BIRTHDAY HONOURS
MR W. C, BUCHANAN'S NATAL DAY.
A falrge* party of Directors of the Wairaira,pa Caledoniam (Society, together with the Pipe Band, proceeded, ito Tupuirupuru (last; night to do lion-, our to M,r W. O. Eudianal'i, one of the oldest mcmiber.s, on the ■occasion of 'his Eetyem'ty-fotirt'h birthday. Tlie party was welcomed 'by MY Buchanan, and was handsomely lan/tei'tainied. The Pipe ißand (under 'Pipe-Major Pearson) rendered a numbor of .choice yseleotitm?. Barring the •evening, Mr J. B. McKenzie (chairairaini of rt?he Pipe. Band Comimtt&e), presented Mr Buchanaui with 'a hand Borne eiifarged ipihotogrfiph of the Band and officers, suitably ii:iseiri.bed rimd framed in oak. The health of 'the me;mfcr fcr WrJnaraipa was proposed iby Mr A. McLeod, Chief of the. -Socie'ty, the proposition being heartily supported by 'Mr G. B. Sykos, M.P. Mr Bmoha-naai suitably responded,, expreasintg h:'i> giralbitud© to the Society and Band, aod his delight at the progress made by tlhe: latter. Three hetarty .cheers were -given, for Mr Buchanan. Musical items, dances &nd flings, imt'eir-Ejpersed with," toasts, cp-ni&'titliited a hitippy ' programme-, which was icont'luded aibcait 'nmdii'ighTwith tihe staging of "Anld Lang Syn'e," A (feature of the evening was the dahcling of a reel by Mee&rs Buchanan (aged 74), J. W Mcßae (aged 71), J. Gc-orgespn and Br John.Eton.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10665, 21 June 1912, Page 5
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212BIRTHDAY HONOURS Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10665, 21 June 1912, Page 5
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