FAREWELL TO MR AND MRS CHAMBERS.

Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 448, 15 June 1899, Page 2

FAREWELL TO MR AND MRS CHAMBERS.

Yesterday morning Mr Richard Chambers, who for the past fourteen years has carried on the milling business at Cambridge, left that town by the train for Auckland, en route for the West Coast, where he coutemplates going into business. During the whole time Mr and Mrs Chambers have resided in Cambridge they have been members of St. Andrew's choir, and they and the members of their family have assisted at all the musical functions held in the town, so the loss of them will be gicatly felt. On Monday evening the members of St. Andrew's Vestry and the choir of that church assembled at the vicarage to spend a social evening with Mr and Mrs Chambers and bid farewell to Mr Chambers, for his good wife will not leave Waikato uutil he is settled in his new abode. After several musical selections had been rendered by various members of the choir, Archdeacon Willis said he had a pleasant and yet at the same time a very painful duty to perform, namely, to present Mr and Mrs Chambers with 3ome musical works on behalf of the vestry and choir of the church, which they had served so long and so well, and to bid them farewell, which latter he trusted would on'y be for a time. After many eulogistic remarks he moved : That the vestry and choir desire to place on record their appreciation of the very great services which have beeu rendered to the church and choir during the last 14 years by Mr aud Mrs Chambers and the members of their family. They hear of the contemplated leaving of Mr and Mrs Chambers with very great regret, and realise how much they will be missed in church work. They hope the separation may only be temporary. They assure them that wherever they may be they will always have the good wishes of the vestry aud choir for their welfare The motion was seconded by Mr Hartly, who stated that no one had received greater kindness from Mr and Mrs Chambers than he had, indeed for some years he always went over to the mill wheu he had any spare time—which was then of very frequent occurrence—and he always received i\ hearty welcome and thoroughly enjoyed himself. He trusted they were only saying farewell for a short period, and that Mr and Mrs Chambers would yet return to the land of their adoption (Waikato) to spend their days in affluence. Mr Wells supported the motiou, and especially ou behalf of the commercial fraternity. He said Mr Chambers had carried on the business in a manner that few men could do, and he trusted that even yet the farmers would recognise the loss they would sustain by Mr Chambers'departure and endeavour to get him to reembark in the business. After further complimentary remarks, the motion was carried by acclamation. Mr Chambers, who was visibly affected, briefly replied and said he did not deserve the many kind things that had been said of Ir'm. He thanked the choir nnd vestry for their present, which he said both he auil his wife would greatly treasure. Refreshments were then handed round, aud after a vote of thanks to the Archdeacon and Mrs Willis, the meeting terminated.