Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-31
Reception to Eckley B. Coke.

CChlcy ID. AONe arrived nome from
his European tour Monday evening and
a reception in honor of the event was
rendered him by his Drifton and Eckley
employees. AT the station he was met
by those employed at his various col
| llerles and shops, also the z. o. s. of A..
st. Patrlck's, X. q. E., Freeland German
and Eckley Bands, St. AIMS Pioneer
Drum Corps, st. AIMS Cadets, st. AIMS
and Union sunday Schools. Upon ar
irving at his residence addresses of wei
| come and speeches were made by John
| wagner, James a. U Donnell, kew. NJ.
j. Falllhee, Kew. IhoS. Brehony, Rev.
L. j. Buxton, CnaS. ORION Stroh, Esq,
John ID. Hayes, Esq, John Brady, L.
M. Boyle and John j. Johnson. song
OF welcome was sang by St. AIMS Sun
day school. A gold-neaded cane was
presented from MS employees ana Sold
pen from the Drlfton lnduStrlal school.
MIR. Coke responded to the addresses IN
becoming style, and after selections
were rendered by the bands the demon
stratlon came to an end. Nearly seven
Thousand people witnessed the affair.
ne'' h, d Fahiiiee uell'ereu tiie ioi-
lowing auuress ol Welconhe, WHICH Is
puoiisheu NY request
1t certainly gives me the greatest pleasure to
be here on this occasion to manifest even in
small way the love- friendship and welcome we
all nave Tor the Hon. Mr.. and Mrs Coke, who
nave just returned from their much needed
vacation. need not say that it makes us
happy TO see our old friends an1 neishhors
back again in Drifton about to begin anew
their charitable ana benevolent works. l take
tls special privilege oil calling them old friends
ana nelRnDOrS, because L have been ACQUAINTED
WIN thehi nearly twenty years. and during all
enat tiihe our friendship mas been most cordial
ana without a break, and feel confident it
VIII continue SO to the end. know that the
substitutes lett by our Old friends to carry on
thelr charitaple ana good work nave faithfully
performed ther duty' bnt we always feel more
coihuehce III the oiu nands VINO Planned ana
p''iio up ana nave ran the machinery Tor many
yeais lhah III the new ones VINO nave less eX-
periehce' Ii we go INTO the battle-held TO hght
our enenhles we IKE 10 nave the OLD ana exper-
lehced general VINO mas gained many victories
III command over u.s. III we sail on the broad
oceah anu the storii arlses we reel greater con-
iuenoe III 'ie oiu captaih VINO mas Weathefed
'he s'orihs lor many years than Ill the young
man VINO Is making his trlal voyage. SO 1t is
even mere IN Dritton we ike TO see the gentle
ni'h anu iauy ut the heln VINO pegan' built up
ana SO successfully carried ON Tor more than
twenty years the charitable and benevolent
work of the place In fact oltbon.b wo
- P " .', "'"sh VIC
may oe OH the track' we think That the old
hands are the best, and that nothing will be
done right if tbev are not there themselves
:, - 10y ,,io no' 'neio 'no''isei,es'
a STORY heard VIII explain and exempl1fy
more clearly what mean. 1t is related that a
certain wealtbv man onoa +hourb+ h o
-. i 'i'0 'no"sn' ne was
eohs 10 uie ana OF course go straight to
Heaven, so he called his lawyers to his bedside
and disnosed of all bis nrone,ty, told tbosa
.,,,,,,,,a r., -. Us 'o-u '"o'e
arouhu MIN now many pounds OF TOBACCO were
to be smoked at his wake and how many gal
Ions of tbe mountain dow ,a,., n, ho o,,s',,,,oa
N ''o nv "i''''''' uo" "eio W oo oois'iii'eu
-those were the good old times when wakes
were wakes in reality Having managed
evervtbing s.tisfaotor;l,, fo hip,eaIe ho COZ ~,
~ -, ioi ,i'ii'eii no si' up
III peu anu sald III is useless Tor me to eX-
plain all these matters to YOU Young men and
IN tell vo,, what +o do a+ M, e,,no,,I o., 7
~ w ~" "n"o W w '' my iunelai' ior 1
KNOW thau notnlng Will be done right when l
am not there myself" / could saw n great
deol about tho ,bo,;ta, ,,,o ~, h,,o,,,. -,
s' 'Do", ."o o'''i ''"oio anu oone'oieh' "ork
performed by our friends here during the past
twenty years. but the gentlemen on the COM
,,ittoa o,l,, ,.a,,o -, ., - ,. e., q -
'''''e. oi'i' s"'e us ohree minutes tine Ior our
speeches. Perhaps they thought If they gave