The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-29

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lon the presIde lent Of the company. adj,
A So expressed themsely Ives. I'm. sInr.
nay said he was sorry on account 81
live " u thhiings, that ne wasn't, Mr. Fitzs
gerald; and that he wasn't born Ii
4 Fairmont He said the ! delegates at At
the banquet represented 10000 men.
He repeated what had been mentioned
previously, that this demonstration
was different from anything which
had ever occurred before. iHo told
the. men that hestook pleasure sinsllie
fact that he had voted TO place ron
i Fltzserald in: his present position. He
closed. by saying that the B. and o.
railroad is, for b. and O. men.
Judge w, s. Raymond was the next Il
TO speak his theme being "Possfbil.
tiles of Railroad Service He@said
In beginning: This Is tho prouaest
moment OF mylife..., He then spoke
Of his Intimate acquaintance With
Tom Fitzgerald and how he had
watched his progress. He spoke In
the hlgheststerms of the genera, man.
ayers wife, saying that she had. done
more charitable work among the
needy than any5other woman in Bal.
tlmore. All his reference to Mrs!
Fitzgerald a gloved hand passed to
that lady's eye and brushed away a
gltstening tear. at the close OF Jujge
Haymond's speech, the humorIst Of
the evening, Dennis Kearncy, Of
Newark, Ohio, was introduced. He
began by saying, Tive heard nothing
butWestVirginia and Maryland, West
Virginia and Maryland, tonight. Poor
Ohio, where does 1t come in ? ETele.
graph Governor Myron T.. Herrlck
that Dennis Kearney4 is here to take
his place to represent the great State
of Ohio, the mother Of Presidents
He then INDUCED in some fine strains
l : i :
Of humor Among other things he
said Come to Ohio, where you can
buy a goose fora dollar and sell It's
feathers for dollar and a half.s
His speech was very witty and well
received.
Following Mr.. Kearney's speech,
Mr.. Geo. W. sturmer, on behalf Of
the railroad men presented to Mr..
Fitzgerald a handsomely bound copy
Of resolutions, expressing the good.
will and appreciation Of the 3. and
Q. employees. He said to Mr.. Fltz.
gerald in presenting the resolu;lons:s
You have always met us hall way
in all our dealings with YOU He
said the key-word to Mr.. Fitzgerald's
success was obedience 1l;s
Mr.. Fitzgerald accepted the Sit in
feeling words. He said the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad had always had his
first thought;9that in his dea!,ngs
with the men he had always tried to
temper Justice with mercy; tha. per.
haps he had shyed q little sometimes
toward mercy, when the welfare Of
widowed mothers and orphan GILL.
dren We're concerned. He salG $tlie
B. and O. has the best men In tlie
world. Il don't ask them, Won I
ask them to do what I will not do
myself. he said. Gentlemen Of
Falrmont, thank my men for what /
am 4, 4 81:
The banquet closed by all singing
Hes Jolly Good Fellow, !" and \ Aud
Lang syne.!5
The music for the occasion vas
furnished by omen's Opera House
orchestra. The following programme
was rendered: & "a;
"HailSto the Chief:
March-Follow the Flag. Tobanl.3
Overture enefactor. Heed. u
Berceuse- slumber sweetly. Boar
mont. .!,y;ssti
selection-Faust. Gounod.
Waltz-Francezka. Blake:
1ntermezzo-Zenith. Lincoln.
Grand Fantasla-Tone Pictures Of
the North and South. Dendlx.
oyerture-B Bohemian Girl Balfe. Il
Angels Serenade-Braga
Selection---Roly- Poly. Johnson.
Reverie-Apple Blossoms. Robots.
March-Back, Back, Back to Bal.
timore.
"Auld Lang syne.,'
Piano furnished by Marion Piano
Company. ..iE
omen's Opera House Orchestra.
VIM. II. Omen, director.
Vim. H. Omen, violin:
DR.. ]. 3: Dowden, violin.
VIM. H. Hunt, flute.
Jno. Abercrombie, clarinet.
W. A. Mclaughlin, cornet.