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THE MISSES MERCER.
A PRESENTATION.
At a meeting of the Women's Council
for Church Work at the Masonic hall
yesterday afternoon, at which Lady
Ellison Macartney was present, were Mrs
Geo Shoobridge presided a presentation
from the Womens ( council was made to
the Misses Mercer, in view of the very
near departure of these Indus from 1 is.
against us and, of course accompany
Bishop Mercer to amend the present
ration from the council took the money
if a beautifully) prepared address tice
with cream satin ribbon, and enclosed
in a casket of soft most suede The
casket was designed by Miss Pat) lie, and
was very artistic A large M vi us on
the relation of the lid and two double
row of ten tree knobs decorated the box
His footprints were ranged lappets of
suede with slits to go over buttons made
of the seed pod of the blue gum tree
Lady Ellison Macartney made the pie en
tation, and said Mrs
Shoobutige Had Ladies This is
an afternoon of very mingled feelings To
us all I am going to present, on behalf
of the Women's Connell of Church
Work Miss Mercer and Miss bala Aler
eel with this beautiful address in le
coalition of their untiring labours in
that work during their stay in financier
I am very glad that it has fallen to my
lot to per ton in such a pleasant duty. but
when we all recollect that the presenta-
lion of this advt less marks also the depar-
lure of the Misses Mercer from this
scene of then activities, we are very
sad for in a ten short weeks Tasmania
will have said what must at all event,
ally he n long good bye to him I
will not dwell on the particulars of their
work here it has already been ably described.
by the wife president Miss Alice
ens interest more especially) been left in
the Clothes Lines and the "U I s Miss
Sara Mercer son the Home Mission
Union Their success in these various
societies is laid by the societies themselves
To insult I feel I cannot pie
beat this address without expressing
something of the latest vic all the 1 at
the loss of such cheerful, i in Hist wall
us in a community of busy as this is
Me shall all miss them well but we
know they will iii!) valuable qualities
for work to another sphere of action
and we hope and believe that the) will
as affectionately) remember Tasmanians
the du j s to come as I am and will at
veils iifTcctiiinatcli linens them I
have much pleasure in presenting, the
Lildi ea ( Applause )
On behalf of the Home Mission Union
Mr. Bennison presented Miss S America
with a leather suit case fitted with silver
mounted toilet articles In making,
the presentation Allis Bennison said -
On behalf of the numbers of the Home
Jil sion Union she had much pleasure in
an escort in Miss Sara Alice with the
girls of their affectionate n gas ed into
cognition of their high appreciation of
the wind she had done as lion till issue
of this house) Shells id but on li been
treasurer but had kept up but it interest
all through and bye doing had inspired
the committee and numbers to carry
on the west mine successfully and one
and all the that was rather) elm to his
whole hearted interest in the society
This mill was t guided by their late president,
Miss Alice and like all her
mails was carefully imitated with every
attention to the smallest de tin! that is on
its use plan had been on i in in and
solid foundation He members of the
II Al U felt that much of the success
of the society was due to him for his
was in making interest made it widely
1 noun (throughout Tasmania His members
all regretted sin was Iioiin" His
mania and all vi lied her much happiness
for the name and asked her to I
sometimes think of the numbers here
( applause ) The
presentation to AIhb Mu ed on
behalf of the Girls live idly Society
was made by Miss Slleobt large This was
an enamelled baths with the motto of
the GIS the n out of the diocese and
the date and Mispenelid ii ere. a dainty
gold chain In making the presentation
Alia Shoobridge said that were
gathered that afternoon In imitation
of (he Women's Connell of Church
Work to bid a tie fell to those who had
been linked to them on earth he must
work for several veins Diet her till
knows the devoted walk of Mrs. Alice
and her sister and they would a sum
them their Hit) would n of b long lies
in Tasmania but would be thought of
love ugly and prayerfully long after) they
had to the west of the various societies
and organisations with which they
had been associated would still clips
hoped "so on and pi issue I thought the
help and sympathies Vin- Alum ii el
her sister would be sadly) missed ( up
plause )
Mis longer river is lost diocesan
secretary of the GIS also spoke and
emphasised the good was the door in the
OT S by Miss Alice M the time
Miss Mercer had been en- the committee
last as seen the late es per lb lit
there is 1 never been even the familiar
disagreement but ill had loyalty worked
for the good of the while (applies )
Miss Mercer replied that in, all most
cordially for the kind words said 5. and
the presentation of her sin and her
sister would be its decision is tokens of
the v um hearts and the 1 mdlv area
of action of then vi oil Hill He) had
found in tasmania (applause)
Miss S Allen of the response' (Link
ing the Rimmel s of the He no Mission
Union for then I will open either of
her efforts Then pie cut it on would
be much valued by her (quilt ise )
Lady Ellison Alacaittipr ( then she accompanied
by Alia ( unpbell) and all
present were entertained at tea
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