The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-17


morning session and this afternoon IS
being devoted TO the reports of officers
Near'- AT OF the $50 delegates To the
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mounted with the letters Il 2 2 ana a
u At the other end OF the hail, sur
rouned with flags. was q picture of the
great American printer. Benjamin Frank
lin The delegates occupied seats on the
floor While the gallery was packed with
ladies, wives and relatives who have ac-
Companied delegates to Washington.
Mr. Ramsey introduced COMMISSIONS
MacfarIand, who was greeted with hearty
applause Mr. MacfaTIand said:
We bid you welcome in the name Of
the National Capital We are glad that
you honor the District of Columbia with
YOU. presence and that you have come
at its most beautiful season. We are sure
that your visit Will heigh1en your pride
in what Is your Capital quite as much as
ours Every visitor to Washington be
comes its admirer and goes home with d
new sense of our nationality and Of the
individual interest in it and responsibility
for it. For seveuty-eight years from its
founding in $500 the National Government
allowed the citizens OF the District of Co
lumbia TO meet the expenses of its main
teuaEce and development, although the
Government owned more than half its
real estate And District men have had
TO take the initiative in all the efforts
which have made the National Capital 50
beautiful, and it is they who have plan
ned a glorious future for It far exceeding
the present Willingness of Congress,
which, in 1875. tardHy began 10 aPpro-
pirate from the national Treasury the
money for one-haIf of the expenses of the
District But in recent years. at least.
the people of the country generally. and
especially those who have visited Wash
ington- have sympathized most heartily
with the nOblest desires OF District men
for the Improvement of the National Cap
itaI and have heard with delight Of every
new concession by Congress toward the
UpbuiIding and the Identification of It
The Governors Of the District OF Co
Iumbia and their successors in Office. the
Commissioners Of the District Of Column
the people of the United States n their
planning and working for the future
greatness Of what IS already thanks 70
far-seeing wisdom and Untiriug zeal. the
most beautiful place in America. and, we
believe the most beautiful Capital in the
world
In welcoming you to yoIr own We be-
Iieve that we shall have no difficulty il
making you feel at home. We believe that
this thirteenth annual convention Of your
organization viii be ever memorable in
your annals
I have been greatly interested in learn
ing of the remarkable development of
your organization since its first conveu-
ton in 1883. in the city Of New York
Knowing some of the representative mem
hers of our own city. I have easily known
that you are able craftsmen and good
citizens. and that YOU have a fine Teputa-
ton among those who know you best. But
I was instructed and enlightened when 1
sought from one Of my friends in the Dis
trict union IN authoritative definition Of
the word -pressmen- In response to the
question who is pressman, he said
among other things: He is man who is
like the fairies Of old in that everything
he touches turns TO gold He IS the man
that brings out IN relief the haudiwork Of
the eUgravers and the compositOrs. Where
they all leave of he must begin He
brings their thoughts 10 perfection. He
must have the eye Of the American eagle
and the touch OF a Michael Angelo %
Perhaps no one could more appropriate
" greet the Pressmen that f W Palmer,
the Public Printer, who has charge Of a
large number Of the craft at the Govern
rnent Printing Office. He followed Com
missioner Macfarland. and received hear
tyapplause when introduced he remarked
that Washington was a popular cOnven-
ton city, for the reason that it was both
beautiful and hospitabIe. He continued by
Eaying that if the pen was mightieF than
the sword he knew Of nothing more pow
crfuf that the printing press He Invited
the delegates and visitors TO inspect the
Government Printing Office before they
left Washington. 1t is not u beautiful
building. he said. but we viii show you
what We hope to have as well what we
already have"
George H TIarries, Secretary Of the
Washington Board OF Trade, extended the
welcome Of that organization in the alb
seuce Of John Joy Edison, president Of
the board. who had not arrived at
the hall
No words spoken during the morning
received more applause than those Of
Samuel Gonpers, President Of the Anleri-
can Federation Of Labor. who was next
introduced a three-foId welcome, n
said. was his greeting TO his associates in
the Cause OF organized labor He remark
cd that the hearty greeting extended by
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