Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-04-13
'CANED BY THU UNION
Formal Presentation of a Cane to
DR.. McClanahan by the Red
Lodge Miners Union.
UNIQUE TESTIMONIAL
The Union Show Their Appreciation
of the Faithful Services of
Their Family Physician.

1t is always a source Of extreme salts
faction at the termination Of Il business
or professional engagement when both
parties to the contract part on terms
OF friendship and mutual satisfaction.
The demonstration of good feeling
shown by the members of Red lodge
Miners Union on parting with DIR. A.
G. McClanahan, who has been ther
contract physician for the past nine
years must have been extremely graft
fyiug to that gentleman and showed Il
commendable spirit on the part of the
miners union that was greatly to their
credit.
After the completion Of the regular
business meeting OF the order last Sun
day All open session was held to which
DIR. McClanahan and his successor, DIR.
Doty, were invited. Mayor Larkin.
ID. G.. O'Shca and u few others outside
Of the union were invited.
President Alex Fairgrirve then iii u
brief but feeling address expressed the
appreciation of the members OF the uil-
ion Of the faithful service of DR. Nc
Clanahan for the past nine years as
their physician. and their regret at
the severance Of the pleasant relations
that had existed between them. He then
on behalf of the union presented DR..
McClanahan with an elegant gold head
ed cane.
The cane is very handsome and
valuable one and bears the following
inscriptions Presented to Dr. a. q.
McCIanahnn by the Red Lodge Miners
Union. No. 20 w. IT, of M, Red Lodge.
Mont.
The gift was accompanied by writ
ten testimonial and recommendation
III which testimony was borne to the
| faithful performance Of the constant
and difficult duties of his POSITION
which has shown him to be a conscien-
tlous and honorable member Of his
profession and a physician and surgeon
Of unusual skill ability and efficiency. ;"
The fact that DR.. McClanahan gives up
his position entirely at his own request
was set forth, and that che takes with
him the universal respect and esteem
Of the men and families he has served
uuFlnR tne plst nlu6 years.
The recipient of this handsome and
complimentary testimonial was much
affected by the evidence Of the good will
of the men, whose families he had so
long attended as a physician, and made
q feeling response in which be referred
to the courteous treatment that had in
variably been accorded him by the min
ors and their families. and to tho cordial
and friendly relations that had existed
between them. He heartily thanked
them for the tokens Of their good will
and assured them that he would carry
the cane with him in his travels, and
il would DO Il pleasing memento Of his
connection with Red Lodge Miners Un-
ion
Short speeches were made by Dr.
Doty and Messrs. La1kin, O'Shea, Neil
son, Fleming, Matheson and others
Some excoIlont music was rendered.
and the cosmopolitan nature OF the as
sembly was shown by tho language
OF the songs, American, English, irish
Scotch, Italian, French, Swedish and
for a finish, Finnish. Copious refresh
ments were served and the proceedings
were decorous and highly enjoyed.
DIR. McClanahan some time ago an
nounced his intention of taking IA year $
respite from the arduous duties Of active
practice. and will spend at least a year
in Europe. On bis rendering his rosig
nation his partner, DR.. u. E. Doty, was
unanimously elected his successor. DIR.
Doty has until recently been physician
to the miners at Carbonado, and came
highly recommended hy them.
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