The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-25
GAVE. I !. !: | BANQUET ! I
ToRETlRiNosUPE
ENT o'TooL.
PRESENTATION SPEECH
Was Made by George w.
Rounds. e

Electric Railway Co. gave banquet
Wednesday evening in honor Of Sup
,erinteudent Lawrence o'Toole, who is
about to leave for Cleveland, whore he
will take charge Of the eastern division
Of the Eastern Ohio Traction Co. About
100 hundred. were present.
Z Mr.. o'Toole has been in the employ
of the company for many years, having
started as motorman. The evening
was passed in enjoyable sociability, and
was enlivened by songs by the Street
Railway quartet. Messrs Byron Vic
ary, George Froman, George Goudy
and J. r. H. Allison, and solos by
Thomas Mallory, r. H. Allison and
Ralph Weary. A solid gold chain and
charm were presented to the retiring
superintendent, George w. Rounds
| making the speech as follows:
We are very sorry indeed that 1t
was necessary for us 10 bother You
to come over here tonight, but we have
a matter of importance to present to
you, and SO long as you are to leave us
SO soon, we thought that this would be
as good time as could he found to
take the matter ND. You have been
associated with many of the employees
Of this company. who we're also em-
ployed by the old company, for mum
ber of years, and have gained for your
self warm place in the heart Of each
one.. and those of ms also who haye
known YOU but a comparatively short
time have come to have an exceeding
| ~ friendly FEELING towards you, and
we all regret, from the General Man
ager down to the humblest employe,
| that it has seemed to you tn he for
| your best good to seek field of labor
elsewhere. Each one Of rs, however,.
must judge such matters for himself,
and we all sincerely trust that the new
and enlarged duties that you are about
| to assume, vii be a great pleasure and
source of great satisfaction 10 you.
You will, of course, come in contact
with an entirely new set OF men, who
we have no doubt, will soon learn to
look upon you as their friend as we
have done, and probably yonr new ac-
| true to yo.i as have been those whom
you are leaving behind you. We GER
| tainly trust that this will be your
experience. We feel peculiar inter-
est in your welfare, however, as we
have grown up thus far together in
this business and have stood shoulder
to. shoulder with yol through winter
and summer, storm ard sunshine. In
your new field OF duties, you, will have
many new experiences, and probably
mnny obstacles TO overcome, but with
the experience and knowledge of rail-
foading which you have gained by
.-ears Of faithful service here, We be-
lieye that you will be able to overcome
the difficulties as they arise and it is
these very difficulties. which. as we
fight them out, make ms develop and
grow. KNOWING as you do from actual
experience the trials Of a mOtorman
and a conductor, you will be peculiarly
/ fitted to rule IN your new kingdom with
justice and generosity. You have gain
ed your present position through
thoughtful and careful attention to the
details of your work, and your success
will be an incentive for each of us to
do what is our part 20 do, honestly
carefully, and intelligently, always
reaching out to something higher,
The tor of the ladder can only be
reached by this sort of service and ap-
plication and the top Of the ladder is
within the reach OF Everyone of us and
1t depends on ourselves how near we
approach to 1t. The prize is worth the
effort.
In the conduct of our business II has
sometimes been necessary for you tC
administer 10 us, words OF correction
and even at times reprimand, but We
believe that at such times there havt
not been unkindly personal, feelings
urging en- your action, and the words
spoken have been meant only for soul
good aid that of our employers, ant
we want you to feel that we harbor nd
Ill Will towards you for your efforts u
lead us In the right course.
As you work In your new field o
duty, watch yourself carefully, always
be on hand where and when needed
and in order that there may be no ex
cuse for your being late at your ap
pointments, IL is with great deligh
and with the best of feeling for {
bright and successful future that W.
present you with this token OF tb'
hearty good will Of yomr old com
rades, who have honored me by ask
ing me to extend to YOU their bes
wishes; and the management Of thil
road, through me, joins with them il
desiring your future success. We trus
that whenever you have occasion I,
refer to this article. there will b'
brought to your mind that you have ;
large circle of friends in Massillon
Your home. and In Canton. who ar,
desirous that you shall meet continue,
good fortune. Should you at any tim
desire assistance in any way, so far a