PRESENTATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 131, 28 June 1901, Page 2

PRESENTATION.

At the quarterly meeting of Court Wa:rek>, A.0.F., on Wednesday night, a preseotation was made by the Dis-i-icfc Chief Ranger (Bro. 11. A. Gillespie) on b> hilf a! Court Wairobi to Bro. (J. Tunbridgo. The pr-fsoiit.it ios took the form uf an illumiu ited address and was given as a memento of Bro. Tun bridge's pint zealous and untilir.g services. Bro. Gillespie in making the j presentation said bo could not pay an;, I thing further than ihe "address whiol ho ha 1 hlr. ady read contained and h. concluded by wishing the recipient long life and health and bappin-ss t) continue his liboui'B in connection with | Forestry in Taranaki. Bro. Tribi then spoke on b half of the visiting Brothers of Court Taranaki and concluded by statiDg Bro. Tuubridge's capabilities wero well adipteito the position iUjWhLch he held in Forestry. I Bro. A. Wray quoted the tnemherLihip 75, and frauds of the Waireka | Court .£6OO, when Bro. Tunbridge took !it ovrir, and siid great credit was due to Bro. Tunbridge for the steidy pro gress the Court has made most ; y through his efforts as the membership now stood at 328, and funds abou J £4,600. (Applmse), I Bro. H. It Ctttley, D.T., on i br-ha'f of the DUtictas to Bio Tunb stating that Bro. Tunbridge was thoroughly deserving if the tokeL | present'd h''m. (Applause). I Bra. T. Furlong, P.0.R., al>o spok. endorsing the remarks by prcv'ous spoakers.

1 Bro. Tunbridge, speaking in rrply. :, stated he was not only very thankful a but very pleased at the way he had i, reen treated th*t evening and in fact 1 d all through Fort stiy, but at the sime r time he said "I've merely done my y duty." He then gave a brief summary i' of the Court since ha had been conil nected with it, aft r which he again d thanked th< m and resumed h's f63t. & The Fordst'rs F.re was then given i- by Court Waireka (led by Bro. Wray) n for visiting Brotbors. i, The O.K. Bro. Golding thanked th«>' it Court; for their corditil welcome exr tsnded Court Tar.imki and tho busii- nesri of the Lodge was resumed, 8 L I '