The Detroit times., 1910-04-14
CHEST or SILVER.
FOR F. D. TAYLOR
Presentation Made To Veteran Mer-
chant at Banquet-Praises Sound
ed III Many Speeches.

of his completion of hity years OF
business activity in Detroit Tue
flower of the city Dusin ass anu pro
fessional life was represented by the
company or 100 OF more personal
friends OF Mr.. Taylor who gathered
'psNSta IRE bdasata' fs'iaes- ~ e&srTiotei
Pontchartrain and gave Tree and elo-
quent expression 10 the esteem in
. which they hold him. The company
numbered many active business rivals
or the honored guest, and from their
lips came only words OF praise and
well wishes for his continued success.
AS more permanent token OF their
high regard for him, Mr.. Taylor 5
friends presented him with a magnih-
cent chest Of silver. through J J..
Hudson, who took occasion. IN his
presentation speech. TO cite some in
terc sting facts showing Detroit ;
metamorphosis from a slow going COM
munity OF $4,000 souls To a modern
metropolis with "A population OF nearly
half million.
Mr.. Taylor was greatly affected by
this sincere demonstration and his
voice faltered when ne tried 10 eX.
ehowered upon him.
1T seems 10 me that am not
worthy of il ALL" he said with char
acteristic- modesly- There -ar2- Ger
tair satisfactions IN life which money
cannot buy. and the greatest sausfac.
ton OF ali, 10 me, is 10 have sucn
friendship as has been expressed
here tonight II is impossible for me
20 fan
George T. Moody acted as toastma'
ter and sat at the LETT OF Mr Taylor
with Mr. Hudson on the right Others
at the speakers table were {. a. new
comb, Judge Alfred !. Murphy MAoT
Philip Breitmeyer. President Abner p.
Larned of the Detroit Board OF Com
merce; the Rev. William Byron For
bush, Robert NJ. Zug. ID. NJ. Ferry,
Levi T. Barbour. Edward w. PSndie.
ton, Alexis c. Angel Charles b. Saw
yer, secretary OF the Board of Com
merce, J. b. Howarth and James +
Thorborn. James b. Angel, Ann Ar
Dor; the Rev. Nehemiah Boynton
former pastor of the First Congrega
tional church; w. T. Knowhon, OF
Saginaw and Bishop Williams sent
regrets.
spoke OF Mr. Taylor as the Christian
gentleman, and nis name, he said, was
synonymous with such a characterize
ton. He dwelt at some length on
Mr.. Tayior's ancestral tree. One in
teresting fact brought out was that
five sisters of enc of his ancestors
married FIVE Congl egational minis
tiers. Two of his ancestors were col
~
Ohio, and another was Judge of the
court of appeals in New York. The
finer qualities OF mis- ancestors were re-
fiected In the guest OF the evening, ne
said. and a great lesson was TO Oe
learned from his exemplary life.
Alexis C.. Angels subject was An
ideal Business Man"
"An ideal business man must be
honorable in his dealings not only
with his competitors but with his Gus
toners as we'll" he said. He must DE
lust to and considerate OF his EN-
pIoyes. which is sometimes difficult IN
the absence of & reciprocal element,
and he must give some part of his
life to the public Nh Taylor, ! think
we will all agree, fully measures up
to this standard
G. A. Newcomb. OF the NewcomO-
Endicott Co, recalled that Mr.. Taylor
was the first man 10 welcome him To
Detroit az years age. and he consid-
ereG il a high honor to be invited ~
attend such a gathering He paid a
high tribute TO the mother and thu
wife of Mr.. Taylor
"A man who Is blessed with a good
wife is pretty sure 10 lead a grand
life" he said. "AnG Mr. Taylor was
blessed with such wife. In all the
years | have known you. Mr.. Taylor,
/ have never heard an unkind wort
spoken against you. May your life eX-
tend yet many years and may God
bless you and your family"
Abner Z. LarEed expressed regret
that there were not more younger men
in the party.
"Childrcn are born nowadays WITH
the idea CT money-6etting firmly root
ed in their young minds. he said. The
young man needs the influence Of the
high ideals that have marked Mr.. Tay
1or's career He needs to be taught
that there is something in life after all
besides money-getting
Speaking on the toast "A Public
Spirited Citizen Judge A. J. Murphy
Cwelt eioquently OIL the influence or
such q man as Mr. Taylor on a com
munity. He told OF Mr.. Taylor's spler.
did work as the malnstay of the So.
cietv for The Prevention OF Cruelty u
Children and as one OF the leaders ia
the work OF the y. VI. c. A.
Mayor Breitmeyer, Robert NJ Zug
and Charles d. Sawyer spoke briefly.
each adding his tribute OF praise 10
the Christian gentleman and the up
right citizen and business man
II have known you as frieni and
neighbor for 80 years" said j. l..
Hudson. in his presentation speech
"And know that YOU have stood for
the best in civic as well as in private
life"
Mr. HUDSON told Of a recent trip
with Mr.. Taylor through the Elliott
Observation-Disclosures Co.'S new store
and declared the veteran retailer was
as enthusiastic over the firms new
venture AS a roung man just starting
out in business.
Il hope, MIR Taylor, that you Will
enjoy many more years as fruitful as
the past so have been. and when the
end comes. as come il must. sir, may
YOU enter through the gates into the
eternal city" he concluded
Mr.. Taylor's response was i'm a rem.
iniscent vein. He gave an Intimate
word-picture OF Detroit as IL existed
in 1850 and paid high tribute to
citizens OF Detreit long dead to whose
y 49,