The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-20
 PIN FOR THOMPSON Retiring President of Union League Receives Gift at
 Annual Dinner. BOUQUET FOR MAJOR WEED Delightful Time Enjoyed by 142 Mem bers at the Clubhouse Sat
 urday Night.

The members of the Union League club held a meeting Saturday evening and toasted Senator Clarence E.. Thompson, the retiring president They also gave him diamond studded pin.
 It was a. pleasant affair all the way through There were 142 members present and they all expressed feelings of regret that Senator Thompson was to leave the presidency of the club.
 The committeee who arranged the meeting were: Frank H. curtiss. Frank 0. Corbin, George Ross and Parker Lewis.
 The League Glee club, composed of John L. Gilson and Charles W. Birely, and others, sang several songs. Never were they in better tune.
 There was one, song attributed to Mark Smith, which had to do with the utterances of the oysters at the bottom of the Sound.
 Just before the speech making began the Foot Guard delegation went up to Major Weed and gave him and Mrs Weed an appropriate and handsome bouuuet. It was recalled that Major weed is the new president of the Union League.
 When introduced. President Thomp- son responded with deep feeling, say- ing:
 T don't believe that I have the qual- ities to make an ideal president of the Union League, but the three years in which I have been president of the league have been the pleasantest of my life.
 This is a beautiful token you have given me tonight, but it Is little com pared with that good fellowship which I have had from you, my friends and fellow members of the Union League l the past three years. I thank you and you never cal know how much this token will mean to me.
 I "If have contributed to make this club one of the greatest in Connecticut I am only repaid for any effort l have put forth
 i Senator Judson was another speaker. who said: q feel that I am in the hands of my friends. Three minutes is q short time to portray the virtues of my friend Senator Thompson. l can recall the time in the late lamented senate when it didn't require three min uts for him to tell my adverse quail ties. There have been periods when SenatorThompson didn't raise his voice for the people, but there never was a time when his integrity was questioned nor was there ever time when his col leagues didn't sing his praise. It Is many moons ago that we effected a complete reconciliation and it gives me delight to-nigh. to eat of the fatted calf under the broad shadow of the elms of Old Yale. We exchanged pledges which are more binding than the pledges of a New Haven politician, but I made it condition of one pledge that President Thompson give up his drinking. Then Ward Bailey several weeks later showed me his house ac- count. took it to Thompson and charged him with perfidy and dishonor. If the newspaper accounts are to be regarded as gospel and if there are any editors here want to say that l re- gard them as such. I underated Sen ator Thompson, but I close by saying that both love and justice are blind"
 The other speakers of the evening were Frank C. Bushnell. Major John O. Tilson, Dr. Stetson and Attorney J. P. Goodhart. Attorney Wallace Moyle, MT. Frank Weld and Frank A. Corbin sang several ballads and songs, an or chestra concealed in the card room fur nishing the music. Stories humorous and otherwise, were told. knocks hand ed out freely, and MT. Corbin made a big hit with an original composition eung to the tune of 'oh, Didn't He Ramble."