Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-23
OUR MAYOR
IS BANQUE7ED
Love Feast in His Honor
Tuesday Evening
PRIOR TO DEPARTURE
FOR Indefinite STAY
Aldermen, City Officials, Ex-Mayor,
the Press and a Few Friends Give
rlayor Fitting Send-Off

thily set them by our honorable
mayor, and in expression of thei r
appreciation for his most valuable
assistance in the conduct of city
affairs, the members of the city
council on Tuesday evening tend
cred banquet to Mayor Coffman,
who with his wife leaves this week
for an indefinite stay in Southern
California.
The banquet, or love feast as it
might perhaps be called, was held
in the Goblin cafe and was attend
cd by the aldermen and city offici-
ais, Ex-Mayor Pollock, represent
atives of the local press and few
warm personal friends of Mr..
Coffman, numbering twenty in all,
who with the guest of honor en-
joyed a splendid banquet prepar-
ed and served in the tasty manner
for which Mrs. Laura Bowman is
justly noted.
Following the feast of good
things came feast of speechmak-
ing, Of which the opening remarks
by Toastmaster q. I. Roberts gave
the general trend and purpose, as
follows:
Gentlemen Of the Council and Friends:
hope you are friends of the Council
as well as Of Mayor Coffman. Even a
councilman likes to feel that there is
some one whom he can call a friend.
Some one who can. with clear con-
science grasp his hand and offer him
honest congratulations on some measure
he has carried to success. or commend
him for a stand he has taken, which
though right has lost him business and
the eompanionship Of those whom he had
counted as friends.
We are assembled here to do honor to
one who has been loyal citizen among
US for the past six years, One who has
always carried his share of the burden
in everything that was for the public
good. In politics of the county and state.
in affairs Of the city. in lodge. or in church
circles. Mr.. Coffman has gained the rep
utation Of being a worker who does
things. and in the doing of things. in
spires others to greater efforts. There
are but few men who can set such an
example as this and it is for this reason
that his place will be hard to fill in our
community, whether his stay away from
US be long or short.
Mr.. Coffman however. has his peculiar
tiles. none of which are Of very serious
nature. For example he seems to en-
joy attempting TO walk over harmless
automobiles. which happen to be in his
path. lie has a weakness for church
suppers and mayors dinners. he likes to
boss the political or good roads conven-
tions. and in fact. believe he enjoys
at prayer meeting. at a prize fight or
presiding over his bunch of oouncilmen,
he is always the same serious faced
Judge Of affairs.
Knowing him as we do. it is not hard
to predict what his course of action will
be when he establishes himself in some
new place. He will first register at the
Elks Club. and tell them that they have
the finest club rooms outside of Rocky
Ford, that they have the best bunch Of
fellows he can ever hope to meet, out
side his own herd. Next he will annex to
himself the Methodist church and the
Ladies Aid Society; then ne will attend a
meeting Of the city council. present his
credentials, and find out "how the frog
ate the ca bbage." and report back to Joe
Price. You may depend upon one thing,
that If he finds anything good in that
town that Rocky Ford has not, but can
haye we will find out all about it and
how to get it:
Although we are met here to be Soc
liable and.to honor our mayor. am sure
it would not be in keeping with his wishes
il we did not take advantage of the OPP
portunity to. in measure discuss ques- =
tions which interest US all as citizens OF
Rocky Ford. We will not go into this
deeply, and | ask that the speakers feel
free to deviate from their subject as
much as suits their fancy.
wish to warn you all. however. in
considering what we wish for Rocky
Ford and her future, to be governed as
was the little girl who went into the toy
shop with her mother: She said.
Mamma, may have anything want?"
Her mothers reply was, 'Yes, child, but
don't want anything you cannot have.