Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-01
A Beautiful Tribute.
Hon. John Mcdonald Honored by
Railroad Men and Fellow
TownSmen.
Drinlcood Gazette.

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could be paid to any man was tender
ed to Hon. John Mcdonald, super
visor of the Eigth division of the P. R..
r., on Tuesday evening, when more
than eighty persons assembled in the
Ladies' Aid Society hall to honor our
distinguished townsmau. This gather
ing was for two-foh purpose, to cele-
brate the seventieth anniversary of the
honorable gentleman's birth, and to
mark his retirement from the service
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. The affair was arranged by
Assistant Supervisor G. L. P. Russell,
Clerk Daniel Donahue and the super
visor's seventeen track foremen, and
a large number of his superior officers,
railroad men and fellow townsmen were
invited to participate in the event.
A special train was run from Re
novo, arriving here at 6:25. The Drift
wood band met the guests and headed
the procession to the residence of Hon.
John Mcdonald, who was escorted to
the Ladies' Aid Society hall, where a
bounteous and delicious repast, pre-
pared as only the ladies of that society
can prepare them, was in readiness.
The tables were arranged in the form
of hollow square, with another table
in the centre for the chief guests, and
the room was beautifully decorated
with evergreen and tricolor bunting in
the form of cross, at the four corners
and centre of which hung railroad
lanterns with various colored globes.
A rack was erected on which was plac-
ed all the implements used by track
men in railroad construction, and this
was surmounted by a switch target.
Those seated at the central table
were Hon. John Mcdonald, with Presi-
dent Judge Hon. Harry Alvan Hall on
his right and Division Engineer r. L.
Roe on his left, ex-Burgess John B.
Smith, of Remove, Col. j. o. Brook
bank, Assistant Supervisor G. l.. P.
Russell, Trainmaster Owen Mccarthy
and Hon G. w. Huntley.
After the invocation by Colonel
Broakbank, Toastmaster Roe read a
number of letters and kilograms from
those who were unable to attend and
made a spicy and complimentary
speech, at the conclusion of which he
introduced Mr.. Mccarthy as the first
speaker. Mr.. McCatthy's address was
elaborate, covering every phase of the
life of Mr.. Mcdonald as railroad man
and worthy citizen and left very little
to be said by those who were to follow
him. However the speeches of Hon.
G.. w. Huntley, Col. j. o. Brookbank,
Master Mechanic G. III. Potts, track
foremen, railroad men and citizens
We're of such tender and praiseworthy
nature as to turn the head of a man
less solid than Mr.. Mcdonald G. w.
Hollingsworth, chief clerk to Superin-
tendent Coughlin, and representing
that gentleman, after few praise
worthy remarks, read two letters one
from Superintendent Coughlin to Sup
eryisor John Mcdonald, congratulat-
ing him on his attainment to man 3
allotted period, and referring to his
excellent services to the company an d
TO his retirement; and the reply by
Supervisor Mcdonald both teeming
With love and good fellowship and
marEing the universal esteem in which
the Hon. john Mcdonald is held by
his superiors ia Office. Yet IN all that
was said in praise of MIR. Mcdonald we
failed 90 note an expression that was
oyerdraWn
AFTER the general speechmaking
Judge Hall in mastery speech, pre-
facing his remarks with one of the
highest compliments that could be paid
10 any man, presented 10 Hon. John
Mcdonald, ia behalf of his assistant,
MIR Russell, and chief clerk, Mr.. Dona-
hue, "a beautiful loving cup. Follow
ing this presentation Mr.. Russel pre-
sonted a beautiful aud valuable watch
as a token of the esteem of his track
former aud fellow railroad men. Ap-
propriate inscriptions and designs were
engraved upon both tokens
Ia his reply Judge Mcdonald ex-
pressed bis heartfelt appreciation OF
the tokens aud words of praise bestow
ed upon bin, and reviewed his life as
q railroad man from tho time he land
cd in Remove la 1873, his work al 81
Marys aud again at tionoyo, aud hia
appointment as supervisor Ia isa0 wlth
headquarters a nriitwood, down "a
bis retirement. Daring that time he
son i've cash prizes for premium
track. tha last one for this years work
which he magnanimaasly stated be-.
lauged t0 bic assistant and clerk ile