COURT STAR OF CROMWELL, A.O.F.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 123, 19 March 1872, Page 5

COURT STAR OF CROMWELL, A.O.F.

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. , i The fujriili anniversary of the formation of I the al. >ve : »ioty was celebrated by a ball and . supper at M.r-sVs Bridge Hotel d:i Friday even- . ing laou. JJaucing commenced shortly after nine . o'clock, an was kept up c-)« spirito una! the "witching liuui of midnight." when the company sit down to a /vr/o-iv/;." supper prepared under the .supervision of Mrs Marsh. It is al- , most needless to stat j thai tlio viands mil , ii piors w< re of the very best, and the excellenc ■ and completeness of all the arrangements made , by die worthy host and hostess on the occasion , was a matter of general remark among those . present. i; Supper was followed by the toasting and speechmaking eiiito.nary at all re-unions of I'VieudJy ■Societies. Chief ibingor Liro. Thomas rait ably ■ occupied the chair, while the vice-chair was i creditably tided by P.C. U. Bro. Hubert Brown. The following toasts wore prop ised and acknowledge.! :—" Her Majesty tile Clueeu,'' proposed by the Chairman, and receive.! with the usual expressions of loyalty , " Foresters ami Friends [ .if Foresters," j/iven by the Chairman, anl suitr ably acknowledged by l>ro. .lames Marshall, of 1 Court ll.iy.il Dak ; "'Kindred Societies," given ' bv the Yieo-Chainniu, and replied to in ai;niu- - Di-iate terms bv Mr W. Talboys, ,N.(i. of the 1 Loyal Cro uwell bed ;e of Odd-Fellows : "The s Mayor an I Town Council," prooosed bv the - Chairman, and acknowledged by liro. J. Taylor, 1 Mayor; "The Ladies," proposed by the Chair--1 mm, and responded to by Air J. Milns; "The '' pr-ipiscd by tl.c Chairman, an I replied ' to by liro. .1. Taylor in the unavoidable absence 1 of tiio Aiuus representative; " The 1 Lost and " ll.is.eis," proposed in complimentary terms by ' the Ci>. linna'.i, reeeivjl by the company with inusi sal honours and much cheering, and hum >r- ' ously iespoiided to oy liro Marsh. I>an;-ing was afterwards resiuu.'l, and was ' kept up with i'.ullagging sjiirit until half-past - live next m nuing.