The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-26
TENDER ". B. ROYSE
FAREWELL BANQUET
Board of Governors of
Commercial Club En-
tertain at Lunch
con.

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dent of the Commercial club board OF
governors, was guest of honor at ar
informal luncheon given by the board
| Wednesday at the Eccles hotel. Many
expressions of friendship and good
will were exchanged between the
members and their departing chair
man, who left Thursday morning for
Detroit, Mich, where he has made
permanent connections. AS a token
of their esteem the members of the
board presented to Mr.. Royse a beau
tiful gold scarf pin, representing a
dragon curled around large pearl
and holding cut diamond in its
over by H. B. Daniels, elected sue
jaws. The luncheon was presided
cessor to Mr.. Royse.
Present at the luncheon were O.
l.. Moulton, newly elected member,
and M. o. Monroe, who has practi-
cally arranged to become secretary
of the club after May 1st. These
gentlemen were heard from in short
speeches, in which they reflected the
quite general and growing confidence
in the present board of governors,
and satisfaction in what had alrea-
dy been accomplished this spring to-
wards lifting Blackfoot into the class
of live and promising western towns.
In presenting the gift of parting
friends Mr.. Daniels attributed to Mr..
Royse much of the credit due the
present board for it's harmony and
effective action. He said that every
body backed the club the more en-
Enthusiastically because they knew they
had elected strong man to be at the
head of it. Speaking of the reputa-
tion Mr.. Royse has built up for him
self in few years In Blackfoot, Mr..
Daniels said:
ut is not necessary for me to re-.
count all the good things that Mr..
Royse has done for Blackfoot. The
big vote he piled up at the last elec-
tion said it all. And Blackfoot ap-
preciates the work he has done as an
active and helpful citizen.
And you should know, Mr..
Royse, that you are leaving a good,
big gap in the ranks by leaving
Blackfoot. You know. too, that in
going away you are leaving a large
piece of your heart. The boys will
not forget you, Mr.. Royse. We shall
go ahead with the work and carry
out the good ideas that have been
adopted during your presence among
us, and we hope to have many i'm
provements to show you when you
return.
"It is an established fact that men
who come west from the east and
then go east again invariably return
to the land of sagebrush. At any
rate tell them all back there what
fine little town Blackfoot is.
In presenting you this little to-
ken we want to remind you of our
lasting appreciation and high regard.
There will always be place for you
here in Blackfoot whenever you de-
eide to come back to u.s."
In his response Mr.. Royse paid
feeling tribute to the men of Black
foot, among whom he counted many
Of his warmest friends. He said it
was not an easy matter to leave, and
that the kind words of his friends
would almost have made him change
his mind about going away were it
not that all was definitely arranged.
He said if he ever returned west he
knew of no place he would rather
come to than Blackfoot. He assured
the members of his appreciation of
them as good hard working fellow
and his belief that they
would go on in the way of success
as leaders of the Commercial club
At this luncheon the lease was
signed which provides for the club
room quarters over the new Pear
son grocery in the Boyle building, to
be ready for occupancy about May /.
1t was announced that several graft |
tying committee reports would be
made at the next regular meeting
evening.
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