A Welcome Social.

Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10500, 22 November 1902, Page 1

A Welcome Social.

The welcome social to Sergeant MoJiler, of t the Fo'urthi and .'Niinthl Conlingunts and 1 the King's Corana--1 tion Contingent,, of Court Pride ofl iho North, No. ? 5575', and Trooperi I Rea, Court Pride-at' Paavnell, No. 4409, A.0.F., of the Tenth Contingent, was held last evening in the. Kirkwood-i-treei Oddfellows' Hall, and*proved 1 an immense success". After the usual toast cf "The King^''the toast Wtho Executive, was proposed' by Bro. Raei, P.0.K., amd re.sponded to by' Bro. Kciuie'rley, secretary of Gffurt Priddr of the Ntortli, in an abl'to miaiLDyer. The toa^t of tho evening "RoturnctC Trtnopeiis, Bi^opr. Hfiuelletf «n.d Rea," was- proposed by B-ro. Poulgrain, P.C..K, who referred to the valuable services rendered by our troops ati ■ the front. iScrgeants Moeller and J. , Taylor responded on behalf of the 20 trooper-s piesent. The following .programme was then rendered:—Song, "Som« of the Sea," Firomtia Ilillj' of H.lf.s. lliildurai; song, "Out <ani tiha Duup." Bro. F. Boyes ; song, "Queen! of Ange's," Brol. F. Dobbs-j song, ''The Young Recruit," Bro. T. Burrett. Scrg-ca(mt "Tayflon andl Tradpen Garner then gave stirring acommts^of their experiences at the front. Bra. D. Dalton danced a sailor's hornpipe in i-plendid .style. 1 Tine combiiv cd troopers then rendered their Maori war cry. Trooper Potts then sang "TV Soldiers of the King." Bro. B. J. Millies, P.C.R., proposed the toasti of "Court Pnde of Parnoll and visitin»- bivthej'ii, and welcomed one o£ our boys in the Navy, who was present. Sergeant Taylor gave a Kaffir song in character. Bro. D. Hen dor- ! '"on responded to the toa-st of Court Pride of ParneU. Bro. SfeFiu'land I rc^po'iidcd on bohnlf of Court Blenhciin. and a'scv sang "Annie Laurie." Bro. J. Duggan prcposed the hefilfh ! of Court -Pride of the North, amdi tlianked them for their hospitality in pinvid'njr such an excellent entertainment. The health of the Chairman, Bro. A. C. Pa'lard, C.R., was then drunk, and 'liv was complimented! upon the excoMcnt manner in whiohi ho L-ondueted the proceedings of th.o evening. The affair was brought to a( close by tho singing of "Auld. Langl i Syne and "God Save the King."