The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-02
JAMES MO0NAN
| BANQUETTED
About Three Hundred People
Meet at Testimonial Dinner
for James Moonan.

for James Moonan.
One of the most respectful tributes
paid to the excellent work of a citizen
for his public and professional life
during the past 80 years, during which
time he served as station agent for the
Duluth q Iron Range in Ely besides
being prominently connected with civic
affairs in both the city, the county and
the Arrowhead Country, took place
Wednesday evening when Mr. and Mrs.
James Moonan were honor guests at a
testimonial banquet rendered them at
the Memorial cafeteria in honor of Mr..
Moonan's retirement from active work
with the railroad.
Nearly three hundred friends and
neighbors were seated at the banquet
board at TOO o'clock when Toastmaster
George T. Ayres called the gathering
to order. A most excellent dinner was
well and promptly served by the
Auxiliary ladies of the American Lee
gion. Not only did the citizens of Ely
gather to do homage to their neighbors,
Mr. and Mrs. Moonan, but guests ar
rived from range points, Duluth and
Minneapolis to join in the program of
the evening. kilograms and letters
were read from many prominent people
who found it impossible to attend.
Music during the banquet was fur
nished by several members of the High
School orchestra under the direction of
Frank v. Di Nino, very pleasing
feature of the evening.
ToaStmaSter Ayres with his usual
efficiency and in manner he alone is
master of introduced the several
speakers and introduced prominent
guests with flow of wit and anecdotes
that kept the large audience convulsed
with laughter and in the best of humor.
George was not alone with his humor-
GUS sallies as many of the speakers Wed
with him in keeping the audience
amused. All joined in paying high
tribute to James Moonan as man and
citizen.
The cafeteria had been most beauti-
fully and artistically decorated, the
work having been done by Miss Stokes
of the art department of the Ely
schools She was the recipient of many
very laudatory remarks on the taste and
color scheme of the decorations
At the close of the banquet the pro-
gram opened with baritone solo by
Mr.. Linden accompanied at the piano
by Miss Irene Thomas. Following this
number Miss Mama Forbes gave read
ing entitled Symptoms" in her master
full manner and was called back for
another number She read "AdvertiS-
ing Headlines" for the encore number
1t is needless to state that Miss Forbes
is an entertainer de luxe as those
present voted her all that and more.
President Carlson of the Duluth,
Missabe & Northern system was intro
duced at this time by POSTMASTER
Ayres. Mr.. Carlson paid the honored
guest high compliment for efficient
service rendered the railroads and also
announced that Ernest W. Hanson had
been named as agent here to succeed
Mr.. Moonan. Mr.. Hanson will be as
sisted by j. c. Schmidt who has been
agent at Mesaba for several years. The
address of Mr.. Carlson met with the
favor of the audience as the applause
which followed it's close clearly in
dicated.
Mayor John A. Harri welcomed the
outside guests on behalf of the city in
a brief but forceful address and was
followed by City Attorney Thomas j.
Carey who made an address of which
he had no cause to regret An in
PRODUCTION of visitors followed among
which c. j. Birch, Mr. Stick, Mr.. Rob-
weder, Mr.. Ross, Mr.. Mclaughlin Mr..
Van Hoven, Mr.. Jones, Mr. O'Connor,
Louis Bieberman, D. E. Hayes, VIM
Tracey, w. E. Pike, Thos. Buttery, John
Egan, Gus Carlson and others were Of
the railroad family. Several of these
made brief addresses of good will and
appreciation of the honored guest.
Commissioner Jacob L. Pete spoke
feelingly of the excellent work done by
Mr. Moonan in the ST. Louis County
club as did also NJ B. Elson, secretary
Of the club, Mr.. ElSon punctuated his
remarks with several appropriate
pleasantries which set well with those
assembled. Executive Secretary Per-
ham of the Arrowhead Association
lauded Mr.. Moonan for the work done
for the association.
Ben s. Richards, president, spoke in
behalf of the Board of Education of
District No. II of which Mr.. Moonan
was for years member; ]. A. Rothman,
president, spoke on behalf of the
Business and Professional Mems Club;
George Somero, president of the Ely
Commercial Club spoke in behalf of the
club. All three of these men paid COM
pliments to the honored guest for the
work in behalf of the organizations
they represented.
Guests present and introduced in
Guided: Herman Olson, Martin Gunder-
son and w. E. NoyeS of Tower and
Charles Calligan, register of deeds from
Duluth
A two-piano duet was played by Mrs.
F. Di Nino and Miss Irene Thomas after
which DR.. Coventry of Duluth was in
troduced. The Dr. stated that he was
pinch hitting for President Geo. Crosby
of the Arrowhead Association and it was
the unanimous opinion that Mr.. Crosby
had secured one of the best substitutes
to be found
County Treasurer w. c. Sargent fol-
lowed with one of his characteristic
eulogies of which he is so Justly famed.
He stated at the outset that he prob
ably was the oldest visitor to what is
now Ely in the room and qualified his
talk by stating that he was in this
vicinity in 1878 with surveying party
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