POPULAR A. AND P. OFFICIAL

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 624, 15 April 1921, Page 4

POPULAR A. AND P. OFFICIAL

IWR JAS. WYLIE HONOURED. At the conclusion of the ordinary business of the Franklin A. and F Society, a presentation of a gold watch, suitably inscribed, was made to Mr Janies Wylie, by the president (Mr J„ N. Massey, on behalf of members of the executive, in recognition of the faithful services rendered by Mr Wylie. In the course of his remarks, Mr Massey referred to Mr Wylie as an honest, hard working and respected member of the A. and P. Society. For a number of years Mr Wylie had devoted himself wholeheartedly to work in the interests of the Society. He had always used considerable effort and had put in a considerable amount of work at a great sacrifice to himself. When Mr Wylie was president of the' Society he was one of those instrumental in acquiring the new show grounds, and he took a leading part in the matter. He was pieased to state that Mr Wylie’s action therein was decidedly a step in the right direction. Mr Wylie also took a leading part in the erection of offices for the Society, which today could not be done without. During the last five or six years Mr Wylie had officiated at the shows as head steward in the horse section and he believed that Mr Wylie was the best steward in this class in the Dominion. Leading exhibitors had come to him and had expressed pleasure with the arrangements and the working in the ring. Mr Wylie was responsible for the smoothness of the ring working and he complimented him on the work. On behalf of the members of the executive for the years 1920-1921 he asked Mr Wylie’s acceptance of a suitably inscribed gold watch as a mark of the esteem in which he was held and in recognition of his past seivices. “For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow” was sung and three cheers given for the recipient. In responding, Mr Wylie said he had been taken absolutely by surprise. He appreciated the kind action of the executive. It had always been a great pleasure to him to help the Society to the best of his ability, and in the interests of the district as a whole. He hoped he would be able to render valuable assistance in the future. Mr James Roulston complimented the president and the executive on the fine spirit, shown over the matter of the presentation and said he was glad to be present with the rest of the executive to help mark the esteem and respect in which Mr Wylie was held and also to acknowledge with gratitude all the good work done by Mt Wylie for the Society. In doing so Mr Roulston mentioned that Mr Wylie had been a member of the executive for 15 years and had held almost every position the society had to offer, and whether as a member of the executive, a steward in the ring, or as president, he had carried out the duties in connection with those offices with credit to himself and profit to the Society. More particularly his work as superintendent of the ring on show days appealed to the executive and earned for him a reputation as organiser and administiator he should be proud of, and his place would be very hard to fill. Mr. Wylie, though not an impulsive man, was very thorough and any work undertaken by him was seen to completion. Thus he set a good example. Mr Roulston thought that in honourin Mr Wylie it was also an acknowledgment to other public men working in the public interest, and if more of these functions were held at which occasion was taken to acknowledge public service it would be better for the community as it would be an incentive for those at work to carry on and perhaps inspire others to come forward.