Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-23
ELOQUENT PRESENTATION AD.
DRESS sY sgd 1. CARTER.
Judge Mason Responded With Feeling,
Paying High Compliment to the
Alaehua County Bar Association.
From Sundays Daily Sun:

on wednesday, the 10th inst, was the
presentation by the Alachua County
Bar Association OF two handsome
gold-headed silk umbrellas, appro-
priately engraved.
The committee from the bar asso-
citation, comprising Judge Horatio
Davis, president OF the association,
and Attorneys T. W. Fielding, Evans
Halle, RObt. T.. Davis, sgd l.. Carter
and T. ID. Ellis, Jr., called at the
home at a late hour N the afternoon.
when they were warmly welcomed
by the genial Judge and his good
wife.
The Presentation Speech
Judge Carter, who had been select.
ed as spokesman by the committee.
made the presentation speech In the
following neat words:
Judge Mason-Through the par.
tiality OF the president OF the Bar As
sociatiOn and the committee selected
By him, a very pleasing duty mas fall.
en- 10 my lot, towit: the Tresenta-
tion to you aud your consOrt of these
two sunshades. Their intrinsic value
is small. but the spirit that prompted
the gift is beyond price.
"A half century ago, In the full
vigor of youthful manhood. you enter
"A into ehaf nnorrfaua ralaefnn xvhfph
the Christian religion teaches US is
the holiest estate. IL Is a matter of
qualification to your friends that a
merciful providence has seen ut to
illustrate and emphasize that Bible
truth by permitting you to enjoy that
relation for such length of time.
As your feet near that dim and misty
line that marks the end Of mortality.
It must be a source OF supreme conso-
latiOn to you that that same merciful
Providence has yOuchsafed TO you the
companionship OF the one whose
plighted troth you won so long ago.
ITO you. Mrs. Mason:
"'The sweetest thought as you Jour
ney hand in hand to that peace
ful shore
(Which times tempesting waves
shall dash no more
Must be that In that long ago,
when, with bounding pulse and dimp-
ling cheeks. you pllghted your troth,
II was to one who In his life has illus.
tTated the highest ideal of American
citizenship. and whose private and
public character is as pure as the
mountain tops snow thrice battled by
the Northern blasts.
THAT your husband may be long
spared to fill the responsible and ex-
alted position he now occupies. and
that YOU may be spared to still be his
solace and comfort, is the earnest
wish OF each and every member of
this Bar Association OF Alachua
County. OF which your distinguished
husband Is an honored member"
Judge Carter. who is regarded as
one OF the most eloquent orators OF
the State. seemed at his best on this
occasion. and his remarks fell with
great impressiveness upon the ears
OF those about him.
Judge Mason's Reply.
Although somewhat feeble from the
exercises OF the long day. Judge Ma,
son was equal to the occasion. and
replied to the address OF Judge Carter
feelingly. as follows:
"Gentlemen--I thank you for these
beautiful gifts In commemoration OF
this iftieth anniversary OF our mar
riage. Il affords us pleasure beyond
the power Of expression TO receive
from your hands these beautiful me-
mentos OF this happy occasion. | as
sure you they are highly priced for
their beauty and value-and doubly
so because OF the source from which
they came; but while they are so
highly valued for their beauty and
and will be so cherished
for many days yet, in comparison
with our appreciation OF the senti.
ments and kind words you have ex-
pressed In presenting them. they are
rs nothing. Indeed, | estimate the
confidence and respect OF fellow-men,