At the monthly Iuncieon of the committee of the Royal Society of St. George an Toutsday, the President, on behalf of the Committee, "presented 'Mr. E, L. Allen with a silver salver Dearing the signatures of the Committee, in memory of his sixteen years of devoted service as Honorary Seeretary, Judge Mossop referred appre-elatively to. Mr. "Allen's work' and enthusiasm for ihe society's labours, and he wished to make it clear that the presentation represented not merely the good will of the existing Committee, but it expressed the senti+ ments of the various committees with which Mr. Allen had been asso Dr. E. G. Gauntlett, as the senior Past President, supplemented this tribute by testifying to the remarkable assistance given to Presidents by Mr. Allen during their respective terms of office. Dr. Gauntlett dis closed the fact that, although a non: player, Mr. Allen tad never missed the periodical "matches with St Andrew's Society, no more than he had falled to attend the numerous functions which from time to time who retires after As a non-player, Mr." Allen had played an important part in many of, St. George's successes, for "players, felt that they could not face the idea of bringing bad news back to the pavilion where Mr. Allen gat anxious-Jy awaiting the results of the various matches. As one who had on many occasions had to bring bad news, Dr. Gauntlett said it was a most depress. ing experience to have to brooke the, tale of defeat to Mr. Allen, and the look of reproach which resulted was itself sume lent to spur even the most indifferent golfer (o superhuman efforts next time,
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