Daily Yellowstone journal., 1892-03-05
A PRESENTATION.
MIR. u. ii. Collins il Handsomely Remena.
htretl hy His Friends, os, ti1r Eve of

htred hy His Friends, OH ti,c Eve of
His Departure.
Last night was the rtgulay monthly
int etsng of the Miles city Club. 1t
wa4 a'sf the l.ss hight On which Mr..
j. b. Colttns would otticIate ~ sacre~
,a,y of the club, ii position he has filled
with signal ability ever since he ha-
been in town. Ordinarily here would
have hetn leu nr fifteen n+nlttrs pres
tnt, but last night All attendance Of
nEnnt thirty members aud All equal
nu.ni'er nf g-nttemea NIT me,ub~r>
he'nkenri -otu' thing unu-u / In the
~iud. A. u-t,n! there was TUT tttt|-
hu~iue<~ tn tran+aet tt1u he IT. t*,r wA~
rapidly tun through, unttl Hnitr th+
head nf ntw t'tl-i11t>~. President Camp
l'tti r-nd til rtiSlHunti,M 1T AIR. cti}IuA,
whEet, t,tft,b ;H"fen ni"nl, and it:-
"r>sot In ttt- e;~nt, # Mr. T. T. tar-
e" having ittu pirctr.i. Mr.. Ln1r
t,.u*t aud rte-~n'.l 'h@ fniltw Ing re-~
uIn'l 'nS:
WHEREAS, Tn ~crt4,ut II Il II r. tt,'vAj
trnl, III II Guy, ILL., rf~isaAttnt uf Mr.
j. +. t"ttsn- ~ An til}c'I mud nietnt.e'
Ut hlH t1lE, tlhs i'te', rie+tn4ed for our
Hrti,,,t, l,t +
Hc oirfd, Tint in parting with Mr.
G.tiii ~ st t1irer uui IL t4rnilHer If
the Mi t- City Cub, VIZ dn ~ nio~t
| tetu.t' nilt ntd sEtr.nkhEy Apprec'ut s.
tl1e in>~ If nl,', utAer Wln%e >ntrt''uI
care, h. ttuh hre IT. utllv improved
HtM ~ ,a%tfulnt.> *.I.iArgtd,
Kcsuitff1. Tat while. III c,.lttuplA>
lun uf his rt,,4pvhl frnu1 lili~ cit, This
hsve'ing IT 1ht -HriA 1ir- that itAr+
u,und l.lm {, ~ ~ ttnvDtdubIt, VT
.fAnt him an "h,'nurnhte d1-rh...e.
| shu l,tur MS nntne un tllt rtl| Of H,u-
urarN Netn' tr~ ot this tlut, with II!
the rrlvei*Ees thettunto arptrtt In
| ing:
Ncsoirtd, TbAt We commend to all
people. aud particularly to the ueopl+
ut Washington, u. g., our friend aud
t. =nt,ate,, Mr.. J B, Collins. aa n tit
| sample of "Gcd's nobltst workn-nn
An honest MAN. with whom, to prnm-
'se - to d., and TO du IL 1o uo we'll.
The resolutions were heard by Mr..
Collins. who occupied the sscretary's Il
desk, with bowed head, And every
evidence OF emotion, their adoption
being unanimous. but still create,
trial was In store for him when MIR,
Gordon Aross and delivered the follow
Ing presentation speech:
MIR. PREs1DENT: It having beeu
my 20 >d fortune, iu common with
muuy Otitele here assembled, to lie as'
aociAsei with the retiring secretary o.
this club In various tccal Organizations
10 which he has through pre-. +ulilleu'
merit and billy, held positions II
tiust and inpor,nute, IL hrs tnIltn II
ute us we'll " u others, quite uften q
Lite, to lietel1 to aud ACT u1n'n his rea
igua1ion ~ IN officer iu these variou
organizations. 1t y net dlrss, perhaps
to say 'hAt In each cs~e, us here 10
niknt, the acceptance OF the resignu
e ced III tecAu>e tlo other COURSE VIZ
Irpen. On zach VI these nccsslons /
hns seenled t, HE that 1t WIS ii TIM
that sume nue Klittd with Aueecf
/ should attempt t. express the regret u
hAE lptnAA1Aut'1 a. A%*ih& ~ pal" ~ lA4
su thtr.>be n1emher, bu h In th
wide affairs OF l,te and In thr sociu
circle, and here und now more than il
auy utter p!ace aud time, 1T *een,
that our expressions 1T friendship
should tnke sntlie shape ~ ludicativ
of the high appreciation We who ar
htrf assembled i fel for the gentlemn
who - tht sutit Ut of the resolution
just lead. Though t3uched ia heart
telt and apprnpfn' Z lauguaKe, the,
+. sefvr but ~ Il medium Ut exp essiui
b, tween OURSELVES, and though Ii n1u,
be lhs pleasure AMI nrile tn inlpreA
their every word upon he t4t's+ts t
his 4nr1nhrp, they eellnot IN ren~nn h
, thu pas-port to the good will mud re
sptrt Ut Others that we ", uld like T.
7 hnve them. However highly priced
: they cnunot be ever present with tn
| recipient. Mindful of this fact. and II
order that our friend may ever carr,
with hitu a certificate Of the good " Ill
high esteem and kindly feeling tia
tj}p M onlp Of Mt1R4 rjtv a111artAin fu