The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
FRANKLIN'S NATAL DAY
THE 4NNIVERSARY OF THE SAGE,S
BlRTH CELEBRITED.
Ministers, Lawyers, Editors and Managers
Unite In Euiogy-Dr. Smyth Talks of
Armenia-Clarence Deming Has Good
Word for Reporters.

Armenia-Clarence Deming Has Good
Word for Reporters.
The anniversary of the birth of the
American pioneer printer, statesman
and sage, Benjamin Franklin, was eel
ebrated with hearty good will by the
Connecticut Typothetae in the dining
hall of the Hotel Majestic last evening.
If good old Ben were last night watch
ing his illustrious descendants in their
merry making and listening to the
things they were saying about their il
lustrious patron saint he must have
felt pleased with his family and their
effort to fifty commemorate his birth
day. There We're eminent divines, law
yers, editors and publishers and prac-
teal printers in the company, and
every man there had been some time
during his life more or less closely con-
nected with printing office, for it is
not such great step after all from the
printing press that DR..
Smyth told about by which he put on
Of reforms that laid the foundation of
the work he has been doing since, to
that model of neatness, the printing
house of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor on
Crown street, this city, of which Mayor
Brainard said in his speech no printer
is up to date without having inspected
l..
The hall of the hotel last night was
decorated with palms. and a cluster Of
these tropical plants hid the orchestra
from view. The menu was an excellent
one
John Addison Porter, who was toast
master arose, when cigars had been
passed, and said that he confessed to
feelings of pride as he looked over the
attractions of the program. They prom
ised a great treat. I'VE have with us
the wisest mayor OF Connecticut, Mr.
Brainard of Hartford; DR.. Smyth, the
most progressive reform clergyman of
Connecticut; Colonel Osborn, the witt
est and most brilliant editor of Connect
icut; Clarence Deming, the correspond
ent Of the New York World, who tells
what should be done, but never has
time to do any of it himself; the Rev.
DR.. E. S. Lines Rev. DR.. Phillips and
others.
The POSTMASTER had witticism for
each Of the men who were to follow,
and this turned his attention to the
patron saint, Ben Franklin, taking oc-
cason to say some very true, not COM
plimentary. things about the Colonial
DANES, who refused to admit to the
membership of that order descendant
of Ben Franklin.
The hall rang with applause as Mr..
Porter closed his Introductory remarks
and introduced Ezra r. Andrews Of
Rochester as the first speaker.
The unity Of the American people was
touched upon by Mr.. Andrews. who
looked to the Typothetae as the most in
fluential force that could be used in
bringing such unity about. He longed
for the day to come when not custom
house would stand in the way of free
intercourse between the United States
and Canada from Newfoundland to
Vancouver. Benjamin Franklin wished
that not a foot OF land in the western
hemisphere should rest in the shadow
Of any flag in the eastern hemisphere.
When the speaker had taken his seat
Mr., Porter announced that Judge Cal
lahan, the vocalist of the evening, would
sing something. fIe sang a selection
finely and in response to an encore
the singer favored the company with
81 Want You My Honey, Yes I Do"
Rev. DR.. Phillips, the next speaker,
said that he always liked to meet news
,,ay he A. oe
much of them here as he could, for we
were not sure of what the arrangements
for the next world were. He was not
quite sure that he was of the opinion
of the father who in response to a
question from his little son as to wheth-
er there were newspapers in the next
world replied. probably, my son, but
do not think the present editors and re-
porters will run them.
AT the suggestion of Mr.. Porter that
they would be sent up higher the doc
tor answered facetiously, 'likely"
DR.. Phillips then enumerated the vast
improvements Benjamin Franklin
would find should he step upon the
scene
In conclusion DR.. Phillips said that
find unchanged. The newspaper jokes
which existed in Franklin's time are
extant to-day The same proverbs that
made Poor Richards Almanac a book
sought for in every household are doing
duty to-day
Amid all the changed and unchanged
conditions his heart would be cheered
by the progress of science in all the
fields of industry, the progress of re-
ligion and of theology. They tell the
story of patient and high purpose of
the men who have come upon the earth
since his time, and, above all, of the
faithful worker and the honest servant
of truth striving to make the world bet
ter He would find the world forging
ahead with a noble purpose, with an
increasing light upon it's pathway.
Mayor Brainard of Hartford was the
next speaker He was pleased to be
there, and one of the pleasures of his
visit was a chance to inspect the print
ing house of Tuttle, Morehouse, & Tay-
lor, which no man could afford not to
see if he wished to be an up to date
printer.
When the speaker had taken his seat
Mr.. Porter said that he had Just be N
informed by DR.. Smyth that he (Smyth)
was looking for Colonel Osborn's scalp
DR.. Smyth was introduced and spoke
at length as follows:
PART OF DIR. SMYTH'S REMARKS.
When Carlyle was once engaged in
philosophic discussion with Thack-