Telegram-herald., 1890-12-14
A TOXIN OF FRIENDSHIP.
Presentation 20 .. A wilder, OF For
Payne, Alabama.

Payne Alabama
The party OF gentlemen who left this
city on the 9th instant. % visit Fort
Payne. Alabams, arrived home at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. The trip
was made on the invitation of the bust
ness men OF Fort Payne, 10 look over
some properties IN that vicinity, with
view 10 possible investments by Grand
Rapids capitalists.
Both going and returning. the party
were under the escort OF Mr.. j. A.
Wilder, of Fort Payne. IL was the unan-
imOus opinion OF the party, that the
courteous attentions OF their escort,
and the clyilltles extended while III the
South by the people whom he repre-
scented, deserved some sort OF rec0gni-
which would fix IN memory the pleas
ant occurrence. Accordingly, the
following named gentlemen assem-
bled yesterday afternoon ut the
Morton House, ostensbly 10 talk over
with Mr.. Wilder and one another some
business projects, but really for a more
poetic purDOse. VIM. A. Tateum,
George d. SlssOn, f. r. Lilley, George
Long, O. r. Wilmarth, l.. w. Wolcott,
l. NJ. Clark, d. A. Blodgett, c. b. Judd,
O. A. Bail, NJ. L. Bocher, III. F. McCor-
mick, {. +. Idema, j. +. Trout, l.. +.
Eddy, +. c. Beard. Charles w. Colt,
VIM. McMullen, X. ID. Swartout, c. w.
Calklns, &. g.. Swensberg and F. NJ.
Davis, ali of this city; F. j. Russell and
O. W. Knox, OF Hart; (. G. Maxwell,
of Pentwater; j. w. Giddings, of Cad
lilac; 5. III. Morley and Howard NJ orley,
of Kalamazoo.
After the company had assembled at
the Morton House, II was suggested
that the parlors of the Owashtanong
Club would be better adapted to the
purposes of the meeting, and thlther
they adjourned. Directly underneath
the OwashLanong Club rooms, in the
basement. are the Offices of the WEIGH
Folding Bed Company. When the
leader of the column reached the club
room entrance, he led the way down
stairs instead of up stairs, and con-
Quoted the company into the office be-
low. There the party formed IN half
circle IN front OF selected combined
folding bed and side board which
had been purchased for presentation
20 Mr.. Wilder. The formal presenta-
ton address was made by VIM. Aldrlch
Tateum, who spoke most felicitously.
He reviewed the circumstances of their
recent trip to the South, and dwelt par
tIcularly upon the warm courtesy which
had marked every act of their escort.
He recalled all the Inequalities with
which they had been entertained from
their leaving Grand Rapids to their re-
turn home, and asked that Mr.. Wilder
oerart tho folding he'd az a toEpn of
their appreciation of the pleasures of
the trip and of their personal regard
for the man who had so well
contributed to these pleasures.
He referred proudly TO the fact that
the gift they presented was Michigan
product IN every sense Of the term. It's
every piece of wood was grown on
Michigan soil, and it was put into
shape by Michigan manufacturing en-
terprise-
The recipient of the gift was taken
completely by surprise. for he had re-
ceived no mixing Of what had been in
tended Tor him. He replied feel
ingly and gratefully, and accepted the
gift with words OF deep emotion. The
gift would be accepted with pride, and
would be kept as the souvenir of one
of the pleasantest episodes of his life.
After the presentation and accep-
lance, the party proceeded to the dis
CusslOn OF some business matters that
rise out of the recent southern trip.
Mr.. Wilder Will return tomorrow even
ing to MS home at Fort Payne. The
folding bed and sideboard will be de-
livered at his home without expense to
him.