A POPULAR MANAGER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1991, 23 February 1914, Page 4

A POPULAR MANAGER.

PRESENTATION TO M> A. IiLAKtON. . A large and -rqprejscntaUv? ga-iherifi* iof th« staff S-f .all o ; f T.ifE DqjllKiON >vas lipid , ill the- Sjasoiiio Hiill oil Sa ; lpr%.\* lifelit to tals* kftvo , ■of Mr. -A, :I3.l.ii:hio.n (th.e retiring niftnSger of flip- paper)' w.liq is .severing his" c&Wec'tjon with, tlio 'W.cinn.RtflLj-i'Pußltsb-i»fi Gonipcin-y in orilet to (einbavk in 'lnvsi■jidss jii Auiika.iijJ.. Tlie Kclit<s.r (Mr. 0. \V, fiarls) .presjded, aii.d proposed tbo ■l.v&a.ltjt «f Mn. lilffiiton, ■ Us spoke in liigii, ienn.3 ho.th of. tho - liiaiiiier in wli.ich Wife ■f'efirlrifi-.nVanafier had assistedto toild up : fli.e success oi Tub Dbito* liews.pepcr, and of'his personal ■qualities:. Ho iriWtiqljed ;that t-lje diWtOVs *3f t:hfl obnroan-y iia.tl airimdy shown theif nppre■eiatioJi of Mr, Whlitoft's -a sub.s.tantirij nianner , , iiud- S? ivflifld carry with hiiii in his new , vo : o(|ti6ii ■S)ip..-:?.!irii j > •csi gop.ci wishes of fte whole cstaHi.sli..' went. Oft behalf o'f t)i&.oflj.ee.Stait ilk liarie presented Mp, Biantoii with a aj-m:* ..Mimtion' iiqw?.ur stand aii.ci. a siiiolter's "companion. The preseivfetfev .also in* eluded suitable gife .'.for Mr's. JJJajrton ,a : nd the juvenile 'nieijibers :o.f h.ijs .fam%. .■SUppbrttiig thft tOAst'-ef JJFr. BhnieiV-s iiealth, Mr. W, W. Todd {.printer), ife. §.. ©av-pefttef , (.atJvertisinp: nianager:), ai}d Mr, N'. B. tfrahojs (iiCcountant) wiirmly endarjed What )ia;d temi , :ij,v Mr. Karlci and tissufed .Mr. Blaiito.it that Ire WojiW ta)i.u With fcim thev.fidod 'wislies g( .eve-ryoiig Botp-lpjjr&cl ijpon tiit, Bα.SftNi&iW The toast was Ariiiili svith liiiisiciil liunwiTS and wi.tli cheers for the RUcst of the ovefiinj; and the i»Ciri.--bers. of his lariiily. Mr, Bhutan respoiiiied. in. :a ; brief s adnquat.e, sjseecli, rrt the fotifse of Wliielilie declared i:hat the fiyo yeafs lvo :lvad spent in.Xew Zealaitfli.tfeiigh; etreyn■oas.j had- booh .happ ( y. The siiqeoes 'W\M\ liad attended his iSjn.ti.e'ctio'ii.' w'tOl tlvi BaiiffiTOS' had., been , as ftralifyiiitr .to Ijini. as ho was. sure it .iniist- hare liijen ts all , those qoppet.cil with it. H<3 w&a leaving the company ,at % iim« tjia-t -its pre.specis. w-eW inbro efa.codaging-'than. oyiir, and Jjo had tire .feillest confldeivcft, that, there, was Indeed .a cjiifit: iuiufo ■ahiwd *f it,. .Before cqj.iel : u.dii;vg ,he -fn , - the , ■■coinpiiivy to driiA t-lib ■liea.HK of his succe'jsQr, "Mi;. A. Saixdp>. This was. done., rtd tho v .ii : few mahaftar replied the %6r>6 tha : t his re* rations witih the staff wgitHJbo o.f. a? , eotvdiai a. njitjjrs ;ia it.-was , , evident bad existed Mr-. Blaniori 'filled ihe posi'tidfl gf niaiiagajr. A ii.iimbqr of liiusiGjal jfciijs were ttihutcd dutinjc t-lic ■even-ine, a.nd "Auld Lang Syne" was eiiiiE heartily before tho ■coni.paiiy .Sispeffeeq..