Retiring Resident the Guest of St. Patrick's Society 'A pleasant function took place at the Shanghai Club, on September 27, when the committer of St, Patriek's Society ontertained' Mr. D. P. Griffiths to a farewell tiffin pasty. Mr. Griffits retired some months ago, after long service with the Shanghai-'Nanking Railway, and he is sailing for Home on the Blue Funnel str, Hector. Those present included Mr. A. E. Fenton (President), Mr.
Edwards (Vice-President), Mr. T. P. Givens (hon. secretary Mr. E. T. Byrne and Dr. J. A. O'Driscoll (ex-Presidents), Mr. J. J. Sheridan and Mr. L. P. Ridgeway Palmer, Dr. Jordan, Mr. H. J. Brett, Mr. H. N, Steptoe, Mr. EH. F. Hard man, Mr. E. Carroll, Mr. C. J. Loyd, and Mr. T. Murphy. 0
The President paid compliments in his happiest vein. He apologised for the arrangements having been somewhat hurried and perhaps a little haphazard, but the announcement of Mr. Grifiths's impending departure came rather suddenly and it was necessary to do almost everything over the telephone.—Mr. Fenton followed, in typically Irish style, by saying that Mr, Griffiths also was silent and unassuming.
In a few happy phrases, the President then voiced the general regret of all members of St. Patrick's, Society at the departure of Mr, Griffiths, which would be a distinct loss to the Society. His work, hi patriotic spirit, and his personal Were too well-known and he was too well liked for it to be necessary to compose any lengthy eulogy. His service on behalf of the Society was more than than most of them could appreciate, but they might gain some idea of it from the fact that he was President for two successive years, Mr. Edwards also voiced the feeling of the members, and the President than handed to Mr. Griffits, on behalf of the Society, a handsome silver salver, as a. sniall token of the esteem in which he was held, Mr. Griffiths suitably replied.
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