Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-23
PARTING OF THE WAYS.
Hon. c. C. Upton Banquetted on the
Eve of Departure for the West.

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''You are requested to attend ban
quet in honor of the Hon. C. C. Upton,
Tuesday evening, Aug. 20, at 8 o'clock
in Woodmen hall, read the invitation
received by the friends and business
associates of Mr.. Upton and the gem
eral response to the invitation testified
in no uncertain way to the general
esteem Of the community for a man
who was about to; take his leave of
lifelong friends and associates and
make new home for himself and fam
lily in the far West. The gathering
numbered hundred or more and was
thoroughly representative, embracing
his associates in the legal fraternity,
professional men, county and city off
cials, merchants and business men gen
orally, with all Of whom Mr.. Upton
had sustained pleasant business and
social relations.
The guests were met at their arrival
by the committee In charge of the af-
fair and ushered into the pleasant Of
fees Of DR.. Plummer and DR.. Allen,
which were used as reception rooms.
When all were assembled, to the mu-
sic of lorton's orchestra, the guests
proceeded to the banquet room and
were seated at the tables which were
arranged in the form of letter 'U, ;"
and which were decorated for the oc-
casion with flowers and palms. A de-
licious three-course luncheon was
served under the direction of Mr.. and
Mrs. WA. Glass, and to the excellency
Of the viands and the satisfactory SER
vice of those in attendance is due in no
small part the enjoyment of the even
ing.
As the guests fingered over the coffee,
cigars were passed about and as the
fragrant smoke began to ascend, the
toastmaster, D. A. Lyons, arose and
after stating the object of gathering
to do honor to a fellow townsman and
friend who was about to leave the city
called on several for impromptu speech
es first calling upon G. w. Reed. Others
who were called upon We're Rev. Gam
mons. Rev. Hinman, Ex-Representa-
tive Lowry, Representative Kull, J. c..
Webster and G. G. O'Malley. Each
ono spoke in eulogistic terms of Mr..
Upton's career among us, of his:sterling
worth as citizen,s his desirability as a
neighbor, his true and loyal friendship,
his zeal and ability ais public official, his
value as an upbuilder of the social,
moral and material welfare of the COM
munity, and regretting that he had
seen fit to sever the ties formed in half
a life time of close association with us
and establish new home for himself
among strangers.
Following few remarks along SINH
lar lines by the toast master, Dir. Kes-
sci was fittingly introduced and pro-
ceeded to deliver short address full of
wit and pathos, to which we can do
justice only by its publication entire,
as follows:
The circumstances which bring us to-
gether this evening make it rather diff
fcult to know exactly what to say. In
the first place this prodigal son is not
returning home to us, as did the one in
the story Of old. II that were SO we
would know, Of course, that to kill the
fatted calf and make merry would be
the proper thing to do. But that is not
the case. he is departing from us.
That changes the conditions entirely.
Then the question might arise, shall
we fall upon his neck and weep, and
beg OF him not to go9 I am inclined to
say no, that shall not be done. If he
does not think enough OF US to stay and
abide with us, then let him GO; and let
US make the best Of it, let us make
merry and hasten bis going.
In the second place, this departing
friend of ours is noEa young man just