A PLEASING CEREMONY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 46, 8 March 1901, Page 2

A PLEASING CEREMONY.

PRESENTATION TO MR. J. PARKER. At the Ceuucil Chamber on Thursday morning there took ph.ee oik-; of those pleasing BCifgmonies which mark the appreciative recognition by a community of those wh.w bes's energies are employed tin bahdf of the public The occasion in question was ono tha' tf-a'ifivd to tho good feeling diservedly oxfceuded to a memb?r of the prws fi'io gathering being one to do honour to Mr. J. Parkor, tho highly respected member of ths Herald stall', who is transferring his services to tha Ohri-t----church I'ress. His Worship the Miyor, as was only fit, presided, and amongst thos were Messrs tr'hniler Weston and Quilliam, representing tha | 1"gal profsaF'ion ; (3. Rennell (Harbour Board), F. P. Oorkill (School Commissioners). P. S. Whitoomhe (Education B'ard), T.. 0. Ke!s»y (Agricultural Society), W. J. Perm and G. Purely (He.uild), E. G, Allaworth and A. Weiler (Daily News), Captain Hood, G. Tisch, E. M, Dell, and others.

; His Worship,addressing Mr. Puker, ' Bfiid thai: several friends on hearing that he was about to have the district 1 to tnko Hp duties in another place ft-li they could not allow him to depart without presenting him w>'th a memento i <'f his long mid honourable connection i with the local Pi>sa. Ho (tho Mayor) was glad to five there was a cr;twin« disposition to rorosniso merit. I-f.> heartily believed m the s-eiitiment and in carrying it out lie considered the first claim was that of fellow towiisnvn, then that if Now Z , a!'>n J o r .s gonem!!'.', and lastly those outsid". Mr. P.»k r Raid His Worship, though notaTara-J naki'tn by birth was one by train : iig, and had gone straight from school to work on the Press, and from that time) to the present hud faithfully discharged his onerous duties in such a way as to mark him as a man of ppscial ability. Iu entering oa a new sphere he was sure that Mr. Parker would bring all his experience and good q«ilitie=< into play, and with a wider scope for his energies there wns no doubt he would rise rapidly in his profession, and it was the hope of everyone present that he would attain to the top of the t're. His Worship also alluded to Mr. Parkor's invariable court* fly and genial t*mperamont, which, he predicted, would ensure for him Jspedy favour in hi<* new sphere of labour. It was with very great pleasure he handed Mr. Parker a handeoma gold watch as a soaven'r of the estenn in which he was 'leld, :ind aft tho wmo timo ho hoped that long life, good health, and pros- j peiity awaited tho recipient in thai future, | Mr. Parker, ia expre*ilng bfoi thanks said ho rogro' ted. very much j savoring his connection 'with old audi good fnoads, Imt is rm most gratify- '

ing to bo able to carry away with him j j tlv ir respoct and good wishes. He I ( 'sh-.iud nlways pvizo tbe | presort just received an being eon- | necked with so many plojsanfc associa- s i lions.' j | I Mr. Parker was also ths recipient enrli<r in the day of a presentation | f.om Urn Herald'staff, at the bauds ef ' the editor, who gave fitting to tho lvgret felt by all at the s wr- J a'ice of Mr. Parker's connection with! the pap r, at the same conveying the j best wishes of the staff for his future advancement in the p'ofef-sioa. Tho mementos were a travel ing bag and ( rug ' '