The New York herald., 1866-04-13
TESTIMONIAL TO Mr.. FREDERIC HUDSON.

The Ngw York HERALD Club held special meeting on
Monday, the 9th inst when Mr. Frederic Hudson, ~
President presented with very elegant testimonial
exclusively the gift OF It's members aud consisting of
costly gold watch with suitable chain and beautifully
bound book In album form. containing an address with
the autograph OF every person connected with the
cia,on
The watch OF Jurgcnson's splendid chrome
meters, and purchased, with the chain, &C. Mt the
establishment OF Ball Black Broadway, a, cost
of about egh, hundred dollars II was remarkable for
the absence Of all snowy ornamcn,aon, aud tho only
inscription bore tho following, engraved the
inside OF the Presented to Frederic Hudson ESQ.,
by the NEw YoaK HERALD Club, May, 1890 "
The book was remarkably handsome specimen OF
workmanship different from anything OF the Kind We
have ever before seen, the design being exceedingly
elegant and the execution in the most artistic style The
address very neatly engrossed on six large pa9cs
OF vellum, with appropriate Illumination and was
bo1nd IN a heavy brown cover richly otua
mented and paneed In the centre or tho 'front.'
a good sized piece Of the stone Of Ia,
HERALD building, worked into the form Of oval, aud
finely polished was inserted and around this, In glt
letters appeared the words"Piece Of the Corner stone
Of the new HERALD Building "Lab1r Ipc rotip,1t
Above and below this oval aud Ia larger characters,
was the sane inscription that on the ca'e Of the
NAL was one worthy OF the recipient the donors, and all
the parties concerned
THg PRgsgSrArIoS CEREMONY
took place In OF The large attached 10 the
editorial department Of the Herald establishment and
In the presence Of nearly all the ncnbers Of The club
Mr. Hudson himself presiding and Mr. Thomas Con
merry ofnc's,ing as secrciafy The compliment was co
oIy unexpected by the recipient and therefore proved
the more agreeable and acceptable
Mr. Jons j RYAN, Vice President Of The Club madc
the presentation In few appropriate remarks Hc
Said
Mr. PRETDrSr-Bcforo entering on the regular busi.
OF this meeting have In virtue Of my Office Vice
President a duty To discharge 10 which know the
bers OF the Club will gladly give procedencr gIa not
you by prefacing with any observations of my own
much as would like te give expresson 10 my personal
feelings on this oee1on !. Ia sncient ior me 70 ~
made the medium tribute which Is not less deserved
than 1t IL cordially aud ancctona,ely rendered
Mr. RYAN then opened the book which he hold In hs
hand and read the following address
To FREDERIC HuD-oS, Eco. Tho members OF the SEw
YoRK HERALD Club learning that you about
for brief season from the esisbsbrn.nt IN which you
have so zealou.y and suecoay sbored Tor more than
Of the ss%Ss member of % ,s s rEei s you s sps
with you for many years others but few months Lai
all deeply appreciate and admire those sterling qualities
OF mind aue heart that have made you good man.
nbryaiiei journalist and at once the erAmplar and The
friend Of all those who have boen under charge
the literary departments of the HERatD In choosing
the testimonial of which bog your acceptance so
have end 'ayorcd 10 select something appropriate 20
your character Tho ohron0meter, which vii suRgsst
punciualiiywhch has been ono Of the guiding roles u
your feand intrinsic value and the abs"nte u all
tawdry ornamcnaion bty represent the worth and he
modesiy which have always distinguished you Tho
chain eublematc u that hrm bond which unitss you
ind-souby all your associates. The book which
ains those words has st within u, cover pe,e 4
the corner stone Of the Nav HERltD building, which
must stand not only a. a monument 70 uo genius pi
james Gordon Bennett, but ~ memorial q tIe M
naggng Industry, unremittns labor, unc1ldoi
energy and unslUaised ability with which you
have assisted build up Institution that
has attained colossal propor'iona And who's, dur
Ing your absence from this testimonial recalls ~ 10
your mind do forget thst you have our most -ncrre
wishes for your complete restoration T. health ior your
speedy return and for your future wciarc
John Ryan, Vice President. Nm Lyons TfsAs.
urcr, Ib0mw B Conncry, -ocr-'aryj '"'fge vs..
John j Fufatrick, Wm Phillips sylvan Cnisnl
ladcr KiaehAn Corn~slig, John NccisnahAn, "m
mins stephen Haye. Carulan O'lren BryAst Chafi-a
" Cotton. Henry q Clarke, 'hsfies farrell "
George W CLARKE wm Anderson, Rob@r high Va.
ward fiynn, J. SPEAR, A tch~Ah, J kfliNTt
Fuuketi, DEB Randolph k.m, y ] o0nLngaam,
Nyfon 4 Coonsy. John Rsvine Bad~ih. !" Se~
ooinbe, Oacu q sawyer, = Slack
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