SOCIETY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10634, 13 May 1912, Page 5

SOCIETY

•PRESENTATION TO MESSRS J. H. . PAULING AND W. SUTHERLAND. . The annual meeting of the Waira- * «irap& .Clafedon:.a.n Society on 'Saturday last was made the occasion lor the . \pe¥lf'or'mance' of two pleasing ceremonies,, when two of tiie prominent members of it/he institution were recipients of tokens of appreciation (from ttui 'Society. .'■ At l tine -conciliasion of the general lousiness, Ml- J; H. Pauling, President and, chairman of the Pipe Band said he had a very pleasing duty to perform. As;they were well awarei, Mjr 'iiutiberhind bad bee.n honorary piper to (the Society, and pipe (sergeant elf the Band since its iucepiiony and during tlisit period llva had been most db'iliging and attentive in ihiis efforts, to assr-at the Society. They •wer'a proud indeed' to have .such an enib'hueiastic memiber associated with the iw;ork of tho Society, and those who •were clteely cmneoted with the interior "working c'f the iiufLitutfan realised, perhaps more than the average wiemlber, the great, saci'.fice' of time wnd 'trouble miade-\'oy their Jumtorary •piper, in Lis efforts to bring the Band ahead. Cm ! b:aha.lf of the DirectoKS Ibe had'great pleasure in handing Mr' fiiutiherknd' an enlarged, photograph <of the Executive, wllrich they hoped . ihe would accept as a token of 'bheir appreciation of his services,. » Mr Alexl McLecd end/orsed the pre•viouls speaker's remarks. Mr Sutherland, in briefly acknowled- •: feing die kindly' act.'rai w!hich prompted, tiie preisentatka, eaid that So long os ihe was resident here ho would be only too pleased to do everything in Ms power to further 1 the interests of ttlhe Society. Stnhsequently Mr J. B. McKenzie on fcehalf of the Pipe Band, presented Mr tPauling with lan enlarged, photograp'h off tlie mcanibers of 'the Band. In doling so' Mir McKenzie said' if it had •dot heeni ifior thei wi'defatigalble efforts •of Mr' Pa,ul:,ng the Band would' not be tin existence to-day. That gentleman Iliad, toiled 1 unceasingly to form the jßanid, and il!ie m e.riiibey.3 felt the, present occasion a most opportune vone to •"'•show m' some degree their appreciation of Lis interest. • In reply, Mir Pauling said hei great- ■ ily xvppreciat'ed ihe (presentation. The Ifpi-matiion of iCie Band had been hard '"work, but it was now well established, and for this their ttivak.s were du's. to Olies&rs W. C. Bucnunau, M..P., and {ft. Cameron. The speak's'r concluded fcimidist dheers, thaifc it was one of the :£>roude£ib moments of his life when we fiins't the appearance of ttHie Sixtoty's' Pipe Band in Masterjfcon.