The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-11
a LOVING CUP OF SILVER.
,prsENTED TO CAPT. JOHN II. Dill
,ov BY COURT HOUSE OFFICERS.

,rtcfs in EviDcing This Token of
,,.rL of the Board of County COM
,o;ssioners-Mr. X. r.. Richards
Wade the Presentation on BehaIf
.e the Donors-Capt. Dillon Taken
II, Surprise-The Loving Cup of
vassive and Handsome Design.
r,. officers and their employees of the
.,,,rrv Court House presented to Capt.
1o+o Il. Dillon. the retiring clerk of the
,,o,, Of County Commissioners, yester-
5,, afternoon, a gold lined silver loving
.,,o or massive and handsome design.
n Rad been determined to make the pre-
ser,,tion while Capt. Dillon was in The
acave discharge of his duties as clerk
nj the board, and to make this possible
,,.,irman Dale had directed him to call
,,satfue of the Finance Committee for
o'clock in the afternoon, a which hour
,tsr4 had assembled Chairman j. j. Dale
and commissioners John Lyons and w.
n s.mkins. Capt. Dillon pulled down his
hooks of accounts, spread them open on
the table. and prepared to give the commit
toe an account of his stewardship.
As he did so there entered the long room
If the commissioners offices, the officers
and employees of the Court House and Mr.
R r Richards, who had been selected
n make the address of presentation.
The officers and employees ranged them
selves in circle around the table of the
commissioners, while Capt. Dillon as
some perception of their purpose began to
dawn upon him, carefully arranged the
four or FIVE hairs he has on the top of his
head and buttoned his coat, carefully II
trife nervously. Then Mr.. Richards
stepped forward and said:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Board of County Commissioners: We feel
that you will pardon this intrusion. when
We advise you, as we now do, that our
mission is one of peace and good will. In
deed. were it otherwise we would beat a.
hastv retreat, not because we fear you
less but love your clerk, Hon. John R.
Dillon, more. 1t is his scalp we are oft
er but not according to the method of the
aborigines of our country-indeed we
doubt if that feat could be performed by
the stoutest of them against the worthy
gentleman we have here cornered. What
we intend TO signify by his scalp in this
connection is his entire submission as a
captive and lawful prize in our hands I'M
I'll we release him at the close of the GER
omonies.''
Mr.. Richards next turned to Capt. Dillon
and, addressing that trembling official,
said:
Behold your captors here assembled
in such force that it were worse than use
less for you to offer the slightest resist
ance. You can protect yourself against
your enemies if you have any, but must
always bow to the will of your friends on
occasions like this. We come, sir, in a
body to express to you our sincere regret
that you are about to sever your connec-
ton with the county force by reSigning
your place on this board. We will suffer
the loss in you, as will the public gener-
ally through in a less degree than our
selves Of most capable and efficient
public officer whose long experience and
pre-eminent executive qualities mark him
as the right man in the right place. We
wish to leave with you, and ask your ac-
ceptauce of a small memento-a. loving
cup-eXpressive of our affection for you,
and by which you will always know that
YOU are near and dear to our hearts. Ac-
cept it, in the spirit with which it is ten
dered-it is a pure offering-a tribute to
worth and character-and as such we now
deliver It,"
At this juncture the cup was placed in
the hands of Capt. Dillon, who was trem-
bling with suppressed excitement and
confusion. ne having evidently been
caught wholly unprepared for this on
siaught of his friends.
Mr.. Richards concluded by saying: I'VE
beg now to thank you, Mr.. Chairman and
Gentlemen of the Board of County Com
missioners, for the consideration shown
US and will depart to our respective vo-
cations from the duties of which we have,
by common consent, obtained brief res
pite for the purpose now accomplished
Capt Dillon said that it would be i'm
possible for him TO permit the gentlemen
TO retire without first hearing from him.
He had received their fire because they
had afforded him no opportunity to sur
render. He was always anxious to sur
render Internationally to friends-and 1t
was TO him a particular pleasure to do so
on this occasion, as he saw among those
here assembled 10 do him this great honor
many who had been consistently true TO
him, as he trusted he had been to them,
during long period of years of official
and personal intercourse. He would for
ever cherish as one of the happiest events
of his life the memories of TINS loving
CUP presentation In all trials and hard
ships that NAV be in store for him mere
after he will be strengthened and bene-
flied thereby. 1t was wholly unexpected
but none the less most pleasing TO him.
How could it be otherwise with one who
esteemed the good will of his fellow man
as the highest earthly blessing that could
he bestowed upon him. He thanked them
one and all for their beautiful gift, and as
snred them that as long as life lasted ne
would never forget their kindness.
The loving cup presented 10 Capt. Dillon
is an exceedingly handsome one. 1T is
All ut fourteen inches high, the sides ris-
Ing gracefully from slender base. Two
handles permit those who quan its IN
tended contents to raise cup and contents
to their lips with an ease that would 9TH
'r"se b. impossible
Tie cup bears The following engraved
soriptiou. Testimonial of Esteem and
ia and from Officers and Employees,
nathan County Court House, TO John
II Dillon, Savannah, July 10, 1900.
The gift remained in Capt. Dillon's Of
lee during the afternoon and was the
among those who dropped in to lock at 1t
''4 TO cong aulate The captain upon the
5000 Will of his associates that it evinced.
ne cup was pr scented by Judge Hamp-
'oH l., Ferrill ordinary j. X. P. Carr
..ork Of the Superior Court, James j.
%rdowan. tax collector. T. ]. Sweeny,
~. I'M OF Chatham county. Waring Rus
fIt county treasurer William Harden,
,ert TO county treasurer Waring Russell,
VT rk City Court, Edward j Whelan,