The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-14 00:00:00

PRESENTATION IN AMERICA TO A STOrg:
BRIDGE MAN.

We have great pleasure in giving the following
exhort from the Cincinnati Daily Gazette of Wed-
nesday October 7, 1874, as we have no doubt it
will be read with interest. Some twenty years ago
Mr. Prank Millward, of Wollaston, son of William
Mil'ward, the eminent engineer at Messrs. Bradley
and Co.'s Iron Works, left Stourbridge for Amer-
ica, as an engineer he having been brought
up at Stourbridge in the engineering business un-
der his father, and being anxious to develope his
knowledge left this country for America, and has
taken a prominent part at the Exposition Board.
having been made Vice-President, and in consider-
ation of this the latter have made him a present
of a handsome testimonial.

An interesting episode of the great Exposition occurred
last evening at the rooms of the Pickwick Club," No.
183 Race Street. It was the presentation to al r. Frank
Millward, one of the Exposition Commissioners, and first
Vice-President of the Board, of • magnificent gold watch
and chain, by • number of the exhibitors in Power Hall.
About half-past o'clock the meeting was called to
order by Alexander Gordon, Fag , President of the
Pickwick Club, who briefly stated that the object of the
assembling was to present Mr. Frank Millward with a
fitting testimonial of the appreciation in which be was
held by the exhibitors in Power Hall in the Exposition
! just ended. He then introduced Hr. C. A. ht,,,e, of
Boston, who proceeded to make the Presentation speech.
, Hearing theremarks of Mr. Gordon Mr. Millwarila face
bunched. He wan undoubtedly taken entirely by surprise,
but he nerved himself to the pleasant ordeal, and before
Mr. Moore had finished his speech, had gained &portion of
bin Wonted courage. Mr. Moore said:
MR. MILWARO: It to my pleasant duty tonight, as
representative of the exhibitors in Power Hall, to present
you with a testimonial of our appreciation of your efforts
to further the interests of that department. The conotio-
don of many of us with you during a sefies of years which
mark the history of. great triumph of the h andiwork of
the inventive genius of the country as displayed in our
Expositions. which have attained a national celebrity,
have been of the most pleasant character. We recognize
the fact that your devotion to public interests such aa
these has been actuated and prompted by motives that
yielded fruits of pleasure to yourself, and is this wise
that consciousness will repay you beyond any intrinsic
value within oar power to give. This token is meant as
• remembrance of the pleasant home spent in yoar so-
ciety, and when its movemeut has recorded the years of !
time rolling as along to that undiscovered country from
whose bourne no traveller ever returns, you will be re-
minded of the many friends of 1874, who wish you a
long and prosperous v tyage on the turbulent sea of

Millward, evidently still much embaramed, re-
sponded:
GUNTLICIIIEN : I am taken very much by surprive at this
Tour magnificent testimonial. Had 1 ko,ewu of your
intentions. I would not have visited the club this even-
ing, and would fain decline now a present at once so
hiautiful and so valuable. Hut offered in the spirt in
which I believe it to be, I accept it with pleaimre, and
will ever bold in grateful remembrance the exhib-
itors in Power Hall in the Expeition of 1874 I thank
. .

The watch is one of the best of American manufacture.
The works are of nickel, stem winder, and the gold cases
elegantly chased. The chain is of Etruscan bar, with
onyx locket attached. It is valued at 350 duls On the
inner case is the inscripl ion:
" Presented to Frank Iliaward, Esq., by the the exhib.
itora in Power Hail, 1874."
It was not long until champagne flowed freely, and
touts and speeches were the order of the evening.
The very enjoyable meeting continued motif • latehoor.