The Washington times., 1901-08-09
VISITING PRINTERS FETED.
Delegates to Birmingham Conven-
tiOn stop Over for N BnnIuet.

Delegates to the forty-fifth session of
the International Typographical Union
en- route to the Birmingham (Ala) con-
vention were roya'ly entertained by local
printers last night at a banquet and re-
ception held at the Hotel Fritz Reuter-.
For more than three hours sparkling wit
and discourse of more serious import held
company with drinkables and eatabIes of
all descriptions The tables at which the
l25 guests were seated In the large dining
room We're arranged in the form OF
mammoth magnets. The printers bore
out their reputation of being hail fellows
well met" and fraternized with the com
positors from more distant cities in true
composing-rOom wayI
Joe NJ. Johnson, one of the trustees of
the local Typographical Union, was
master of ceremonies, and introduced the
various speakers of the evening in re-
marks serious and otherwise. which met
with constant applause at the hands of
his brethren. HeI was, authorized to -"call
time on any speaker who consumed
more than ten minutes, or who became
tiresome, but not ONCE was the privilege
exercised.
The address cf-welcome was delivered
by +. A. NJ. Lawfpnf President of Column
sociation of local printers In happy sen
tences Mr.. Lawson fbade the strangers
welcome and methphorically handed them
the keys of the city:
W. NJ. Leavitt.I a ideegate-elect to the
birmingham convention, responded in be
half of the visitors. He laid special stress
upon the agreement between the book
binders, printers. and pressmen, and upon
the recent agreement between the Pub
fishers Association of the United States
and the executive council of the Inter
national Typographical Union.
Capt. o. f Dunlap. who was mentioned
on the programme as a Kansas officer
during the war and a Kansas office holder
ever since devoted himself to relating
stories OF famous characters well known
in the Government Printing Office many
years ago much to the amusement of
both local and out-of-town stereotypers.
T. e. Wear, Chairman of the local dele
cation to Birmingham, also delivered a
brief address. as did John NJ. Farquhar.
of the Industrial Commission, and a for
mer member of Congress.
Frank Kidd caused considerable amuse-
nent and much applause by his remarks
on the old time printer a genus now
almost extinct. he said, but whose mem
ory would always be kept fresh and sreen,
and held in loving regard so long as the
craft continued.
Charles II Govan, delegate from the
Big g. typographical union of New York
City, struck the keynote of the purpose of
the Birmingham convention in his re-
marks, and was listened TO intentiy. He
thought that il was time workingmen
learned something of political economy.
The root of the troubles of the laboring
man, he believed, lay in taxation. With
a proper condition of affairs, he declared
that I was within the power of the labor
Ing nan to destroy the Steel Trust in
twenty four hours. 80.
VIM. NJ. Garrett, Secretary of Columbia
Typographical Union. of this city. made
short address, and was followed by
Charles I. Graft, one of the Washington
delegates TO the Birmingham convention,
and Frank ID Smith and others.
Musical selections. rendered by William
Murphy and Edward +. Thomas. assisted
In making the occasion an enjoyable and
noteworthy one Many of the delegates
took late train for Birmingham at the
conclusion of the banquet Others will not
leave Washington until this afternoon.