New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
HONORING BEN FRANKLIN.
ANNUAL DINNER OF THE TYPOTHETAE.
GCrTENBERGS CRAFT EXToLLED BY THE
PRINTERS OF THE CITY AND
THEIR FRIENDS.

| PRINTERS OF THE CITY AND
THEIR FRIENDS.
"'Tis love, love, love- love that makes the world
20 round.7 That the old chorus. before the days
Of Gutenberg, of Benjamin Franklin. What makes
the world go round nowadays Why, printing, TO
be
The annual dinner of the Typotletae Of New-Yorls
was held last evening in the Hotel Brunswick. IL
was held firstly and foremosy. in honor Of the looth
anniversary OF the birth of Benjamin Franklin. printer
and secondly aud primarily Cpadoxically), of all the
noble brotherhood Of New York printers The Bruins
wick dinng-room wa, full Of cnblems of the progress
and advance of the noble art from the earliest times
of IL "a the present day. These eftgics were mostly
wrought in sugar That Of Ben Franklin was painted
In oils. and hung above the chair of the president
Of the society But before his chair stood In CON
fectionery. complete ,accharine model OF printing
press Of Ben FranIin'S day, materallzed by one OF
the Hotel BrfIswck's most cunning cook artists III
sugar and lard.
The bill Of fare contained many first rate ana
ceverly named dishes, prepared and chrsteneh Ill
honor Of the occasion by Aben Godchaud among
them lor, d Oeuvrc chaud) Ia Gutenberg Iths
has relation to winter spo") and enderloin of beef
la CaXton SOrbet Ventrem" much puzzled over
by the expert typos present till they at last con-
cuded that the time honorcd printers devil had found
| an occasion for paying his respects to some type
Juggling saint Of his.
William e. Martin. president Of the Typothetae,
presided At his elevated table sat Douglas TAYLOR,
Lawrence Hutton Brander Matthews. william IL. Nc
Elroy. John r. Brady. Colonel W. L. Brown. Paul
Dana. the Rev. Dr. Deems. the Rev. DR.. Meredith.
f.. r. shepard. General :. l.. Woodord. C. :. Moehou'e
John Polhemus William j. Hin. Isaac H. Bailey,
Colonel Thomas W. Knox and Theodore L. Dc Winnie
Others present were:
NJ. y. Brown. W. J. {. Kenny. G. g. Crawford. Daniel
Ryan, Edwin {. Brucn h. II. Tyrrel. l.. Mddledi'ch'
l.. X Bingham. Charles Lena. j. w Whean. C. H. kelso
u. Jackson w. l.. Waters. jr., f. b. Tyrrei /. r.
McBrccn Major 7. p. McGrath. b. 7. Vail
II. NJ. Bingham, orv1e oddie' Ir.. H. Z
IlallcnbecL \. f. Il. Martin, J. G. Rankin. it,
Theodore Conrow. w. Conrow, L. II. Bglow, s. Cllman'
=. J. Atkins. George b. Wilson, F. II. Lcyoy, H. ;.
Ha-pcr. T. W. Fielder Colonel J. H. Ammon. j. Thorn"
Isrprr, r -. Harrison. r. H. Smith l.. IL. Blro".
W. D. T.. Allen. L. l.. Kellogg, Edward
D. Appleton, y. T. White \. b. IInnr..
d H. Jones, II. q. Pohemus. T. g. Devote, D. u.
Harris willis Macdonald, +. II. Macdonald. 5. ID.
STYLE +. l.. Montague. H. Lockwood C. II. Gibson Louis
b. Gii,on. Charles starr Herbert Jenkins, w T. Akin,
W l. D,nitzcr W. w Farmer Andrew Little F. c. Ander-
son T. r. Dc,roYe Prank d. Harmon. Howard lockwood
Homer Lee H. ]. Weber william Halstcd. Il. K. Ridge.
G. H. CLAYTON. Peter De Baum Henry Bcssey. II. u.
Fischer W C. Rogers IT,. Edward Taylor T.. Drummond.
Major williamson. G. f.. Bogert {. T. Per
ring Richard Lamb william Charles Rogers
r. H. DE Nmnc w. y. ClarLc. W. {. Cary }. Nc"kik'
Thoma, Cohen =. \. Rnglcr. NJ. f. Brnkman, J. w
Creator g., T. Brett Z. Travis 4. H. Seronor. Joseph
j. Little. Robert Brown e. r. Chichester George Iiazen,
+. T. Fitch. Frank Squier. Thomson Co., j. d.
Walker. C. \. Clapp. T. l.. Kirby. T. NJ. Spm'n,
J " Pratt l. f. Hart C. NJ Cooper William Freeman.
A. G. Romcr Bradford Rhodes, Henry Hg,lcr George j.
sahury X +. L"thbrIdg" w j. Pell. g. w. Van Allen.
&. II. williamson. Colonel \ {. Potter, \. T. Driver.
Thomas r. Hopkins. j. -. Clement. John NJ Peters. F.
ParHc Coby. Levi e. Burgess, Lyman Brown. Edward
Watson W. H. Van Allen, e. Frank Boughton, James a
Rogers.
Tho preside cOmplmcntcd the firm Of r. Hoe &
GO. especially regard TO gift made 10 tho associa
ton by Peter : Hoe, of the firm who /. now the re-
cipent Of vote Of thanks from the association. as
we'll ss ~ honorary member.
The Rev. Dr. Meredith made thoughtful as well
witty speech IN which he said that next TO George
Washington he cla,sed benjamin Franklin
Colonel william L. Brown. In speaking about " New
York. diScoursed pure optimism. saying this to
him the beat Of all This is he added. an
Of small men. hut the greatest men that ever lived
Cheers II Is an age Of multitude Of great men,
and this association is not among the
mpnalfy. but the first Of the land. There
I, scarcely man IN this presence that has
not been New Yorker longer than have
and yet | challenge any II YOU 10 question my fidelity
and love 1r thi, great city that will be. If it is not
now. the empire city Of the earth" Cheers
Joseph Howard r.. TN replying To the toast Of "Our-
selves in l-Dl." made bright, racy. intelligent ad
dress, In the Of II he told the following story
900 men. sent message 10 Mr.. {. y Dana, then
If The Tribune. We are living, dwelling In
grand and awful time. in an age all ages telling 10
be lvins b. sublime Abraham Lincoln has just
Issued pro- lanation calling for 5000 men. 80 Two
DAYS aftcrwaid Mr. Dana sent Mr.. Howard message
To the effect that long biography costs four cents
A Word he would like Mr. Howard 70 drop quotations
and simply - indicate the Humber in the hymnal.
~ they had book In the Office from which the lines
could les supplied.
Paul Dana replied ably and a"cepiably for
The Pres" llc INDUCED In few witty
shots at the expense of joe" Howard, and then he
knuchcd down T. hi, subject and responded Ia 1t In
a way that did him and his profession proud
Or. " II. McElroy vas vigorous. able.
much appaudcd representative Of " The Editor.
brandcr Matthew aid good word for The Author.
and l. II. Bacy for The Printer" The toa>ts OF
the public. without whom press. editor,
author and printer would not get along.
and 81 the United ~ potctac. who are,
Of course. at a printers, dinner the Mobiles and
Romano, -poudcd 10 In fitting terms Of praise,
tempered by hitting Il. ,criminatlOn.
Inc members 81 the dinner and reception committee
OF Ia, highly successful reunion Of the lypothetac
were as follows DOu gla, Taylor. James Thornc Harper,
Joseph j. Little. Jam,,, \. Rogers John G. Rankin IT,,
Homer Lee william Charles Rogers, Theodore u.
Do Wine Martin T.. Brown. Howard Lockwood,
Edward TAYLOR aud LOniS ID. GalllSon.