The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-02

For paper which was scTnetir1es mis- represented as an enemy of labor The Advertiser appeared te De doing Yfet-
 Tn iaos the pspes spent Sib.ooo f,r blank paper In 1908 this expense had more than doubled. for The Advsftfser was spending mora than t3s.oo0 sfi- nuaiiy for paper. In 1909 The Adver- tiser had in fts building sixty em- pioyes. but in 1908 this number had Increased 10 eiehty.hve. and in 1903 the paper had only twenty city care riers but In 1908 the total of city car- r1mpIoyer IoysIty.
 Mfr Glass voiced his appreciation of The Advertiser employees for the loyal way that ar which they .hse assisted him and Major Screws In building up the paper's success, He said. too, that The Advertiser had just erected q new building and Rad ,IhstaiIed fnore cost. iy machinery. Tn this the manage and development of Montgomery and of Alabama which would dsfnand and suppors such newspaper investment, and they were relying on the loyalty and faithfulness of the employers Tn the future as they had displayed in the. past for maintaining ahe papers high standard. And in closing he spoke
 
 the annual entertainments of the eni4 pIoyes., S3
 Manager of The Adveretiser was se- lected by his associatees as toastinas- ter. Mir. Finnesan in Ire past has worn no medals as toastmaster. and he has had no nickel cigars named after him as an after dinner speaker. but he surprised his friends by the admirable way in which he acquitted himself. He carried the fun and speak ing features of the banquet aionk In excellent style and nc deserved the compliments he received.
 To Major !. D. Barron. veteran ed- it6r Of The Advertiser, the honor ef q silent toast was drunk by all. and that right heartily. Major Barron. was held was granted the unusual ifs- dulsence of not being required to make speech. The general regret felt that Victor H Hanson was absent for the first time fh seven years on account of Ill health was expressed by mere than one speaker. whc in his absence paid tribute to hirn.
 The Evening'a Speakers.
 In the speaking nearly everybody ourselves. as shouldn't say it' there are some pretty good after dinner speakers among the men who go to make up The Advertiser. Night Edf- tor Bruce Kennedy described the pecu- liar and affectionate relations existing between bosses and employees on The Advertiser.
 Cashier George Mccombs. who has a speaker, made ah excellent little speech. bright with humor, Associate Edftor vii I. Sheehan was presented by the toaEtmaster assa man whe had been published in The Advertiser as being an eloquent speaker, and he de- inandad that the Associate Editor make . good before his assembled associates. :. He did. W. ". Waldo, in charge of the nieehanieai departFaent, delivered ( happy talk, In which he was roundly appiauded. and in which he quoted from letters from former employees. regfet- ting their inability to be present. Charles l.. Harold. City f1ditor, spoke on reporting and bossirg, and H. s. Crawford, the superintendent of the building and the mailing room, deli1- cred himself well. Pressman F, NJ. Kennedy. Engraver |. M.l Engler and W. E. Bowick. head of the Prihtefs' Fraternity, delivered happy little talks. Albert Hanson spoke well for, the Ad- vertising Department as did !. B. Massey for the Sterotyping Depart- flfent. Mrs. Thomas, Ms owen. tn charge of the wcmans' Department. spoke happily and was heartily cheer ed. Short talks were made by Purneli and Prank Glass. Jr, and Messrs. Wasier and RippinhAgen. who are in the city experimenting the installation of The Advertisers Dig nav press and Harry Berry of the Kohler Electric system delivered short addresses, in which they said they never knew of such another custom aS the annual dinner with its various features oh any other newspaper.
 The dinner was served in Yung's big dining hall, which was decorated for the occasion. The menu was ex- ceIlent and the service was the best of any dinner of the series. The dining arrangements were highly praised by aii. It was great day. The employees enjoy 1t more than they do Christmas. |. .----A--a----->-zAAs4As~.~-----