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Show LOVING CUP 8YMBOLIZE8 TRIBUTE OF COLLEAGUES Salt Lako City, March IB. Prest. Henry Gardner, who has presided ov-1 ov-1 pr tho upper houso for three sosslons was presented Thursday night with a loving cup. The cup was designed by tho Leyson-Pcarsall company, and was suitably engraved. On behalf, of the membors of tho senate, Senator W. N. Williams made tho prcsen t-lion t-lion speech, rising to a que Ion of personal privilege. Senator Williams said: "Mr. President: I nriso to n iuos-tion iuos-tion of personal privilege. "I have beon designated by a number num-ber of senators to perform a pleasant pleas-ant duty and to represent them In ox-pressing ox-pressing a few parting thoughs at the closing hours of this session "Wo havo met hero now. for miny weekB under your ablo presidency. You havo boon Just, fair, prompt and courteous In meeting the issues which havo come before you. As jour colleagues col-leagues wo have yearned to love and rospect you, and In turn wo ban endeavored en-deavored to porform our part and I feol to say that every Benator hero hag boon faithful, Industrious and ungolflsh In discharging his laired obligations to tbo peopl0 of thin great stato. "Mr. President, I am reminded that this Is on tho sixth consecutive session ses-sion that you and I havo beon In this room laborlag as servants of tho people. peo-ple. During that long period of elov en years, our association ilta many of the leading citizens of tho stato havo been pleasant and p.olltnble, and this servico has cemented tho loc, esteem and friendship I havo always fo!t for you; and In saying this I feel sure that 1 cclio tho sentiment sen-timent of overy member here, ou havo our undivided support and respect. re-spect. "Now, it is my very great pleasure to present to you In behalf of tho senators of tho tenth legislature of tho State of Utah this loving cup as a token of love and esteem. Wo wish you continued health and prosperity pros-perity together with your good family. fam-ily. "And now, my esteemed fellow workers, I feel to invoke tho blesB-Ings blesB-Ings of a kind Provldenco upon you nil. May you all return Homo In peace and safety and may acaven's blessings crown your every effort towards tho building up of this great commonwealth." President Gardner thanked tho senators sen-ators for tho token of their appreciation. appreci-ation. Ho said that he was now retiring re-tiring from public llfo and would not bo a cnndldato again for any public pub-lic ofllco. Ho assured tho members of the senate that ho would hold th gift as a remembrnnco of tho d'ljs In which they had labored together In tho legislature The employees of tho houso also presented J. A. Edwards, sccrotttv of tho senate, with a handsomo ilnc and Oeorgo Searle, assistant sergeant at arms, with a pretty scarf pin. Be fore tho senate adjourned, resolutions resolu-tions of appreciation of th0 work of the president nnd the other officer of the senate wero passed by the senato on motion of Senator W. Mont Ferry of Salt Lake. |