The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-26
South Side Improvement
Workers Hold Smoker in
Honor of Secretary Who Is
to Leave City.
PASS RESOLUTIONS
Prominent Men Tell of Work
Accomplished by Organiza-
ton and of Part Played by
MIR. Beall.

Teeming with good fellowship, yet
assuming the air Of regret for the
leaving of Cassius c. Beall, the South
Side Improvement Association met
last evening in the final session with
Mr.. Beall, who goes to New York soon.
The affair was in the nature of fare
well smoker.
Before adjourning last night the
association presented Mr.. Beall with
a check as an expression of apprecia-
ton of his work in the organization.
At first the former secretary refused
the gift, but when prevailed upon by
friends he accepted.
Hans N. Kohl was chosen toastmas-
ter, and in his opening remarks said
that although Mr.. Beall was about to
leave, it was no special occasion to
be sad. and suggested that Mr.. Beall
would feel better If the evening were
spent joyously rather for the men
10 assume downcast faces.
Charles Jordan, secretary of the
Commercial club, told story on Mr..
Bean, saying: II remember Mr. Beall
several years ago. He was a clerk
In the Peter Lichtenfels clothing
ssoae.
Zone day my father took me to Beall
to buy a suit of clothes.
Mr.. Beau told father that the suit
was all wool, but it proved later that
tho SUIT wasn't wool. Ever since that
time l have remembered Cassius
BeaA.
10 Useful Citizen.
Mr.. Beall is a useful citizen of
Richmond. and will be useful where
ever he goes. He is good mixer and
WIZ constantly make new friends But
the friends of Richmond will be the
dearest to his heart. He has the Ger
man instinct for sticking to a thing
until he has accomplished his desires
although we of Richmond are sor-
ry that he leaves. we can not but
help to wish him success in his new
home"
Tentlemen,' said Judge H c. Fox,
Il am one Of thu undesirables here
tonight, for I can't speak Dutch We
we bid him Godspeed on the trip to his
new home. We have seen him at
work, thrifty, diligent business man,
and can say that he will make friends
wherever he goes"
Matt Won Pein, one of the prominent
members of the association, when
called upon said About everything
there is to say has been said, yet l
will speak for the rest of the club
in wishing him good luck"
Joshua Allen in his toast said: AL
though 1 live in Richmond a great deal
Of the time, | also live in Hagerstown,
and l can say that the people at Ha-
gerstown have heard of the work of
Mr.. Beall. In the political life Of the
county he has been factor. I surely
do give him my best wishes for the
future"
William H. Duning, Sr., who was q
soldier in the imperial body guard
of Kaiser William II. and who is or
ganizing company of veterans for
drill squad, told of the work of the
organization. He recently received
some uniforms and guns from the
German emperor, and had them on
display last evening. In speaking of
Mr.. Beall. he said he wished him a
happy and prosperous future.
Freeman Tells Story.
Perry j. Freeman, who had been
chosen secretary of the meeting, told
of incidents in the early organization
Of the club. He said that at one time
he and Mr.. Beall We're the only men
in the club who did not speak Ger
man. He said they used to meet at
Adolph Blickwedel's home.
when anything important came up
for discussion. whom all but Mr..
Beall and myself opposed, the remain
der would launch out into discussing
the project in German.
"To call them back to the English
language again We would have ia ask
them what they wanted. Then some
one made the trip and got the ordered
goods and all was well again ! also
want to join in with the wishes of the
association in wishing Mr.. Beall
happy future
In his remarks Mr.. Beall said: 81
have made close friends in Richmond
and always will remember them. !
only hoped that before | left Rich