MR. ALEXANDER LOW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 934, 29 September 1910, Page 2

MR. ALEXANDER LOW.

'■ v . .-v' »v:. ■ ENTERTAINED BY CHEMISTS. v-;At.the/;H6tcl\Winds6r/>n:-!ru^ayr"nigtt.'.'^:''o-there was a large gathering; of members of . \■->'... : the;drug trade,^"when'''Mrv'Al&aiiderVXjOw;-..kv; was entertained;at diniier.:.-Mr: Low,;wlio:. V; is .well known as the former manager:;of' : Kempthorne, ■ Prosser. and Co. aiid;: the-;»y: -.vYoiiiig Chemical Ci);, is. retiring. • from, active'business,- and is about , to"leave-for iy v .1 a trip abroad, 'i'ho gathering was a very pleasant . one".. : Jj. M'Kenzie,. chair-. • • man of the Pharmacy Board, presided.- «' . . The toasts'- honoured; included:' "Tha .. King'';''"Wholesale;:Chemists/'-.proposed ; v.-; by Mr. T. -. Johnston,.'• and replied .to !by <; H -.- Mr., W. Larkin;: "Eetail. Chemists,"',pro- f; posed by Mr.- Jack, and responded to by •••• Messrs. Ilobson and Hanlon; ' "Tlio. Vi sitors,". : ; proposed o^, responded 1 'to v by IMr. Lev/is; ".Mr. Low/'.; - ";.: proposed by .M r. MlCenzie: '.-i: ; ■ , . Letters of' apology \ver6 -. read by the. ,; ' ■ chairman from .-.druggists, in . all parts of the Dominion, many of jthe. *vriters' : . expressing 'their good/wish£S^.' i ; ; The:ichair-;;;r yi man remarked that those- present,v'aud also those-.unable; to attend,' alLwished:. *. Mr.' Low speedy restoration to ' health, and: hoped that his retirement would bo of a pleasant nathre. Mr. Low had been in business' 3G. years, and for. 16 years . was .• in Wellington. During that. timo ho had. been very •' favourably known ,to members .of-the trade./ . ■ . Mr. I.Sw. suitably replied. V" J; y '. : -Musicil. : items and .. recitations were -;'J. contributed bv Messrs. J. Dykes, E. T; ... Kobertson, A. Mce, Fraser Thompson;' Wallace, and W: .T. Meredith.. A presentation to Mr.. Low - consisted, of .a .handsome 1 jj&ir.''of'-;bin'qculars,y-.'in-"'','--;.-;'-.v scribed,, while Mrs. Low was' presented with a piece of .silver plate. -~-. v v The following ..is : the text of an address : from the chemists .' presented'to Mr. Xow': "Dear sir, on . yourretirement: from active business life, those connected With ~': V ... the drug trade in. Wellington: consider'' it. fitting ; that .they should. give::expres^ sion to the'high esteem: ili which you have; . _ ; been- held. by- all with whom you- have " - ; v : been brought in.contactvdiiring the;last-- : 16 years. Your general courtesy and con- j siijeration for others have always; made' : dealings with you'-pleasant :'and: >agree-.. . able. ; We are pleased to know that;after.- ..V;: a . long and successful. connection with. the trade, you aro now in a position to: . . retire,. and trust that a*- change-abroad ."/■ with freedom, from the cares of business will soon restore you .to the enjoyment . . : of perfect ;health.;. As a token of our . . good wishes we would ask! ; your Vaccept- .-. ,- '; . ance, for yourself of '.the;". .accompanying- (Which' :have-;beert:;"-;sub-■'scribed'-.for amongst .wholesale;and ..retail. chemists), itogether with ;onr; earliest; hop® 'that the remainder. of' your-;life-.inay bo , . long and prosperous." ■ ■ /;.' ; 'V;