Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-25
SATURDAYS NEWS

] Last nlgnt was tne uCCdSlOH lOf one
of the prettiest little stag banquets
ever staged in Ashland. The spread
was at Hotel Austin and Landlord
Conner did himself proud both in
viands and service. II was as good
as can be produced by any hosiery.
Forty friends of Prof Vining had
gathered there in testimonial of their
appreciation OF the devoted and self
sacrificing work their host had per-
formed in all the past years, in the
interest of the boys of Ashland, not
only, but in every good work the city
has undertaken in the past twenty
years. 1t was fitting tribute to q
noble guest, a native of this city
and a citizen in whose accomplish
ments the community may feel just
pride.
1t was rendered through the Com
mercial Club.
This testimonial was one long de-
.ferred; for such expression of appre-
citation should have been rendered
long ago as climax TO his splendid
accomplishments, but it was a won
derful and spontaneous expression
of good will and appreciation.
The following friends occupied
seats at the banquet table: Lynn d.
Mowat; Geo. o. Jarvis, Jesse Win
burn, Prof. Winnings guest from New
York; f. " Carter, I E. Vining> the
guest of honor; Emil Peil, c. II.
Pierce, A. C. Nininger, E. 7. Staples,
F. w. Herrln, F. C. Homes, Leo F.
Ferguson, II. G. Enders Jr., Geo. w.
Dunn, Bert r. Greer, ]. j. Murphy
Geo. N. Kramer, II. II. Elhart, d. APP
plegate, Happy Gillette, Frank Jor-
dan, A. f. Kinney Geo. A. Briscoe,
| ]. II. McGee, ]. ]. McNair, R. L. Bur
die, C. b. Lamkin, E. D. Briggs, F.
E. French, E. J, Kaiser, G. H. Bill
lings, F.. T. Wilson, F. d. Wagner, 7
D. LeMaster and Z. Perozzi.
E. V. Carter presided and seated
at his right was Prof Vining and at
his left Mr.. Winnings guest from the
east. Mr.. Jesse Winburn. Orford's five
piece orchestra furnished music for
the occasion. The first speaker was
Mayor Lamkin who paid splendid
tribute to the sterling worth of the
honor guest L, +. Ferguson spoke
a word of appreciation for the Com
mercial Club and Mr.. Winburn told
of his splendid accomplishments in
his work in New York city, freely
acknowledging that he was a pupil
of the professor there not only, but
that he had learned to love Mr.. Vim
ing for his sterling qualities of heart
and mind. Prof Briscoe then spoke
on the good work of Mr.. Vining in
training the boys of Ashland and
told how he had inspired them to
loftier ideals and nobler lives. The
banqueters had procured a very
beautiful portable phonograph, en-
cased in a specially contracted trunk
that could be handily moved from
place to place as token of appreci-
alton and a memento of the occasion.
This was presented in short talk
by Bert i. Greer which was most
eloquently and feelingly responded
to by the guest Of honor. In re
sponse to a hppy inference by the pre-
sentor on the bachelorhoOd of the
guest he paid a wonderful and touch |
ing tribute to his mother, saying
that he had a sweetheart eighty-three
years young, one that.had completely
filled his desire for feminine love
and whose life and encouragement
had been his inspiration to press ever
onward and upward in his character
and work
Then the toastmaster opened the
way for story telling, first calling on
E. D. Briggs to relate his marvellous
but true fishing stories that have
gained such wide reputation for ver-
acity throughout Oregon In his re-
sponse he fully met the highest eX-
pectation and credulity of the com
pany. Dan Appegate responded to
the call for a story in Indian jargon.
full of eloquence and wit-we guess
from the gestures,-which was re-
ceived with scream. Other stories
were related in a happy vein. soms
of them by the previous speakers
and the banqueters -disbanded at
1920 o'clock feeling that Ashland
citizens present had well performed
an exceedingly pleasant duty which
had been years too long deferred.
The federal inspection of Company
z of the National Guard was held /.