Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-21
GAVE HIN A CANE
The Board of Supervisors Give
a Banquet To
MESSRS. HARVEY AND WALKER
The County Clerk Is Presented With .
Gold Headed Cane BY rhs Mem
bers OF the Board.

The board Of supervisors held 4
banquet at the Eagle hotel last night
Ia honor of Cornelius L. Harvey, VINO
by virtue OF MS Office mas been clerk
of the board of supervisors, and ex-
Supervisor jacob W. Walker, OF Yer
genness, who has been amenlber OF the
board for twenty-nine consecutive
years. The members Of the board,
thlfty-slx n number, the members OF
the board OF equalization and review,
county superintendent OF the poor,
County Clerk Harvey, and the follow
ing ex-superylsors were seated around
bounufully spread table:
III. III. Hayens, Grand Rapids; Simon
Peterson, CORTLAND; Edward Clements,
Ada; X. A. Maynard, sparta; Henry
Mitchell, Lowell; A. L. Skinner, Fifth
ward.
The arrangements for the spread
We're made by q committee composed
OF supervisors Benz smln, Gould, smith,
Gill and Solomon.
Weekes Was Master.
Chairman Weekes acted as master of
ceremonies, and after the spread had
been partaxen of be called upon Ex-
Supervisor K. A. Maynard. who re-
sponded by reading a poem which he
had composed for the occasion. Ii was
entitled soar Guests" and referred TO
the services of Mr.. Walker on the
board and to the work of Mr.. Harvey
as clerk. The sentiments expressed
toward both were of the highest re-
gard for them personally aud officially.
The poem was cheered.
Chairman Weeks said the meeting
was an adjourned one held to hear the
report of u special committee, and ne
called upon NJ. j. Ulrich to make the
report. Awaiting the report OF Mr..
Ulnch Supervisor LOOMS made brief
address on the position of supervisor.
Ii IS a trying one, ne said, and ne
heartily endorsed the sentiments ex-
pressed in Mr.. Maynard's poem that re-
ferred to Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Harvey.
Mr.. Uirich's Report.
Mr.. Ulrlch then made his ere
port" He said In the lam
guage of one of old, sit il good to
be here" He turned to Clerk Harvey
| and SAID the board was not forgetful of
the manner In which ne had discharged
his duties as clerk for the last eight
years, and congratulated him on the
success of his official work. His name
had become household word to the
citizens of Kent county. Mr.. Ulrlch
then presented beautiful gold headed
cane 10 Mr.. Harvey as a token of the
esteem in which he was held by the
board.
Mr.. Harvey was visibly affected as
he accepted it and feelingly expressed
his gratitude for the consideration
shown him. He said he felt unworthy
of the tribute paid him by the pre-
sentatlon. In his eight years of service
he had found his duties arduous at
times, but by the help Of the board
they had been made pleasant. He said
when he retires TO private life ne would
! look back upon the special session of
October 20, 1892, with pleasant recol-
lection.
Other Speeches.
Brief speeches were made by the fol-
| lowing gentlemen who spoke in praise
| of the character OF their relations with
Skinner, Supervisor Warner of Ada,
Supervisor Charles Hyde of Plalntield
| Supervisor Solomon of Games, Super
visor Gould OF Algoina, Supervisor
Benjamin of the third ward, Supervisor
Hagadone of the ninth ward, ex-Super-
VISOR Clements of Ada, ex-Supervisor
Havens of Grand Rapids, ex-SupervIsor
Peterson of CORTLAND, Supervisor
Skeels of the eleventh ward, George
Coggshall of the board of review,
Supervisor Emmons of Wyoming,
Supervisor Colson of Caledonia,
Supervisor Kinney of Walker, SUI
perintendent of the Poor Meech, Super.
visor Watkins of Grattan, Super
visor Schermerhorn of the seventh
ward, Frank Gill of the board of re-
view, Superv sor Smith of the
sixth ward, Supervisor Ward OF
Spencer. The company then dispersed.