The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-07
QUiRKs AND DAsHEs.
Dinner of the stenographers and
TypewrIters' Association.

Nearly thirty shorthand writers feasted
around the tables Of the Preble House last
evening. the occasion being the first semi
annual gathering of the Senographers' AS
ISOLATION. Previous to the supper a short
business meeting was held in one Of the par
lors, and the following officers elected:
Presfdent-Reuel Small.
Larrabee.
Treasurer L. Perkins.
Secretary-Miss Annie l.. Sawyer
Assistant Secretary-S. b. Phillips
In the dining room all was costly arranged
Tor the party. and to the musical chatter con-
cerning dots and dashes. .luirks and bubbles,
course after course Served as Landlord Glib
son so well knows how to do) was placed
before the gay 'stenogs." Arguments as TO
phrasiDg and discussions about how to at
tain speed punctuated the conversation. All
degrees OF proficiency In the art were repre-
sented by the gathering, including students
to whom the mysteries were just unfolding.
Ten years ago it would have been consider
ed an idle dream to imagine Portland would
support so many working stenographers.
Perfected writing machines have brought
the change
These were the ladies and gentlemen pres
ent:
Reuel Small, Miss Grace M. Yeaton,
Lyman II. Nelson, Miss Winnifred L. Fui,
Miss Bessie s. Schryver, Ter,
Frank , ". York, Miss Il. J. Larrabee,
Miss G. A. Robinson Robinson Miss n 5: S n. L. willard,
ii. l.. Cram. Miss NJ. A. Could
MISS w. y. Smith, Geo. ID. Str0ut,
Miss M. 7. Hobbs, Chas. d. Shufeldt
Miss Il. G. Crockett, Miss G, NJ: Mcdonald,
Miss Julia Blbber, s. b. Phillips,
Miss g. II. Tobie, Miss NJ. Il. Derby
Miss q. j. Armstrong, Miss III. r. Stevens,
Miss Marquand.
Mr.. Reuel Small, president, called the com
pany to order and congratulated the associa-
tion upon the splendid showing for a rainy
plgnt. He believed worrying about speed
mad caused more poor stenographers than
good Ones He knew a stenographeI was
customarily measured by the number of
words per minute he could write, but about
as poor stenog as he ever met was a 1O8 per
minute man. who in transcription made a
Judge talk about the cultivator Of vessel.
Rapidity induces careless writing and illeg-
ible outlines. By patient work the outlines
Will become fixed in mind, and speed will
follow naturally. His words hac careful at
tentiOn.
Mr.. Lyman Ii. Nelson made happy and in
teresting remarks, relating several amusing
plumbers in business. Parents are too care
less, he thought, in trying to find out the ma
tural abilities of their children. There is no
more important step in life than choosing a
profession. Stenography enters many
branches of business, and often proves a |
stepping stone to something higher. He |
thought the association could accomplish |
much good II they would institute a type |
writer speed contest
Miss Julia Bibber spoke a few pleasant |
words of congratulation, and then read an |
entertaining article on 1.-THE Complete
With music and dancing in the parlors, the
happy occasion closed.
the publication Of the appropriation bills for
1889 and 1890, which would lead to error, and
we reprint them this morning as follows