Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-01
P. D. old TIMERS
MAKE GIFT OF CUP
TO ". H. BROPHY

was given William H. BrOphy, late
major IN the Red Cross service in
France, but previous to taking I'D the
nations service in that capacity iden-
titled for more than 80 years with the
Phelps Dodge Mercantile company,
when the 'Old-timers" among the
store employees presented him with a
loving cup as a Specification of their
love and respect for him on the Occa-
sion Of his retirement from the man
agement- Mr.. Brophy, TO whom the
presentation came entirely unexpect-
eddy, was deeply touched as he
showed by his demeanOr, but even
more by his voice, when he replied
TO the presentation speech made by
Fred W Freeman, warehouse super
intendent OF the company.
Ever since IL became known that
Mr. BrOphy, who resigned his position
as general manager of the Phelps
Dodge Mercantile company on the
first OF the year, would return here
this week. plans have been afOOt
among the old-time employees of the
store TO make him a present which.
would attest their regard for him 4
loving cup was decided upon and a
committee, headed by L G. Jackson.
put IN charge of arrangements
Mrs BrOphy was let in on the
secret, but no one said word to the
major, who was induced TO 90 to the
store fast night by his wife on the
plea that F E Coles had some i'm
pOrtant papers in his desk for him.
In the meantime, approximately 80 of
the employees Of the store, all of them
in rn =
personal friends Of Mr. BroDhy. had
gathered in the shoe department of
the dsrkenei store building. As Mr..
BrOphy entered the building, the lights
were flashed on and he was invited
70 step into the shoe department
Nj Freeman, mounting the stair
way leading to the second floor of
the store, made brief but witt pre-
sentatiOn speech, In which he pointed
10 the good feeling existing between
the employees and Mr. Brophy through
ont the long period when he was at
the head of the organization
After receiving the handsome silver
loving cup lined with gold. upon
which was engraved Presented 10 W.
H BrOphy BY the Old-Timers of the
Bisbee District Stores, 1915" Mr.. Bro
ply replied briefly to the speech. ex-
pressing his gratitude and saving the
token OF regard meant more to him
than any other he ever had received
IN his life as it was an emblem of
affection
Later. Mr. Brophy was prevailed
upon 10 tell his former associates and
employees the inside details of the
struggle experienced BY the American
Red Cross in establishing warehouses
and securing an adequate supply of
labor in France This he did simpIv-
but with graphic simplicity which
left little to the imagination of his
audience
The speech was thoroughly enjoyed
by all OF those hearing II
In particular did Major BrODhv
dwell upon the affection felt by the
people OF France for the people of
America
The store employees who participat-
ed in the purchase OF the Gun and
were present at the presentation 10
Setner with the year Of their entrance
INTO the employment of the Phelps
Dodge company. follow:
THE OLD TIMERS"
Ella NJ Callahan, 1902: Margaret
Akard, 1902; F. E Coles. 1895: M n
Sterling, 1905; E l. Blair. 1905: L c.
Jackson. 1900; Ed CIouthier 1902
r S Hooper, 1905; d. H. Landes
1906; Chas- E Orr. 1906: G. W. Free
man, 1908; J. F. BIackmOre. 1904
L C. Campbell, 1904; H. l. jenkins.
1906; J. A NJ Monk. 1906: o. NJ
Saelid. 1906; ThOs- Muat. 1905: Henry
Nimitz, 1913; John Dickinson. 1908:
Mary Mathews, 1910; A S. Billet.
1908; EpifaniO MOntellano, 1910; T. l.
Houston, 1872; Mary D. Muat. 1912:
J. Z Grady, 1912; T S. Wickham.
Islz; A Lillian Regain. 1913: Louis
Rlnke, 1913; Clara Howe. 1915: Jen-
ME Akers, 1912; T B. Scott. 1911.
Dr. W F. Haas, 1914; Rose G. Keating.
1914; Isabel Gallego. 1912; Gerald VII
hams. 1907; Samuel Rieser. 1910:
Beatrice Butler, 1913; Gladys Sisk.
1913; May Hill, 1915; Alice Kelly.
1913; Mona Beecher, 1914; z. E. Ney-
land, 1906; C. W. Roberts, 1910: W.
W ForwOOd, 1915; c F. RehwaId.
1902; H F. Mathewson. 1908; Y. p
De Leon, 1915; R T. Allen, 1872;
Pearl Jones, 1915; H S. Wallace.
1904; Mrs. C. L. Baugh. 1907; Albert
Sheetz. 1907; w a Meyer, 1872;
DiOnisic Mota. 1889.
Lowell
a T. SOWle, 1855; A J. FaircIough.
1907; A C. futile, 1907; D. A. Nc
Geein, 1916; L c. RagsdaIe. 1907;
Aucra Rudolph, 1916: Williams II.
Stratton, 1915; G. D. Hudson, 1915;
Florence Wilson, 1916; A B. AdoIph.
1913; Henrietta Muat, 1916; Bertha
Richey. 1914; Pauline Rugraff, 1916.
Warren
D. a KehOe, 1912
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