MINISTERIAL VISIT

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1917, Page 4

MINISTERIAL VISIT

ISJj'UUMAL EVENING AT fttiS.SOU DIKK.K' CLUB. ,- - -

; The Minister of Defenee; iSir Jairit. ; Alien, accompanied by his daughter (Mrs. Montgomery) and Mr. Dixon (priv.it* • secretary), arrived by last night'* mail 1 train, and were met by Messrs. H. J.. ' Okoy and W. T. Jennings, M.'bP;, the ; Mayor (Mr. C. H. Burgess), the chair- , wan of tho High School Board /Mr. D. Hutchen),Mr. W. H. Moyos, and a num. her of prominent Now (Plymouth citizens. The Boys' High School Senior Cadet Corps, in full strength, under Lieut. C. H. Wynyard, was drawn up on the platform, and was inspected by. tlft MinI isted, who complimented Lieut. Wynyard on the neat appearance of the boys atid i the smartness of their movements, ' i At nine o'clock the Minister and rarty , paid an informal visit to the Soldiers' i Club, where a very peasant, hwur was > spent. Sir James Allen chatted, with rei turned men, and matters relating to pen- ■ fions and small grievances hel* py the men were laid before.him; Dj, A". AY. Averill, Bishop of Auckland, ArchtMcon and Mrs. F. W. Evans.-MivHr-J <**? . M.P., and Mrs. Okey, Mr w . and Mm., i C. H. Burgess and members of the Pa- | triotic Committee were' also present I At ten o'clock supper \vas. dispensed, and opportunity was takeri-to make a I presentation of a silver-rimmed bread board and bread knife to Mr, .ft.' Jordon, , late custodian of the club, Mr. H. A. Garnham's trophy for the club »nook- • er competition, played off aotft w«k» ago. to Mr. C. Canton. ■-„ ?■; The Minister said that'll pan him genuine pleasure to mike tfiis'-pfweiita. tion on behalf of the committee/, to-Mr. ,Jordan, who had "recently taften to hiniA self a helpmate, and, moreover; 1 a••!>».'«*• mate from New Plymouth)-,. He was pleased to see a gbuTer • *ome back to marry a wife from his own town. He hoped he , v-ould hand on to his c'riildrtn the. stoties of his campaigning, arid wishe&iiim' eVCTy success in his married, fife. In presenting the snooker trophy, Sir James congratulated t'Ve winner on his success. The game, he said,' was new to him, but he wished" Kim every success in future competitions, and life generally. - —.. Archdeacon Evans, as a returned sol-c-icr, thanked tho Mmstor for Ws kindness in visiting the «li*i 'M~ft*f thei Interest he showed in it and the m*n. Brief reference was made to the splendid work done by Mr. and, Mrs; BUrg'fess. who might well be called'^/'father and mother. " : . ".'' Sir James Allen, in cd the committee and men for itheir invitation and hospitality, Ami that he had no doubt that till (iHly appreciated what {li? Mayor arid .Mayoress had done for theni; and'advlsed '%t they should stand by them, andab'tialp alonji the best interests of the. dob. > ■ ' ' ■■' 'TSfrS,-' , ,