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had never been able to work together
politically, and that Meyers had al
ways been one of the most capable
workers on the republican side. At
the same time, he asserted that he
had always felt for Mr.. Meyers a
warm personal friendship, and knew
him to be a man of good heart, of
honor and of real sympathy. He was
not only a friend of the rich and in
f1uential, but he was friend of the
poor and friendless. On number OF
occasions he had known Mr. Meyers,
quietly and without show, to- go down
inc his pocket and relieve distress
and help the needy, and he felt that
the poor of Denison were losing one
of their best and most sympathetic
friends. He said he knew of no man
who had given more literally in pro-
portion to his MEANS or who had been
more helpful as a citizen and a friend.
"In spite of political differences it is
with genuine regret and sONrOw,'" con-
Guided Mr. Carey, that l shall see
him leave Denison.'
time democrat who responded to, the
call of the toastma ster. He Said that
he had lived neighbor to Mr..
Meyers and the Meyers family for
years and that he had always been
glad to call them friends. He spoke
feelingly of the great influence for
good which the father and. motfer OF
Mr.. Meyers had had in the community
and Of the good work that had been
done for Denison,. not only by Mr..
Meyers, but by all of the family. He
said he wanted him to know that they
expect him back from Marshall. fire.
quently to visit his old Denison friends:
and that the latchstring, Of his own
home and of hundred homes would
always be out for him..
Mr.. Hugo Gebert spoke Of his more
than twenty years friendship for Mr.:
Meyers and said that he should always
remember the many good, times they
had had together: That in. all their
business dealings he had always found
Mr.. Meyers to be honest anf upright,
and that Marshall was a. lucky town.
to gain such a. citizen and that Deni-
son would greatly miss him..
Mr.. George Naeve, of the Crawford
County State bank, made one OF his
characteristic and forcefur speeches,
and said that Mr. Meyers had always
been zone of Denison'si best residents
and that he had always been ready to
help whether the project affected IlIm
Immediately or not. He said that no
man would be more generally missed,
and closed with the apt German quo
tation, "Auf:wieder' sshen.'
Mr.. MI. Hunt said that his con
nections with Mr.. Meyers We're per
haps not so personal or so intimate
as those who had already spoken, but
that he had always respected and ad'
mired him. He thought he was one
of the most sympathetic Of writer's and
had the ability of saying the things
which reached the heart. He said, in
fact, that he had always hoped that
Mr.. Meyers would be in Denison to
write his obituary. and he knew of no
one who wrote such articles with such
genuine feeling and kindly thought
Mr.. Phi. A. Schlumberger was the
third democrat called upon. He said
he had known and liked Mr.. Meyers
for thirty years, that they had always
been opposed politically, but there had
never been any rancor in their hearts,
and that he could honestly say that he
| was sorry to see Mr.. Meyers leave
Denison and that he wished him the
greatest success in his new home. Mr..
| Schlumberger moved that the chair
appoint committe of three members
to prepare fitting resolutions showing
the confidence and esteem in which
Mr.. Meyers was held by the business
men of Denison. That copy of these
resolutions he given to Mr.. Meyers and
another copy be forwarded to the Com
mercial club at Marshall, III. This
motion was unanimously carried and
the chair appointed j. P. Conner,
John r. Carey and Phi. A. Schlumberg-
err as the committee to draft the reso-
lutions, embodying the sentiments Of
the Denison Commercial club as
voiced at the meeting.
Mr.. Kuehnle, the postmaster, next
said that all present would be glad
to hear from Mr.. Meyers, the guest of
the evening, which was greeted with
a round of applause as he arose and
responded to the many kindly express
sions of his friends. He said he felt
like the hitsorc old lady of Mother
Goose fame who had her petticoats