GEORGE & KERSLEY'S PICNIC.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1985, 16 February 1914, Page 2

GEORGE & KERSLEY'S PICNIC.

The employees of Messrs. George and Kersiey, Ltd., wore entertained by the directors at a picnic at. Day's Bay on Saturday afternoon. About 120 .persons sat cjown to luncheon in tlio pavilion. ( Advantage was taken of t-li© eecasion to bid bon voyage to Mr. F;. H. Mather, the manager, who . leaves on Wednesday for a trip to England. On behalf of the directors, Mr. \V. H. G-eorgo presented Mr. Mather with a handsome suit case. The gift from, the Staff was a pair of binoculars, which ■was Iwjded over by Mr. H. "W. Kersiey. Sir. Slather, expressed anpreeiatioii of the kindness and goodwill of directors and staff. Ho hoped tltat lira visit to. England would provo fruitful of idea? for extending tho rapidly-increasing business of Uoorgc and Kersie.v, Ltd. An interesting sports programme iva.e carried- through diirinp; the afternoon, the following being the nrize-list:— Men's open liaHdicap—BngMroore, f : Mnlmii!!. 2.- Ladies', open Handicap —Miss Holloway, 1; Miss Henderson. 2. Boys' .race, {under 1P^ —Bell. Giri-sl race' (under 18)—Mis3-. Herzog. Annie and tub race Epji and spoon nee (MiosV—Miss'lTeraog,.). Men's .siick ractv-'WaU, 1. Ladies' sack ■i'aeE—Miss Cairns, .1. ..Married, .men , ft race—P. H. 'jtat-her, 1. : rap (ladies) —Misses. M'Laehlan. an;] Stick, I. 'Tlireu-lejHjed rncn (men's)— Ashwort'li and (Jraiit, 1; Whistling race —Itahono, 1. Kissinn; race—Wilson,, 1. Tho Econ-nmse championship race was won by ..V. Brighimore.