WEST COASTERS’ ASSOCIATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1924, Page 3

WEST COASTERS’ ASSOCIATION.

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HOXOI 'RED.

CIIRISTCIIRCII. -Inly 2d. The We-t Coaster. ’Association gave a very etijoyahU- social in the l-orcst-ers’ Hall last night in honour of Mr .1. Steel, the West Coast All Black representative. The hall was pleasingly decorated with multi-coloured paper streamers and bright lights, and tlicitwas a large attendance, including many Christchurch sport'im-n. The toast of “The King." which was proposed hv the president. Mr J. I 1 • Wilson, was loyally honoured. “The I’iom-ers of the Most (oast was proposed liv Mr I*. O I-lyim. who sail! that i,t gave him great pleasure to propose the toast. He paid a glowing tribute to the pioneers of tn, Const., and said that the ftvouu-ii who had pioneered that rough .land had dune much to make it what it was to-day. lie had lived Tilt years on the Coast, and he remembered ns pioneers as well as tl.e pioneers nl Kugbv football. The West Coast had produced some line sportsmen, and lawns sure that the guest of the oveninn- tv«s one of them, and la- expressed the hope that he would return Iron. Eiighind a credit to the Coast. Messrs .1 ,D. I.ync.i tie- first patron of the association., and D. M Davitt Hu- oldest foot).; present, responded to the toa'l. '* .... ••The West Coasters* Association ua- proposed by Mr I-. D. Sargent, lbraid tl.al tb- gatl.c.ng that -"’gb ; lnigbl not have been p.issil.le had l. tint |,cen for the association. U """ heel, organised only to arrange things interest t . the people ol the West Coast and that night it' value was apparent '.ecai.se they had met to do honour to a worthy teres,-illative of tbc Coast Ml Steel was a champion R u-'bv I out halier, and he would undo, ii.u-.lly prove a proper• represent:.tiv«‘ nf N«*\\ liutli <>" aim <>»» till* I’U'M. , , I 1 Tin* ami Mr l\ C. > »• Who responded to the toast, made 111 aII v eulogistic, remarks concerning I Steel, and said that it was the wish of the association that he should sperieiuv an interesting and sueeesstul t "“ I The < Blest of the Evening" was proposed by the President, who said that they were all proud that Mi - uy was to represent New Zealand in Ki.l|,v football. He hml a truly rema kable career, his pote.itmliUes w ' meat. and there ww no moio supporter of the national game in tin

Dominion. , • , Air Steel, who was greeted with pmlonged apphiust. thanked the spoake > tor the kind and complimentary nmarks about him and he promised to do his best to uphold tl.e traditions ..I tin Coast, and of New Zealand. During the evening, musical items were given bv Messrs E. Wickham. >• Hall. w. Wliitoly. -W. Dawson and %A. Cotton. _____