VISITORS ENTERTAINED

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 441, 24 May 1937, Page 4

VISITORS ENTERTAINED

SOCIAL AND DANCE Jersey Club’s Function To entertain visitors to Stratford for the annual meeting of the New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Association, a social and dance was held in • he Town Hall on Saturday night. The function opened with dancing, and at the conclusion of supper a short toast list was honoured. Mr C. H. Clemow, president of the Stratford Club, presided. A programme of musical and elocutionary items was con-tribu 1 ed< to by Mrs Rankin, Messrs Baden Bellringer, Den Kerr, the Melody Four (Messrs Bellringer, Kerr, W. P. Okey, F. Hooker) and Mr W. J. Hall. Miss Galbraith played the accompaniments. Vinten’s Ambassadors’ Orchestra played the music for the dance, for which Mr A. O’Sullivan was M.C.

Proposing the toaft of the New Zealand Asso'H iliol, Mr W. J. Polson, M.P., said !ha< the people of Taranaki vere v?ry proud cf their .’eieey cat'i-’ unR (her? was nc doubt that the breJl had atsist.v to make ti-e dairy ndnstry in the ’■’ovince. He briefly referred to U.e ris : : g co® s in (he in iuji’v Mr G. H. B jl J, p’c-sideut «/ the association, n r-plying, said ‘hat Satjurdfy’s ann.inl ire-urg b.,;2 been a j vcry sue?. fu 1 <. n : i ‘Mr Pois n tried to Wdru you in I regard to ov.--h3.ld C' sts, b.< .f you I vand to keep those costs d-x n take ;up the Jersey ire! ’ said Mr Bell. • Mr E. D Met 3 man jrop» red the ! toast of the A. and P. As sociation land Kindred Societies, and wished them success “While we Jersey breeders think we have the best cow, other people think different,” Mr McLennan sa.id. Mr A. H. R. Am-ess, president of • the Stratford A. and P. Association, . said that the two organisations were > interdependent. Quite recently the asjsociation had an autumn show, and [the Jersey Club came to their asIsi stance. If it was considered neces. js.ary to go back to a spring show lie ’knew that the same si] port would j be forthcoming I “Your faith in the Jersey breed is ; almost a religion and I admire you for that, ’ said Mr C. A. Marchant, in responding on behalf of the Friesian Club. The Mayor. Mr J. W. McMillan, • proposed -the toast of the Visitors, and trusted that .'.hey would enjoy themselves and go away with pleasant memories of Stratford. “I will say without fear of contradiction, that ‘‘.he Jersey is the aristocrat of icbws in New Zealand,” said Mr McMillan. On behalf of the visitors Mr L. SmJ li hanked tin Mayor and state I that • liey had noon made really welcome. Mr Clemow thanked ■he autists and the ladies who had assisted with ; the supper. He then asked Mr Mc- ; Millan to present cups to the first and second prize-winners in the . C.O R. competition, Mr Truby King j and Mr W. Crosby