Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-25
ONE DAY OF REST
The Newspaper Fellows Enjoy
a Social Session
MADE TO THEIR OWN LIKING
An Afternoon Of Que, Enjoyment. Over a
Heavily Loaded Table. With Speeches
Wise and Witty.

Yesterday afternoon the f'ress Club
held the lrst OF - monthly social ses-
SONS. social session Is q very coaser-
v3tlve >,tie 10 app s9lt. II was gas
troDonic, q inaag a.. an intellectual, a
classical. q philosophical. aud a theo-
sophical symposium. That is a very
inlld Way CT putting Il.
About taiFty newspaper men were
present, aad gathered around the
board at tie command OF the Lord
High Imperial Eiue Pencil. A Lord
High scissors j. v. HaDren, was APP
pointed 20 collect the fines, and a
Trsnseendent Mucllage, NJ. L. Hop
k.ns, 10 keep A record OF the proceed
ings. Then tho Imperial Blue Pen>ll
read the bylaws while the assem-
bled guests stood wtA bowed
heads and revereni men, Al the close
OF this, pages, ITtsn from the store
house OF mother earth, were passed
around, followed ~ urus OF Nirginia's
PRIDE. =. ". Fischer, II the call OF
the Imperial Blue Pencil, told what
be knew about grim visagsd war, and
a. the close was promptly fined ten
cents tor applaudirg las own remarks.
y. =
resume of the vital principles OF the
osophy. IL was interspersed with
classical quotations and numerous
fines. Colonel Aldrch gave a brief and
couclse account IF liamlets solIloquy
and is relation - infant and adult
baptism. IT, l.. CgCssHcll, L. 81. Car
peulsr and ii. 81. Rose we're fined for
Iallufe to encore the colonel. John
l.ts sra ha kaH no ~.
pared sketch, and paid promptly. W.
J. Sproat ted what nc knew about the
duties IL y Justice OF the peace.
IL VAS necessary during his
remarks for the Imperial Blue Pencil
60 tine himself for expectoia,ing on the
floor, and IL was done amid the APP
plause of the multitude. J. w. Han
nan excused himself but told good
Story in dong 30. Mr.. Rose and Mr..
Elliott Of Detroit, spoke briefly, return
ing their thanks Tor the pleasure at
forded them. Mr.. Rose was presented
u fragrant boquet. "SnalI We Gather
ut the River" was sung as the gentle
men ieit the room TO meet an engage
ment. Colonel Aldrlch was fined at
the close OF this for not singing first
tenor and j. W. Hannah was fined for
collected and then I. M. Carpenter
gave = charming recitation. j.. ID.
Conger was fined thirteen cents for re-
fusng TO tell how the common council
viewed the tower Lights by moonlight,
and the Imperial Blue Pencil was
forced 10 fine l.. G.. stuart for spring
ing 4 pun mere than twenty-seven
years OLD. Remarks were made by
Messrs. Mills, Cobb, Conger, Sweet,
Reed. Creswcll. Greene, Stevens and
Hopkins.
At the close all joined hands and
sang AUD Lang Syne." Several
more members were fined to make
even change, and the members dis
persed satisfied that the afternoon
had been spent to their profit
without eucroacbing upon the
due OBS esyauce OF the Sabbath. Cuf-
fee. sandwiches and re'ishes were the
only refreshments served. At the next
Session OF "Tle Ibirty," City Editor
r. W. Fletcher, OF the Democrat. Will
act as chairman. ard It goes without
saying that he viii prepare a program
of great excellence. The session was
voted "a success IN every particular.
The guests o. the club were III. N.
Rose ana T.. J. klliott. of the Detroi,
Journal. +. Z. Mills, of the Workman;
Prank j. Cobb and Bert Reed. Nearly
hundred sandwiches more than were
ree6cd were left over from the feast
and caterer Bowen was directed to
send ihem To the Woman's Home and
Hospital. with the compliments OF
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