VALEDICTORY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 43, 15 February 1912, Page 3

VALEDICTORY.

(From our own Correspondent.) Cardiff was on fete on Friday evening, February 9th, when a representative gathering of the residents of the district met in the school room to farewell Air I). Ogilvy, late manager of the local dairy factory. Mr Ogilvy has been appointed to the position of general manager of doll’s dairy factories, Okaiawa, and his many friends in the district took this opportunity of testifying to the general esteem in which he was held.

The first part of the evening’s entertainment consisted of a concert, when the following items were contributed in a most pleasing mannbr: Alnsical selections by Messrs 1 Parker (cornet and violin)'and Sanders (piano); songs: Alisses Sanders, Rogers, Hooper, and Alcssrs Coldwell and Belcher; pianoforte solos: Aliss A. Rogers and Mr C. Alarchant; dialogue Alisses E. Lucy, I. Hancock and Messrs C. Alarchant and S. • Hancock. The accompaniments were kindly supplied by Misses Sanders, Hooper, and Cold- • well and Air Sanders. At the conclusion of the concert Air. AY .Richards, chairman of directors of rlio Dairy Company on behalf of the directors and residents, spoke in terms of appreciation of Air Ogilvy’s many good qualities and success as their factory manager during the two and a half years lie had spent among them. AVhile he congratulated him on his promotion it was only humidn that after the happy, relations existing- among them they should feel ■ regret at losing him. i Before concluding he would also take this occasion of expressing to Air Ogilvy’s successor, Air Cameron, the general pleasure the directors had in promoting one of their own men to the position vacated by Air Ogilvy. They had always been successful in having good managers and many other good men on their staff; but this was the first occasion they had had the chance of promoting one of their own men to the position and he had every confidence that the future would prove they had made a wise choice. He now asked Air Ogilvy to accept the following gift as a slight token of their esteem and regard : a silver tea and coffee service suitably inscribed.

Air Belcher also spoke, endorsing Air Richards’ remarks and congratulating Air Ogilvy on his promotion. He referred to the high prices, now being secured in the Home markets for their produce, and lipped that by continued co-operation .in supplying the raw material to the, best advantage the ’ present success would be maintained. He also , congratulated Mr Cameron on his well, deserved promotion, and assured him that he might rely on receiving pyer.y assistance from the directors in carrying out his new duties.

i -.4. ( * , . ,A.'\ *iH »t fi'.* 4 i i » . ,Mr Ogilvy, whose appearance was received jyith prolonged applause, in accepting' the gifts, thanked the directors and Cardiff residents for their kindness and the two previous speakers for the manynice i( things said about him. AVliile he had been ..among them he had tried to do his duty and could assure them that he had every confidence in their having an ideal in his successor, Mr had all his experience in the factory and well understood his work. , He, would safely predict that Air. Cameron would in a short time take rank with the best managers they had had. He would also take this occasion to express his appreciation ,of the valuable assistance rendered by his staff and assured the directors that they would be hard to boat.

Hearty applause pud the singing of “For he’s a jolly good fellow” brought this part of the entertainment to a close.

The ladies provided a bounteous supper to winch fulTjustice was done, the lioor being then cleared I'or dancing The duties of M.C. were ably carried out by Mr Cameron. Excellent music was provided by Messrs Parker (cornet and violin) and Sanders (piano) and the gathering broke up at 2 a.m.