VALEDICTORY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXV, Issue 10713, 5 November 1915, Page 5

VALEDICTORY.

On -Tuesday evening,' tiho ia«mb&s of tiio B Section -Mr.dd Ambulance m»d« a presentation oi ; a handsoano . wiitraig case to Lbut.-Col. p R. '* Uook, .N.Z.M.C., who has resigned the, command of (;<h e sectiioni to take up tiio duties of Officer Commanding the Hospital Ship "Marama.' 5 Q..AJ. ■<' Bergt. ii. Syyerstoii, in making tlk; presentation, veibrred .briefly to the keen attention and care the Lieut. Coltuicf} had devoted to the -welfare of tho Coi-ps, and said they dasiral li.m t () take tho .small' pres.-nr, with him to remiind h.m of the men whom lie had commanded. After congratulating the Lieut.-Oolbnol, three hearty cliWTs weip "called ' for and given to t ; h 0 reti/nig O,C. Lieut.Cof. Cook, m reply, thanked th.o nurmt!ie gift, which wa,s whoiilv unexpected. He said thnfc ho had endeavoured to got tho wlxciL, ,n tho section away with Jrtm on, tho ship, but only (Succeeded in gc-tting two' to only a iproportdon being seleOsed from cadi vJistret. At any roite, ho concluded, any Ala»t<v;ttta that found their way to tk> Hospital ship cither through sickness or wounds would .receive tiio bast medic--al atthat was possible to Jo obtained.

Quito a, numerous of the liiiU'cts liwnployed ,ati tho Wi>ciig.u\va. F'-wzing Works assembled last Evening <>;*u the. residence of Mr Lewis Smith, in Worksop road, MarfoirtonMr iSniith for tho last five vicars has hiilcl fcho position of managing fcllmongpr and woolbuyer for the Mastorton Farmers' Moat 00., and the. object of tho gabherino; tos to pov him a vrolllfclesavved conipimie.nt on. th» idcoasion of bis severing his connection with the Company. Mr W. ells, on boliaif of tho freezing .staff, presented i\Lr .Smith wiith a, travelling bag, together wije-h a smoker's companion and several other accessories, 1 11 'doing isja he exi»ressed tho high esteem in urhidi Mr Smith had 'lkhmi hold by those wiith whom he had l>e>in associated. iHiiis .i'.xdelieiit/ business tact, skill as an oxjx'.rt, and filial and kindly disposition. ha<? roa<2o him extremely popular wWiout well as within, thla 'Works. They wo-ro sorry to ioso hiim, and their wish was that wherever ho nr^ht' travel! ho Wuld noti forget tho friendships ha had established at tho 'Wainganva. Other n» nnbevN of tho conipflDy spolw highly of fcho fiiM sooiaV-o qua!iti«'N of Mrs ►Smith, a,nd fom.ai'ktfl that th.s loss of her and her fa.milv /would V a a;o<nnf.ive lass tei tho district. S-*v*raJ a<f>— propria, t<» /toasts wro lunvv.uv'd. inrludiiio; "Our Boys at r-h > Fnoit,"

and .uumorous son.tr,s mi<i tvWwf'oßS (•ontrilnitod to cymv.it .>f n ha.ppy ovotu up;.