The times., 1897-12-21
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Popular Official Reporter Given
a Farewell Banquet.
"OLD FRIENDS ARE BEST
The Houort-d Gsuesi Now Vice Prest-
Cnmpany-Fcs- -s'randia1 Oratory
and Good Representative
Men Present.


of English that had biossomei in forty
brains v ere woven into speeches by four
score tongues and hurled at him. This
demonstration was1 torn OF aegret that
Mr. Devine has resigned his position as
an official reporter OF the House Of Rep
resentatIves and Of Joy that he has be-
come vice president OF the Columbia Phono-
graph Company. The firsJ-namefi office
lays $1,000 and the iast $4,000 year.
Those WHO shafea in this complimentary
dinner t. Mr. Devinc were:
Amin, W e. au Hulse, John w.
IlirrUws, don. s.. j. ttu,cnirs, Stiison
Blanl -Hief.5, AiIh0ii ". 1rlaIu, Fred
Boynton. Charles a. Johns, Aaron
Brown, iiavIG 0oIiI henoer w. j.
Bryan, Henry hat Lafferty, Geo G.
Giephane, James o. Lloyd, Daniel b.
Croneiiil, Paul McEwen, Daniel e.
Devine, Andrew, Jr. Mckee, Thomas II.
Deyile, john, Mauro, Philip
Devlne, i. II. Murphy, EDWARD v.
Eas.tou, Eaw ard ID. Pechia, Herman
Foraker Joseph B., Jr. kakenIann, Hernan
Fuller, Miles Shuey, Theodore F.
Geasler. HenryJ. Thompson, HowardN
GilIland, u. L. Warturton, F. J.
Gudwin. H-nryP- Welch. A c.
Haltora, a. j. West, Henry l..
Hayes, Henry u. White, john ii.
Ii was a good time. The only sug
gestiun of stiffness about the feast was
III the collars and the stiirt-frorts OF the
guests. The scene spar,ded with electric
lights, champagne and wit, while curra mt
Jelly and t. w oysters, like giant rubies and
soft opals. gemfrled the festive board.
The mcr.u card was inscribed with these
legends: Defend Ne from Ny Friends
and --OId Friends A re Best" and on The
Cover OF the caid was printed the follow
lag rhythmic allusion to MIR. de -i,,c:
Show saF an honest ard an upright ma n,
| And Will show yssu one who can
| Command all time, all circumstance, all
fate,
Nothing To him falls early. or too late
IL he but get his dinner.
ID. W. Brown, the dean OF the stenographic
| corps of the House of Representatives
officiated as chairman. and Ar. E. V.
| Murphy as vice chairman and toast ma ater
| Both paid the highest tribute of admir- ion
] and praise 10 the guest OF the evening. Mr.
| Easton, the president of the Graphophons
| Company, said it had taken him three years
TO iu,iuca Air. DeTine to accept the poai
| ton offered him. and he was glad IL
| say that his company thought it had made
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the salary he had obtained from the Gov
| erument
Mr.. Su,son Hutchins spoke briefly and
| happily os his twenty years acqua intanes
| with Mr. Devine. and the sterling Qnalitie
| he had exhibited.
| Very few men are fortunate emo Igl
to receive SUCH generous ovation
| as was poured out last ererlinj
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official Reporter OF the House of Repre-
sentatives, ann while he accepted I'll.
| hon0rs nodestly and responded to tn,
eulogies nf his friends in a charming way
it was a svere ordeal, and one that b
| doubtless would not care to submit IL
frequently. The dinner was one Of th
| finest ever given al Chamberlain's, re
nowned as il is for fine dinners, ami no
until long after midnight did the pieasau
party disperse, with -'auld lang syne'
and a round OF hearty cheers for the CUES
of the evening.
The man in whose honor the Dime
was given had been connected with tin
publication of the proceedings of Congres
in one capacity and another for twen;-a
nine years. In j e6S he came to Wash
ington tc represent u press association i
the press gallery of the House, and late
became the Senate reporter for the NeS
York Associated Press. In 1874 he wa
appointed official reporter to COMMITTEES
OF the Houst by James G.. Blaine, the
Speaker. While filling this Position h
handled much OF the Tilden- Hayes er
taaglement.
Speaker keifer removed Mr.. Deyin
that place might he made FOR a pet, VIII
| proved to be incompetent. Mr.. Devin
was immediately re-employed as stenp.
rapher to several Investigations. and iii
considerable work on Mr. Baine's Invent
Years in Congress- He was again ar
pointed an officiap senurter -nf the Hous
by Speaker Carlisle
During his career, as a reporter, NJ
Devine developed rare business tai ,nts, an
by jndicious finaneiefipg, became d
rector in the MeTganthaier Linotype A.,
Columbia Phonograph Companies. it wa
as reward fcr his ability that he has be-.
advanced to the office Of vice presjdeu
of the last named company.
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