WAR VETERANS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2158, 26 May 1914, Page 6

WAR VETERANS

A SUCCESSFUL EBUNIOM. ' The animal rewukui of the tVelliiigton branch of this Now Zoaliftd Association of His Majesty's Veterans .was held in fedbers rooms. Cuba Stfoet,' last'eve.ll- --. „■■'"'■■ There were ahont Si teterftils tireseJii-i iii -addition to a sluiMlsr of visitors and well-wishers 4t :t,he asscantiotj. The eharnrtan, Mtvs\ W/BcvelL viae* president of tlio association, in pMpbs■i«g the toast 'of the King, referreid to May 24, Empire Pay, and Stated that he was pleased to see so many of the veterans present to safntttemoTftte and do honour to the late' 'Queen Victoria. the vice-p.fesideftt read ft letter received, hy him frorn kord Hoberte, stating hoff 'pleased ho was to .hear that the New featand Gdveriihient was giving » pension of £3.a ni<mth to those veterans tthft servexl. dufhig t'he,s.ta.eri. War. A pleasant feature of th.e.-fcveniaic; w3s the refcting. of reniiniseetiees .of the Maori War hy Captain, Huißphrfos, : vvW detailed the first, ftlaon "War mi Now Zealand, aiid by Colobdl Porter, who gave an interest.' in* nccott.nl *>f tie final ecaiflict with the-Maorli During the evening the .sewetivry of the, nssdwatkm was iires.en.ted with a c;ol.d eho:hi .and medal, upon which was inscribed the fallowing wvirds: '.'t'r-egeftty ed to oar secretary. Mr. S. StMeiph; 1)V his comrades for.Ms bfeß so.rvi.oes to His Maieetv's, Veterans—a. period, of 11 years— Smh, 1901, Mnt, .1914,",. In malting the pTfrsemtntisH) 't'lw> chairman puloffiaed the «xoefiefli woflt dqne by \fr. "Stidolph, aitd hoped he would live tuna; tc* wear the gift, A lottEth.v toast list was lionriurisd, niul d;iTinE the weiMi« songs wm* 'rendered by Messrs, Mflfri and ft. 11, Dirlf, and a rccitntiof! liy Mr. •§■. Thigpy. • The gathering eoiwluded hy the suiiiing of "Cod Save the King" and "Alijd Ling %nfc,"