The daily Alaskan., 1906-03-21
SKAGNAYANS HONOR J. P. AND MRS. ROGERS
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have tied to you. You have drawn us to you by the magnetism of your great nature and we are here.
 "And just a word as to the relstion' ship between you and those who work ed under you for so long time. A historian has said that commander s " abilities may be guaged by the capac- ities of those whom he has chosen to be bis assistants, and that the purity of his motives can be judged by the loyal ty of his followers of big capacities h the work you have accomplished in this country you certainly have been assisted by capable men. That those whom you will leave behind 10 contin- ue the work that has been done for so long a time, and so well, under your direction will make record that will be a fitting complement to what you have done here there is DO doubt. They are l;vi.g evidences of the fact that YOU know men, and have chosen well. The loyalty of these men to you is we'll known. So far as know, and know most of them and have talked of the question with them, there is not one of the men in your old department that does not treasure his friendship for YOU as his most prescious posses sion. That fact alone tells more :han further words could possibly tell Of why we are here tonight.
 i've part with you, Mir. Rogers, knowing full we'll that you will give 8 good account of yourself and be a lead er Sfnong men, DO matter where you 70. what you do or with whom you may be associated; and we krow you will make new admirers and form new ties Of friendship, but We want .ou 10 know always that you take with you the abiding love and affection of your old associates and friends Of Skagway, whose cherished wish it is to be re- msmb,red by you as your friends.
 .sYour former employee and friends l are going to present you tonight with sn order for watch that will be de- 1 livered to you upon it's presentation to MT. Pharo. in Seattle. We want you to keep the watch when you get 1t ss tokea that will testify constantly to the | fact that up here in Alaska, no matter what might betile, you have friends who ask DO greater reward thaH that they might be acknowledged as such.
 "God be with you until we meet again Mir. Rogers was yisibly affected by the manifestation of the regard 0t his former asso ,iate5 in lhe rDi!road serv- ice and O. her friends, and responded to it with difficulty. His thanks were sincere. Hs att.ibuted what success he might have mads in his work at Skagway to the ability and faithful l ness of those who h..ye assisted him, and paid a tribute to his successor in office. The only intima ion as to his future action was the staten nt that his work migh, be closer to Sksgway than the people know at the present time. A. F. Wilds, in behalf Of the men at the shops, expressed the feeling of the employees toward their former chief, whom. he said, had been wi'e and just, easy o: approach, sympathetic ana kind; yet, always business, quick to de' eide differences arising among the employees, and fair in his srbitraments
 Prssen ation to Mrs. Rogers
 Mrs. " Hahn made the presenta' tion to Mrs Rogers iu a very happy speech, which was appropriate to the occasion. Mrs. Rogers wss complete ly surprised and very deeply moved. 1 She responded expressing her heart felt appreciation of her friendt and her sincere regret at .ca-t z lem.
 Mir. and Mrs. UP. Rogers Miss Florence, Miss KavalEuEH and W. F. .Rogers left on the Hu ub Jldy for the