The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18

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DIR. PkGE's REMARKS.
NJ william Ellis Jones presided ana
~ a few Introductory remarks an
'"nnced i'm fitting terms that the mrs. eo'''
..Ben Franklin, printer whose n l,a'li,i,to~
generate ard whose virtues w ,s',,fSbol
would be responded 70 10y lhS ui'''''7
,nthor. DIR. Thomas Nelson age; .,.,or;s-
III iri'e 5neakor made one of his characleI"-
,;o humorous and witty addresses. ne Wa
! Lad that. inasmuch as be was hlilu1 '.
-i'" ~ another. that only brief address
/ .'@,,i1 be expcctad. The great primer "nI
| ,hilosopher. Benjamin Franklin VIZ lie
m almost everything except speahliS:. ifs
,-os tine wisest man on American ~. ID 5.,,,t
80 ne verified this assertion Mheh "3".e
', ..-.,,' ,e,rs old he was wise enough I'D
1900 instead Of the profession on
..o,,bor ar lawverthe occupation oil pilnlei'
H. aesablisbed a better reputation ana ac-
- moro wealth than be Woulu ma,
i,'o had he become a lawyer; that is il ne
f',J bfou a southern lawyer: but H.
yided he had become rnil"" ',r,I.o
LAWYER the case Woulu nav NON
iiv been altered. lie was = man nan
,io was honored by the Norm lot lnes
,taimed him. Virginia claimed MN u.s.
.rits vas mamie sted i'm the fact mat hel
' n'3 named one of her principal streets
..G,or him. Is am remined OF an euluDila Ia.
/ ea,y i'm one Of the Northern papers ia
limo AGO. which stated that ihe 7Ouun "a
r;..bf IN make demonstrations over Jchi
!, il- . ~, ~ a., was the same 90 the sore
Ia. incoln and Washington "a the
..nrrn, Reniamin Franklin poSny. lie
~, ~ ,,i,.on wisdom OF phfth, but ala /
= ..'r,,od Ln0elfupOn tbde south, for she
/ ,,ot4sfinp himself uIg within her borders
D, rnaf 5,, iinstia the principles,
tau0bt am not prepared %; biooe-a
tq him ,te nyioL ''ia .., 7o alat he was the
! ,,,"ars - 10 -, b,.Iy able 90 retai.. the
.,roaf vi b,,t ,ay that he was the means
| M accommodating great good in llie.'
"Sf,rtihg with nothing he ended a man
who was worthy tO stand before kings.
| When he went in his common sutton clothes
I 20 the mother country he wasnot abashed by
the royal garb Of kings and he was the CEN
Ter OF attraction. The women gathered !
around him t0 listen TO his wisdom"
"The honor is due him that he established
the first public library In America. This
was erected in philadeuhia."
The speaker referred % the fact that
there wa, no such institution i'm Richmond
|sI.lIfN Il.f no -aIfN
one here. lie cited the fact that library for /
c0lored people has been begun i'm Richmond |
and stated that 10 was "a shame that the
white people of Richmond could not estaD- |
fish one. lie was certain that II this body /
/ would resolve upon "a determination 20 e7-
tahlish "a public library in this city, that d /
would not be- long before she would he iaNor-
ed with this much needed benefit.
The speaker closed his instructive address /
hv stating that the first degree that the /
Grand old institute Of William and Mary |
ever conferred was upon Benjamin Frank /
/ lin. the printer.
COL. BERNE's SPEECH.
The president next introduced Richard +.
| Refine who would respond 10 the |
toast. "The Press the beacon when /
enlightens the word-the Pharos OF
/ the Niniecnth Century Colonel Beirne |
smoke of the two characteristics |
| of man. luck and love. Tie never dealt in /
railroad stock when 10 was nigh nor ever |
purchased a lottery ticket because Doe never |
/ had any luck and the first thing be noticed /
when he read the programme OF the |
exercises that the only Typographical error
/ in II occurred in his name. In very |
! interesting style he told Of the irst /
/ time that be ever attempted 10 set type. |
/ lie was given joke 30 set up. 10 took him |
day. and when be loo sed at itin the paper |
/ he could not make IN, ads or tails OF H. /
But it inspired him, and be deter |
/ mined 10 become What he was now. /
/ Continuing he said: II would not accept /
any honor on earth if could not return 90 /
the position which / now hold. In the days /
of old mobiles lifted their hats 10 the press /
and IL had Justly maintained that dignity" /
lie then referred 20 the lab0rious duties Of |
/ the press from the editor 10 the cOmposltOr /
when they were cOnscentiOusly discharged /
The press, be said " should be the honest /
mile post Of the people. l do not know OF |
any paper that ever has been converted IN
/ % "A speculation that has not gone down. |
| / thank God that l have confidence in my /
people In the public discussion Of all
| questions pertaining % the welfare OF the |
people il is my desire 10 prove myself Wor-
| Inv of that trust. / would not to-day write
one word more if l did not have that con-
fdence."
He referred % Benjamin Franklin and |
| Horace Greedy as the disciples Of the press.
/ They went from workshop to workshop and |
taught the principles Of the press. He did /
not think "a paper ought 10 succeed unless il |
could 20 in any household and be read by a |
child lie spoke i'm strong language against /
| the poisonous advertising matter, and was /
/ thankful that the standard Of the Virginia /
press was upon the elevation that it de-
served.
DIR. J. J.. VI. CURRY.
The president introduced as the next /
| % respond a gentleman who was known in i
/ both the new and the old world and an- /
nOuuced that Hon. J. l.. NJ. Curry would /
respond 10 the tOast-"lhe Author sourceDf |
/ the TypOHapic art.n DR.. Curry made an /
address that abOuudcd in elOquence !
and original thought. One Of |
his earliest and most pleasant recOllectiOns, |
be- SAID was the press. Unlike Colonel /
lieirne he aspired 10 something little !
higher than type setting. When about |
/ fourteen years Of age he wrote an /
article for the paper. He related how |
with breathless moments and almost sleep /
less nights he waited Tor the article 10 !
appear in the weekly sheet, and very enter
tainingly described his experience when it /
appeared. one Of the best educations be- had /
cverreceiyed was during the time he was j
prOOf-reader on paper
The speaker then discussed the beauty Of /
and the benefits % be derived from pure I
literature and commented upon the negli- /
gence Of education, The question was /
asked. "Why was il that the best men Of /
our land cane from the c0untryW III
was because that in the cities the I
parents thought too much about /
their sons .aaking money. and the trst /
clerkship vacancy was seized by them and /
their sons placed there. He had heard /
Mayor EllysOn say, in an address before the I
uigh school. that lyon are all girls; where 4
are the boysy' and il was a fact that the
bows were in the stores and the shops. neg
lecting their education.
The men Of literature are the ones who