The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-21

and many other uncomplimentary
terms Of a similar nature
Next the city's executive trained his
guns upon the steel corporation in re-
ferrfng to the Gary and Interurban
franchise, which was granted to them
solely through his influence.
The people of Gary" he said. now
have to thank the old town board for
giving the street car franchise to the
Gary and Interurban company In pref
erence to corporation which asked for
everything and promised nothing"
Hardly less interesting were the re-
marks of Judge Virgil S. Reiter. who
| diverted from the course of his remarks
| long enough to assert that he saw good
in everyone. and illustrated his point by
| no less parsonage than the mayor of
Gary.
| You can't help but feel that there 10
some good in every person." he said.
People are too apt to formulate their
opinions by what other people say, and
by what they read in the newspapers.
AS general rule when you come to
shake them by the hand, feel the real
pulsation OF their heart. and their per-
sonality. you come to feel that they are
not bad men after all. The newspapers.
for instance. would have you believe
that Tom Knots is the worst man that
ever lived. 1t is only necessary to meet
and talk to him before you come to
feel that newspapermen are the damd-
est liars that ever lived"
Many Distinguished Guests There.
A few of the distinguished visitors
present on Saturday night from the sur
rounding cities were: Judge Harry B
} Tuthill of Michigan City, Mayor Law
renee Becker, A. M. Turner, Peter w
!, ~
Gillett. and Councilmen Kane and How
er. of Hammond. Judge Harry B. Mich
olson of Crown Point. A J. Smith o
Hobart, Mayor Lemuel Darrow of La
porte, Mayor A. G. Schlicl<er of Eas
Chicago, Judge r. M C. Hembroff of In
diana Harbor and number of the best
known citizens of Gary.
The menu prepared was one of tn
: most elaborate ever served by the Gar
hotel. So crowded was the dinin
: room that fifteen of the guests wer
: seated at tables placed In the hots
lobby near the dining-room door. TIL
! service. under. the supervision of Pre-
prietor Harry Summers, was exce1len
and was heartily commended by TIL
9 guests.
An Ideal Toastmaster.
:. The toastmaster was Judge John
Gillett OF Hammond, who proved an ex
cel1ent presiding speaker. His remarh
were tactful and yet filled with witt
cisms. In~ihs Introductory remarks
: referred to menus such as had bee
9 served that evening as being largel
;, responsible for the high price of Twin
n In this country. Gary" he said. jude
e ing by what had been set before then
: was largely accountable for the IL
q creased cost of living in this country
n He also referred to the fact that nearl
all of the speakers present were may
:. ors, the region being well represented
: The first speaker was Mayor Becke
: of Hammond, who proceeded to extt
e the virtues of his city. He said that
q could be regarded the pioneer {
J. IGary as he had landed In this city o
e what is now known as the Becker fari
q Immediately after coming to this cour
= try Soon after he moved to Harmon
e when that place was scarcely a villag
J. and has watched its growth since ths
e. time. He illustrated his early arrivs
Is by the fact that when he came here tn
n Calumet river was such that he wa
20 able to take a bath in 1t where now
it is almost possible to walk across 1T. r
,r stated that the great advantage
d Hammond was that it was city of d
"a versiffed industries SO that its cond
tions were such that If one factory we
closed it would not paralize the entiI
city. He also stated that there weI
more people who owned their ow
- - homes in Hammond than any other cit
= of the region. He was happy. howeye