The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-13
BANQUET TO Mr.. DOAK
BIZ THE JOURNALISTS. PROBES
SIONAL AND BUSINESS MEN
or Memphls-The Retiring Journal
LIST Given q ROusing Farewell
BY His Friends.
SPEECHES BY PRESIDENT HAD
DEN AND DR.. SAUNDERS,
BY Messrs. Mcdowell, Heiskell,
Mathes, MOntedonlco, Phelan,
Greer, galloway, Doak
and Heating.

The banquet at the Peabody Hotel
last night IN honor OF Col. II. M.
Doak, was the elimination of a senti-
ment that has been growing and gain
ing strength ever since 1t became
known that he was about TO sever his
connection with Memphis journalism
TO accept more lucrative employment
as an atlache OF the Federal Court at
Nashville. Col. Doak's career in this
city is an unaDswerable refutalion OF
the theory that modest merit is unap-
preciated, for few men ever left Mem
phis more generally regretted than
Col. Doak, and none who more per-
sistently and studiously avoided public
notice. There are probably great
many OF our citizens who never met
Col. Doak, and who know him only
through his wrilings In the avalanche,
but these whose business or profes-
sional life threw them into contact
with him, were not GLOW 10 appreciate
the splendid attributes that dis
tinRulshed him. A scholar OF the
widest culture, journalist OF keen
insight, nice discrimination and acute
mower OF observation, writer
through whose style the playful touch
OF the humoiist enliVens the solid
thought of the disciplined thinker,
Col. Doak is withal IS modest as a
blushing girl, and avoided every OPP
portunity OF becoming conspicuous or
prominent. To those about him, sub
editors, competitors and other en-
ployes OF the newspaper Office where
his time was engaged, he was the pink
OF courtesy and the peIsonification OF
gentle manliness. He made friends in
every walk Of life. No one could re-
list the fascination OF a temperament
80 evenly balanced and 80 nniiormly
genial. His hold upon the hearts Of
all the attaches OF the ApdLdnche was
abuudantly manifested yesterday. AT
2 o'clock he was called into the COM
posing room and found himself In the
presence OF q body OF twenty printers,
men not ordinarily given to express
sions Of tender regard for those
who furnish them with copy"
One of them advanced, aud in
feeling terms assured Col. Doak
OF the very deep regret with which
the printers OF the avalanche looked
forward to the severance Of his rela.
tions with that psper, and in token oil
the esteem in which he was held by
the composing room. he asked him to
accept as q gift meersChaum pipe,
and TO bear In mind that the printers
Of the Avalanche had nothing but the
kindliest wishes for him who had
been their sttadfast friend on oil coca.
sions and overlooked typographical
errors with patient leniency. Col
Doak was deeply moved by this I'M
looked for incident, aud in a voice
husky with emotion expressed his
deep sense OF the honor paid him. he
deprecated the idea that he had had tC
exercise any leniency in overlooking
compostors' errors, and thanked biz
hearers for the courteous and gentle
manly manner with which they
had always treated him. Later
In the day a similar scene
was enacted in the counting
room, where a magnificent tobacco
stand OF hammered brass, with all TIT
Necessary accessories, was presented L
the departing editor.in-chiei by Mr.
0. 7. Bard the business manager, OF
behalf of the counting room.