VOLUNTEER NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 144, 12 July 1901, Page 2

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

VALEDICTORY. A very pleasant little gathering of the local vo'uoie rs was held at tbe Guards' Olub ro 'His evening, when, in spite of the inclemency of the eleroen's, a number of tbe Guards rolled up to bid farewell to two of th'-ir comrades who w«re leaving New Plymouth. Several members of the EnVs to whom an initiation hid b.ea extended were also present. The evening was very p'eastntly whiled away with songs, reoititiem*, and select ion from a graphophone, wh ; ch Oapta'n T»uaton kindly operated. Tlnse contributing to the programme were: —(Sings) Sergeant Hopkins, CVrporal Bailey, Bandsman E.eed, Privates Millar, Abbott, and Clarke (R ; flas), Oap'a'n Taun f on aho contributed a hunvroas song and excellent ba'ij > seleo'ions, and Private Bennett \ r Station. Mr. Wm. Perry pr sided it the piano. Captain Taunton the i explained that tbe gathering had been cilled together to bid fa'e *ell to two of the Guards *hi were going away. First he referred to Corporal Barley, who was going to Hiwera to enter into a new line of business, and whom membsrs of tbe Guards felt they could not allow to depirt without some little memento to remind him of tbe d-iys he had speat with t'nem. He rezrottei that the weither hid prevented a larger attend-1 ancs, but that could ba helped, i Corpjral Barley had alwiysp ovei him-j • Vf a moss worthy volunteer, and, as lis officer-, Captain Taunton said he bad I I'ways been pleased to find the cor-, pora* aMentivd to his dutits and ca r e , I fill if his appeiranca on parade. Wh-n it was learned tint he was le.viog New Plymouth, several memb r.i of the Guards at ones set to *ork to procure a suitable present for their deputing comrade, and be now had great pi asurein p-esenting to him i framed photographic shiold of the members <f tbe company. Captain Taunton s id that while r*gret ing the fact th-it they were to 1 isa Corporal Bailey, they could only wish him every i-U'jce s in his new undertaking, j

I Ha then handed tbe shield to Corp ral Baihy, those singing " For He's a Jolly Qooi Fallow." Ojrp ral Bailey briefly replied, and saiJ that he was sorry to leave such p'easant companions, among whom he hid always received every kindness. Oaptiin Taunton then made a presentation of a gold bugle scarf-pin to Bugler Stagpoole, who is leaving to go Dmr.evirke, an 1 io doing so said thsy w<-re lo ing one who was undoubtedly the best buglor in the Tara-r-.ki Battalion, and he asked him to a.:cepi the present as a slight token of the esteem in which he was held by his <:o..)p my. The pressntation was then made, with musicnl honours, and the recipient suitably responded. Ssrgcan!; Hopkins and Corporal Goldwater then biiefly referred to the many good qualities of their departing comrades, and the former expressed a hope that they would meet again on the parade grouud, if not in the same companies,

Votes of thanks were accorded to Captain Taunton (Chairman) and Corporal Goldwater (secretary of the committee), and the gathering broke up aiter singing " Auld Lang Syne," and giving three cheers for tbe guests of the evening and for Sergeant S»agpoole, who was prosit.