The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-11 00:00:00

PRESENTATION TO MR. ROSERT OASE.

By the kind permission of the Honourable Mrs.
Ashley. the very pluminglittle ceremony of present-
ing a handsome drawing-room clock to Mr. Hobert
Cale took place In one of the reception rooms of
Stratton Manor House, D ircheiter, on Thursday
afternoon.

The proceedings commenced with •short speech from
Mr. ALBERT BANKMB in which he briefly recapitu-
lated the earvioes Ur. Robut Case had performed
from 1877 to 1884 as Hon. Secretary of the Building
C 'magas' of the Dorset County Museum and Library.
Ha I it not been for Mr. Csee's zest and constant
" perseversnoe through all th,.ee years, from 1877
" to 1884," said Mr. Bunke., "the noble building (now
stending in the High-street of Dorchester, of which
town and county are now justly 'wool) wouli probably
never have !vett erected, and Rob rt Williams' mud.
Scent offer would have been lost to the county."
Several times when he (Mr. Blake.) felt disheartened
and half disp seed to give up the attempt of getting the
requisite money t Ire/titer, Ur. Csee's never wavering
seal again encouraged him, until the last L'3oo, which,
thank. to the exertions of the Honourable Mrs.
Ashley and the Misses Ashley an I their friends.
was more than wiped out by the bat ear. Of
o .uree, the clock now about to be presented to Mr.
Came was in no way an equivalent for his seven long
years of work, nor was it intended to bet in fact, Mr.
Coes had told him that though be should greatly
vale, • souvenir from thcee of the sommittee with
whom he had worked so long, he would rather net
look up.n the teotimonial In any way ae payment for
his nor . kr, a. throughout, from beginning to and, bie
labour hwi been • labsur of love. With this remark
of Mr. Case's before hien, Mr. Banks' only mentioned
the subject of • preeentation to some ten or • dozen
people, all of whom at Nice jumped st the idea ; in
feet, one or two gentlemen volunteered their donations
before Mr. Bankee mentioned the matter to them at
all. Docibtiese, bet the bounty been canvassed • far
more saleable testimonial might hose been presented,
but as this woe repugnant to lir. Caee's wish no
circular had bee. Issued at

The ass. T. W. K.111134121:I Mr. E. PLASM of Somer.
Nigh, Dorchester, baring added • Is additional
laudatory remarks of Mr. Case In the same ,train.
The Hon. Mrs. ASHLIT, who had been tinsel.
manly voted to the chair at the commencement. 'trod
yerd formally presented the handsome cluck t 3 Mr.
Mr. CAB 3 returned thanks in • eery neat and
itirrspeech. Ho said it would of Conn, be
hit to say be ba I not worked bard for the
present Museum Bo 1410 g. but though the work hod
wader! over se a I4cb4g petted, It hod

throughout been to him. a 4 Mr. Bankes hal instly
expreeessi It, • real Isle.ur of Inv., more newt:lan,
when be remembered bow &and,. intorestel Mr.
Herbert William, bat bean in the m 4t.er. • di that,
in fact. the last wore so hug neap that bat 'Jessie!
Iris.., them had refit-soca to that we, y building. Ile
beg,ed to thank tots., woo 1,41 attb-oribed a, the
tentienotital mo.t heartily He lei.. SW. ISat the
handaome prevent would al wal • be I o•ked on wlth
pride and intere4 by him, I od f ‘toily. In c mclu•
aim he mud thank the It a. \ esp.cialiy
1., her great kindness Is leu ling her hall fur the
present [net tin&
The names f thooe who •übscribed I. the testi-
monial are J Fi,yer, Eig , M.P., Robert
W Mama E.g., Robert Milldams, Eny , j in., the Re".
T. W. Kn'im, M. C. Wes'on, E,q., the Hon. Mrs.
Aahlev. Herbert Wllllsola, E.g., A. P.p.,. Eq., Mr..
Albeit Backe., Major Syk.a., Alb,tt Bioko., Esq., E.
Pearce, Hog.' and C. Memel -PI ydell, Earl. In
addition to the aburo, most f whom were present, we
noticed in the room Mrs, Flops.., Captain Hamilton,
R.N., Mies Ashley. Mimi Emily Ashley, Me. Baker,
,Mr.. Case, Miss Miry Cats. and Mum Edith Case,

fh-e—very handsome clock was supplied by Maseru
Saunders and Jaz sb, of I)orchester. It rests upon •
walnut stand; is about 21 Mobs' to height, being all
richly gilt, anth a silver dial, and surmonoted by •
figure lan Italian prices reclining on a lion's skin,
with lb. crescent and "that Oriental emblems around
him. On • grit plate •tfised to the front of lb. stand
this foil ,Iriog inscription is engrave I:
" Presented as • friendly souvenir to Mr. Robert
Case. h 100,611 iftretAry to li., Daiwa Canty
Masetun Building C..mruitt-e, oa the opening of tug
Mussuin, January le, 1884.'

AI •.11 a. the ceremony was over, the company
preeent infatuated and admired the clock, which wee
placed on a table in the eutre of the ball, and Mr.
Cu. and his f .miry having rendes] the hearty can.
gratal•tions of all present, this very pleasant thus
meeting came to a tarmination.