The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-12
ALTHOUGH THE SPEAKERS At
TEMPTED NOT TO MAKE THE
AFFAIR SERIOUS, ALL WE'RE
TOUCHED BY ITS SIGNIFICANCE
NICHOLSON AS A MAN
Banquet Last Night Was Not an Un-
deserved One as He Has Been
One of the States Most Conspcu-
Gus Figures.

over three hundred guests attended
the banquet given last evening at the
Reid Memorial church in honor of
Timothy Nicholson. one of Richmond's s
most prominent citizens. The pro
gram rendered was a most appropriate
one and the event will long be remem-
bered by those who gathered to pay
tribute TO the deeds and actions of
"Richmond's Grand Old Man"
All the speakers called upon to re
spOnd to toasts. spoke in their happi-
est vein, and at no time was the affair
allowed to assume too serious or
dull tone. MI Nicholson. notwith-
standing the light heart edness of his
friends. was greatly effected at the
splendid tribute paid him and he
thanked them for the honor bestowed
upon him.
Prof David w. Dennis of Earham
college. acted as toastmaster. lie
made IA splendid impression by the
graceful and witty manner III Whicn
he presided over the banquet He was
introduced to the guests by T.. Gurncy
Jill whose address was one of the best
of the evening. The last speaker was
the Hon. Dudley Foulko. He was
called upon to respond to the toast "A
Prophet Not Without Honor" Mr..
Toulke was in happiest vein and kept
his auditors convulscd with laughter
at his humorous statements.
oil u
ran an undercurrent of feeling. The
Rev. s. r. Lyons, pastor of the Reid
Memorial church. responded to the
toast THE Boys" Dr. Lyons through
out his address. introduced several sto-
ries. told in his own inimitable man
ner.
The other speakers were Robert
j. Kelly Miss Sarah A. Hill. John l.
Rupe J. Bennett Gordon. John f. Nc
Carthy. Mrs. James W. Morrison
George H. Knollenberg. Dr. S E
Smith and Charles e. Shiveley. All
of them spoke in a most entertaining
manner
When Mr.. Nicholson was called upon
by the postmaster, he was considera
amused his friends with the statemen,
that he could not believe all the good
things that had been said about him
and that if all of them knew him as
we'll as he knew himself they would
not have said these things.
Member of Noted Quaker Family.
Timothy Nicholson was born in Per
Quimans county. North Carolina. No
bember -. 1S2S He is son of 10
siah and Ann (Whitel Nicholson
both of whom were elders in the Soci
ety of Friends and prominent and in
fluential citizens of the community ir
which they made their home. His an
cestors were of q sterling, stalwart
people who suffered persecution for The
sake of their religion. and in order tc
obtain freedom OF conscience they
came to America AT an early period il
the history of the New World ManN
of the names are among the besr
known of the colonial and subSeouen'
periods. and especially so Thoma:
Nicholson, the great-grandfather O.
Timothy Nicholson. VINO was a pionee,
among Friends in North Carolina il
freeing his slaves. MIR. Nicholson.
early training was of the best and fol
time was a student in Belveder,
Academy. an institution maintained
by the Friends.
When eighteen years Of age he be
came student in the Friends schoo
at Providence. r, /. where he remain
ed for year and half. He then re
turned 10 his home ana was appointed
principal of Relvetere academy. a DO
sition which he filled for six years. IL,
then accepted an invitation to talk,
charge of the preparatory department
Of Haverford college, near Phiadel
phia, one Of the oldest and best know
Friends schools in the country. Their
he performed his duties 50 satsfacto