Evening journal., 1914-01-08

Gathered around the banquet board,
/ Wilmington Typographical Onion, 1913,
last night celebrated its thirty-third an
niversary at the Hotel Wilmington. It
was a delightful affair, at which the
/ printers and their guests, including
some of the foremost officials of the
Philadelphia Typographical Union and
representatives of local newspapers, for
got all about the daily routine of news
paper making or the whir of the job
press. and made merry, listened to
! speeches and sang songs TO the accom-
panment of Bradford and Mann's or
chestra, which played pleasing music
during the evening. Wilmington Typo
graphical Union has survived the stress
OF nearly one-third OF a century and
now has more than fifty members. THE
EVENING JOURNAL is the only VIII
mington daily newspaper that is a un'
ion office.
Prior to the banquet the members OF
the union held their monthly meeting in
their quarters and elected the following
officers: President, Charles p. Saylor;
! vice-president, Walter Davis, Jr.; secre-
tary treasurer. Oscar c. Davis; auditing
committee, William lg. Taylor, Joseph
Donahoe, Harry c. Frysinger; trustees
Fred Clark. Thomas Malone, Marvin
Meggnson; sergeant at arms, John
Spence; executive committee, John Rein,
Elmer Pond. Eugene Wells, John j. Me
Ginley. 4. J.. Leary, John T.. ODonnell
John c. Saylor, Alyan Morgan.
Following the meeting the members
OF the union and their guests pro-
ceeded to the Hotel Wilmington.
whore James Kane, the proprietor,
had given personal supervision to the
arrangements. The dinmgroom was
prettily decorated with holiday
greens and iardiniers containing
ferns adorned the tables. At the head
OF the table sat the toastmaster.
George II. Hoguc, and the officers and
anniversary committee, including
Charles p. Saylor. president. Walter
G.. Davis, vice-president: Oscar c.
Davis, secretary treasurer, and the
anniversary committee, comprising
John j. Mckinley, chairman: Mr..
Hogue. John F. ODonnell, and the
foregoing officers.
! Adjoining them on the right were
the guests from Philadelphia, includ-
/ ing William Young, Jr.. president OF
/ Philadelphia Typographical Union
No. 2; John A. Phillips. organizer for
the Philadelphia district james l..
Montgomery, James Mcpherson, wa
liam NJ Conway and William II.
! White. of Philadelphia. on the LEFT
We're the representatives OF the VIII
mington newspapers and James l..
OKane, retiring president of the
Central Labor Union In addition to
those already named. those gathered
about the tables included: Frederic
j. Steinlein, John Rein Jr.. William
Schueler. j. Howard Drukker, E. b.
/ lfighiield. Thomas Cochrane, James
+. Bonner, Eugene ID. Wells. Samuel
/ Haworth, Martin II. Neumann. VIII
I liam T.. Taylor, Marvin Megginson,
[ John Spence. Norman II. Gallagher.
Thomas b. Malone, Ray Comfy, Elmer
. G. Pond, Charles A. Hagner. Fred w.
/ Suerle, Joseph II. Walker, Millard II.
! Haynes, Timothy T. Leary, William
I II. Keough, Thurston II. Davis. Fred
Clark, Alvan II. Morgan. John G. Say
/ llor, A. X. Saylor, Max Goetz, Clarence
! i. Pyle. Harrison Cruickshank, VIII
liam Lesher. A. Q. II. Grier, and c. b.
Hallam.
]
to the holiday season, and contained
: greeting. on the frontispiece. The
menu was eXcellently prepared and
served. and was as follows:
Blue Points on Half Shell.
Mock Turtle rAnglaise
Stuffed Olives Sweet Gherl1ins
Celery
Broiled Blue Fish Maitre de Hotel
Roast Delaware Turkey, Oyster
Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
Asparagus RingO Toast
Mashed and Boiled Potatoes
Green Peas
Roman Punch Fruit Salad
Neapolitan Ice Cream Mixed Cakes
Cream Cheese Saltines
French Drip Coffee Cigars
Between courses those present
sang popular songs, and when the ci-
gars were passed around Mr.. McGin-
ley introduced Mr.. Hogue as the
POSTMASTER. Mr.. Hogue called on
lCharles p. Saylor. president of the
union, who welcomed all, and hoped
to have all present next year. Mr..
Hogue then introduced William
Young. Jr.. president of the Philadel-
phia Union as ''the flower of Philadel-
phia printerdom."
Mr. Young was greeted with much
applause. He is very popular with
the printers. and held in high esteem
by employers because of his fair ad-
ministration. He voiced his pleasure
at being present and said the Will
mington Union should be proud of its
progress. He wanted TO congratu-
late il upon its officers and member
ship. 1T is by good leadership. good
! fellowship and diplomacy that the
union has been able to withstand the
attacks OF time" he said. He con-
! graduated the union on the success
which attended its recent negotia-
ltions with employing printers 80 WI