The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-09-18
DOCTORS HONOR
DR.. A. PEIRONNET
Venerable Physician Weeps
for Joy at Meeting to
Praise His Work.
TESTIMONIAL ADOPTED
American be MY Roses Present
ed 10 Dean of Southeast Mis-
souri, Doctors.

,aid to physician in Cape Girardeau
anne to DR.. Alfred Peironnet of 402
South Sprigg street Sunday after
loon, when virtually all of the medic
Il men in the city visited his home
md held celebration.
The visitors presented DR.. Peiron-
net, who is past 95 years of age, with
a large boquet of American Beauty
roses and testimonial. The presen-
tation speech was made by DR.. w. c.
Patton, former Mayor of Cape Cir
ardeau.
The physicians were received by DIR.
daughters, Mrs. Marion
Van Doren and Miss Ada Peironnet,
and his two little granddaughter,
Katherine and Evelyn Moore. The
house was beautifully decorated with
palms, ferns and bowers of blossoms,
arranged by the venerable physicians
daughters.
Dr.. Peironnct, who is dean Of thc
medical profession in Southeast Nj.
souri,, went over the JOY that tic
celebration gave him. The members
of the medical profession who partici-
pated, said it was the greatest compli-
ment ever paid by the physicians OF
this city to another member of the
fraternity.
The aged physician practiced mcdi-
cine for more than 20 years and fol-
lowed his profession for more than a
half century in this city. He virtual
" retired several years ago. His sight
has failed slightly of late years, but
physically he is sound.
The testimonial adopted by the ply
sicians reads:
WHEREAS, on the Sth day of Sep,
tember, 1914, the physicians of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as
sembled, adopted a motion to have The
chair appoint committee of three tt
prepare resolutions Of respect and es
TEEN of their worthy and venerable
brother physician, DR.. Alfred Petron
not, and.
WHEREAS, BY reason OF his long
honorable, valuable and sliiltful scr
vice in the field of medicine, his tidel
ity to his patients, his untiring deVo
ton and his many deeds Of Chart.
dispensed without ostentation, and,
WHEREAS, We, the physicians .
the City Of Cape Girardeau, realizing
the many trials, hardships and sacri
fees the physician is called upon t
endure, feel, after having devoted M
proximately seventy years of mis- Iif
to the relief of afflicted humanity, tn
greater part of that time having bee
spent in this city, that some specii
part of that time having been spei
in this city, that some speci
recognition of him as citizen and
a physician should be shown him
his brother physicians of this cit.
therefore be it,
RESOLVED that the. members
the medical profession of this city
token of our profound respect and Q
TEEN do present to
DIR. ALFRED PEIRONNET
these resolutions with the sincere no
that he may be permitted to enjoy t
remainder of his earthly existen
free from pain, sorrow or grief, a
that the good wishes, respect and
TEEN hereby expressed, may always
a source of solace and comfort to h
during the remainder of his journ
down the pathway of life; And be
further
RESOLVED, that we, the ply
clans Of Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
dorse the foregoing resolution by aft
ing our signatures hereto.
(Signed)
w. T. Rolston, NJ. D.
w. c. Patton, NJ. d.
r. P. Dalton, NJ. ID.
Geo. w. Tarlton, NJ. ID.
/. H. Odell, NJ. d.
H. l.. CUNNINGHAM, NJ d.
D. H. Hope, M. D.
r. F. Wichterich, NJ. d.
C. b. Schultz, NJ. d.
Paul r. Williams, NJ. d.
p. r. Williams, M. d.
J. D. Porterfeld, Sr., NJ. /
W. n. Howard, NJ. d.
. f. H. G. Wilson, NJ. d.
? J. D. Porterfeld, Jr., NJ. !
=, John st. Avit, Jr, NJ. d.
r George w. Walker, NJ. D.
]. w. Berry, NJ. D.
q J. c. Vorbeck, NJ. d,
y NJ Rosenthal, NJ. d.
o Il vas finally decided by his phi
T. clan and friends to remove him to
Il Louis where conditions were n