The Washington herald., 1909-11-21


capacity Of the young men in the craft,
making them prematurely old. Frank A.
Kidd. president Of Columbia Typographi-
cal Union. No. lOl. last night won en-
thusiastic applause.
He was addressing the members OF the
old specification division Of the Govern
ment Printing Office at the reunion and
banquet in the Queen Cafe. Mr.. Kidd
was not one of the scheduled speakers.
lie was among the invited guests. and
was called upon by reason Of his official
connection with Columbia typographical
Union
After brief reference to his hand-setting
experiences, he launched into a criticism
Of the present tendency OF the young
members Of the union to become -'swifts''
IN seeing how much type they can set
In the Old Days.
He said In the old days Of hand-settng
a days task was 1850 ems. for which
tic printer received 800 Now. he said,
many young men are turning out 10000
ems. or nearly ten times as much work
as the hand-Setter could accomplish.
for which he is paid $3.50 Mr.. Kidd said
II this mountaineering kept up, Il was ina
possible TO tell where it would stop.
There were more than 100 members of
the Old specification division present. with
probably fifty invited guests, including
Public Printer Donnelly The older men
renewed acquaintance severed a quarter
or a century ago
Mr.. George NJ. Ramsey, POSTMASTER, and
chairman OF TIE committee of arrange
rarf Inn z
address OF welcome. After the course of
an excellent menu had been discussed and
the cigars lighted. the programme was
taken up A toast was drunk in silence
in honor Of William A. Dodge for thirty
1--WE years a proofreader I'm the Govern
ment Printing Office. who died last week.
Public Printer Donnely. a member OF
Big Six" Of New York. and former
president Of the International Union. was
the guest OF honor and the first speaker.
In a reminiscent mood. he told OF the
hand-setting days. concluding by saving
that the employees of the big printery
were almost satisfied with the Compen-
saton they were paid for their work.
Attorney Jackson II. Ralston one of
counsel in the defense OF Gompers.
Mitchell, and Morrison told Of the time
he was a printer He said thlrtv-one
years had gone into history since he left
the case In the old specification division.
and that the wide scope Of information
he had obtained in that service had been
an education in itself
Needs Strength.
George p. Nichols. president OF Ralti-
more Typographical Union and agent OF
the Printers Home, spoke on the needs
Of strengthening the printers organiza-
ton for mutual protection against capt.
tai +. W. oyster spoke on the old
days, when he was a hand printer. J. A.
Handiboe also delivered an address. A
poem was read by J. NJ. Montgomery.
and addresses were made by August Do
nath and Seaton Kent Participants in
the musical programme were Forest
Grimes. barytone: solo. J. r. Purvis;
duet. J. A. Handiboe and J. r. Purvis:
banjo and guitar duet Furbershaw and
Lowd; quartet. HandibOe. Purvis. f. II.
Melick. and II. J. Redield: chorus. led
by Col w. r. Burgess: solo, Emil Lang.
Those having the reunion and banquet
in charge were:
Committee on arrangements-Geor NJ.
Ramsey, chairman: Edward r. French.
secretary-treasurer; w. n. Brockwell,
George Gerberich. w L. Gutelius. John Z.
Hogan, and B. W. Butler.
Reception cOmmittee-W. r Ramsey.
chairman; George H. Stone. J. r Nc
Bride. James W. Carter. +. c. GruInlev.
w. W. Maloney, s. s. English, o. S. Web
ster, W. A. Marschalk, Byron A. Ford.
and George w. Hall.
Committee on souvenir-Charles GarreIs
chairman; Fred. L. Davis. James NJ
Montgomery, Henry T. Schlldroth. and
q. ID. Hyler.
Committee on entertainment-E. w.
Morcock. chairman; John r. Purvis.
Jesse w. Morgan, John A Handiboe. and
Jerry Walsh.
Guests at the Dinner.
The guests were:
Public Printer Donnelly. Deputy Public Printer
Brian. Commissioner Of PLteuts Allen 1;ay-ro. u
Nionos' Dr- William Tindail Joseph W Palmer.
Charles W Baker Andrew TurnbuH C;eorye q
Furbershaw. Percy LOwd. Forest Grimes. Levi, N
Tnayer. W T. Ramsey. J. II. Alburtis p u
harnhart d. W Beach s. II. Bell W. H BERN.
ger H. b. Enhnss. Bert H. Brockway, W. \.
lIrocS~eI, J. H. BrodnaH Levi Brown CharIes y
Buchanan b. W. Rutlsr. J. W Carter Shariss A
CaDeL Jesse NJ Clark Thomas H. Collins q A
Comor Charles NJ Cyphers. Fred L. Davis I,1ther
Devine. August Donath, =, W. Edmougton : :
English. ByrOu A. Ford William n Fr.ncis "A
ward r. French, Paul s. Gable Charles Carrpls
George Geroerich. S !. Gompers Percy r. t;rirpes
w. T. Grimes =. G. Grmley W. L. GuteIius.
a HNurfhOE
George II. Harries. h. L. Harrison John n HOGAN
William HOWlm. 4. A. Hutchinson o. D. Hvler
z. T. jenkins. W Seton Kent George c. KIpk.
nett, Franz A. Kidd Harry Redfeld Jobp n
Lyon, ". w, Maloney. w. A. Marscbalk I r
Mcbride Joseph w. Mccain D. J. McCar;v An
duw McinrRghy. T. p. McKeon. F. r. Nelick
James NJ Montgomery. Philip Nachman r "
Morcock. Jesse w. Morgan. L. T. Navlor William
J. O. OBnen. J. a. Ouyun E. W oyster. /. H.
Patterson. j. 4. Payne, J. K. purvis J. n Raj
Gton. George NJ Ramsey. DR.. Richard Kingsrnap
Charles Roeder. d. J. Roberta Thomas II. RvaD
Henry T. Sciidroth. George G. seibold. W. VI
Shields. I. 2. Shot. c. Z. Smalley. Fr7pk ID
Smith. George II. Stone, +. W Street W. r Tan
pan, Arthur J. Symons. Stephen Il. Tiuey Thomas
Tuohy. Jerry Walsh. w. i. Walznith Jason Wafrr.
man. ". S. Waudty. o. s Webster. II w Whit
taker. +. p. wilkins. II. d. Young. George Jrd5
&. r. Sudwarth. Maurice Joyce, Or De WITT q
Chadwick. Oscar RiCEei.S, frank K RAYMOND w
T. Aughinhaugh. Emil A. Lang d. J. O'Ieary Dr
J. r. Armstrong. Arthur Armstrong Louis O'Nei
Charles Spencer. Frank Wright W Mardep King
representatives 81 the four newspapers
Fourth Annual banquet Held.
Members OF the engraving division OF
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