, 1879-01-12
THE STENOGRAPHERS.
Their Second Annua! Banquet
Yesterday Evening.
"Reminiscences Of Other Days--Supper.
Songs, and Stories.

Songs, and Stories.
The knights of the Faber and the hen-tracks,
professionally known as the Chicago Stenogra-
pliers, gave thersecond annual banquet last even
ine at the Grand Pacific Hotel. The fact that
some twentrive shorthand reporters in this city
sat down at the festive board, forgetting Tor the
nonce the occasional asperitics arising in tne
practice Of the profession, was significant OF the
increasing uearness OF feeling among these
workers with pencils and notebooks, and curl
| ously-shapcd forms for catching the spoken
word and preserving it for future use.
OF the banquet itself. little need be said, ex-
cept to say that it was feast OF much that
was good, and flow Of what was certainly en-
joyed anu contributed in no small degree to the
zest Of the occasion.
THE LITTLE COMPANY
which sat down to the wcll-laid table in Room
a of tue Grand Pacific, included the following
named gentlemen, we'll know in the practice OF
the profession IN this city: John Richie, j. L.
Bennett, II. Fl. Dement,, W. II. Edwards, F.
j. squibb, 4. NJ. Griifen, Fl. S. Bearc,
q. T. Griffen, b. Moynatan, James
Abbott, R. Il. Lee, Charles Scates, Frank ".
Petit, Z. Il. Briot, A. D. Williston, Allen
Boyer, r, j.. Gridley, John Gray. Two mem-
bers OF the Chicago Bar in the persons OF James
L. High and John Lyle King were also present
by special invitation, and possibly exercised
something of 4 restraining influence on the exu-
bcrance OF the younger portion Of the assembly,
although they by no means dampened the
bottlcd-up ardor and genuine good-humor Of
the jolly company.
After the removal Of the several courses the
Chairman Of the assembly called the note-takers
to order and congratulated them on the fact
that theY were to first hear from
MIR. J. r. BENNETT,
iu response to the toast " Our Profession"
Mr.. Bcnn EFT spoke Of the profession as one
that, while young, had reason to be proud Of its
achievements, and its present stauding among
the professional occupations Of the aye. While
their ranks had been reinforced by accretions
from the law, the pulpit, and the press, there
was no Yell-authenticated case OF u shorthand
man having ever become minister. uaughter.)
Looking around on the Chicago members OF the
craft, he saw one who was amply fitted for
| foreign mission. another to become
the rival OF Byron il he would only
| let himself out, and another fitted, as
| far as the power Of Imagination went, to
| become the President Of sarlngs-bank.
| [Laughter.l Its main object, he was frank to
| admit, was to make money, and yet it had its
ennobling and cndearing associations. 1t was
with pleasure that be witnessed the many erf-
uenees u soou 1Ses aos eae ,',at - 'n.s.,.t
Tue pto1ess,on unu pt,d on1rard ~ -
| honorable career. tApplause.l
| AIr. Richie introduced
nn, .1.,1 - oa.aa;o, -. n;on, .o,,
auu' ~ h ,,a ~ ~ s,,o o
| with him, in advance, for q story which he un-
| derstoou the gentleman intended to tell on him.
AIT. hleles S.oa5 mu7 ; ~ .ne e1lsei tla. unse
upon el.e, WEI ~ ~ lIn.a.ht1 son.o1. ~
p!a,ea n,.nn; ~ ad.,;aa ~ ~ ~ ,Gnd ~
JuuSe nsuonu ,11 ~ u1nr - w. Nau eta.' ~
Ment, suus sd,aneh;n" h;r, to n,,o1,, ~ he hs3d
ov nase5 ~ h;a ~ .,aan 4ta -; tha
"!'u ''s.t LIZ M;,,sS ~, ~ Tb;e o,i,r;ns - - ~
SHapS ;s; " ,ti,,,da ,roro.oa +one;aroha nr,h
n ~ ihe noidst of With thc gsntle,non most cor,
10 tsie !ust u s ~. tor';ncr tLa+ H.
cerIiso afoss W 40 III ,nae, :; auh nt, ~ ID
steuu u epeaaanS w. tns ttt ~ ~
oai' 'oa.ad ~ @ 80 soma+h;nr ah,s,,t b;s o1rr
vas eApeeeeu 80 say ~ heth"r,a I.s'I"
t;nn T.. facr he has sometimes reeretted ever
sion. u lact, ~ nas so ~ t;.a
naslns r. ~ s,,otter IL ha1 foith hnw-
rate la"sel' ha.i ~ ~ asi ah;,;... o ~
cHer ~ tue % ra'rn ,shiic The 1amn heId ont
snee' n1nuo aahtcri S1r. H;ph sketched his caree1
ason ,hot sdrertc to the advent Of Mr. Ritchie
lio''' 1naS st,orthnnS man in tbia ritv Mr
o1gt fxnaH u;th - gond deai al
:s+ nlsn h,,n,nr RI nitc,ie,s sijt. ha,. Of those
| - ~. G-e+ Tint had found ,rov 1vact nj
3 u3 r.,rsna,;ae fnr ehorthond man RI anoh
tne m. go ~ sai;ab,fni da,.s ront;nma1
,er1 u;n,, r., rh;ch sforr.tcl1ing formel M
Mr. hlsn, ~ ~ ~ mo! ~ thoso ras .hot 1nld hv
sna1l pal.:, ot - - tho offoct that h. had cotte1
'1o,v,; uIu inst aS?}< words minute in Certain
| Msa 4 trY,e stfry with no finn in it. was that
ease. ~or,,a us;,h the taliur nf The National Re-
1mil;ran Convention in this city in 1865 tire re-
part of wfcl, anncarcd the evening Of adjourn
| psan. po.s IN tho .T,urun,. one Of the paDers for
,rh;.b ,ha cir ar seven renorters took T., Zap
',o,,.a INT the real story was tic one con
p".t.,d puttd with = trin to Peru, Ind, where there
s ,,eeso0 ;n;nt fscnssion hrtwecn Gov. Baker and
G Gas H1e,1r;rEs 1oanf Tho Meeting was large and
.,,cat;.. and iii. t,,at sorf of thing. Rtche
;n ri'" ',r;r1a ,vhen,vcr f. mt chance.
pTnns M1sh+ar After rhe meeetinr. the ranorters
il4aus ransnort wherc fmev SEMI their
weuI wa;ai, ~ ); ~, tna Cnin,ro noners TIE renort
s9SeIalS % T,,~1rsr s was on the Republican side,
| W inn ~ 80 r,ns. 1raa cnuoiIy lattcrinr to
anu elne ~ ~" nf ncmncrotfc victory. TLaueh.
Ter. II apy beuighted citizen OF Chicago read
| thr renors fhc next morning, he would simply
have mil his money and taken his choice.
| [Lauehter.l Richie and Buckley survived, out
Is for the speaker, that was his last effort at
noi,tical reporting [Laughter.l Coming down
10 the present, Mr. High called attention to
what lie thought the necessity Of adheriug more
tn Tie professional instinct and the professional