The Yale expositor., 1911-03-09
ROYALTY ENTERTAINED
Annual Meeting of the Eastern
Michigan Press Club.

The largest and most successful gath
ering of the East Michigan Press Club
was held at the Hotel Griswold in the
city of Detroit, on Thursday and Fri
day of last week, the occasion being the
annual meeting.
1t was the good fortune of the pub.
Usher of the EXpositor to be present
and take part in the interesting sessions
and banquets and enjoy the entertain
ment furnished by the liberal, open
hearted citizens of Detroit
Thursday evening the members of
the Press Club and their wives were
the guests of four of Detroits most
popular places of amusement, the Gar
rick, Temple, Detroit, and Lyceum
theatres. The evening was passed very
pleasantly.
Friday morning special car was
furnished by the ID. L. r.. management
and trolley ride was taken around
the city in companylwith A, ID. b. Van
Zandt, who always takes pleasure in
showing the boys the most interesting
spots in the metropolis of Michigan.
On returning from this delightful
ride the editors are landed at the Mich
igan Bell Telephone Cos building and
delivered over to Mr.. A. V onSchlegel
general construction agent, escorted to
the cloak room where wraps are remvv.
ed and the ladies and gentlemen divid
ed into parties of ten, each division be-
ing escorted througho ut the building
by an instructor explaining the work
ings of the local, main and long dis
tance systems also the educating of the
girls in operating the~systems before
taking up the work. The Telephone
management has every con venience for
the comfort and rest of its employees
during working hours \ recreation
room is furnishedwith piano, easy rock
ers, lounges, etc., where the girls may
enjoy themselves during recess. In the
rest room everything is quiet and in
here the girls receive the required rest
from fatigue or any other cause. A
dining room fully equipped is another
Of the conveniences the company fur
nishes for its employees to eat their
lunches and it was in this neat room at
1900 noon the editors and their wives
enjoyed lunch fit for any king or
queen. Any of the Michigan Bell Tel
ephone subscribers who might be of
the opinion that all is profit to the COM
pany should take the trouble to visit
Detroit and be shown through this hive
of industry. The management is al
ways willing and even goes so far as
to solicit its patrons to come and look
them over.
The afternoon was spent by the Press
Club in business session in the Hotel
Griswold parlors where suggestions
and experiences of great Importance to
the newspaper man were given and
discussed The secretary reported
kof ha1 n fnfnaH
club at this meeting.
After election of ofil GERS the club ad-
journed.
At 7:45 in the evening the members
sat down to the banquet tables in the
Griswold House parlors. Here's where
the ExpositOr man got in just right.
You no doubt are aware that such
feasts are rare occurrences to the aver
age country misrepresentation A boun-
teous supply of the good things of life
was furnished by Chope Stevens Co.,
the Union Paper and Twine Co., the
American Type Founders Co., the Key
stone Type Foundry, the American
Press Association, and the Western
Newspaper Union, whose guests the
newspaper people were at the banquet.
w. w. Wedemeyer, of AnntArbor, con-
gressman from the second distrist of
Michigan, presided as toastmaster and
called on Mayor w. b. Thompson, who
responded in his happy way to the
toast "Detroit's Welcome" President
Browne of the press club responded.
The entire program was feast.
A unanimous vote of thanks was
rendered all who in any way furnished
the excellent entertainment during the
clubs stay in Detroit.