OVERSEAS CLUB.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 23, 27 May 1915, Page 2

OVERSEAS CLUB.

KOHURATAHI BRANCH. INAUGURAL DINNER, SOCIAL, AND DANCE. Thanks to nil untiring and energetic committee, and to a zealous hon. secretary in Mr Geo. White, the above function* was an unqualified success. j\[r P. Keller (.President) occupied-the chair and Mr Howard and Mrs R. Hill the vice-chair. The toast of the King was musically honoured, and the following toasts were then drunk with i.rreat enthusiasm. I "Our Fallen Heroes" (drunk in silence) • ~ T . -Our Bovs at the Front"-Tn reply, Mr Ho.vard said that although himself beyond the limit as arranged by 'our military authorities, he was a will!ing subject, and envied those who had i pr oved hv their deeds in the Dardanelles to rank with Britain's best heroes. "Our Imperial Defences -Mr Halllett remarked that, but for our'Murst JLine" our produce could not have the safe transit it now gets-Mr M»g n Isaid it was obvious that we must beat he Germans first, and talk sens afterwards.-Mr R Kennedy, a so in response, said it was a marvel ho* ised our present great forces n s short a time, and we now wee taping the reward, for the end was I n Lft, and the day was not .or d sU when Berlin and Vienna would Si. the civilised world with ,her militarism. , , -Our Allies," was coupled with the ! names of Mr Roberton, Mr R. Hill, •Jxir Horace Spear, who paid glo,S« tribute., to our brothers m arms. ,nK * M)U ' rlnb and Empire" was "Overseas Clu') am. t enthusiastically responded to Mr istrombome, Mr 0. Burrows and M> j (i^:'v"tors"-M,.K.HillandMr I^O;^dt"--MrMcKenn ar idiu tho of the G.O.M. "Cod bless them. , ~1 .. ( .onMr V Keller announced that a co ,11 14 Al the King, i,na *' receive .mie !;;; v enir when they left *l™ forces. A collection on behall lobject realised £3 14s. I Some 100 or n.o e me> Mends took part - - some good musical .ten. «.« buted hy the folowmg M« } Spear, R. Kennedy, Musses Items, E. HUI. , Mv j. Mr P. Keller-