Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-09
Another cane PresentatIon.


1t will be seen from the following that
Mr.. White, who has been in charge Of the
dining-room of the Maxwell so long, has
been made the recipient of another cane.
The interest in this instance is increased
by the fact that the donors are all colOred,
and Mr. White, though a native of sold
England" has been for many years resi-
dent of the South.
LETTER OF PRESENTATION.
June 8, 1S72.-Mr- Thos. W. White
Dear sir: We have recently learned with
regret that you have resigned your position
as steward of the "Maxwell House." and
will remove your residence from our city
to Memphis, Tenn. We cannot allow this
connection between steward and waters
to be severed, without, on our behalf, ex-
pressing to you our sincere and profound
regrets. With a punctual and rigid ens
forcement of all rules prescribed for our
government, you have never failed
to blend that urbanity and kind
ness of manner so calculated 10
win our esteem and attachment. IS a
testimonial of high regard, we, the
walters of the Maxwell House present you
with this cane, accompanied with the sin
cere hope that success and prosperity may
dJJCHu 1Uu III JOuA INV hNAu VI OHOAahAOAos
Very respectfully and truly your friends.
Jno. Allison, Simon Lanier, Penn Lane,
Anderson Williams, Ben Fsanklin, Sam
Jones, Alick Fisher, VIM. Moore, Emmett
Hunt, Ike johnson, Jessie Cheatham,
Lewis Proudly, VIM. Gentry aud twenty
others.
MIR. WHITES REPLY.
To John Allison, Ed. Pointer, LIE Roy
Toruic
Proudly, and ali employees OF The dining
room: Your handsome present, accomPa-
MED by a tasteful note, asking me to be the
recipient of a token of your appreciation,
has been received, and for which please &C
cept my thanks.
Coming as it does from those toward
whom duty required me to exercise a strict
discipline, so that the guests of the hotel
might not be neglected, l feel that do not
deserve any favor at your hands. If have
been rigid in the execution of my duties,
it has been because necessity demanded it |
in accomplishing work that had to be per- |
formed however painful and uncOngenial |
it may have been, and if | have erred in |
this respect assure you it was a fault of |
the head and not of the heart. l believe |
I've ever been at my post, yet time and |
again have wished that such duty and |
the same responsibility had devolved upon |
some other. Some seventeen years ago l |
occupied the same position in the city of |
st. Louis that l do here to-day, and al |
though destiny, perhaps, has dealt cruelty |
with me, along with the calamities of
war, yet after all, my life has not been
a failure, for to be the recipient 1
of as hlndsome testimonial /
and note 50 beautifully written, is sufi- /
Gent evidence that Time has worked TO my |
advantage. I accept the present as part
ing Gift and in the spirit in which it is
given. Need say that when in after years !
/ return to "Old England win carry this
cane with me to assist in ascending its sto-
RED climbs, while my heart will travel
back in kind remembrance of you all? 4
Again thanking you, one and all, for this /
of kindness and your token
Of appreciation, am yours very truly,
THos. w. WHITE.