The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-17

Society ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AM
drews Enthus iasticaily Greeted-Rev,
DIR. Lines Tells About FrnnH6Iim's Suit
of Manchester yelvet-President Will
SON =. Lee Was Toastmaster.
The thirteenth annual Franklin din
ner of the Connecticut Typothetae was
given last night, the eve of Franklin's
birthday, at the Tontine hotel. The oc-
casion was an enjoyable one, distin-
guished representatives of the society
being present from all parts Of the state
and from New York, New Jersey and
Massachusetts. Former Governor, now
Chief Justice, Andrews was there and
received an enthusiastic greeting. Tho
president, Wilson H. Lee, acted as
POSTMASTER.
His Honor Cornelius Il. Driscoll, in
response to the toast 1.-THE City of New
Haven" extended the freedom of the
city to the guests of the society and
quickly made way for Ex-Governor An
crews, eulogizing the latter as having
in his successful career served at the
head of the three several branches of
the state government, as governor,
chairman of the judiciary In the legis-
lature and as chief justice, which posi-
ton he now holds
Governor Andrews congratulated
the society on the eminent American
whom it has chosen as its patron saint,
and told several entertaining stories of
the great philosopher printer
Toastmaster Lee then read the regrets
of some invited guests who were unable
to be present, among them letter from
George Il. Matthews, who invited the
Connecticut Typothetae to the national
convention to be held in Buffalo next
year; also one from the president of the
Boston master printers, j. Stearns
Cushing, and a letter from Rev Arson
Phelps Stokes, secretary of the Yale
corporation.
Rev. Dr. Il. S. Lines, who has been
chaplain Of the society since its organ
cation, responded to the toast "BenJa-
min Franklin" DR.. Lines related three
characteristic incidents in the career of
Franklin, which tradition connects with
a certain elaborate suit of spotted
Manchester velvet" This suit, made in
the best style of the time, Franklin was
said to have worn only on these three
occasions-once In 1775, when he stood
the abuse of the council in England,
charged with seeking to dismember the
empire; again in the spring of 177S, on
the day when the news Of the surrender
of Burgoyne reached him in France and
his diplomacy secured us the saving aid
of that country, and the last time on
the occasion of signing the treaty of
peace and independence These were
the three state occasions of the great
printers life, in which he stood type
of unselfsh courage
J. Clyde Oswald the "Adonis of the
New York Typothetae," editor and pub
Usher of the American Printer, respond
ed to the toast Printers, Old and New"
The first printer in Connecticut was
Thomas Short who was followed in
TIA by Timothy Green. The first print
er in New Haven was James Parker,
Gazette. Mr.. Oswald drew a contrast
of the then crude state of the printers
art with its present evolution, but de-
plored the morals of the craft, which
seems nowadays to ponder to the worst
elements in society. He invoked the
old ideals to regenerate the present de-
cay.
The following toasts were also re-
sponded to.
1.-THE Press"-Major John Mckinley,
of New London.
THE Experimentation w. H. Mari |
gold Of Bridgeport.
printers in Politics''-CoIonel C. w. |
Pickett
THE Printer as an Educator !
D. jackson.
The New Haven Orchestral club fur
nished the music for the evening. Solos |
were sung by C. w. Worcester and H.
H. Nettleton, Charles Fowler, jr., acting
as accompanist. The dinner was excel
lently served, the banqueting room be-
ing decorated and the tables presenting
a line appearance
Inc banquet committee, TO Whom
great cfedlt is que IN arranging the dln-
ner, was as follows: M. w. Curtlss'
John ii. Taylor, Il. ., Dorman ana SAM
uei MacLauchlah.
Among the members ana guests pres
ent We're the following:
Guests tabie-Chief Justice Andrews,
Rev II. >, Lines, -. D., Hon. Z. L. DIS
coll, Hon. John mckinley, OF New Lon
don, j. clyde Oswald, OF New York city,
George H. Ellis, of Boston, charles ii.
Cochfane, Oh New YORK CITY, colonel y.