The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-04
Mr.. George A. Hancock Given a
Farewell Reception.
Galveston Friends Remember a
Worthy Official.
GIVE HIM A DIAMOND
Of the Value of $35O-Twenty-
five Persons Present.
New Asst Sup't Is Pleased
With Topeka.

Mr.. George A. Hancock, assistant SUI
perintendent of motive power and ma
chinery of the Santa Fe, has arrived in
Topeka from Galveston and will al once
assume his duties. Mr.. Hancock is
pleased with Topeka. Prior to leaving
Galveston about twenty-five gentlemen
who have been working with Mr.. Han
cock as heads of the different depart
mentS under his supervision rendered
him a banquet at the cafe of the Hotel
Grand, and still further showed their
appreciation of him as a man and a
friend by presenting him with a dia-
mond shirt stud valued at $3.50. The
gift came unexpected.
The Galveston News tells of the re-
ceptiOn as follows:
Mr.. Hancock had been told that some
of the boys wanted to honor him with
a little supper at the Grand and he
went over at o'clock, all interpreting
the hOnOrS in store for him.
Among those at the feast were Mr..
James COllinSOn. Mr.. HancOck'S sue
cessor; Mr.. John II. Brady, foreman of
the round house; Mr.. Patrick w. Far
rell, foreman of the car department;
Mr.. Lander, foreman of the mechanical
department.; Mr.. Malley, foreman of the
boiler shops; Mr.. Thomas o. Wood gen
era1 StOrekeeper; Mr.. f. H. Adams,
draughtsman, and a number of others.
After several courses had been dis
cuSSed and cigars and coffee had been
served. Mr.. Brady arose and addressed
Mr.. Hancock. He commended him for
the honesty and integrity of his motives
and for the fact that he had always
recognized true worth in his subordin-
ates and had appreciated it. He left
Galveston with the good wishes of every
employ in the mechanical department.
AS a man he had proved himself a man
among men. The truest tribute his
employees could pay him was to say
that he was a prince among mechanics
as well as prince among men. AS an
appreciation of the esteem in which he
was held, his old employees begged him
to accept from them a diamond stud.
The value, $3.50, was nothing in COM
pariSon to the value they had placed
upon his friendship.
Mr.. Hancock was slightly embar-
raised. He arose and received the gift
and thanked them for their kindness.
He was glad to see that his efforts to
deal justly with his employees was APP
preciated. In severing his connection
with the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe
he severed his tendereSt recollectiOnS.
He said that the feeling of regret eX>
pressed by the gentlemen was of the
heartiest and tendereSt nature, and
their good wishes for his continued
prosperity in the higher position which
he had been called to fill would be as
fully appreciated by the company as by
himself. He had at all times made it
a ruling motive OF life to do by others
as he would be done by under similar
circumstances 1t was with the sin
cerest regrets that he left his associ-
ates in the mechanical department of
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, as we'll
as his many friends in Galveston, and
he wished to extend to all his thanks
for their many acts OF kindness ana
courtesy.
There were a number of speeches
made and the gentlemen fingered about
the table until long after midnight