The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-08-16
THOMSON PRESENT. ED WITH TOKEN 0F
 HIGH ESTEEM
Former Traffic Manager A. T. Thompson, of A. & N. M. is Guest of Honor at Smoker Given by Employees who
 Present Him Magni-
 ficent Present
MGR. CARMICHAEL PRESIDED
Toasts of Evening Testify to Popu- Iarity of Former Official Who Was One of Their Number For
 Fifteen Years.

1 TuICCti ears.
 After fifteen years of continuous
 service in the employ of the Arizona
 Copper Company, Ltd, and the A. &
 N. M. Ky. Company, MT. A. T. Thom.
 son, General Superintendent and
 Traffic Manager of the A. & N M. and
 Cashier of the A. c. Go. Ltd, severed
 his connection with those companies
 on July 1st, of this year, to accept a
 more lucrative and responsible posi-
 tion with the Detroit Copper Company at Morenci
 On Thursday evening of this week, in the dinnfng hall of the Clifton Ho- tel, the employees of the companies, most of whom had been. associated with MT. Thomson all these years, joined together in the preparation of smoker in honor of MT. Thomson and the presentation to him of a to- ken of high esteem. which took the shape of silver table service set con- sisting of two hundred and one pieces.
 The gathering was composed of em- ployees and few invited guests who assembled at the hotel at S:3O D. m. MT. R. K. Minson, present Traffic Manager of the A. & N M, was master of ceremonies.
 The guests were seated at small tables about the hall and were served with light refreshments while Adams orchestra and the Clifton Harmony Club entertained with vocal and instrU- mental music
 At 9:30 MT Minson rapped for or der and briefly told the object and mo- tive which prompted the gathering where the employees could get to- gether in good fellowship to pay their respects to a co-worker for many years and to present to him token of their esteem and friendship. Ih conclus- ion MT Miason introduced MT Nor man Carmichael, General Manager of the A. c. Company and A. & N. Nj. By, who, in a happy vein, made the pre- sentation speech. As MT. Carmichael arose he was greeted with applause and spoke as follows:
 My friends and fellow workers, it is with a sense of the keeneSt pleasure that rise tonight to comply with your request; most gladly did I consent, for never did more agreeable task de- volve upon me than that which you have asked me to perform, namely: To lead you in doing honor to our guest of the evening, MT. A. T. Thom- son, and to express in a few words the eHHgs- -ehat-We~e entertain towards him and which have draWG-uS all to. gether here.
 Tt is an especial pleasure because 1 know what source of deep satisfac- tion it is to receive the solicitations of your friends when good fortune comes your way; to feel the warm grip of the hand of your well wishcr; to be made to realize that in trying to do your duty you have at the same time risen in the esteem of your fel- low men, and it is a privilege to share in the giving of such pleasure to one who so well deserves it.
 When look around tonight and see the faces of so many co-workers in the various departments of this business, some little more than be- ginning the real battle of life; some well along the road; some who have been here many years; and some who have only come recently, l realize what a many sided character a man must have in order to gain and hold the esteem of so many men of various 
 T will not attempt to point out the many qualities which have drawn MT. Thomson toward us. I might embar- rass him, exhaust my rhetoric and still feel the half had not been told. Suf- flee it is to say that his genial dis position his unaffected manner, his keen sense of humor, and his personal interest in and willingness to aid all who called on him, could not fail to win him affection; while his high sense of duty and honor compelled our But, above all, his love of truth and justice, and his abhorrence of all that is false and mean are the keynotes of his character, and in his close adherence to these great prin- ciples, which rule the best of lives, he set an example it would do each one of us good to emulate.
 Friends, the world usually waits till a man is dead before they tell him what they think of him. In many cases, that is well perhaps, but don't believe in following out that rule too