MASTERTON BUTCHERS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10647, 31 May 1912, Page 5

MASTERTON BUTCHERS

A PLEASING FUNCTION. One-of the most enjoyable functions ■held in Masterton ior some time took place at the Arcadia Tea Rooms fast evening, when the miais-ter butchers of Masterton entertained upwards of ft ihundred employees- and friends to a dinner and t-iroke concert. The gathering was undoubtedly one of the hap--plest, and ehowedlin marked degree the very splendid terms existing between _"V the master (butchers of Masterton and their employees. Mr Ogilvy presided,, and in a brief ispefceh' referred' to the ' desire of the mastet butchers to ttiake ' the work tf their employees as congenial ae .possible, and he was glad to say that in, Maiste-rtoii at least, employer ,*and employee worked together on amicable Af4er a sumptuous dnnner was partaken of, a l»ng toast list v«'as gone through, xaA at intervals' songs were rendered I»y the mdmbers present. Reference , • was nwide*4ry Mr W. Morris, in proposf. ing the toast of the lalbaittoir staff, to the very proficient men -the abattoii sSaff were, and the Borough of Masterfon were fortunate in having such capable men to do their killing at the abattoirs. Mr Georgeson, in replying to *he toast of the visitors, said that it was a eplcndtid idling Ito see employer and employee.foregathered as they '"Tvere'that"evening,' and went' to show . that 'Moisterton- was very the " other parts : 4>f tilier couTitry. •He wa.s quite eiuro ." ibait similar functions did miicli.to; ce- ' . -me«tf good'ifjeering between' "htaStef- 'mid' -eQjptfoyee." A most enjoyable gathering -was terminated by the singing of "Auld Lang Syne.' The following h lh<* toast list:— "The King," chairman Messrs S. H. Snoll, J. Hugh A. Rippon; som>, Mr F. J. Hunn ; "Our truest," chaiivman and Master Butchere—Mr A. D. Gillies.; song, Mr W. Cbuighraun—Messrs J. L. Matthews, ttoo. Butcher, Win. Morris-; song, AllJohn Elder; "Abattoir Staff," Mr W. .- Morris, iKr Ja« Sliackleton—Mr P. Jorgenson; .song, Mr A. W. Maxtod; "Visitors," Mr H. Long—Messrs <Georgescai, Pauling, C. Hausmann; "'Stock and Statio'n Agents," Mr S. •» B? Snell—iMeiWrs' F. Evans, and J. B. Thompson; taig, Mr H. F. Green; •"Ladies," Mr F. Holloway jum\—Mr Ingram, Mr D. It. Ogilvy; song, Mr George Ya-lden; "Press," Mr George IMoher-r-Wairarapi Daily Times, «WairarapV : Age; recitation, Mr C: .McGougln&n.