VALEDICTORY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10012, 7 April 1910, Page 5

VALEDICTORY.

Yesterday afternoon a number of "the members of the Masterton Golf and Tennis Clubs assembled in the TchDical School to make a presentation, and to bid farewell to a prominent and popular member of both Clubs, namely, Mr C. C. Cox, who is leaving Masterton to take up the position of manager of the Bank of Australasia at Dannevirke. Several lady members of both clubs were also, present. j Mr Hugh Williams, President of the Golf Cli.b, in an appropriate speech, said that they had met to do honour to a worthy citizen, and one who was held in the highest esteem by all who were acquainted with him In expressing regret at Mr Cox's dehe was voicing the opinions l -of all pre3ent, and others who were unable to be present. Mr Williams referred to the splendid progress the .Masterton Golf Club had made since Mr Cox had held the secretaryship, remarking on the pleasaDt manner in which that gentleman had always carried out his duties, and thereby pleasing everyone. With regard to ;Mr Cox's promotion, it was well earned, and he congratulated him on having climbed to one of the topmost rungs of the ladder. In a few ijitner humorous remarks, Mr Wil- ( liams paid a high tribute of praise to the many sterling qualities of M r Cox as a citizen and sport, also making reference to the loss that Mr and Mrs Cox's'departure would cause in social circles. He then asked Mr -Cux to accept a purse nf sovereigns, as a mark of the esteem in which he was held by the members of both clubs already referred to. The Very Rev. Dean McKenna, President of the Masterton Tennis Glub also made eulogistic references to Mr Cox as a member of the Tennis j Club. As a citizen Mr Cox had been most honest and upright, and as a sport keen and vearnest. It might be said to Mr Cox's credit that he, the Dean, had never heard that gentleman utter a disparaging word of his opponents when on the field of play, and he had justly earned the esteem of both his opponents and his fellow players. In the course of other remarks, Dean McKenna said that be wa? echoing the sentiments of all when he said that the presentation expressed only a very small part of the good feeling entertained for Mr Cox by the members of both Clubs. Masterton's loss, however, would be Dannevirke's gain, and although one and all expressed sincere regret at losing Mr Cox from their midst, they all rejoiced in his promotion. Mr Cox briefly thanked those pre- ; sent for the great honour conferred upon him, and stated he would look back with pleasure on the many happy days he had spent on the golf ' links and tennis courts during his 8| j years' residence in Masterton. | Cheers were then lustily given for Mr and Mrs Cox, and a very pleasant vgathering terminated with the singing of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow."