National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-04
IVURNAMENl'
FINAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE
CONTEST SATURDAY.

MEETING OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EACCEPTE REPoRT-rHE
TBANoUET CoMMITTEE-OFFICIAL LIST
OF CONTESTANTS AND JUDGEs-DETAILs
OF THE TOURNAMENT.
An important meeting of the Typographical
Tournament Association was held last night at
Military hall, Conrad Eber's) There was full
attendance OF all the printers in the city who feel
special interest in the grand affair, in type set
ting SO take place in this once Saturday Of this
week. 1t is probably true that the fastest type
settlers in the country are now IN this CITY, IN,
gagged in the different printing onOes neIei ouu
in fbIs toul-1ament the acknowledged representa-
ewes of the fastest and eeanest hands are to have
mart. From what was only small beginning we
now have accumulated an interest which involves
the pride Of nearly every State in the Union, and
which Is attracting the attention and speculation
If all the printing Offices in the country. Besides
this, the great intrinsic value Of the prizes Of
fered, the celebration
IN A BANQUET
Of the winners names Of the prizes, the honor at
tacbing to the printer, who, winning the beauti-
ful golden prize, holds the first rank as fast
type-setter in the United States, all combine to
make the occasion one Of national significance.
Behind even this thought there is still more
powerful one-the new record Of the
PROGRESS MADE
since the sainted Franklin's time in the art Of
setting type. The gentlemen who step to the
front Saturday afternoon to illustrate their
nrowess in the printers art were long, long ago,
when they were DEVILS familiar with all the car
pentry of printing Objects case and bracket
stands its closets for standing jobs and live mat
ter its cabinets for cuts, its borders, ornaments
and rules, its leads, slugs, metal furniture and
quotations, its chase holes, frames, mitreing
machines, uuoins foot-sticks and sides, its NAL
lets, planners, ley brushes, mullers, ink stones
and bins and almost before these lightning set
tiers Of type were born they knew exactly what
constitutes full font of book letter, job letter,
what are kerns shoulders, shanks and hicks Of
type, what are leads, slugs, leaders, quotations;
what are stands, racks, cabinets, sticks, galleys
ehases, bodkins, mallets, planersI imposing
stones and all the accessories Of printing once.
Thew knew COPY that should be estimated by
time; they knew topographic design, what
setting stick to measure meant, the right POSI-
tion of compositor at his case, how to space and
IN iustffy whom and where TO indent, how 70
en,ntv a stick and to display composition; they
cyen knew proving and correcting, proOfreaders
marks, distribution, imposing and locking up,
I'd. In fact, what they didn't know about print
inc is not worth finding out. Men with this
knowledge, men of infinite grace and perfection
in their profession belong to the classes who con-
test in the great tourney Of Saturday. But to
the
arEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION
with Mr.. Alfred Thomson in the chair and Levi
n. Patterson as secretary. Mr.. McCaterty
stated that Mr.. Hempler (optieian) had offered q
fberuDopeter as prize, and Mr.. A. ]. Robinson
an INBOUND copy of the Encyclopedias Of Printing.
3 "a motion of Mr.. SERVER, the Encyclopedia was
q cepted as the third prize in the second class,
md the thermometer as the third prize in the
long primmer class.
THE TREASURER
reported as collected up TO date S253.eO in cash.
On motion Of Mr.. MeCaferty, 1t was agreed
that banquet should be given Saturday night
to the contestants judges and invited guests; and
that Mr.. Menamin, Of Philadelphia, should be
rendered his expenses.
On molten of Mr.. SERVER, It was agreed that
Mr.. Hartshorne should be present and witness
the contest.
1t was also agreed that the governing commit
tee of the association should have charge Of the
banquet.
On motion Of Mr.. SERVER it was determined
that Mr.. Menamin should present the prizes to
the successful contestants next Saturday night
at the banquet.
On motion of Mr.. Fechtig, a committee ofthree
was appointed to make arrangements for the
banquet. This committee consists Of Messrs.
Fechtig, Jones and SERVER.
On motion of Mr.. SERVER, it was agreed that
this should be the inscription on the gold and
silver composing sticks:
typographical Tournament.
1874.