Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-21
ANDREW DEVINE DINED.
A Spontaneous Expression of Appre-
citation and Good Wishes.

citation and Good Wishes.
Andrew Devine, who has resigned from
the corps of official reporters of debate in
the House of Representatives to become
vice president of the Columbia Photograph
Company, was given dinner at Chamber
Inns last night by some of his many friends
in Washington.
Mr.. Devine has for many years been a
reporter of debates in Congress and is a
man Of high attachments, abundant good
qualities and many friendships. This fare
we'll dinner was a spontaneous expression
Of appreciation and good wishes.
Those present were w. E. Amin, S.
J. Barrows, Milton w. Blumenburg. Chas.
A. Boynton, David Wolff Brown. Henry L..
Bryan, James o. Clephane. Paul Crornelin,
Andrew Devine, jr, John Devine, +. HI:
aker. jr., Miles Fuller, Henry ]. Gensler,
G. F.. Gilliland, Henry P. Goodwin. A. J..
Halford, Henry G. Hayes, John w. Hulse,
Stilson Hutchins. Fred Ireland, Aaron
Daniel B. Lloyd, Daniel c. McEwen. Thos.
H. Mckee, Philip Mauro, Edward V. Muir
ply, Herman Pechin, Herman Rakemann,
Theodore F. Shuey, Howard N. Thompson,
F. ]. Warburton. A. c. Weleh, Henry l..
West, John II. White. ,r
What the Linotype Owes to Him.
Mr.. E. v. Murphy, official reporter of de-
bates In the Senate, acted as toast master.
In introducing the toasts he said, after
paying high tribute to Mr.. Devine:
1.-TWO Of the greatest inventions Of this
marvellous age owe their existence largely
to him. While he did not invent the great
linotype machinc, which has revolution
lied the art preservatire Of all arts he
did discover in connection with our good
friend Clephane, in humble workshop in
the city Of Baltimore, that surprising me-
chemical genius who was to achieve this
triumph and give to the world that for
which its greatest inventive minds had
struggled. and struggled in vain. for we'll
nigh four centuries l hazard nothing in
saying that had 1t Lot been for the enthu-
siastic fervor, the ceaSeless energy and the
prophetic foresight of James o. Clephane,
aided by the cool, wise. leve-headed juds-
ment, and, considering his then very lin
tied means, the almost princely generosity
OF Andrew j. Devine and Of few others
whom he enlisted in the cause the linotype
rever would have been born, and Ottmar
Mcrgenthaler, whose name now stands by
the side of that of Gutenberg would have
been to fortune and to fame unknown BY
means of this wonderful invention printing
has been multiplied to an incalculable ex-
teEt and the humblest student Is enabled
to purchase at trivial cost the priceless lit
erary gems of all the ages, which were
heretofore accessible only to the wealthy
and the great
Speeches were made by Fred j. Warbur-
ton of New York, Represent native Barrows
Theodore F: Shuey. Stilson Hutchins and
James o. Clephane. Music was furnished
by graphophones.
An Old Incident Recalled.
When Mr.. Devine was the Associated
Press reporter on the floor of the Senate
ne was taken to task by Senator Conkling,
and Immediately wrote a card in which he
very plainly intimated that Mr.. Conkling
was OF telling the truth. A resolution for
the expulsion of the Inintin,fd,1ed rono,,o,,
YVES offered. but 1t was referred to the com
mttee on privileges and elections, and was
not again heard from. Last night the mat
ter was brought up by Mr. Fred. Irland.
prosecution by Charles A Boynton, W. E.
Ar min and Henry L. West, after which Mr..
Devlne was sentenced to sing a song.
Many prier and witty speeches We're