The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-18
FRANKLIN'S BIRTHDAY.


| Celebration OF the I4sta Anniversary Of tase
Birth OF rrankIa by the New York Type
graphical society-- Bali -na sapPar nc tho
cry Assembly, rooms. Speeches OF u. H
Chaplin and others.
The New ~ rypogrsphiesl Sooiety, James HarinsI
prs.idep Cd hundrss and forty eighth
snnvsrtafy o. the birth Of jamiu Franklin Last
ns BY assn and suppsr at tbs City Assembly RoSms.
arda resulting from this bassast TO -
os'oea 70 tts priners Free bAry The azIAnSsmsAta
Tor the oApqust uuter the charge Of James NArDs
chairman and twenty other gentlemen, and we'll
carried out
The Assembly Rooms were thrown open at absut nina
O'clock and OF ladies' and rsutsusn vsrA
gagged laying their desyirs to Tsrpschsrs Did.
worths 6ss oisdrilis Band gave the music IN sapssl
| style
About three huudred persons present. ne fro>A
Of the orchestra decorated with the bAAnsr Of 10
society bearing its front this portrait Of Frankka A.a
CT the society and the date Of ita
| orsspiaStion, 1909
TheIuppsr took place At ten ool ck Mr. James Hsr.
per- of the house n Harper Brothers, prssiAsd asx-..
cd by Daniel Northup President Of the 8osisty, ana
fifteen Vice Prssden selected from all branches Of the
printing Ahd publishing business, including several s.
| tors
Over the invited gussts table paced the American
flag About three hundred In lies and gsntsnsn down
TO the well supplied tables No vile furnished but
several mysterious pops occasionally heard, and
We have doub that person named "Hs,dsiok" wsx
| In the vicinity and cau'-d shsss demonstrstoas.
The sEppsr room presented brilliant coup psa. Tho
ladss we're charming the gentlemen rsllA1s and the
supper more thss resp stable.
cessation ~ 1os,ihtiss' poo the satshss having
taken place, the company laid down their Weapons
wher
Mr., NoRrHRrr s,id:- Gentemea I will introduce "a
your notice Mr. James Harper President Of the evening
| Great applauss)
Mr.. BArH sa,d-I thank you for the honor yea have
done ne IL selecting me q, your presiding oAesr have
hed the chair FIR hs past Ave ysArs Az the hour Id
late .hs dstain you but proceed the busineso
| Of the evening, TIE hrst regular toast is
Thememory II B,pjAmia Franklin. xuhs-Dtrzs.
| The seoord regular toast
lun NH '''''''' VI ''' oA''a ''A''' IAN ~
| Tee third regular toast
| Mr. hiram FULLER ssi'-I shall dstaa you bat mo.
ment am glat tat yoa have moved This sentiment an
in it's proper pltce (Appause) Toe speaker thonght
| thst almost any ctner prs than . nsnber Of the
yres should be called respond to this toast The
merchant who mad hi fortune by 1.-THE hero Who At
timed his reputation b. 1.-THE poet who had become
known by ions Of tines. should speak lPon this sub.
ject. He had smb ion To- be considered spesch.
maker In reference the life of Franklin he said that
| though nearly hundred and sfty years hal passed
since HIS birth is star only shone the brighter for
tho pc Il time He nlsd all atoms il the proessioa
ppTentice coposi,o pressmIu was ell or and pub.
lieb.r-his VIII live - long as time i.ssN
| The fourth regular toast
| ID. Rev. Fl ,HAnN responded ~ fonows-N Is, I
suppose, sir custom, that every After
psstsd and .l.w.d speak tail.
Ing about AID the aad,spcs OF caring QAughtsr anA
PISTON 4 pre.-at TIER. were great many others
ought to have been called upoo respond to this
efforts to promote Am srioAn literature American tsrs.
| tue s vast army, running from the news boys and
contributed to tbs American literature
cen point with 'riompn to those aursls which their
I've been sssetsd poud to tn. sestaasnt 1msr.
can erAture rui illustrated by the diffusion OF that
sh, .ps.as f 70, from :, .S,
school and hyd aet in every phi ting once (OhsersS
It It. F.. IS, h,. sc hat i. not only solS :
most ,vabbe 70 the poorer classes. man have
r.bid thoasht u utter, let him DO 81 there win
b no harm 10 IT, the ugh be composed Of eAmphsns
gunpo~der. TIE Russian bear have his paw hurt,
whis sends HIM hospg 10 the Bal sea-(applAuse)-
thai nfo intelligence that last week made every
heart culver like tho mbers Of the San Francisco The
voices Of million ~ with nearly one echo
THANKED be rd,r- tho ,es who saved the
lssseng re- Of the San Francisco awful death.
| (APpLue) Isnoul thiuh OF . mAA asking 70
hso American commerce a. Amsrio,n literature. 4
charge was brought against as ago that there
eide ..sr you'd .'. at,
diminish our oIisiuahty hom that Of fOrefSthers
ginshty rbsy hAo esdom to Sreats-wids. dissent.
mating fIesdom The, had institutions 10 build q, With
ys had e az .Hr
liberty thai we're a'.ng merely theoretically in the
hs. q 5, TIL And every
with fear and terror, and makes their satslNtssI
faces a. pale winding ahesta. But they have aiso
created ntraturs-An carr est Htsrxture--that taksa
right hold Of the human heart strings Without intend
Ing 10 brrs up mattss for win alluds TO that
and has been translated int thu disrent Eorenssn isn
gusge: for the be mt OF foreigners Our destiny i to
an intellectual charge all the whole world The
same sentiments That the American hearts will b
thusias am sentimental but 4, believe = there
Is God 10 heaven tnAt great Of liberty win 30
Atlanue for gooi and pr. cnoAi purposes Ssieye M
our work 10 to Be acoo- pirhed not with the sword 20
win the blush Of ssrty s,S o. tS &C.,
VIII brightly shine the OF Europe Gshtax for 49,
com NAP sAPP.u.s A%erio.n h..r.tars that power
sword, but with the swift uphssvinss Of The hum
breast. loud applsussJ
The PHrD,s1 proposed three cheers for the last
speaker, which se . given.
The nftA regular toast WAS next giysn:-
The Prir tiers Free Library"
Mr. CHAnLEs BAKsR, one Of the directors, responded
AZ made an earnest appL in favor Of the Library a.
follows 1T certain pleasant me TO speak of the
COED influences s1.red BY the Print.rs' Fss LIBRARY,
and know that many present been erst,aed and
encouraged In visiting our rooms noticing nieht
after night the Ase Der young there Father.
ing tins and means, and destroying health and
reputation In the fascinating but dss rastive alars
ments OF ely. All, ! believe, VINO have takes
towards Its support, have much cause for rra.
thoaton; and II 10 very pleasant for me "a
tpssk OF the Printers Fres Library In this sounee.
ter; hit not qaits agreeable 70 be Obliged To-
state that II needs aidaid Of the proper tsria ms
teral Aid-to enable IL to us liz GOOD work sureIv
and efficiently Remember my friends 1t 10 . free libra.
~ snd relies entirely such nia h for il
sustepance Ano strength We extrsuely thankful
for what has slreacy been dous for u.s. and hooe thia
evening to receive tucisnt at least TO dsfrsy our sx.
penses for tbs next The pu ohsrs Of our div
book wsps sDc periodical have with few sxcsp.
tons always shown great intsr~t 10 library, ana
nave given US tn boAks and freely; We know
something equsl - tangible ADD AIRY e bsoks and
pepen we Dc what We can among ourselves our So
sety and Any ~ contribuis TO the extsnS
OF their abuy, yet We folc 70 aoliait Aid frnm