The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-01

of feeling. His reply was broken with
the emotions that swelled in his
breast.
For more than thirty years l have
associated with criminals and the
worst in the community. Seldom have
/ had the honor of being present at
banquet of the high class men who
compose the local union of printers,
and when | came here this evening, i
little thought that words of kindness
and appreciation would be spoken of
me.
II respect you. May God bless you,
and II ever | can be of assistance to
you, I want you to know that Gormon
Is your friend"
A sustained applause, exceeding in
warmth the manifestations accorded
any other speaker, greeted the conclu-
sion Of his speech.
HandIey POSTMASTER.
Lawrence Handey, printer by
trade, now superintendent of the city
delivery at the post office was the
POSTMASTER of the evening. He had
been enveigled into the job, accord
ing to his announcement when the
committee on arrangements, Will
Bloom and f. J. Fitzgibbons, were I'M
able to obtain Demas Coe, whose we'll
known timidity and fear of being call
ed on for a speech prevented his ap-
pearance at the banquet Mr.. Handley
1ampooned Mr.. Coe in a poem, while
other verses told of the heroic trials
which formerly accompanied the print
ing of a newspaper in Richmond.
No printers banquet could be held
without the proverbal toasts of res
pect to the devil" In this instance
Cyril FitZgibbons, official holder of
that distinction in The Palladium Of
fee, was given the honor.
"Cps" Noble Effort.
Called on for a speech, "Ci' said
with gusto:
Il don't know what to say, so I'll let
you say it,"
This brought down the house.
Gus Mag and Charles Kirk, of The
Palladium with comic rectations and
songs contributed immensely to the
pleasure of the evening.
William Dudley Foulke sent COM
munication expressing his regret at
being unable to attend the love feast.
The introduction of Frank Ringhoff,
''as budding young politician" SO
pertrubed that swift footed foreman
that he hardly could respond.
Speakers List.
among OIneF speakers were Kay
mond Nicholson, representing The
Nicholson Press; Will Keller, states
attorney; Theodore Hunt, formerly a
printer now an undertaken: C. w.
Gem of the Coe plant; r. G. Leeds,
editor of The Palladium; f. H. Har-
ris, publisher of The Palladium; L. NJ.
Feeger, news editor The, Palladium !;
Will Bloom, linotype operator The
Palladium, Mayor Zimmerman and G.
o. Ballinger.
Ramsey Poundstone, associate edi-
tor of The Palladium, was among the
invited guests.
John J. Steele, former printer was
guest of honor.
The K. of P. temple was beautified
by J. F. Gasthoff, official decorator for
the Fall Festival.
Among the printers in attendance
were S. l.. Harrison, Harry Tubesing,
G. w. Gem, Howard VanSant, George
Russell G. Kirk, S. Knott, f. Wissler
James C'Brien, j. r. Howell, E. Green
S. Tucker, C. Maibach, A. Mag, E
Menke, r. Ringhoff, Fred Meier, Frank
Spekenhier, Roy VanSant, C. Veregge
Lon Grice, J. B. Mag. Mr.. Ayres
Mr.. Peelle, Erie Glidewell, Will Bloom
E. J. Fitzgibbons and Mrs l.. Tucker
A reporter on an afternoon newspa
per represented it.
Renks orchestra added to the enjoy
ment of the affair by varied musical
program.
The Pythian Sisters served the ban.
quet.
Greetings From Gordon.
The communication of J. Bennett
Gordon, bringing to memory men who
for years have been connected with
the printing of newspapers, was hailed
with delight by the printers. Its full
text follows:
ITO My Dear Friends and Old Associ
ate of Richmond Typographical I'm
ion, No. Sol:
81 regret very much that | can not
be with you tonight to enter person
ally into the spirit of your reunion
and good fellowship, but l trust you
will take the wish for the actual per
Torrance in this case.
There is no one set of men in the
world for whom | hold a higher regard
and for whom I have more pleasant
memories than the printers of Rich
mond. Eleven years of daily contact
with men gives one a correct measure
of them, and this is doubly true in the
sweat and haste and stress of putting
out a brand new, finished product
every day. I know you believe men
when l say that | never have met a
more loyal set of printers than
worked FOR, and WITH for so many
years in Richmond
Tried Mems Souls.
"It Is a far call from the days I be
gan when Lon Grice and viii Nor
dyke operated that old Thorne type
setter in the Morning Telegram. with
Albert Schnurr as foreman and Oscar
Drifmeyer pressman, stationary en-
gineer and all-around general me-
chanic. Those were the days that
tried mems souls and completely ex
hausted their vocabulary-all except
Nordyke's. Well do | remember doing
all the leg work, writing all the reaI
news, and then taking a stick and
setting up what little got in the paper
because none of the force came back
to work after the midnight lunch ASK
me not why their absence, The won
der is they EVER came to work. con
sidering the handicaps under which
they labored. If ever any Christian
citizen had ever seen the wonderful
mechanism of a Thorne typesetter
combined with a broken down flat-bed
press, he would not ask why are
printers atheists and drinkers of strong
LIQUOR | am glad the invention oil
that contraption can not be charged