Festivities and Presentation at the Hook.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 143, 30 April 1901, Page 3

Festivities and Presentation at the Hook.

•-. a most pleasant j£nd lathering took place at. the Hook sohodlhouse. The Messrs recently sold their fafnji '.. CQpemplating an early removal' from the their old neighbours to egptgsfcjiheir go'os hrtahes.-.-ahd to" o.ak and''valuable presents." The' whole papulation of the neighbourhood, it tuight bs said, was represented* and/, these, together with friends from a distance, made up a large assemblage. The schoolroom was tastefully dfc'oorated with flags, flowers dud- ferns, the tables were laden with all sorts of good things, and at labput half past eight the guests were iiivitod to take their seats. The Rev. Gap.' who, it had been prayiously arranged,. was to preside and mike the preseataiior*, said grace, In the-course of the ..evening," brief. but appropriate speech -s ware made by. inspector Buckley and Messrs Mulcock, 8011, Gartur and Martin in connection with agricultural and. pastoral interests, and by Messrs Mathias, MeLeui, G*mt and others in apnnection with commercial interests. tfong-i were contributed by Miss R«trav (\K-'s young la ly, by bar voice and elocution, evoking --very distinct applause), arid by ■ Messrs' Mithias, Miller, Buckley and Frazer, tre latter .all the way/lnm the Wai.aki, and whoso idiomatic Scotch took all* that his listeners kmw to follow him Anothor pleasi'ig feature of the entertai'im<3')t, notwithstmding is close proximity, was souj3 excellent Ipgh land pips mii-tic, disjou'aad by Messrs Ball, Mirtin, and others. An eSfort was inida to-vdb the usual military marching, but the crowd was top dense, though there was a good deal of empbatjo pedal movement, and the silken tassels shook & ,]( J quivered proudly. The articles for presentation having been brought forward, the reverend chairman, on -behalf of the donors, placed them in the hands of the guests of th-* evening, uj iking, in connection w<th each, some approp.ri ate roinirks. To Mrs MoLioblan, banding a solid sjlver T.ea and coffee service,'li4 hop <d «h ( *, long live to useth'se and with . many a fragrant from th *m, to ■■'jg-iie her friends." "To "31 r William Newlands be handed a beautiful spirit stand, in massive silver and crystal, Perhaps, he remarked, it would not be deem d an . appropriate gift to a Prohibitionist; he would not answer for what 1 they would do with it, but in t the custody of Mr Newlands it was . quite safe and would never be used for the purposes of excess and folly. To Mr George Newlands he handed a splendid gold albsrt, with a large Victoria Cross attached, expressing •the hope that it would long adorn his ample waistcoat, and''rise and fall to the* beatings of the honest heart wi&in, Mr Barclay assured ail three of *the esteem in w'aich they werb, held, of the good wishes that followed them wherever they might go_, and in other words voiced the. 'feelings pf all present. Enthusiastic cheers followed these remarks, jThe Messrs Newlands suitably and fejaliugly responded on behalf of them,selye» sister/ Tbe npmbeVs'dfda'dies aiii gentlemen, ■ the Millers, the Martihs,--the Carters, tbe Bennetts, the Rattrays, and. not to omit the indefatigable Miss IJaw.kea (who mainly managed; the entertainment) we have .not space to Mr George Millet' tyas a host ju him.. self. The supper party broke up at 11, •the elders going home, everyone arriving safely, while the younger ppr- , tion dispersed at a comparatively early < hour, v .