The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-01
TOKENS GIVEN
CLERK MACKAY
Il
Popular and Efficient City
Official Surprised Last
Night
AND AGAIN TODAY
BY HIS CO-WORKERS
City Council Present and
Past City Officials and
Employees the Donors

ElllployeS Vic 1olioio
Breaking-up time of the retiring city
government was the occasion last night
for material expression of apprecia-
ton to James Mackay for the splendid
! service he has given the city as clerk
and treasurer for Is years, as well as
While serving as alderman prior to that
time. That expression of appreciation
was in the shape of beautiful French
brier pipe of the Kaywoodie make and,
along with it, smokers stand To say
that Mr. Mackay was surprised was to
tell the exact truth, for when Mayor
Langley, speaking for the city council,
was indulging in "reminiscences leading
up to the presentation Mr. Mackay
| ioined in with an anecdote now and
then and did not suspect plot against
himself till the talk took personal
turn. 1t was then that a suspicion came
over him that he was to be sunk with
out warning"
| Mayor Langley reviewed the history
of the city governments during the
past "a years, in which time he was
more or less closely associated with
the council either in his capacity as a
new spaper man or az mayor; and he
said that in the 2l years in which Mr..
Mackay had been connected with the
city government, as alderman or clerk,
that official bad given uniformly cour-
teous consideration to the public and
had served with marked efficiency, at
the same time assisting very much in
the progress Of the municipality.
BY this time Mr.. Mackay had con
cluded that the mayors remarks were
not turning out just as they had ap-
peared To start, as mere "reminiscences;
and when the mayor spoke about the
| pipe Of peace and advanced with
packages Mr. Mackay capitulated and
| Indicated that he had been completely
]
tie after meeting session.
Recovering his composure, Mr.. Mac
kay thanked the city council most
heartily and said in part: II have al
ways strongly believed in Barre and |
| have done what | could to advance its
interests. | have had some views on
city affairs which | have presented
! from time to time. Those views have
not always been in coincidence with
/ the views of the members of the coun-
/ ellis; but the discussions have always
1 been free from rancor. Ny interests will
always be for the welfare of the city.
All can do hereafter will be done
without urging if for the best good OF
the city thank you from the bottom
Of my heart for this token of friend
ship and | hope that the friendships
made here will last always"
Not to let the occasion pass unno-
ticed by them and, perhaps TO add lit
tie spice to the affair, the ."ladies of
the city hall" presented, through Mayor
| Langley, a pair Of cream-colored gloves
and a coal shovel of ample proportions,
the latter indicative OF Mr.. Mackay's
future connection with one OF the coal
concerns Of the city. Accompanying the
presents was the following skit
Jim"
Feb -, 1921
we hate to have You leave Us. Jim
To become coal man so dirty and
/ grim;
Wen miss YOU around this place,
I Miss your Jokes and your smiling face.
/ We want YOU to start your new job
right,
So we've bought you some gloves Of
white,
And Charlie has given his coal shovel
too
Which we know will be of use to you
But don't get 50 fond Of shoveling
coal
That You'll make the hot place your
future goal
The presentation Of the shovel all
tied mp in pink baby ribbon. and the
gloves brought out hearty laugh, as
intended. thus relieving somewhat the
more serious aspect of the occasion.
Present and Past City Officials Make