Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18
WIND UP
Many Prizes and Presents Are
Distributed.
Hermann CUP IS AWARDED
Next Years Tournament to Be Held
in st. Louis.
DANCING BEGINS EVENING
Formal Exercises Fol1ow-aompers
One of the Speakers at
Pythian Temple.
ANGLING BEGINS EVENING

Songs, stories. speeches. dancing and
| souvenirs, v!th swa-ds o. trophies to
| winners In the ae'd games, contributed to
a brilliant ending o. the weeks tourna-
ment OF the ua.oa Printers National
Base Bali League at Pythiaa Temple
last evening.
Informality characterized the exercises
throughout. One feature after another
rolled out in the long and Interesting
program In q seemingly natural and en-
joyable manner
Dancing began at s o'clock to the
melodies OF the popular dance music The
dancers enjoyed themselves until 10
o'clock. when formal exercises began.
Officials on the Stage.
On the stage of the auditorium were
gathered President Harry B. Wood of
the national commission, Vice President
w. II. Newton, Secretary and Treasurer
John MCGOWAN, and nine of the ten COM
missfoners-James Fairclough, represent
ing the Boston Association; e. w.
sweeney, New York: Charles Boyer,
Philadelphia: L. e Thomas, Pittsburg;
charles Oscher. Chicago; Edward Spring
meyer, st. Louis; P. G. Montgomery, In
dlanapolis; r. NJ Fisher. Denver, and
Frank Lerch, Washington, with Samuel
Gompers. president Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor: Frank A. Kidd, former
president of Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 101, and present executive OF
the knights of Menus, or KNOCKERS ::
Charies T. johnson, president of the base
bail association of the local union;
George G. Seibold, Bert Wolfe and others
OF the committee of arrangements, with
d number of ladies.
President Wood was introduced to the
audience by President Johnson of the
local association. and gave out the souve-
Mrs. c. p. Johnson, Frank Lerch. Bert
Wolfe, w. n. Brockwell secretary of the
executive committee, and George G. Sci
bold were presented with silk umbrellas
LOT courtesies during the tournament and
for forgetting to provide rain checks, in
case it had rained at the games.
Award of Prizes,
Diamond stickpins were awarded to ].
II. Smith of Boston, winner OF the fifty
yard dash in the field day sports; Charles
Gallagher of ST. Louis, winner of the 100
yard dash; Harry Obermeyer, for throw
ing base ball the longest distance. and
NJ. b. Snyder of Pittsburg, for running
the bases.
William Bailey. manager of the New
YORK team, received a stein for winning
the rat mems race; FRS. James A. Dom
oVan of Boston, cut glass fern dish for
winning the ladies' egg race, and Mrs
". n. ScManus. Chicago, a fancy dish
for winning the ladies' potato race
!. Mrs. Allen G. Flowers, chairman of the
ladies' reception committee, was presented
with roses. Each lady Of her committee
received cut glass dish, as follows:
MRS. Bert " Wolfe, Miss Dorothy Wolfe
Mrs. E. w. Morecock Mrs Thomas A.
Bynum, Mrs. c. P. Johnson. Mrs w. s.
Sill. Miss Lorrine SILL Mrs Philip Mach
man. Mrs. Charles Graft, Mrs James r.
Elicit Mrs. Frank I,erch, Mrs. William
Love, Mrs. Edgar Brown. Mrs. Charles
I. Jones and Mrs. Flowers
Inc Hermann cup, the emblem of the
t-ase ball championship, was presented to
the New York team by Frank A. Kidd
who made the presentation speech. 1t
by Charles NJ. Maxwell, secretary OF Big
Six" Of New York.
The cup is chased base ball of silver
supported by two silver-mounted ebony
base ball bats. 1t bears the inscription
international Typographical Union :" 1t
has been twice won by the team of the
New York association.
Samuel Gompers Speaks.
Before concluding his remarks Mr.. Max
we'll presented President Wood, on be-
half of the New York association. with a
gold watch chain and charm as an evil
dence of esteem and appreciation Of ex-
traordinary service. After a brief speech
of acceptance, Mr.. Wood introduced Sam
uel Gompers, who made an address that
aroused considerable enthusiasm and was
greeted with applause.
Thomas A. Bynum of the executive
committee delivered the farewell address,
The orchestra played a number of popu-
lar songs, which were sung by the large
in the basement.
Before closing the tournament the ma
tlonal commission accepted the invitation
or the st. Louis Chamber of Commerce
and Typographical Union, No. s, to hold
Its next years tournament in that city.
The function of last evening was given
under the auspices of the athletic asso-
citation of Columbia Typographical Union,
No. 1O1.
Tomorrow the folks of the New York
and Boston associations will go to Rich
mond. thence to Norfolk, whence they
will go by water to their homes. ne
other associations will so direct to their
homes.
The tournament has been in progress a
week Tee visiting associations and their
ladies' numbered approximately 80 Of
whom seventy were ladies. Similar tour
naments are held each year to promote a
fraternal feeling a.oOng the printers Of
the International Typographical Union.
In the speeches last evening, as we'll as
by individual members of the visiting as
sociations, great pleasure was expressed
at the hospitality of the local printers,
and the beauties Of Washington We're
highly eXtolled