GLENBROOK.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 93, 16 May 1913, Page 3

GLENBROOK.

> SILVER WEDDING. Mr and Mrs J. D. Chalmen celebrated their Silver Wedding on May 12th, when about 100 guests assembled to a wedding breakfast in the Packington hall, to commemorate the occasion. The hall was tastefully decorated with ferns, flags and evergreen?, and twu tables the full length ot the hall, with a return at oce end, provided with a liberal and sumptuous spread of appetising viands. Mr and Mrs Chalmers were married in Melbourne on the 10th of May, 1888, and have tesided in New Zealand almost continuously since. In proposing a toast to the health of Mr acd Mrs Chalmers, Mr J. W. McLarin spoke of the universal respect in which the happy ccuple were held in the district, snd on -«cbehalf of all friends he wished to offer hearty congratuhtion3 and tru3ted they would be srared to enjoy a Golden Wedding. Highly complimentary references were alsu by the Revs. Burr and Lay bourn, and Messrs C. T. Barrifcall, A. M. Barrifcall, P. Flexman a'd others. All spoke in glow ing termi ul the interest Mr Chalmers had taken in any matters that were for the good and advancement of the district and Dominion generally. Mr Chalmers, upon rising to rejly, received an ovation, and eaid that jt gave him the greatest pleasure to have so many friends present. Be said he was not used to talking, Mrs Chalmers generally doing that for him, and he was also r.ot used to silver weddings; but he was proud to say that he had resided in the district for 21 years acd believed he had not got an enemy in it. It gave him great cause for thankfulness to kauw he had his wife and family with him. Both Mrs Chalmers and him-elf had ' undergone very serious illnesses, but had managed t? pull through safely. Be thanked tha speakers for their very kind remarks and congratulations, and he hop:d all present would accept an invitation to the Golden Wedding if they were by any means forgotten He wished to take this o|oortunity of thanking all those who had sa loyally assisted him at the recent Harbour Board election contest. He believed Glenbrcok had turred out to a man to vote for him, and every vote had been recorded excepting from one man, who was ill. Ihis loyalty from his own district was exceptionally gratifying. All present received a hearty and pressing invitation to stay to the Eocial evening that was to be held in the hall later cn. Mr McLarin, in speaking later of the Harbour Hoard election, congratulated Mr Chalmers on the fight had [>ut uji under adverse circumstances. He said he took great exception to tlio inadequate arrangements made for polling booths, and was sure that fully ">0 \or cent, of the ratepayers were disfranchised ou account of the tremendous distances they would have to travel to record their votes. During the eyening entertainment a jolly time was spent, song", darning and music, in fast succession beiug - the order of the evening. Ac a late, qr libber an early hour next morning., the departing guests voted the j function one of the most enjoyable