The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-12-14
A Belfast Man Honored
Testimonial to Albert S White at R;ver.
side, California

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White at the Glenwood last night was an
event that will rest in the memory of that
gentleman as long as memory itself exists.
1t was a spontaneous opening of hearts
and pouring out of pent-up feelings.
when each friend in the presence of SO
many others felt at liberty to tell of the
esteem which he bore for this most honor
ed of Riverside citizens
About forty-tive of the representative
men sat at the table headed by Hon. II.
NJ Streeter and Mr. White Under tile iii
rection of Landlord Miller everything had
been most tastefully prepared. The tables
were decorated with such flowers and
foliage plants as only the land loved by
the guest of the evening could produce.
They were in themselves a testimonial to
Mr. White, the lover of nature. When
the portion of tie banquet provided for
the inner man had been served and mate
rials wants had been satisfied, the toast
master, II. NJ. Streeter, called the other
more important part Of the program.
which was really the occasion for the ban
quet and which was to crafty the emo
tiopal nature as well as the other part had
the physical.
The POSTMASTER read a letter from May
or E. F. kingman, who was forced to be
absent. The Mayor referred pleasantly in
his communication to the character of A.
s. White and testified as to his sterling
worth as a citizen. 1t was to have been
the Mayor duty to present the guest of
the evening the scroll of parchment on
which was inscribed the city of River
s3e's high tribute to Mr.. White in nam
ipfr foy hi + no f,,1 ~
the absence of the Mayor, the pleasant
duty fell to the City Attorney, W. A.
Purington. Briefly the City Attorney re-
ferred to Mr.. Whites work in connection
with the park and spoke of the peculiar
appropriateness in naming the park so as
to be for all time monument to the pub
lie spirit of this citizen. At the close of
Mr.. Purington' S remarks, the POSTMASTER
called upon the banqueters to rise and
drink to the health Of the evening guest
Mr.. White was too much moved to reply
at length but acknowledged the honor
done him as well by the intonation of his
voice as could have been done by most
brilliant oratory.
The first speaker called upon by the
POSTMASTER was Dr. Geo. II. Deere. DR..
Deere said that he bore a love for Mr.
White which had been ripened by long
personal acquaintance. One of the first
persons whom he met after his arrival
in Riverside was A. S. White, who seemed
to pervade with his personality every
pablo enterprise. He said that words
peculiarly appropriate to MI. Whites
character and life We're ''Speak the truth
only IN love in all the years which Dr.
Deere had known Mr. White ne had
never known HIM to speak Ill OF any man
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OF Wlltuuy to DO anyone an injury DE-
Deere's remarks were most feeling and
made the deepest impression upon those
present
Following III; Deere came John o.
Nofth, VINO nad known Mt " hlle slhee
me earnest Gays Oh tue setlleiileh'' NJ
North salq mat MI w hlle natufe was
| not lhslPlu Ioi want Oh Spice. Dtlef'nl-
nation was qudHtH OF MS character
/ Whlch olehded WIN q sweetness o. ulS-
position to make aim a nSelnl cltlzen
no less IMAM warm mend MI. Nofth
also added some amusing anecdotes 70
Illustrate the featufe OF Mf, "hl'e S
nature TO WnIch ne mac caiieo at'ehtloh-
Then MI. Nat NJ. Bingham, passenger
agent OF the Santa r., favored the pan
queters with a song making more i'm,
| presslVe sun q scene Whieh h"o slirreu
every one MT. bingham mas voice
the sweetness Oh winch is NOT impaired
by It's power Every Wolu was ulsl'hcl )
every tone was penetrating anu theIe was
wlthal mat WhIch lhi'lltu avg mace
! man-thou9h ne hhe" hothlhS "i harmony
SILL conscious tia' he "ds listenlhS
to real music inns selectioh ana otheFs
that were lnlefspelseq WIN lhe speaking
were Wen appreciated ny tnose present
Inc next speaker was w. .; Melhtyfe'
Llke d. Deere anu MI NoIoh NJ. Mc-
lhtyle spoke from ,ohg personal aGq quaint
ahce WIN VI Hnl'e. lersoh"ily y
Mcintyre hao lol MN tHe "al'heSl liienu-
snip tie palu very pfe'oy tfiou'e ny
recaihng a uomesuc scene III ms own
nome. Az laihi'y Sa'ielipg' tne quosI
ton had been discussed oelN een huspaha
and wife as 10 "ha5 IL "'.u'u oe tlle WISH
tor son TO resemble ~ l's ne NJ NC
lntyre, an adlhller ol Ao' ahaih l4ipcolh'
mao wished ms son 70 NC G III ciai"'el iih0
the martyr fieslueh'' he WIZ iio' uaI
ing TO aspire TO such Rlea'hess iof hef son;
had sald that II IN pullty - character ai,o
in sterling honesty, ne were as good as A.
5. White she would DC saasleo. NJ. Mc-
lntyre 1urther calleo a,tentioh " ,ie i"o'
that MI. Whlte mao oeeh leaoei ia d
most oltter poli'icai campaign anu ho' i"
word had oeen SAD against MN.
Rev. y; +. Con followed " MclhlSle'
He could not speak from sueh long az
| UualntanCe with MI. w nlte, put ldu gain