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Show JUDGE HJ.ROIAPPBi)p Tributes Paid to Distinguished Citizen By Leaders of This Community Farewell Given at Weber Club Rooms Guest of Honor, u 'Responding to Felicitations, ' Says He Will Always Think of Ogden as Home. Judge Henry II. Rolapp, for 35 years a citizen of Ogden, one of Utah's most promlnont Jurists and a dominant figure in the building "up of the beet sugar industry in the in-termountain in-termountain west, was tho guest of honor last night at a banquet' iP4 the Weber club. The banquet waa,.a, farewell fare-well to the judgo, who, with his 'family, 'fam-ily, is to take up his residence in Denver, where he will be associated with tho Colorado Sugar company. The farewell, which was .given by several of Ogden's prominent citizens, was attended by aliout 75 guests, among them being Anthon H! Lund, of tho First Presidency of the Mormon Mor-mon church and president of the Amalgamated Sugar company; C. nn Nlbley, presiding bishop of the Mormon Mor-mon church and president of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company Uniten Slates District Judge Tillman D. Johnson; Herbert R. MacMillan, president pres-ident of the Utah Bar association; Mayor A. R. Heywood; W. H. Wattls. president of 'the Weber club; Heber J. Grant, J. W. Cutler and ft- Cutler Cut-ler of Salt Lake City and many others of note, residing in Ogden, and- Salt Lake City. The affair was elaborate-ly elaborate-ly appointed, being fully equaUif not surpassing any similar event" ever-held ever-held at the club. 'Jj . L. R. Eccles acted as", phairman and introduced Mayor A. R.-Heywood as toastmaster. The principal speak-, speak-, . Father P. M. Guabnahan of St. Joseph's Catholic church, who took tbe oath of citizenship! Mom Judge Rolapp; II. H. McMillan, whose first case la court was argued, before Judge Rolapp; Anthon H.fun.d, to whom the late David Eccles vcom-monded vcom-monded the guest of honor a the "genius of sugar." ITive minute' talks vere mado by n -number., ofr .other guests and all of the talks -vretu b-ules b-ules to the fine abilities sliown by Judge Rolapp in his different walks of life as a ciUzpn'of Ogden and Utah and in his wider sphere pit labo r in the adjoining states, , ' v. .rt In connection with. his introduction of Mayor Heywood, L. R., Eccles said, in'purt: -,,., Tribute of Friendship. "I have been, I believe, more close-lv close-lv associated with Judge "Rolapp during dur-ing the vears of my business activities activi-ties than any other man now with us. because of our intimate business relations. 1 look back with pleasure i ..rto,.a nf friprwlsliin and mutual relationship. There have been times when Judge Rolapp and I did not see things with the samo eye, but the perspective of time has proven prov-en that ,Judgo Rolapp was not always in the wrong by refusing to see things as I saw them. I speak not cnlv for myself, but for the officers and" directors of the Amalgamated Sugar Su-gar company when I say that as we shall think of you when you have gone from us, we hope you will think always of us with a kind memory of what we have been to each other, and a kind thought of those from whom you are separated separated bv miles only, for you will ever be linked to us here in Ogden as one who h'as endowed us with an invalu-. able boon the pleasure of your, friendship." Father Cushnahan Speaks. Mayor Hevwood accepted the position posi-tion of toastmaster, he said, as au honor, and after paying a fine tribute trib-ute to Judge Rolapp as a jurist, neighbor and citizen, he Introduced Father P. M. Cushnahan as the first speaker. The reverend and beloved local prelate spoke In a reminiscent vein, recalling the days when he was an immigrant to this country and a newcomer In Ogden, with few friends and but a dim outlook for a happy future. He was helped, he said, to the success of his career in the community com-munity by Judge Rolapp, who, in the old Utah Loan & Trust (later the Eccles) building, since destroyed by fire, received his application for naturalization nat-uralization and later conferred upon him the full rights of American clU-zenship. clU-zenship. In conclusion, Father Cushnahan Cush-nahan eloquently expressed the sentiment senti-ment which prompted the farewell banquet, with the words: "May vour days be long and happy, and may your new friends learn to know and love as do the old; and when your race Is run tho verdict of those who know you now and who have yet to experience that great fortune, for-tune, will say of you, 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant."' Herbert R. MacMillan was next introduced in-troduced and spoke In narrative vein, rehearsing his early days of practice before the Utah bar. He was admitted admit-ted to the practice of law, he said, by Judge Rolapp and tho judge heard his first case In court. The speaker also spoke In eloquent appreciation of the "helping hand that was ever held out by the guest of honor to the "fledgling" at the bar, and recalled the kindly advice of the judge who was to him, almost a worshipful personality, per-sonality, so powerful was the latter for his good or embarrassment. Organized Parents Class. President Anthon H. Lund recalled Judge Rolapp's interest in the work of the Mormon church, giving him credit Jor the institution of the Parents Par-ents classes in the Sunday schools, those classes, he said, now being one of the most important in the educational educa-tional department of the church. If remember, too," the venerable churchman continued, "when I first heprd of this man Rolapp. It was, when he joined our people in Copenhagen. Copen-hagen. Soon after ho was called on a mission and X watched his habits and characteristics with Browing In-tnrest. In-tnrest. When he came to Utah I continued con-tinued to watch his career, confident that some dav it would broaden out into a vast influence. When b had become connected with the sugar company I asked the late David Ec-efe Ec-efe to toll me something of this man RolanP My friend Mr. Eccles told me then that Rolapp, who had been Sne of the incorporators of the old Oeden Sugar company, was a geniuB ?f the company; that he had entrust-ed entrust-ed large affairs to hie hands; that he had alwavs taken his advice, and that he placed all his confidence in RolaPP' hands. And as David Eccles V thought of Rolapp, I think of him now. He has done, Indeed, a great deal or good in our church; I jolu in hoping that his future will be what it de-serves de-serves to bo, the fulfillment of bis ambition. Hla Own Horizon. In responding to the toasts of the evening, Judge Rolapp referred to the subject that had been assigned to him, the "Horizon." He said in part: "To say that I am overwhelmed would not adequately express my feelings feel-ings now I came here this evening thinking I would meet many friends who would say kind things of me and to me; who would wish me God speed in the words we use when we wish to say kindly things, one to another But I did not anticipate the flowing of such a well of sentiment senti-ment that trub', indeed, must be imbedded im-bedded deeper in your hearts than I had counted on. "If by my 'horizon' you mean that which is behind me, I can only say that as I look backward over my life in Ogden there is only a bright, colorful color-ful retrospect, made so by my associations asso-ciations with the mon who are here tonight. If you mean the horizon that stretches before me, I can only say there Is in the future only uncertainty. uncer-tainty. That I shall make new friends hope; that I shall never make friends who can take tho place of these I leave behind me, I have no hope. But In all my horizon in all my future, I want you to always know that I ever will think of Ogden as my home. There are ties that bind me here, ties I cannot sever; some of them are memories; the memory of my younger days when I won here my life companion; the memory of two children burled in the graveyard here, and the memory of the raan loved most dear, David Eccles. No matter where I go Ogden shall always al-ways bo my home, and I shall re-, turn some day to claim it once agalnj as my residence place. In closing lei mo say In- the words of a song that has in It more of homely sentiment than parody. Gentlemen, you have certainly been good to me." Many Speakers. In addition to the regular speakers on the program, the following were called on and responded In praise of the good done by Judge Rolapp during dur-ing his residence in Ogden: Heber J. Graut, C. W. Nibley, W. H. Wattis, William Glasmann, Joseph Scowcroft and T. R Cutler. Guests Present The guests present were. A. R. Heywood, J. A. Howell, T. D. Johnson, John-son, E. T. Hulanlski, F. J. Kiosel, W. H. Wattis, M. S. Browning, Dr. R. S. Joyce, Father P. M. Cushnahan, D. C. Eccles, G. L Becker, A. P. Bigelow, Colonel C. A. Boyd, C. C. Richards, William Glasmann, John Watson, Georgo J. Kelly, George Halverson, C. HI Plollingsworth, H. H. Henderson, Hender-son, Dr. Ezra C. Rich, O. B.. Gllson, N. JC Harris, Joseph Scowcroft, E. S. Rolapp, Sam H. Newhouse, L. R. Eccles, Ec-cles, H. R. MacMillan, J. U. Elredge, Jr., J. W. Abbott, R. E. Hoag, A. L. 'Brewer, A. T. Wright, J. H. Thomas, R. B. Porter, Anthon H. Lund, C. W. Nibley, Adam Patterson, E. O. Wattis. W. W.- Browning. Chris. Flygare, Miles L. Jones, William Craig, T. F. Rowlands, A. B. Apperson, Joseph Geoghegan, Joseph Qulnney, Jr., E. P. Ellison, James Pingre- Thomas R. Cutler, Heber J. Grant, George Rom-ney, Rom-ney, H. G. Whitney, Francis M. Lyman, Ly-man, W. S. McCornick, John C. Cutler, Cut-ler, James D. Murdoch, S. F. Bailiff, F. H. Rolapp, F. W. Gentsh, W. A Whitney, Mr, Knickerbocker, J. H. DeVine. |
