror-i-iv<xl an ovajr i on nsin, : to respond, thanked the j ( i:.-:i>;s for their kind remarks and th< residents for their hnndsome az id nsiFsi! prpsonts. Re said he felt sure ) mildly feeliTj*/*? that had always ( *iitp<] bfMvi'pn the :-'.ehool Committee I h'.ms'c-l! vero entirely due to tlie oirt^ns iity] 2entlejl-.anlT-.vav the' irninuti>n luul always treated him"' Ho \ :»v-Uxl the children to be loyal to mis ' -ossor ns f.liey had Yen to'him He - d t:K- kindnesses the swakevs had / n-.-r! to yere prompted by the lr.nny J:ii«'v\s i;.< JiarT received "in the disr i >.- '!(> totd thorn .hn ■ v.ms not ro- » M-injr j;, r nnd thnt if he could at any m » ~nin tho 'Ustrifit in any wav they ' » i omiv to call 'upon him' llm Rilljrrinjr of Allid LflTUr Syn C Yd ti i (National AntheTn brought the vt lj t()n f'^^- A fiance-followed for «ono two or three hours.