Welcome Social to Trooper J. Scott Winchester.

Temuka Leader, Issue 3914, 1 July 1902, Page 3

Welcome Social to Trooper J. Scott Winchester.

a social to welcome Trooper Scott was held in tho Victoria Hall, Winchester, on Friday night. The weather was exceedingly bad, heavy rain setting m with the night and making the streets m a terr.bdo state. Despite the unfavourable state ot the elements there was a large attou-ance ot Winchester residents, with many people from a distance as well, beveral Loupe..from the various Contingents were present among’ the number Sei*ou u-i, Corporal Pye, Troopers ; h . lte1 '’ Daroy, Talbot, Burke aud Mellon. .1 neie were, also present members of tee Deralume Mounted Rifles aud of the .ieu.uk i Rifles Mr W Deltenzy presided, and apologised for the absence of Mr F. R *T tman M H.K., Messrs B. E. Mac Dona d, D. McCaskill, Key. J- M. Adcock and Captain Brown. Mr Deßenzy m Ir.s opening remarks referred to the pleasure they a I felt in meeting to welcome I rooper bcutt. who had been a member of the Sixth Con , mrent. He called upon Major J. a. Youuo V D to welcome Trooper bcott in j the name of tho Winchester people. Maior Young. V.D., said : - f roopet .A-olt, the residents of Winchester and simomiaing district have met here this evening to give you a hearty welcome back Horn cmith Africa, and I, the oldest resident u Wmchester. have been asked to extend to you that welcome on their benalt, whic.i 1 • most heartily. You are the secom M h< sons of Winchester ihat I have h.U the honour tn welcome hack, and we an, proud of you. and also your parm.ts.^xhom we all very much - ■ , , ' i vou were laid tip m m’ - T U:u «>‘h fever and that you are still suffering troin , Meets. I understand you, been | granted two months ~f u , .'T-rfectly hope by that time you will he peiiectly recovered. We have watched the progress of the Sixth Contingent, to which you they have gone through danger an , difficulties in defence of the flag of oir hfs 0 woTnds.TClrowne'd, '^cidentally Contingent had done their duty. Wo regret that you have left so many ot yout br.no £“,S.iu soof. Aftfc, n.<« W ..ru again. We are glad this tern mo war is over - but it will have its good iesults. ft will show to the nations of tne eaith the mfehtv power of the British Empire ; and also it will give confidence to the peoph• Now Zealand to know tney have enough, many of them well trained to piotect the hearths and ot out adopted country It must Me > n 'i grand sight after peace was have seen brave men on both a ae». who a few hours before, had been stmin ti take each others lives, at the som.u peace meet together lixe bravo and non o fellows, and hand-, loge ■ o*rand omen tor ooutu Aini-a ~ , . tender a hearty welcome t> 1 roopei -com , and his brave comrades, and wish « , a pleasant evening. I now ask all t« -and ( urn and give three hearty cheers for f ruopei Scott and the Sixth Contingent. . The cheers were given with right b no 1 ( Wl Mr W. Deßenzy, in presenting the medal. ‘ said that he had known -dr-LhcoL , Trooper Scott’s father, tor over dOyeau, and had always held him m , respect. He was proud <-t _ laxu tic opportunity of presenting his o ] token of the esteem in which no -; , .He referred to tho anxiety o. \ h< T 1 i parents when he was in South Airm-, . Iheir pride and joy on bn. *a.u .Mum. Mrs IRE. Smith then pinned the medal on the i tin 'ent, gave a description ot the hardships the"men underwent in South Africa mu n ( sleeping in the open, and going on blunt He said that the SixU,. »nd t Seventh only met once in bout-a Atuca. The Sixth had seen service m e-ape Co.ouy . SammVree State and the Transvaal, hut | the Seventh bad never been ligating n ( Ca TroopeT Melton said the Sixth hud a ■ JltptenV. " I '«™ ““ s ' „u£r.d ft«. fcj--. serifs; great many lioroco. » <- 0 i Of two squadrons went on sj-nke .l ; not .'ettin'r a, supply of dome.-, but .1 - nine"or ten dnys the clothes were lounc. for them, and all wa& well. I[O O PW lU* 1*— .to thanking you tor the presento-mn ana fur your kindness to me this evemn 3 Mr J. Scott t trooper Scott = f -it..eij. 8 -Se of the pleasure it gave himself and Ids family at seeing so many 01 tneir friends present on such a wrenched night He said he had known Mr OeEenzy for nearer AO years than .30, and said that for nearer y the last one ot apostles —the lasi of the twelve S.rU brought to the Leeston district He thanked them ad veiy £rtily for the kind reception they had SUn to his son, and he specially thanked hia fellow troopers for attending u. s^oh n The e meaal wus a gold Maltese Cross with the following inscription:-’ Ef e q'- tlt ® d Trooper J.K. Scott by the Resident^ . ot Winchester, on h« return from the Sfju’sa? w.*:r:rL D pi' r j Smhly enjoyable evening was spent by all. A word «f praise is due to Mr V> ■ J. Moore for the way iu which the hall wa» decorated The walls bad caobage trees, Slaves and other greenery very prettily arranged, and flags and Streamers -were banging from the ceiling. A boon to busy men. Business men are busy men, and in the rush of business, in the anxie y jaisyi worry of keeping pace withMt e fwff.t march of progress, the proper nourishment of the body is o often neglected. 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