The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-01-05

Just as the mammoth publishing
house at the corner Of Second avenue
North, and Locust street, with it's
thousands of busy wheels, sending
out millions of pages of wholesome
literature, and giving employment to
scores of people, was born in the
brain of that master mind, Rev. r. H.
Boyd, just so he has by his many
deeds of kindness, some Of which
border on to philanthropy, tied to him
by the strongest chain of friendship
and devotion every employee of the
plant. A stranger going to the in
stitution lis reminded of one large
well-regulated family where all goes
well, no matter what the obstacles and
difficulties are to be surmounted.
The truth of this was fully demon
strated last Monday, New Years day,
when the fifteenth annual dinner was
served to the employees of the Ma
tional Baptist Publishing House. No
event which takes place at the plant
is looked forward to with more gen.
uine pleasure by the force and their
families than this New Years dinner,
when DR.. and Mrs. Boyd are host
hostess, for he says at all times that
his wife joins him in everything.
True, there is the annual picnic, but
it falls short when compared to the
dinner. Nothing elaborate was at
tempted last Monday, but in every
detail of the preparation the one thing
uppermost and paramount was the
happiness Of every employe and their
guests. The weather was in keeping
with tn event, crisp and cold, but
clear sky, with sun enough to cheer.
At the prayer services, $3.50 a. M,
which is never overlooked, announce
ment was made that when the chapel
bell was heard all should come to din
ner dine and take the remainder Of
the day off.
All the turkeys, chickens, pork and
ham had been cooked by one of the
downtown restaurant. The bread
corn and wheat, cakes, pies, candy,
fruits, ice cream and black coffee,
with tea for those who wanted it
were abundantly supplied. The chap
ell where the dinner was served was
converted into one big dining-room
with tables enough for all. Festoon-
ings, buntings, Christmas bells, well
come signals and Christmas decora-
tions were elaborately used.
Committees of young ladies and men
from various departments volun-
teered to help arrange the dining
rom and set the tables. Finally, when
theN word was passed out that 'Din-
ner is served" the big Baptist bell
that calls all to work was rung and
all quit work, and what joy came, for
it was 2:30 p. m, and none had stop !
ped for the noon hour, hence "All
had an appetite to eat"
DR.. Boyd asked Rev. S. e. ]. Wat
son, D. D., of Hot Springs, Ark, to
offer prayer, then the New Years
dinner began to disappear. More
than 200 were present, which, of
course, included some visitors, nota- |
BILE among whom were Rev. S. e. ].
of Arkansas; Rev. E. w. D.
Isaac, Rev. ]. Davenport Bushell, Mrs.
A. M. Kelly, of Columbia; Miss Sad
dler, of oklahoma; Miss Mcdowell,
Of Savannah, Ga.
Chairman Clark, who occupied a
place at the head of the table, was
voted to have the hughest appetite.
Editor J. D. Crenshaw was master of
and Mr.. L. Landers was
1biaf Of tha nbnff foroa
A nice program had been prepared
or the evening. Mr.. John Kelley, of
he composing room department, pre-
sented DR.. Boyd on behalf of the
pair of gold cuff buttons
with his monogram, R. H. B., en-
5raved on them.
Another present was a gold watch