The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-27
Christmas Cheer Bright
ems the News and OBJ
server SanCtum.
All the Forty-0ne Workers on the Pa
per Will Eat Turkcy---The Editor
Handsomely Remembered
by His Co-Iaborers.

Christmas times are great times. You'll
have to go long ways to find happier
| family than the News and Observer-and
it is getting to be big family these hap
py days, now numbering forty-one. But
that only counts those actively at work.
while all the wives and children and kin
of the forty-one are members of the
family and glad to talk proudly of "our
paper"
This Christmas finds the paper in better
shape than ever. The past year has wit
messed an increase in the wages of all the
printers and pressmen, and there is
spirit of fraternity and kindness pervad-
ing the office from the devil down to the
editor-in- chief. To every married man on
the paper a turkey was sent to grace the
Christmas dinner table and suitable pres
ents were sent to all the others as token
of the papers appreciation Of the faithful
and loyal work of a faithful and loyal set
OF men and women. And in this office
we don't forget the women. In truth they
runs the shebang'' and that's why it
runs on rubber tires and on a macadamized
road. woman receives and pays out
woman has full charge of every advertise
ment that goes in the paper and keeps
track of them; woman sets up the type
in every headline in the paper. And they
are as capable as any men and more re-
liable and up-to-date.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels. the editor, was
the recipient last night of two handsome
presents from the force. One was a beau
tiful German clock, hand painted, with
Cathedral bells-a thing of rare beauty
and utility. The presentation speech was
made by the devil of the office, Mr..
Hubert Arnold as fine youth as ever
hved-capable, quick, reliable, honorable,
courteous. in a word as true gentleman
as lives in Raleigh. Here is his speech:
"Mr. Daniels: AS the smallest and the
youngest of the men behind the guns of
The News and Observer, the honor of be-
ing selected by my co-laborers to present
to you a small token of the esteem in
which we hold you almost overwhelms me.
"a thing is known by its works, like
wise a man. So it is peculiarly fitting,
this gift we have for you. In our entire
office there is a regularity that can be be-
gotten only of inside works that are true
That is why the hands here ever mark
that sends its flow of inspiration through
time to the beatings of the great heart
every employe on this the greatest paper
in North Carolina.
mo man may be prouder of anything
than this: that he has won the esteem the
high regard; yes, even the love of his en-
ployes, the men who work for him, the
men who do his bidding, the men who see
him every day, see him in his every mood.
know him as he really is. know him to
be a man in everything that the word i'm
plies.
"This clock is for your use. May it ever
keep time to the steady and progressive
movement of this great paper, the policy
of which you direct. Accept it as a re-
memirance from your co-lahorers and
friends"
Mr.. Daniels accepted in a brief speech
expressive of his happiness to be associated
in his life work with a body of men and
women whose capacity, readiness, cheer
fulness and kindness made work a joy,
and wished for them all as happy Christ
mas as such worthy workers richly de-
served.
Mr.. Daniels received another present, a
beautiful silver fountain PEN With the
pen was appended this card
Christmas, 1908.
For Mr. Josephus Daniels,
Editor News and Observer.
With best wishes for a merry Christ
mas" from
H. w. JACKSON,
II. B. HARDY.
Il w. M. ROGERS.
ROY THEM.
E. E. BRITTON.
Os-the News and Observer.
'The pen is the educator of the people.
The sword would enslave them. Yours, is
the weapon to which the weak look as
their defense