Excerpt from Proceedings of the Testimonial Banquet: Given by the Old Inter Ocean Boys Club to Their Former Chief William Penn Nixon, at the Palmer House, Chicago, on the Evening of November 22, 1904 It was at once decided that the first official act of the Club should take the shape of a banquet to our former chief, William Penn Nixon, a man whom we all revere with a tenderness that is shown toward an honored parent, for Mr. Nixon was, in deed, the father and guiding spirit of the old Inter Ocean family. The banquet was given at the Palmer House on the evening of Tuesday, November 22, 1904, and was, in every detail, a highly enjoyable affair. The most entertaining feature of the evening was the reading of letters from the old Inter Ocean boys who were unable to be present, but who were with us in spirit, and who testified to their touching regard for Mr. Nixon in the messages that were sent. The proceedings of this banquet are published not only as a palpable evidence of the fondness of the old Inter Ocean boys for their chief, but because they will be an eloquent re minder of one of the happiest epochs of their lives, when the enthusiasm and energy of youth tinged every phase of life with a rosy hue. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.