Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-06
EDITORS SMOKED
ENTERTAINED BY THE MANUFAC-
TURERS' ASSOCIATION.
WAS ENTIRELY INFORMAL
PENCIL PUSHERs WE'RE LOADED
DOWN WITH SOUVENIRS.
L. c. Boyle, Ex-Attorney General of
Kansas, Defended the Editors
From Any Gross Misrepre-
sentafion.-Had an En-
1oyabIe Time.
WAS ENTIRELY INFORMAL

The GROWING event of the visit of the
country editors TO Kansas City this week
was the entertainment prepared for them
last night by the Manufacturers Associa-
ton at the clubrooms in the Warwick
Club building.
Pryor's Military band, of st. Joseph, met
the editors at press headquarters in the
New York Life building and marched with
them TO the clubrooms, where there was a
feast of reason and flow OF soul, and
everybody had a royal good time until the
small hours this morning. The editors.
numbering 210 entered the clubrooms at
1890 p. m. singing "A Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight" and at once proceed
cd TO make the burden Of the song real
iZation. A negro quartette alternated dur
ing the evening with the Military band in
furnishing the musical features.
After a social half hour, during which
everybody met everybody else, Chairman
Pro Tenn w. J. BerkOwitz, in felicitous
nve minute talk. introduced l. {. Boyle
eX-attorney general OF Kansas, whose duty
IL was to defend the visiting editors against
any gross MISREPRESENTATION and insinua-
tions cast by the city editors and manu-
facturers at large in Kansas City.
Mr.. Berkowitz began by saying that, in
view of the menu of the evening. which
was familiar and native 10 the manufact-
nrers and editors Of this metropolis. II
Was hardly necessary To say that lie was
worth living. provided ii was lived in Kan
sas City. The speaker. addressing the
visiting editors. continued:
You. gentlemen. make public opinion
ana We make everything else. il was the
original intention of our press committee
to paint the hall red beforehand. but on
sober second thought IL was decided 10
let the guests paint IT for themselves. We
knew that there were some special artists
% be present" Here Mr.. BerkowitZ in
troduced General Boyle amid the cheers
of the assembled company. A general
round of speechmaking enSucd which was
only interrupted by frequent excursions to
points of interest-the rooms where gen.
eral good cheer was INDUCED in. In ad-
dltlon TO the entertainment provided by
the association the following souvenirs
We're distributed during the evening:
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger, ham sand
witches.
Armour Packing Company, samples can
ned goods.
Peet Bros Manufacturing Company.
toilet soap.
Ferd Helm Brewing Company, 100 bot
Cutler q Nelson Paint and Color Com
pany, fans.
Queens OF the Range. 800 pipes of peace.
Kansas City Manufacturer, 400 Missouri
meerschaum pipes.
Billiard & Moore. souvenir buttons.
. Great Western Type foundry, miniature
planners and type measures.
Swift a Co, stick pins and soap.
Lechtman Printing Company, kissing bug
Kansas City Roofing and Corrugating
Company. Photographic souvenirs.
J. w. Jenkins, mirrors and book marks.
Western Tobacco Company, sample plug
tobacco.
General Boyle advanced TO a place be-
side the chairman and begged first TO in
troduce Miss Rayan, OF the Severance.
kas., News, who was the sole woman
present and represented Mrs l.. ID. Greg
DRY. of the Kings and Queens OF The Range.
She presented pipe Of peace from Mrs.
Gregory, editor of the Kings and Queens
Of the Range. Miss Rayan expressed her
self as delighted with smokers, and further
said: "A great many women have a horror
of their husbands attending "A smoker, but
IL ever get husband will insist on his
attending every smoker he can
Hon. w. 5. Cowherd was introduced as
the representative of the packing house
interests and Mr. Boyle only gave him
three minutes to talk.
That IS what call a fair sample OF
gall. said Mr.. -Cowherd. ITO give mar
as big subject as the packing house in
terests. and only give him three minute:
10 talk about it,
He then suggested that the present meet
ing be continued Indefinitely. and. whef
an adjournment was taken, IL be only unti
October, 1869.
John. O'Grady spoke for the grain inter
prejudiced court and a packed jury" h.
said to defend one of the greatest inter
ests Of the city; The interests of Kansa:
city center in the grain business. ! wan
To call your attention TO the fact That q
ore time the distinguished gentleman who
pftSldes over ihlS meeting ana yOunt
man from Chicago named Letter were tbs
two best known men in Kansas. Mr. Boyl,
nodded public opinion, and Mr.. Letter tool
the Kansas grain
II. -. Ashley spoke for the smelling in.
terests, and made all kinds of fun of the
generally drawn picture of the trust octo.
pus.
James Reed. county prosecuting attorney
was called on to tell why the brewers
should not all be in the penitentiary He
said:
Gentlemen, ! expected violent attach
on my client when / saw the court sur.
rounded by bottles of beer and not sup
piled with c0rkscrew Gentlemen | Sc.
before me :he broadest minded men in tht
county. and men who universally patroniz,
my client The trouble with Mr. Boyle is
that he can't get Democratic legislator,
10 furnish him with free beer for 3G5 day.
in the year"
James a. Reed. prosecuting attorney o
Jackson county. made "A witty humorou.
speech in reply to the tocular ATTACK
made upon him by Mr.. Boyle He closed b,
cordial invitation to all newspaper mel
10 come To the national Democratic con
vention, which he was assured would h.
held in Kansas City in 1900.
Mr.. Reed was followed by Thomas r
Morrow, who, as expressed by Mr. BOYLE
Ing the soap industry of Kansas City"
A. u. i. Hamilton defended the papel
industry of Kansas City.
W. A. DeFord. OF Ottawa, in an inspire,