The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-11-28
JUDGE TAPPAN LEAVING
To Take Up His Residence In Port
Huron.

\ smoker was held la Central hall
/ Friday evening. November 2lst, gotten
! mp by the business men aud citizens OF
/ \ ale, and an invitation was sent tO
/ Judge Tappan to be present The
meeting was called for the express pur.
pose of showing Mr.. Tappan the high
/ esteem I'm which he Is held by his many
/ friends in Yale. y large gathering AS
/ sembled in the hail aud was presided
| over by James McCOll. who in "a neat
/ little speech, which we publish below,
/ presented Mr.. Tappan with n gold
watch, chain and Masonic charm as "a
token of appreciation OF his services TO
and his interest in the village of Yale
during his residence here.
"Mr. Iappan. you are here tonight at
my request, that your friends might
have an opportunity of bidding YOU "a
personal goodbye. II is not only now
we realize the fact that You have been
elected to the important position of
Circuit Judge. for this County. Your
election To this office ueCessitates your
remOyOl from our midst The bust
ness. social aud friendly iutercOurses
which have existed between YOU and
the citizens of \ ale for the past twelve
years must be- severed. We hope al
some future time they NAV again be
established. but as 10 this no one but
lie who knows the future can tell.
nucr these circumstances your friends
and fellow citizens here tonight have
thought it iitting that they should
present you with some token of their
appreciation Of your worth rs citizen.
And let me say with this token goes
the warmest sympathies and heartiest
God Speed both % you and your fami.
ly, and it is our feryent Lope that in
your new field of labor and industry,
may you find as many true and warm
hearts as you have found in Yale. On
behalf of your friends ! ask you To nc
cept this gold watch and chain, together
with this Masonic emblem. And may
our Heavenly Father spare you long 10
wear IL, and may the Great Architect
of the universe, who doeth all things
well, give you wisdom and strength
that you may be better enabled 20 per
form the high duties of your Office with
dignity TO yourself and honor to the
people by whom you were elected.
Personally ! regret your removal
from our midst from the fact that | am
losing "a business associate and the
town a worthy citizen. / rejoice in the
fact that our loss VIII be Fort HurOns
gain, and we hope that some time In
the future that you may return IN
health and strength 20 again re.estab.
lish the business and social relations
that are al least for the present tenn
porarily severed.
The Judge was quite overcome, and
i'm responding said that never in his
life had he been so surprised as on this
occasion, and that he was almost &c an
utter loss for words 10 express his graf
tude for the many kindnesses he had
received at the hands of Yale citizens.
lie thanked them all for the rich gift
he had received, aud assured them that
most highly would he prize it.
Several citizens were called upon
who made brief, happy little speeches,
relating anecdotes and stories, and then
with general conversation and pleasan.
tries the large room became gradually
blue with smoke from many cigars,
while those who did not smoke were
satisfied with oranges. bananas and
grapes. and later good nights were said
aud the evening was over.