Show hIVE GIVE A WATCH W A ItH TO GARDNER President of Senate Remembered Remembered Remembered Handsomely by Fellow Members PRESENTED BY B. B X SMITH Members of Upper House Also Invited to Dinner at Alta Club President Henry Gardner of tho the Son bon tto nto yesterday received cd a n. handsome gold old watch from tho the members and nd of- of of or tho Senate A i speech befitting befitting befit bent I Un ting tho occasion was M mado b by Sen Sea Senator Senator SenI I ator Benner Denner X Smith to which President Pre Pres ident dent Gardner responded briefly pres-I pres al although nl- nl thou though h ho was waa so O overcome that ho could not say much Tho presentation present camo came following an effort cHort to transact act business with a bare oare majority present Senator Smith presented pro pre a a. motion asking that tho the er- er arms at be bo Instructed to go to tho the House where several members wore lI listening to the talk on tho liquor bill and get tho the absentees Almost all tho the members were ere present pres- pres ent Vh when n Senator Smith took tho floor loor and addressing President Gardner said Raid that ho thought It wn wan VaR a goo ROOd good timeto time timeto to take tako up something to which he lie desired to call attention lie He then wont went directly into his subject and said Mr 11 President President President-As As an nn evidence e of tho the high esteem and respect with which you von OU aro held by the members and officers of ot this bod body It becomes my ny pleasant duly duL at their request an anIn andon and aud audon on In their behalf to present to you OU a small token of their great respect and The SIft gift Is In some somo respects symbolical U W 0 o have hac taken from the earth a rough nugget of ot tho the finest gold sold wo we have havo mixed WI with l It enough alloy to make mako it strong and durable yet et at the same samo time preserving ln suf- suf of Its purity and worth Vo n o have made mado this Into a a. covering co and Into Inlo thu tho covering cO have o placed a 0 dell deli rOto and perfectly balanced mechanism from which can always be bo told tho the and unwavering tide tlde In tho the affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs falls of or men Just ns as your our associates have havo boon able to learn from you ou your our position on public questions and haIn hay hav- In ir- ir mmA ouId could feel feol ic eure that i tn-t-h-cr tn thero you o w would r en remain lii und LUd not vacillate or recede without rood good reason so you ou will Ibid Oud our sift girt i accurate true certain During DurIn thc Iho three sessions of ot th the leo legislature covering co nearl nearly 00 00 days das that I have havo sat with you ou I r want to toray ray eay aJ to you OU that I have havo found in your our character what In iii my jud Judgment ment Is ono one of ot tho the cardinal characteristics which I admire above nearly all othor other virtues that Is Is your frankness In stating your our position and the assurance th that t one tine can have havo that you JOu will not recede ex except ex- ex for good cause and nOlI that If It you OU do 10 change co It Is honestly done dono and not treacherous Mr Air President now at tho the end nd of ot CO GO o long lon londas londa's days das of or arduous labor I congratulate congratulate con con- congratulate you ou upon your our ability fairness fair fair- n ness s and frankness in presiding over the deliberations of ot this bod body Tako Take this gift as ns a n. remembrance from tho the members and officers and with the as assurance assurance as- as of ot our very cry best wishes and nad esteem Give Ghe tho the old one to the boy President Gardner found It hard to reply at the close clone of ot tho the r remarks of ot Senator Smith but assured the members mem mem- hers bers that he hc appreciated tho the action deeply and t. H ho he would keep the gift Kilt ns as long as ho lived and hand it down for lor all time to his heirs The rhe watch contain on tho the inside of ot tho the case tho the following Inscription Henry Gardner president of th the Senate Sen Sen- Senate ate from t the to e members and officers of ot 1 I eighth l legislature March larch 11 11 1909 Following tho presentation Senator Smith said he thought It titling fitting that the members should dine together be before be- be fore foro tho the close of the session and he ho Informed the president and members of ot the tho body that he ho had arranged ed for tor a n. dinner to tho eighteen members of tho the Senate at the Alta AHa club at o'clock tomorrow evening o Upon motion of Senator J. J A. A Hyde Ihde the tho Senate accepted the tho 1 Invitation with thanks |