| Show MOST FITTING TESTIMONIAL Hembers of the Senate Make Stevenson a Present AS ERVICE OF SILVERWARE i APPROPRIATE INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY SENATORS Presentation Speech Was Made by Hoar of Massachusetts Followed by Gorman of Maryland Blackburn Black-burn Represents the State in Which the Vice President Was Born and Cullom the State From Which the Vice President Conies t I Washington Feb Vicepresident Stevenson whose term of office expires I next Thursday was this evening presented sented with a magnificent silver serv ice at his apartments in the Norman die The parchment testimonial accompanying I ac-companying the service and signed by every senator was as follows Washington Feb 27 1S07 Hon Adlai E Stevenson 1S I SirThe discharge of the important dutIes incident to your great office as president of the United States senate has for the last four years brought tii an as socntion with you very clOse and constant con-stant During this long period we have observed the signal ability fidelity and Impartiality as well as the uniform courtesy and kindness toward every mem her of this body which have character ized your official action Your prompt decisions dignified bear Ing just interpretation enforcement of the rules of this chamber have very much aided us in our deliberations and have won from us an acknowledgement of that high respect and warm personal esteem always due to the conscientious performance of a public duty Desiring to give some expression to these sentiments and to testify our ap predation jf your valuable services to the senate and to the country we take treasure In tendering you the accompanying accom-panying set of silver as a memento ot our continued friendship and regard The service of silver is inscribed as follows To Adlai E Stevenson Vicepresident of the United States AND President of the Senate 189307 From Members of the Senate In Token of Strict Impartiality Unfailing Courtesy And Unsurpassed Wisdom and Discretion Which in the discharge of his high office have endeared him to the senate earned for him the gratitude of the American people The dinner service consists of a magnificent mag-nificent and artistic center piece with soup tureen vegetable dishes meat platter large pitchers waiters gravy bowls etc entirely covered with re pousse work of the most elegant character char-acter The presentation speech was made by Mr Hoar of Massachusetts followed by Mr Gorman of Maryland Senator Blackburn of Kentucky representing repre-senting the state in which the vice president was born made a short speech as did Mr Cullom representing represent-ing the state from which the vice president presi-dent comes Mr Stevenson replied briefly and was deeply moved by the beautiful tribute of his associates of the past four years |
