Evening star., 1870-01-03

The regular monthly meeting of the Society
was held in the Council ChambeA City Hall, on
Saturday evening. The following is the list of
officers for the ensuing ear:-President, Chas.
1. Garfield; Vice President, Thomas Rich; Re-
cording Secretary, +. MacMurIay; Financial
Secretary, A. T. Cavis; Treasurer. Michael Ca
ton The annual report of the Finance Com
mittee was submitted, and showed that after
oisDnrsing SaS9o there remains to the credit of
ehe Society s1,S5.59. After the installation OF
omcers and the transaction of the usual routine
b siness, the members adjourned to Miller's
kloman House, on 7th street, where arrange
ments had been made fer celebrating the fifty
NTH anniversary of the Society. The tables
were Handsomely laid. and the edibles were
temptiI gly displayed in a manner that con-
WINGED al present that mine host Miller under
stands his business.
MIR. Thomas Rich presided, in the absence of
MT. Canheld, who was prevented by illness from
being present, and was assisted by Mr.. VIM.
X; Mclean, who occupied the lower end of the
table, Among others present we noticed the
venerable James Clephane, who was president
Of the Society during 1889 and 1910; Nc. Clapp,
the Congressional Printer; Mr.. j. G. Franzoni,
OF the firm of POlkinhOrn s. Co.; Messrs. Judd
and Detweiler, of that firm; Capt. Rodicr, OF
the Treasury Printing Office; N. W. King, of
the Adjutant Generals Office, and ID. w. Flynn,
assistant foreman of the Government Printing
once, After ample justice had been done to
the delicious hivalves and other comforts for the
inner man with which the tables were prOfnseIv
n ed, The el, tn was removed. and the liquid and
me ntal p0r ion OF the entertainment succeeded.
Mr. Rich in "A cheerful manner welcomed the
company, and was followed by Mr.. Mclean
VINO spoke Of the previous history of the society,
and its transactions when it was both a trade
and ben, hcial organization. All trade repula-
tons have been surrendered to Union No. IeI
but the members thereof would do well to profit
by the experience of the parent society. He
spoke of the ease with which increase of wages
and other demands were accomplished by main
tanning the interest between the employers and
employed. He alluded to the services of the
mhprS m asst
of whom had gone hence to receive their reward
and offered as a toast
The old members of Columbia Typographical
Society-those present and those absent-they
have set an example worthy of being followed
by their 81 ccessors.
Mr.. Clephane was called upon and responded
to the toast, saying that he was probably the
Oldest mt mber Of the craft present, but was not
too old to enjoy the pleasures of a reunion like
the one it was now his pleasure to participate
in. He thought that the printers had ALWAYS
been modest and reasonable i'm their demands,
and that was the cause of their success. He
spoke of the distinguished men who from time
to time had graced the anniversary festivities Of
the society. He alluded to the fact that the
press was formerly exclusively in charge of
practical printers, but of late years their
province had been invaded, and some of their
functions assumed by editors and reporters not
previously identified with the business. They
were known as the "press gang" g 'BOhemians,"
accomplish selfish ends, that it was now utterly
impossible for a truly Independent paper to
maintain an existence. He thought politics ex-
1 srea5 aad an n IN the control Of
patronage to pander for they would be more
truthful and more independent, and exercise a
A complimentary toast to the Public Printer
was offered and drank.
Mr. ClaPp responded to this toast in happy
marnus h m mage fera acS1ad anu a. ION % 70 hn
headed .'Old Fogy's Celebration" and said
when they put him down as an old fogy they
classed him right. He had lived long enough to
see great strides made in the cart preservative,"
and he was happy to mingle with a set of men
engaged in such a laudable and useful pr, fcs-
sion, and which exercised 70 much influence
upon the welfare of all classes Of people. He
dwelt upon the wonderful improvements which
had been made in printing machinery since the
DAYS when as an apprentice he handled the
balls of the 0ld-fashiOned Ramage press, which
was in such great contrast with the Bullock
press, now in use. He thought the art had been
brought to as near perfectOn as possible; but
We know not what further improvements may
be made, and some present may live to see the
improvements bOasted of to-day regarded as the
relics of .'Old fOgylsm." He assured the men,
bership that they had his heart and sympathy in
everything which concerned their personal in
terest and comfort, and every effort tending to
elevate the craft and improve the business in
which they were mutually engaged. He said
that though there might be differences of opin-
ion as to policy. he always felt bound to respect
the opinions of those who honestly differed with
him, and he had found that others were as liable
W
MIR. Langtree offered: 1.-The Congressional
Printer-may he always be as much in harmony
with the craft of Washington he is on tins
occasion," which was cheerfully drank by the
Mir. John Thomson (bookbinder) said he was
rot In the habit Of making speeches, but was
pleased to meet his cousins" as he always re-
garded the printers, on such an enjoyable Occa-
sion.
To the toast "The officers and past officers of
the Society" Mr.. McNeir responded in few
felt HCif oil fp
nectiOn with the Society, and Of the leading
part it had taken in all matters pertaining to
the advancement OF the interests OF the labOring
classes. He claimed that the Society had inau-
gurated many reforms which had been subse-
ruently extended to and benefited all the
AIDES in the District.
Union No. iO1, said that though he ranked with
the Young America portion of the craft, he en-
tOyed heartily the society Of the !" old fOgies."
The younger members have only the present
and the future In the history of the craft, while
the older ones had the glory OF the past. He
alluded to the distinguished men who had
sprung from the society and to the increasing
opinion is the law OF the land, and printers did
much to mould public opinion. He spoke of
the recent dissensiOns among the printers, and
hostility. A liberal spirit of toleration prevails
In all the printing offices in New York and Phil
adelphia. Even in the Tribune Office men Of the
the employees, and he hoped it would not be long
before the same spirit prevailed in all the Offices
in Washington.
Captain ROder pleasantly exchanged jokes
with Mr.. Fechtig, and then called out MIR. Clax-
ton, who said that while there was no doubt ga
time in the affairs OF men," &C., he believed
there was also a flood In the affairs of man,
which if ne attempted to stem he would 60 un-
der, and he feared that would be his fate if he
attempted to make speech. He contrasted the
early history OF the profession with the present,
and spoke OF the difficulties encountered by the
pi oneers in q rinting business.
Mr.. Cayls was called upon and eloauently
responded 10 the t0ast-"The me inory of the de-
partc'. members Of the Society,"" The toast had
aroused memories Of those who had united their
Efforts to build up an organization by which
they could secure their rights and it was emf
nently proper that the inheritors of their sue
cess we should kindly cherish recollections of
them and their good deeds. 1t was a remarka-
BILE fact that though the Society had always been
beneficial in its character, the founders and
earlier members never were known to avail
themselves of that feature. Their self-sacrih-
cling dt votiOn to the interests of the Society and
to the principles of the craft was worthy our i'm
itation. He spoke Of the great amount of good
that had been accomplished by the Society, and
hoped it would continue perpetually its career
of ust tfulness.
Mr.. Croggon, OF the EVENING STAR, being
called on, remarked that he came merely
as ga looker-on in Venice; and, while
he had maintained his character as an
:. eatist," he would not attempt to es-
tablish IL rs q "speakist." He thought that
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