The age-herald., 1902-01-02
NEWSBOYS CEASE WORK ID BE GUESTS AT BANQUET TABLE New Years Dinner Given by Judge Houghton and MT.
 Wurtzburger MAYOR 0RENNEN THERE Welcomes the Little Merchants and Tells Them They Are the Salt
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 Other Speeches.
MAYOR ORENNEN THERE


 Other Speeches.
 The dinner given the newsboys of Bir- ningham yesterday at the Florence Hotel by their friends, Judge w. R. Houghton and MT. Dave Wurtzburger, was an oc- casion that will long be remembered py these faithful little merchants, and their appreciation from the very beginning was manifested on every contented face, and their enjoyment at times bordered on the hilarious.
 All day yesterday the boys were calling at the Age-Herald office for their tickets. and at o'clock sixty of them were in line at the side entrance of the Florence Hotel. They marched in single file up to the dining room and stood at their places at the table, and were welcomed by Mayor Drennen, who paid an eloquent tribute to the Birmingham newsboy, as- suring them of the public's appreciation of their faithful services, and wishing them all a happy and prosperous New Year.
 The boys were then seated and the din- ner commenced. As the walters appeared with great dishes of turkey and cram berry sauce, the boys forgot their embar- rassment and fell to work with the same earnestness and zeal which characterize them on the streets when they endeavor to dispose of their stock of morning pa pers before the appearance of those of the afternoon.
 Judge Houghton Speaks.
 After the third course was served, Mayor Drennen introduced that good friend of the newsboys, Judge w. R. Houghton The judge assured the boys that he would not make them O lengthy speech-said that he knew that a hungry boy was In no humor to listen to an ad- dress--but that he wanted to assure them of his appreciation of their attendance and of his interest In their welfare. He also compimented Mayor Drennen for his wisdom in attending-said he would rather have whole church against him than thls crowd of newsboys.
 MT. Ross C. Smith was next introduce ed. He said he thought it very unkind in the Mayor to stop such interesting proceedings for speechmaking. Continu- ing he aaid that the newshoy was the most important factor in the operation of a paper; that unless the newsboys de- livered their papers promptly. people would stop taking the paper; the circula- ton being decreased, advertisements would stop, and the paper would be forc- ed to quit. He thanked the boys for the faithful performance of their duty in the past, and hoped pleasant relations would continue to exist in the future.
 Dinner Enthusiastically Resumed. Dinner was then enthusiastically re- stunned and for the next half hour the boys uninterrupted in tho consumption of the good things served them. Mayor Drennen then arose and rapping for silence. told the boys that as Chief Exc cutive of the great City of Birmingham, Q great many complaints had been made to him that the Birmingham newsboy was behind his job-that something seemed to be the matter with their lungs that they were way behind the news boys of Atlanta. Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis and other cities. He said he had refuted these charges. that he knew that Birmingham had the three best dailies published In the country and it must necessarily follow that the news boys were in keeping with the papers. But to settle this question once and for all. he wanted all the boys to stand up and 'holler' for the paper they repre- sented. The boys all stood up and at a signal from the Mayor. the hollering' comm enced, and the shrill cries of the .'Age-Hurld yere," .Evening News and Ledger five cents yere,'' was blended in an almost unrecognizable yell.
 It was fully five minutes before quiet was again restored, and then that other good friend of tho newsboys was pre- scented. Mir. Dave Wurtzburger. Mir. Wurtzburger told the boys that he hoped this dinner was but the beginning of many New Year dinners to follow-that he hoped they would all be present at the next New Years dinner given to them by Judge Houghton and himself.
 After thanking Manager Jones of the Florence for the excellent dinner on be- half of the boys. the Mayor proposed three cheers for Judge Houghton and Mir. Wurtzburger, which was heartily given, the boys filed out of the dinning-room back into the street, there to discuss and live over again the very happiest occa- sion of their lives
 Handsome Menu Card.
 A special menu card was prepared for the occasion, bearing on the back in gilded letters "Newsboys' Dinner" and on the inside the menu was given as follows;
 Mock Turtle al Anglaise
 Celery. Olives.
 Baked Grouper au Gratin.
 Potatoes a la Bretonne.o Roast Loin of Western Beef au Jus.
 Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce. Mashed Potatoes.
 Asparagus on Toast.
 Stewed Tomatoes.
 Green Peas.
 Fruit Punch.
 Crocuettes of Sweetbreads.
 Apples la Manhattan.
 Salad la Jardiniere.
 Mlnce Pie. Pumpkin Pie.
 Vanilla Ice Cream.
 Tea. Cake. Coffee. The boys enjoying the dinner were: Carl Filler, Geo. Hopkins. Henry Ray mond, Harry Fleming. Will Swanton Harry Whetstone, Cliff WoodaIl, Tom Swanton. Ernest Heck. Will Cooper, Fred Richard. John Bray, Chas. Smith, Ran ford Jenkins Geo. Marshall, Byrd Rus sell, Ross Beason. Arthur Hopkins, Geo. Moore, chas. Williams. ". Shelby, Hen ry Ware Jos. Reese. Chas. Cole, Hugh Beasly. Frank Scott, Arthur Wilson, Henry Goodwin. Nat Hawkins Edwin Wilson. Raymond Ross, Frank swartz, Nanny Schwartz. Morris Schwartz, Willie O'Donnell, Geo. Harvell. Albert Shell. Will Hoiley Frank Holley, Jno. Carter,