Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-15
GIVEN A DIAMOND
Richard Smith Presented with a Dia-
m0nd Stud by N.-P. Railway
Men.
Attorney ThOrp Addresses Mr.. Smith,
Makes Presentation and Latter
Expresses his Thanks.
Supt. Wilson and Others of the N. P.
Talk, and Refreshments are
Served.

Served.
A reception in honor of Richard
Smith, formerly the foreman in the
shops of the Northern Pacific here,
and now master mechanic of the Vel
loWstone division with headquarters
at Glendive, was given Thursday even
ing at Verein hall. The reception was
given by the men who had worked
under Mr.. Smith during the time he
spent in this city.
There. were about 100 men present
evidencing the popularity of Mr..
Smith. superintendent Wilson Of the
Northern Pacific called the meeting to
order. He asked Attorney E. W.
Thorp to explain the object of the
gathering. Mr.. Thorp presented Mr..
Smith with handsome diamond stud,
on behalf of the Northern Pacific en-
ployes and addressed him as follows:
"Mr. Smith, we are glad to see you
here, and greeting is extended to you
from the bottom of earnest hearts and
bOsoms of honest men. You have been
invited to meet your friends and
neighbors here tonight, that they may
have an opportunity to express to you
the high regard and esteem which
they have for you.
"They have been informed that you
have again been promoted by your en-
ployer, and that you are about to leave
their midst to take charge of your en-
ployer's affairs in sister state.
''You have resided IN this commun-
ity many years, and your friends re-
ioce at your well deserved promotion,
but regret that in orderto serve your
employer you must leave them.
"Your friends and neighbors admire
in you the qualities you possess. They
admire your stability of character, and
your generous manhood, and thev have
been deSirous of selecting some slight
token of the affection and esteem tC
present 10 you.
| SIN making this selection, they have
taken diamond as being peculiarly
| fitted for this occasion, not because OF
! its intrinsic value or worth, but entire
| ly for other reasons.
"Nature is ever choice in her selec
| fn i,,1 md
and in her operations purity is always
| first, and true to this principle nature
spends perhaps ages in her great lab
oratory, crystallzing her carbons tc
produce these little gems of which
there is no counterfeit, and which arc
the purest OF her productions Thus
purity is natures first gem.
''Your friends and neighbors have
conceived that purity is the keystone
Of the arch which forms the character
you possess. And they ask you to take
this little gem and to wear it in the
walks of your daily life, and as it shall
shed it's pure luster from day to day,
they trust you will be reminded that
the esteem and affection of your
friends aud fellow citizens of this
community are ever yours
Mr. Smith said he thanked the
donors from the bottom of his heart.
He said he had done the best he could
while in Jamestown. His motto was
Give and let live'' and s'DO unto
others as you would be done BY" and
he would use the same motto on the
Yellowstone division. He said he
would remember the accession as long
as he lived.
superintendent Wilson expressed
himself as regretting the departure of
Mr.. Smith from this division but
pleased that worthy man had been
promoted. He predicted for Mr.. Smith
success on the Yellowstone division.
Master Mechanic Curry of Fargo
said he questioned if there was anyone
present more gratitied over the pro-
motion of Mr.. Smith than he was. He
had been associated with him for over
20 years and nothing could have pleas
ed him more than the promotion.
Mr.. Harrison of the airbreak depart
ment wished Mr.. Smith all the sue
cess possible.
Engineer Porter said eight years ago
he first met Dick Smith. Just before
Dick Smiths arrival the speaker had
been informed that he would find the
new foreman a just man and he found
him so. He expressed the hope that
Mr.. Smiths promotion would otstop
with the Yellowstone division.