The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-31
DUE HONOR.

When, in the course OF human
events a printer decides to set his az
fections on the ifairer sex, and aban-
dons the stick and stone, and has no
thought of mallet nor slug, and the |
firm makeup of his mind leads him |
to chase the points in view, it be- |
comes necessary that the members Of |
the Honey Pot Club" assemble and |
take proof Of his good intention.
On Saturday night last the mem
bers of the Honey Pot Club" assem-
bled to do honor to Messrs. George
Osborn Boyd and John Henry Kelly,
Jr. The weather man proceeded to
hand a lemon and those who were SO
fortunate as to be present wended
their way through pouring rain. A
representative number was in attend
ance.
AT nine O'Clock Mr.. Fred j. Ewing,
who had charge of the refreshments,
announced that the conversations
i and speeches were not to interfere
4 with his part of the program and he
i passed around the first course. The
i evening was pleasantly spent in CON
n versation, occasionally favored with
rare selection from the IroquoisY
Quartet and ascourse of refreshments.
II When the evening was far gone
:, the master of ceremonies, Mr.. A. T.
arose and after brief talk
aistated the specific purpose Of the
n meeting. Mr.. Boyd responded to a
n reanest for a speech in the following
well-chosen remarks:
5 Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen:
1t has been but few months since
we met on similar occasion to do
+ honor to one of our most popular and
) distinguished fellow-associates and on
s that occasion, as in many previous
], ,Einstances, sad attempts by myself
u were made at "extempo" speaking
II But on this occasion, when it is my
. good fortune to be one of the hon
/ orees, l. pause in the midst of flight
ing and precious time-I have onl!
II learned the value Of time in the pas
- few weeks-to collect few scattering
y thoughts that may, in my best et
- fort, thank you one and all, for tn
t. honor thus conferred upon me in sucl
unique and generous way, whicl
s. is more fully demonstrated by my fire
le participation in the joys and festiV
lie tiles of the evening. (Applause.
Gentlemen, have travelled the pat
Of of singleness for an unusually Ion
" time (applause)-yes, I have serve
IL you overtime in that line, but not as
matter of personal choice-circun
s, stances so ordaining it; have bee
Is one of your most ardent leaders, tim
p considered; at mo stage of the gam
y; have faltered; yea, have looked
Y as it were, beyond the horizon, an
!. the rough, winding, now hilly no.
-, smooth path, with its seasons of col
40 tent and discomfort, Of joy and saC
: ness, of pleasure and sorrow, has bee
- followed with an indescribable ardC
e and zeal. The public has long sine
classed me with few other sages {
n singleness in whose faces I look Il
night with peculiar feeling of mike
m Joy; for. indeed, the time was ,'whe
that distinction was highly appr
Ie, ciated-and quite natural-was l NJ
considered bachelor of the Lander
ay Crutcher and Joe Battle type? (Gref
n. applause) And would like to say
IT. this connection that Messrs. Fred
Ewing and J. Frank Battle bid fa
"a to smash the bachelor records
these distinguished knights of singl
y" ness. prolonged applause.)
m Gentlemen, I was single man
am no more) in the true sense of tn
w word, and took special pleasure in lie
ting the world know that was sil
lie gle ESPECIALLY the girls), participa
ing to the highest in things pertainin
is to that life as saw thenl-possibl
to my detriment, for I,have long sinC
seen the folly of my ways. but Il
l fascination of the life, like the gho
y that haunted Macbeth, would sn'
eff down. And on and on we went, trud
ay ing the path Of ,singleness, throue
IN. deserts, as it were, stopping to e
ed Joy the Grefreshment an oasis migl
rs. offer; over mountain cliffs, the ra
ed turous scenery being a rest to. Il
es. eye; through meadows, where Il
nd grass grows tall and green, ar
81, down, deep down in the valley
To- where as the poet has well and bea
LII, tifully said: "Many a, flower Is boz