El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-17
GIVEN
To TOM QUIGLET
Fellow Employees on Herald
Tender Supper to Presi-
dent of the Union.

Thomas Quigley, president Of FL Paso
union $40, of the international Typo
graphical union, for the past two terms,
and a linotype operator on The Herald,
who is preparing to leave FL Paso to
make his future home 1 n Portland, Ore,
was given a surprise party saturday
night by his cO-workers on The Herald,
in the rathskeller at Jack keeviIs
place on North Stanton street.
Mr.. Quigley vas enticed 10 the place
b. Chas. 5. Ward, foreman Of The Her
aid composing room, on the under
standing that they would meet E. q.
GrlscOm, a travelling organizer OF the
International Typographical union, who
was in the city, and soon the other
mel .bers Of The Herald chapel made
their appearance. Then Mr. Quigley
was marched down into the rathskeller
where tables full Of good things to eat
had been arranged a white aprOned
negro waiter was standing smiling
with a twO-gallon pitcher OF foaming
liquid that is always pronounced the
proper thing 10 go with a Dutch
lunch" He emptied and reflled it as
often as required.
Soon everybody was seated and for
! three our there were merry times.
Speeches OF farewell were made to Mr..
Qulgley by practically every )ne pres
ent; jokes and stories were told, and
general good fellowship reisned-
Nj. Grlscom spoke upon union prin-
cipals n told Of the forthcoming con-
vention in Los Angeles and some OF
the problems TO be taken up. lie also
talked upon the problems Of the uuem-
ployed- He said he was glad to see the
fellow employees of Mr.. Quigley giving
him this splendid farewell. II showed
that he had made an excellent union
official, he said, and that he was also
nlBhiy regarded as a fellow worker by
those associated with him.
Mr. Quigley responded TO the various
well wishes Of his co-WOrkers on The
Herald and said it was with deep re-
greet h a he was leaving them after
an association Of eight years, cOntin-
uously at the keyboard Of a linotype.
Mr.. Quigley's brotherinlaw, Herbert
Num-, for a time connected With the
city and county engineerin- depart
ments Of FL Paso. is now located at
Portland, and Mr.. Quigley IS going
there so that the two families Will be
together. Mr.. QUigley still retains his
valley ranch below FL Paso.
Those present-from The Herald COM
posing room at the supper were. Chas.
s Ward, William Foster, F. J.. Shilling,
J. r Eastburn, W. b. McCOwn, F. w.
TunmoFe, 7. T Gandara, Thomas Jones,
J. S. P. Garfield, c. F. Mckay. Milo
Oscar Gebler. c ". Strickler. G. A
Martin represented the editorial de-
partment
Tom Quigley is one Of the best men
ever held a situation in The Her
aid composing room. For eight years
he has been continuously employed and
during all that time has scarcely been
absent a month, including vacations.
For the past two year he has been
president Of the Ell Pas branch Of the
International Typographical union and
regime has been marked by con-
and consideration alike for
employers and members Of the union.
In 1912 Mr. Quigley represented his
union in h International convention
Of the body at Cleveland, o. The Herald
sincerely regrets losing a man OF such
worth as Tom Quigley-