The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29
SHEEHAN HONORED
BY MANY FRIENDS
Departing Senator Eulosizsd bv
Lifelong Friends at Banquet
On Eve of Departure to
Take Prominent Place

Sixty-five men Of Winnemucca,
for the most part friends for many
years Of Senator ]. Sheehan, gather
ed in the Humboldt Thursday night
to banquet in honor of that gentle
man, who is leaving Winnemucca
January 6 to reside in Reno and
become vice-president Of the many
banks in this state controlled BY
George Wingfeld. A sumptuous
repast the principal course of which
was roast turkey was followed by
speeches of several men, ending
with the presentation to Senator
Sheehan of beautiful leather brief
case, to become a constant reminder
OF the esteem and affection held
for him by his fellow townsmen.
To this Senator Sheehan responded
in gracious but visibly affected
manner, and the banquet came to
an end, as the midnight hour ap-
preached, with three loud cheers
for Winnemucca's benefactor.
An air Of sadness was cast over
the affair by the knowledge of the
passing earlier in the day of an
other of Winnemucca's well-thought-
OF residents, and elaborate enter
tainment which had been pro-
grammed was eliminated.
Former Mayor 7. A. Brandon
acted as toastmaster and related his
friendship to Senator Sheehan ex-
tending over an eighteen-year per-
iod, or since Mr.. Brandon came here
to become principal of the Winnie
mucca grammar school, at which
time Senator Sheehan was a men,
ber Of the school board of trustees.
The speaker outlined the dominant
characteristics Of Senator Sheehan,
his frequent acts of friendship and
helpfulness, and ventured the opin-
ion that not man sitting around
the banquet tables had not at one
time or another been the benefici-
ary Of similar experiences.
Judge J. A. Callahan was called
upon by the toastmaster to speak,
Of course in a jocular manner, up
on the rather disconcerting topic
OF admonishing the senator upon
the pitfalls of the large and wicked
city to which he is about to remove,
but the judge was not in that frame
Of mind s- deftly turned his in
structions to an opportunity of
pointing to the fact that Senator
Sheehan is a man not susceptible to
the usual weaknesses Of human ma
ture and in fact is possessor of high
qualities of character. With this
suaye rebuke to the POSTMASTER
who would have jokingly tested the
jurist's ability at repartee, the judge
launched into his own sincere train
Of thought and gave as his opinion
that Senator Sheehan was more
than entitled to the demonstration
Of honor provided by the banquet,
for the reason that one who does
for others Is really doing more for
himself. He didn't want to en-
barrass Senator Sheehan by a reci-
tation of accomplishments, but that
for brief example he would refer
to the wonderful building in which
the assemblage was then sitting as
one cf many lasting monuments to
his energy.
After Judge Callahan had COM
pleted his eulogy of Senator Shee-
han the toastmaster called upon J.
A. Langwith, a close friend Of the
honored guest for many years.
Judge Langwith related becoming
acquainted with Senator Sheehan
in 1888, when the latter was a small
boy. This was in Elko, where the