A POPULAR SCOT.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12637, 25 March 1905, Page 4

A POPULAR SCOT.

Mr. E. H. Ferguson, -who" has been, in business many years' in Tiin&rtt as a watchiflaker and ' jeweller r ! to partnership with Mr «L H. Bower, and who has been a valued member .of. the directorate of the South Canterbury Caledonian Society, _is leaving on Tuesday next to pay a visit to the Old CoUntry}. and the 'leading , members of the' Society last eventog enferteined him as their giieit at . a social in the "supper room" of the Theatre iioyal. _ Mr •J. L. Gillies*. pfesißenT" 01 the Society,, bccupied the-chair, an 3 there was present a representative gatlieiffiig of the member-, ship, not a larger;"onß, 'a Friday evening being, the. chaiiinan remarked, notrta con-' venient one for many business men. Apologies were made for'the Mayo?, a number' of the directors, and others. -

A nice light supper was laid by Mr Budd. Loyal toasts were, first duly honoured- " The King,". " Army, Wavy and Volunteers," with appropriate remarks on the de.'ensive forces by proposer and respondent, Mr Kirk and Sergeant : Major Jones. The chairman, in proposing the healtli;<if Mr Ferguson, said he.had fceen a, "director of the Society- for .five-and-twenty years, and had devoted a iarge amountof time and enei'gy to tie. development and maintenance of the interests of the Society, and such cohtinuity .of .effort was "very valuable in. the' constant changes that took place: in, its 1 cosmopolitan membership.; (It was remarked thafctfipugh Caledonians, onlyi: a.'mmority were .'Scotsmen.) . Mr Gillies hoped .that their guest 'would be able. tojwitness some Caledonian gatherings at and be able to pick np some new ideas for the (benefit of- this Society. • He wished' him a pleasant'trip, and on behalf of presented to Mr Ferguson atraveUing trunk, as : a token of the esteem and goodwistes- of his Jfellow liiembers. r-IW-j " ■, The . Mr,G'outtis, spoke o| tlie'' large .share of .Work .'which. had ' fallen to Mn ; at the sports, and referrld to.his skill as-a.- golfer, bowler anctanglgr, Messrk W.; Gunn, .A. C.. Pringie/ Allan, ■Tf. G. Grow, T.l?ringle,. and.Dir-Malioney endorsed the president's. compliments and good witi Variation but entire unanimity of sentiment. Zi.l; : The toast.■ was- .druaJc~-with. enthusiasm, and Mr Ferguson suitably, and humorouslyresponded, to cnetgetia directors of Ahfceiriy days of the So ciety,-; and tjoncluding--. -with- thanks'for ■the present of -ft; "Ksfe:to pifc.ina .claes in," as a swtabie.onV.in the circumstances. Songs and recitations helped to enliven a- pleasant- send-off to - a"popular Caledonian.