The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-08
PRINTERS FURNISH
COPY At BANQUET
MATTER BEFORE THIN Is EN~
TIkfLN RESET. ALTHOUGH
MOST OF III IL PIED.
MENU TELLS THE TALE
LINOTYPE ROLLS, NDNuTN PIE
BISCUITS AND CoID-SILG
HAM PLAY PROMINENT
PART AT FEAST.

More than 200 members Of the art
preservative." with a large number OF
those who belong to the Fourth Es-
tate" gathered last night IN the big
dining room Of the Masonic Temple
10 celebrate tho forty-siNth anntFer-
sary Of Richmond Typogra phicai
Union No go, Tables were Net ia the
form oT hollow square. and at the
farther end presided Nj n. Pace. VINO
aNeelled As toastmaster and mas
ter OF ceremonies lie vas az glib OF
tongue as his fingers were of speed on
The linotype. and he made OF himself
an admirable and courteous host.
After the yiands and delicaCies IF
the banquet had been discussed. Mi.
Iaec aruSe ana Introduced Major
Allen Potts "a the FIRST speaker Of The
evening. Though he was the fret TO
come on fuil stomach. az IL were.
Major Potts delivered himself grace
fully and said that it was 8 good
thing that employers and employees
should meet once ia A while in a
spirit nf- cnnNlsiality,- when thn& could
better understand Ga Oh other He was
followed in a like strain hy s. w.
Weeks. Dr. George -. Mcdaniel.
pastor Of the Second Baptist church.
who had said grace over the feast,
was called upon To speak. and he
gave a few words of sound advice,
Ron owen Explains.
Then came the inimitable Ben
Owen, secretary of governors, former
newspaper man and once newspaper
proprietor Nj Pace referred 10 Ben
owen rs the man whose business 1t
had been TO write speeches for COVER
nors. but MIR owen denied the gentle
insinBation, saying that If he had
IA
had always seen # 70 blue pencil
them. AS a man who knows the
newspaper work almost az well AZ he
knows the game, of politics, his speech
was highly amusing and entertaining
Davis -BettetA.- superintendent of
public printing. WAS no less q man of
the hour, as were W, j. kimbrough
and II, f. Johnson, who related many
anecdotes Of his apprenticeship and
told of how he had entered the pub
lishing business High Constable Will
liam II Wyatt. who WAS once a printer
snd an apprentice under newspaper
writer OF today, and who still Keeps
IT'D mtg UnTJH dUeS also spoke, ard he
was followed by President r. \. Bow
den, IF No. 80. who gave historical
sketch Of the orga nization.
MIR. Mullen Talks on Union.
But Il remained FOR w. II. Mullen.
the master orator III the local lodge.
go make tho speech of the evening
lie told how the International Typo
graphical Union had risen from in.
Significance to become the greatest
l8Aer organization in the world, and
fortified his statements with lndis-
putatIe facts and figures, The NOR
tuary fund. after having paid out
NUMEROUS debts, has "a surplus. he
said, Of more than $5i 600 and there
r. more than half million dollars
in the old age pension fund. He made
especial reference TO the Printers
Home in Clorado. which he charac~
terized, not is an inst .ution ot
charity. but AS > hotel. where all those
who 70 nave paid
Professor I:roIock. O. member Of No.
90 was in charge of the orchestra.
and Herbert Reese rs local No. 1872,
1T the Musicians Union. played during
the intermissinns.
The menu was characteristic Here
it is
Mhoaa alaGelA a-a4d &a4l.s- lei ~.
keep it---Tark.
Guttrnhurg Cocktail
He|lbox Oliyes, Sortpase Pickles.
Thinspace Chicken with Makeup.
Mushrooms on Toast
Linotype Rolls. Monotype Biscuits,
Coidslug Ham. Lcaded Potato Salad
fssftfnt Erab CFoQuettpS
Slugged Mlnts, Tabulated Nuts.
STICK Cream Pied Cakes
Guideflue Beer
Allin Coffee.
No. 90 Cigars. Union Cigarettes,
Protect me from the sin that
dooms me 10 those dreadful words.
my dear. where have you been p"