PERSONAL ITEMS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 18, 16 July 1920, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

At the annual dinner of the Utili^ j Poultry Club on Wednesday night, opp»r- , ■■ tunity was taken to farewell the secreiary, j Mr Jno. Stevens, who leaves Invercargi : soon for Timaru, where he will go into the | printing business. The president (Mr • j Strang),* in presenting Mr Stevens with a I travelling hag, and also with a silv® j toast rack for Mrs Stevens, referred to i him as the pioneer of the Egg Circle an the Poultry Club in Invercargill. He 1M 1 during his years of association wit j Club, done such good work that mutho success that the Club enjoyed at Pr^ •, sent was due to him. Many eulogis'10 1 1 ferences to his work as secretei of the Club had been *»M that night, and they were a '; ' 1 served. They regretted his _depaM ' j but wished him every success in 1S .1 sphero of activities. The heafih 0 | recipients was then honoured 61!" ' | ally, after which Mr Stevens ref,p0 'c()!1. 1 briefly. He said that his energy 1 nection with the Club had been a ^ | of love. He regretted greatiy ha* ' S j sever his connection with it, u ^ ^ j tunity . had come his wajq an J bound to make the best- of it- ^ J that he would get as much haPi3 ^ of his business as he had got th^ , ^ association with the poultry m ^ ^ } J Invercargill, and assured them ^ ^ M right royal welcome to ^il"ar^e good | cluding, Mr Stevens referrpd i work done by Mr Burwell m ^ ^ j with the competitions,^ an 1 eXpres- j most sincerely for their Sltu8 1 Jlrt sions of goodwill to hims>- ^ Stevens. Mr Stevens expc rj0ntlv Invercargill about the 0,1