Farewell to Mr S. Roberts.

Hastings Standard, Issue 297, 14 April 1897, Page 3

Farewell to Mr S. Roberts.

A SOCIAL GATHERING

Mr S. Roberts, of the Union Bank, who is under orders of transfer to Wellington, was banq letted by a large number of citizens at the Hastings Hotel last evening. The gathering, which was a representative one. testified to the high respect in which Mr Roberts is held by all he has come in contact with, both in social affairs and in business matters. Mr A. L. 1». Eraser occupied the chair, and opened the proceeding by a few approprinte remarks. A sumptuous repast, prepared by host O'Rielly, was here disposed of and those who partook were unanimous in the opinion that the spread, .surpassed anything of its kind yet sampled in Hastings. The Chairman, in proposing the toast of the j,'uost of the evening, said that he had known Mr Roberts since his arrival in Hastings and had found him to be courteous and obliging in his official capacity and a jolly good fellow in every day life. Iu making these remarks he felt that he was only re-echo-ing the sentiments of a very large portion of the community. He wished Mr Roberts every success in the future ami hoped to see him back again in Hastings, lie charge ther glasses and drink to Mr Roberts' health and future prosperity. The toast was honored by three hearty cheers. Mr RoUrt-. in responding, thanked one and all for their kindness in drinking to his future prosperity, and also for the kind and cordial n-maiks that had just fallen from the lips of their worthy Chairman. Had he apprecia ted less their km li 1 ■ would be in a far better ] 1 11 to return them thanks. He i I er look biuk with pleasurable 11 1 ly 011 the happy day - he spent in Hastings and the many association- in which he had -?•< m many happy hours. He ;igain thanked them for the manner he had been treated that . wntm.'. The mu-lc;d portion of the prolamine wa-op- 11. 1 l.v a -0:1 g from Mr J. Holroyd. Mr Me'ki::rick follow, d with a recitation. >ongs and r. citations re > e.'Ktrii,-:;:- d ley M- —r* V. Roach. Pr» -hard. Roberts. -1. 1 r r, A. L. I>. Fr:i-. r. G;u! r.iith, Gordon and C The toast of •• Tie Lid " \x,\< proposed bv thv Chairman atnl r» -pvii«k'l to Vv Mr Todd. - The H and H wa- proposed by Mr ii. rl.r., w iio -poke in "f the *»ay 1:1 which those h.idb»eti attended to. Mr U lli' la r -j..r:d.d to the toast. In thi to.i-t of the "<iirU cf the Ho-i<t ' the Chairman -aid that the preparation of tin hie.;.:-1 involved extra w>-rk o!! :hi m aii'i :t would be unfair i«i U rm::.a:< the | r,-„e» dings without i.-;\;ii-_r ih>m a v.ord <>f pr:u-e for thi ir itl'or:-in pro\:d.n_' theinwith tile giKtl thIKL"- il-i"'- 1 ■ f. Re-poii-bd to by Mr i . T.'iv 1. The Mnuinr of A;.ld L*: ,• >yrie brought th* pnn-i 1 di:i„'- t" a ri-.-i.