Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-11-24
ALBERT JOHNSON
GETS OVATION
Congressman Receives Warm
Greeting at Chamber Of
Commerce Banquet
FINE MUSICAL PROGRAM
Feast of Season and Flow Of
Soul - johnson is Given
Hearty God Speed

Inc banquet tendered TO CCngreSS-
man Albert Johnson Friday night, at
Hotel Washington, was one OF the
most pleasing social functions in The
records of the city. The attend& nee
from Hoquam failed to come up to
expectations, not more than & Gc zen
from that city being present Aber-
deen, however, made up for this de-
ficiency, and there were about 125
persons at table, one-third OF whom
were ladies'.
The banquet was served promptly
at o'clock and Mine Hosts Merck
and Griffin did themselves proud 10th
IN menu and service A finer sDread
for the money was never served on
the Harbor. The Chamber of Com
merce won the praises of the ssen-
blage too, in the musical program
supplied. Four feminine song b.rds
elected applause by their vocal ef-
forts that demanded encores fer each
number. A quartet composcG i 'irs.
c. Mankowski, Mrs. n. d. CocDs. Mrs.
j. w. Barkley and Mrs. n. r. Ian
pleased immensely, as did vocal -clos
by the same ladies'. Mrs. Csrrude
Croxall accompanied on the y:ano.
Feast Of Reason and Flow OF Soul
]. B. Bridges graciously presided as
toastmaster. He first introduced
Farmer" l.. G. Humbargar. who out.
lined Mr.. Johnson's rise from print.
er's devil to the important position
he was just reelected to. He said
Johnson busted" into politics by
climbing into Warburton's auto one
day, starting the machine and being
unable to stop it, kept right on going
70 the nations garage, at Washington.
John j. Carney, introduced as the
Democratic party of Southwestern
Washington" delivered a substantial
and pleasing address. He mentioned
that he held such deep personal
affection for Johnson that he worked
his "darndest" to keep him in "our
midst" for the next two years. His
reference to the galvanized corpse"
drew forth hearty laughter. He hon.
ed Johnson would represent no party
or party wing on his return in view
of the European crisis, and thought
1t would take craftsmanship of high
order to keep this nation out of the
fearful European war
Alex Poison, of Hoquiam, styled
the "weather-beaten oak of Grays
Harbor" by the toastmaster, paid his
respects to President Wilson for the
currency bill he fathered, but con-
demned the removal Of the protective
tariff by democracy, which had let
in Canadian shingles and lumber and
which, as result, was taking the
bread out of the mouths of laborers
here on Grays Harbor. Mill men
here could not compete with British
Columbia, he said, and it was no won.
der mills and lumber camps we're
closing down. He took a fling at de-
mocracy on charging otlls for Ameri.
can ships using the canal.
John G.. Lewis expressed his pride
over the reelection of Johnson. He
advocated having our own lumber
markets by imposing protective tar
iff on foreign lumber, and thought
American ships should be exempt
from paying tolls for use of the canal,
w. J. Patterson declared the coun.
try was coming back if every part of
the nation will but smile. Every in.
dividual must cooperate with each
other in this smile stunt, he said, and
will shine brightly. The
smile would help here at home, where
right now the logger and the mill
man does not know which end will
reap profit. Everybody feels that
he is at the top of the wave of pros
perity, he said, and the smile will
carry them over. Mr.. Patterson urg-
ed that If there was any likelihood Of
becoming embroiled in the European
war that Congressman johnson should
work for forts at the north and south
sides of the harbor and for mining
the harbor.
johnson Makes Pleasing Address
Congressman Johnson delivered an
address which removed the chill pro-
duced by the "icy finger" character
ization Of Toastmaster Bridges, the
galvanized corpse" utterance Of Col.
J. j., Carney, and the ice-clogged rad
iator pipe reference of w. ]. Patter.
son. 1t was breezy, heart.to-heart
talk to neighbors and friends. Con.
gressman Johnson. after giving the
Czar Of Democracy on, Grays Harbor