The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-22
PLEASANT GATHERING AT
HWOOD.
Mayor Tate Banquets. Friends
---Some Fine Speech
Making and General
Good Time.

= 0OOd lime.
One of the most pleasant and al
1 together enjoyable Informal func
tons the editor of The Review eye
attended was the dinner given~by
Mayer Fred N. Tate at the ElWooc
Ehotel Thursday night to which the
city officers, newspaper men and g
Flew friends tincluding the incoming
Icity officials) gathered. Mayor Tate,
who has served the city so faithful
fiy for the past six years, thought it
right and proper to show an appre-
citation of the services rendered by
the city council, the heads of the
Esvarious city departments, and to let
Ethe incoming city off cials know that
be and his associates were willing
10 pull with them as good citizens
in making High Point bigger and
better in every way. decided upon
the banquet which had such a happy
conclusion.
!: One of the very best dinners Man
ager Woodson, of the Elwood, ever
got together was placed before the
35 guests that night and it goes
without saying that Justice was
done to the occasion" TO put it in
plain words.
The dinner over, the flow of wit
and oratory+ began and 1t was past
fhe midnight hour when the guests
dispersed for their homes.
Mayor Tate in a short talk told of
his idea in bringing his friends to-
gether, expressed his sincere wishes
for a successful administration by
the incoming officials, Individually
and collectively, thus impressing
each and every one Of his bigness of
heart in letting by-gones be erased
from the memory of today, only
looking to the future as loyal citi-
zen interested in the welfare of a
city with which he has been so close
ly identified and done SO much for
in the past several years and pray
ing for 8 unaninity of purpose a d
Mayor Tate introduced as the first
speaker Mr. w. P. Pickett. who will
be the mayor of High Point after
May 5th under the new order of
things. Mr.. Pickett made a very
appropriate talk which reflected the
inner man in the mirror of love and
generosity for his fellowman and
the town in which he has lived so
long.
DR.. j. T. Burrus followed in a
pleasing tribute to High Points
mayor and the city and predicted
even greater things for High Point
in the future.
At this juneture DR.. Dred Pea
cock arose and asked the liberty to
read a letter. II was from a promi-
nent lady thanking the ma, or on be-
half of the women of High Point for
the moral support he had given
them Outing his term, etc., and asked
that DR.. Peacock put it on heavy in
commenting complimentary on the
subject of the letter, the reader say
ing that if Mr.. Tate lived a thousand
years no finer sentiment nor a greater
peon of praise would be accorded
him than the.letter contained. DR..
Peacock's talk was a gem of purest
ray serene"
Supt. Thornwell Haynes took as
his subject the big men of High
Point land they were many) who
aid things. 1t was a pleasure to
rub elbows with them.
Hon. Bird S. Coler expressed his
faith in High Point and promised
even greater things for his adopted
city. He was an optimist and saw
brighter days for the country.
DR.. D. A. Stanton explained the
many ups and downs in behalf of
the preservation of health and
thanked the mayor for his assist
ance at all times. DR.. Stanton be-
lieves it only a short time off until a
city will be held responsible for ty-
phoid deaths the same as corpora
tons or companies for neglect of
their duties.
City Health Officer A.C- Jones ex-
planned what he had been doing to
safeguard the users of milk, beef,
meats, ETC., and was of educational
value.
Councilman R. B. Terry had an
unusual experience of meeting HIM
self coming in as he went out Che is
a member Of the new city council
also. He was interested in High
Points welfare.
Hon. w. p Ragan arose to say
that Demosthenes is dead. Cicero
is dead; and I'm not feeling well. ;"