Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-20
THE rxPorHErE BANQUET.

IA hOtAcI Z 1CA8oAk SluCCkAAsb Va sAAS
Society Last Evening-Words OF
Praise for the Reporter-Some Re-
marks of Much Interest.
The New Haven Typothete held their
annual banquet last evening in Warner
hall. At O'Clock President @. 8. More
house called the members who were pres
emit to order for brief business meeting
which resulted in the election of the old
board of officers to serve for the ensuing
year. They are the following:
President, G. S. Morehouse.
Vice President, J. N. Near, Bridgeport.
Secretary, E. N. Alling.
Treasurer, D. A. Dorman.
Executive committee, S. g. Johnson, w.
H. Lee, Alex. Craig. g. J. Moffat, R. M.
Hoggson.
The remainder of tho business, reading
Of reports, etc., will take place next satur-
day.
Soon after half past six O'Clock the party
sat down to the tables which had been ar
ranged in tasteful manner with hand
some decorations of palms and potted
plants. Mallon's orchestra discoursed
sweet strains of music. The eating occu-
arrived when the president arose and then
began the most pleasant features Of the
evening. He made few remarks of an
appropriate nature and introduced Rev.
Dr.. Phillips of the Church of the Re-
deemer.
The surprise of being called upon first,
he said, knocked his prepared speech out
Of his head.
He told quaint story from Henry Ward
Beecher, connected with q locomotive.
Another machine, he said, was even more
deserving of admiration and constantly
stretching out its hands to the Furthermore
limits If the earth, meaning the printing
press. A singular fact, he thought it, that
the art of printing with movable type was
invented about the same time that this
printing was destined to become the freest
and most widespread. The printing press
has been one of the greatest allies of reli-
gion. What progress would have been
made in religion dependent solely upon
manuscript writing?
Who can describe and place the infiu-
ence which the modern newspaper has up
on societya
have had the largest respect, he said,
for the newspaper ever since I was boy
of fifteen, when my first article appeared
IN columns OF Cuo Village paper.
The reporter is one of the most wonder
full products of the modern press. Who
can describe what the reporter knows or
the ability he possesses! He is brilliant,
versatile and painstaking, and stops at
nothing in the interest of the sheet he rep
resents. He will report sermon he has
never heard, or change the words of q
speaker SO that the author fails to recog-
nize them at all.
The doctor told story of a reporter
coming to him once and apologizing fol
not having been present at the service and
asking for the text, which he gave with.
out a moments thought. He was sur
prised to see next morning an elaborate
account printed, not a thought of which
he had uttered, but which was better, he
| modestly affirmed, than his own. He was
| profuse in his praises Of this consummat<
! flower of the modern printing press an6
closed with the words that the journals,
| of to-day, who is true to his ideals, il
worthy of the highest pedestal which ad
| miration can build.
| Mr.. Porter of the Hartford Post was mex
| introduced as one of the men who wers
| at present trying to unravel the middle o.
| the politicians.
| He said the fact of his coming was
| surprise to him, and this he illustrated
with. a good story. It is good deal, h
said, nowadays, that brings Mr.. Osborn
Mr.. Deming and myself together at on
table. The meeting was, he said. grea
pleasure, and he trusted the results o.
these meetings would be productive O.
] much good.
Mayor York advocated the form alton O.
| a society of the employees which would b.
beneficial not only to the employees but t.
employers alike. His remarks were righ
to the point and were received with mucl
enthusiasm.
| Clarence Deming was next called to ad
dress them on typesetting machines. Tn
ultimate effects of these machines, b
prophesied, will be of an injurious natur
to publishers and newspapers, from tn
very fact that it would increase competi
| ton.
Mr.. Wilder of the Palladium was mex
heard from. He said he enjoyed the even
ing thus far, and went into a lengthy dis
course over the general excellencies Of tn
paper he represented. He told some ste
ries which caused many audible smiles a
the expense of Colonel Morgan and til
Register. The company, he said, had
very well-fed appearance for printers.
The following speaker was Mr.. Clark O
Hartford, who said that when he returne
he would do his best in forming such SO
ciety as he was visiting.
]. N. Near of Bridgeport remarked upo
the fact that New Haven always kept jus
SO far ahead of the Park City in populs
lation and that the chances of catching u
with her were very doubtful.
Colonel Osborn of the Register was call
ed upon for the last speech, which thong
last was not the worst. With health t
the president the party adjourned unit
} the meeting of another year. The follow
ing are those who were present:
John Addison Porter of the Hartfor
Post; J. N. Near, w. H. Marigold, F.
Hunt of Bridgeport; R. S. Peck, 4. NJ
Prouty, Samuel Clark of Hartford; Fran
els Atwater, Meriden; Rev. DR.. Phillips
J. B. Darlington, G. S. Morehouse Clarenc
) Deming, j. A. Matthews, G. A. Matthews
R. B. Davenport, Amos P. Wilder, N.
/ Osborn, M E. Chatfeld, G. II. Tut
tie, Edward Taylor, W. II. Lee
D. S. Taylor, H. W. Robinson, R. N
Hoggson, Emil A. York, Col. S. S. MOI
gan, Seth g. johnson, G.. M. Adkins
Alex. Craig, E. A. Chatield, Col. H. I
Rockwell, Boston; Howard lockwood
New York; Edward Taylor, j. Gushing
Boston; W. H. Goodrich, Hartford; L. E
Orr, Springfield.
Rest