The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-14
A POPULAR MEMBER
Representative JohnC. OreWry
Gets a Cane.
Inc Voting Co test at the Red Mems b zAar
Resulted in Mr.. Drewfy Receiving This
Token of Esteem.

A handsome gold-headed cane was a
gift TO Representative John C. Drewry
yesterday.
This came to him as the result of the
voting contest on the Red Mems Bazaar
recently held here, the vote on it being
for the most popular member of the last
Legislature.
The presentation was made through q
committee yesterday morning. this con-
sisting of Mr.. Joseph E. Pogue, Sachem,
and MIR. Jno w. Hinsdale, Jr., Senior
Sycamore of Oconeechee tribe, who were
deputiZed to do this.
The speech of presentation was made
by Mr.. Pogue, who did SO most grace
fully. He spoke OF the pleasure which
it afforded hiIl and Mrs Hinsdale to
make the presentation to Wakes popular
member from the city of Raleigh, who
had so faithfully performed his duty and
SO handsomely represented his constit-
uents.
1t was a pleasant surprise to Mr..
Drewry. The cane is a handsome one
and is appropriately inscribed. The pre-
sentation and the happy remarks of Mr..
Pogue deeply touched Mr.. Drewry, who
in response spoke as follows
conference.-the presentation to me
of this cane offered by the Bazaar COM
mittee to the most popular member of
the last Legislature, touches my heart
very deeply. 1t is a complete surprise
to me, for while l tried to serve my
county and State as best ! could in the
last General Assembly, and tried to make
as many friends as possible in that body,
yet it had never entered my mind that
anyone would be charitable enough to-
wards me TO think that | was the most
popular member in that grand assembly
OF good and true men. | shall esteem
this cane as one of the most valuable
OF my earthly possessions, but to me
the fact that my friends in Raleigh
and those whom 1 love and respect in
your noble order of Red Men, have
seen fit to select me as the one on
whom to bestow this honor, fills my soul
with pride and my heart with unbounded
gratitude. / need not say to you and to
my good friends in the grand organiza-
tion of men which you represent, that |
shall always prize this beautiful token
of your love and confidence above meas
ure. and that around it will forever clus-
ter some Of the happiest recollections
and sweetest associations of my life. The
sweetest reward in life is the conscious
ress of duty we'll performed. 1t touches
the refined and delicate cords of the
human heart and causes every nerve
and fibre to vibrate with unspeakable
Joy and happiness. This beautiful gift
speaks to me in the language of duty
well performed and shows me how kindly
and considerably l am held in the es-
TEEN of my friends. No one can meas
ure the full value of true friendship, and
to live in the hearts and minds of those
whom we love and feel that our friends
value and appreciate us, is to my mind
the greatest possession on earth, and it
is the height of my ambition in life 1
shall always regard this cane as price
less heirloom. 1t will be a prop and
support to me all through life-and
shall ever look to it as source of in
spiration to lead me on to greater and
better things.