Arizona republican., 1913-08-28
IN HONOR IF
 HOWARD REED
His Entire Official Family Attend Splendid Fare we'll Banquet Just Eight Years After His Coming Here-Sincere Feeling

f Just eight years to the day separ-
 ated last night from the night How
 ara S. Reed first saw Phoenix and in
 that space he so conducted himself in
 his administration of the mainten ance and operation department of the
 reclamation service that his associates
 bade him a regretful and long to be
 remembered farewell Thirty three
 men sat around the board, all but
 two members of MT. Reeds immediate Q
 official family, and when an excellent
 dinner had been discussed, they pre-
 scented him through S K. Baker as
 spokesman. concrete token of their
 high regard, watch-a "Howardn
 watch, q watch for a man named Howard
 | It was with a flabbergasted mien
 that MT. Reed arose after Bakers choking effort to present the watch I in neat phrases. He was nearly as well Mustered his small assistant ! He began without preliminary to dis 1 cuss the men with whom he has work ed these last strenuous eight years
 Tt is with extreme regret that I am leaving the service-and all on ac- count of the men who are in it. The remark was made to me this evening that the service draws good men, and l NedTJHN concur III that statement For of loyalty and cooperation there has ever been large measure among you men. I bespeak for my success sors the loyalty and good service you have rendered me and I know in ad- vance you will render it. The organ ization which I now leave with re- luctance is one that cannot fail to work smoothly in any circumstances" MT Reed called by name and brought to notice some of the older men in the service, men who came in with the acquisition of some of the first ditches. He saw before him young collegians fresh from their class rooms and now busily delving into the exciting and interesting actuali ties of life-older men who had grad uated from the construction camps. sun tanned and self reliant They seemed to the speaker to make a bull ly combination for such work as is peculiar to irrigation. Both office and field were represented and every aVil- able man except one who is i'll was present
 In making his presentation speech, Baker used the words of TOastmaster Marcus May, in calling the meeting to order, The best boss we have ever had!" He tried hard to be formal and actually did say some Of those trIte things that occur to after dinner speakers. But after founder ing a moment he impulsively showed the handsome case and it's valuable contents under MT. Reeds nose say ing. Here, take this, I can't say any more." and he sat down amid cheers.
 The dinner was stage managed by ha NUh manded a division in the corps that put that other famous "U. s. R. S" dinner the map. This time Gib- bons went at it alone and single handed, making all the arrangements and heading the committee that in terVieWed the jeweler about the watch. That Gibbons dinner was a complete success was only too evident by the attendance and the spirit that lowered over the board-fOr the stage mana ger claimed that he would wake 'ems up And he did. Contributions from members of the Los Angeles force helped swell the fund that bought the watch. Although these could not be at the spread, they sent many messages of regrets at MT. Reeds leaving and good wishes for his flu ture success Captain P. F.. Miner,
  ed with the reclamation people sent a message of regret at his inability to be present and wished the depart ing engineer the best of success.
 MT Reed could not say last night just what his future work would be T intend to rest for a few months before again jumping into harness think shall specialize in irrigation work. about which I flatter myself know a few things. l am not so sure that the Salt river valley here offers me a field. but I am sure to find q place in the west somewhere But wherever I go. I hope l find such another force of enthusiastic WofkefS as have been with me here. It has been worth all the trouble and toll Of my last eight years in Arizona to re- ceive this staggering testimonial from my friends"
 The inscription on the watch case said. 'Presented to Howard $. Reed l bv his friends in the U. $. R. S, Phoenix, Arizona, August 27 1915
 Those present were: Baker Barg- man, Smith, Gibbons, Asplund, Wool sev. Wilson, May, Dawson, Marine Haughey, Parish, Stone, Norman Goodson, Pescay, Perry, Fitzgeralo' 1 Harris, O'Brien, Cross, Stuart. Me Manus, Waggoner, Norris McDermlth. Evans, Dorman, Barnhard, Dolbey Ga representative of the Ventura Builders company makers of water meters), l Lyle Abbott and Howard $. Reed
 Some of those who were in on the doings' but not able to reach the festal board:
 Miss Young, Stanfield, GeraShty, | Bacon. F. B. Hill, l.. c. Hill, Tag gart Sprague, Witbeck, Moss, Miner l
 MT. w. s. Gunsalus. farmer llV- ing near Fleming, Pa, says he has nsed Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera 1