, 1913-09-13

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On Tuesday the 9th inst, the Silver We'd
ding Day of His ExceIeDcy the Governor
and Mrs. Helweg-LarseN, a deputation re-
presenting the majority of the inhabitants
Of st. Croix and consisting Of Messrs. NJ. A.
Pretto, G. A. Jackson, G. Grove, j. A..
Clendenen and w. F. Henry called on His.
Excenency at IL a. m. for the purpose of
presenting a congratulatory address artist
cally worked in silk and hand-painted, along
with the accompanying gift Of q beautifully
made Silver Waiter with appropriate in
scription enclosed m a mahogany case.
The deputation was most cordially re-
ceived by His Excellency and family attend
ed by his aide-de- camp. After exchanging
salutst;ons Mr.. Pretto read the address as
follows:
Your ExCELLENcY AND Mrs. HELwEe LARSEN.
1t is with much honour that we the un-
dersigned inhabitants of st. Croix embrace
the opportunity on this suspicious occasion
OF the twenty fifth anniversary of the mar
Flage of your Excelleney and beloved Co.'S
sort to oher you our sincere congratulations
trusting that you both may Ire spared very
many years of conjugal happiness and pros
perity.
We consider it a mark Of special favour
and an unusual coincidence that this notable
event should today take place in our midst
IN as much as it was first in this island that
your Exeellency and COnsort took up your
abode after leaving the Mother Country; alNI
although the greater part of your ExceIlen-
cy's ~sOjourn in these islands has been spent
in st. Thomas and we thus have had but it,
tie contact with your Excellency, neverthe-
less we cannot bat express our highest
appreciation of your Excellency and
Mrs. Helweg-LRrsen during your residence
amongst us, and while rendering you the
accompanying gilt ask you to accept it. in
soken of OUR heartfelt esteem and regard"
At the conclusion of the address the gift
was presented and His Excellency replied
in the following words:
Friends and cOuntrymen Of Sc. Croix:
"My wife and ] thank you exceedingly
much for your beautiful gift to US, a fine,
specimen of Danish workmanship, and for
the very kind words with which the gift, is.
accompanied.
Il take this first of all as a. token, of your
answering loyalty to the Danish Govern
ment of which I am the highest local re-
preventative, but besides that I take it also
as token of good will towards, as person
ally.
'My wife and l have lived some of our
best years here in St. Croix, and we are giaN
to see in the dsputation to-day faces that
ere familiar to us from orr FIRST happy years
here. Since then times have changed, bat,
nothing has been changed in the feelings
we always have nourished towards 81. Croix.
81 repeat our thanks to you, gentIemenc
and beg you to forward it also to the other
contributors.
Your fine gift will be an ornamen to oar
home, and your kind words will be remem-
bered by las for even"
The deputation was then. invited to par
take OF refreshments and His Excellencv
proposed the health of Mrs. Helweg- Larsen.
to which all drank. Genial conversations
then followed. Messrs. Pretto snd Clendenen+
respectively toasted His Excellency and wife.
Mr.. Jackson then spoke a few appropriate,
words in, Danish to His Ezcellency and
proposed the health of the entire party upon.
which he was complimented by Mrs. Helweg-
Larsen.
The entire party then proceeded to view.
the numerous and costly gifts, after which
the deputation retired.