New Britain herald., 1914-04-21

She noticed that all the boys were stepping out with their right feet while her Willie" was stepping out with his left. Turning to neighbor she said: "Oh see, they're all our of step except Willie This MT. Dallas said was about the same position talk en by President Eliot in his stand on the union labor question. An extensive entertainment was carried out, in which song and story were 1iberaIly interspersed. The pro- gram:
 Welcome-Pres William Keller Sympathy orchestra. Remarks-Thomas Crosby, Sr. Solos-Gunner Armstrong. Remarks-"Judge' John Kelly.
 Mono1ogue-Prof. Baude.
 Speech--J oseph Dallas, New Eng land representative of l. T. U.
 Selections-Squeegee Quartet.
 Remarks-Henry Clay Maydwell of Meriden union.
 Solo-Frank Turton.
 Oration-"Tippy'' Fay.
 Solo---Henry Walthers. Reading-Arthur Spencer
 Athletic exhibition-Sweitzer Bros, Limburger and Rocquefort.
 Song-Walter Falk.
 Music-Phenix Minstrels.
 Song-Fred Heisler
 Boxing Battling Bob'' Donahue vs. "Cyclone Jim'' Ma1oney; ''The Unknown" vs. Speed Artist Tevlin.
 Closing remarks-"Pop" Chase. for mer president Boston Typo. union.
 Auld Lang Syne-Ensemble.
 nJ1Yi he were served in abundance.
 The committee in charge of the smoker was composed of Mike" Smith. chairman; ''Dippy' Hunter, secretary Skinny Lawlor, Shorty McAllister and Bert" Woodward.
 The speech by "Tippy'' Fay, the president of the expressmen's union, was typical "Tippy" speech. The following is it:
 MT. Presidential is indeed a pleasure to be called upon to come here this evening and address your union. I didn't expect to be called upon, therefore I have nothing pre- pared. So men, I will have to shoot along and do the best under the cir c,,mstances. I represent the Indepen- dent Order of Expressmen, Drivers and Helpers union. I am the original 'Tippy' that you boys has printed so much about and has not seen till this evening. What your organizer told you in his speech is facts; believe me! Nobody knows any better than me. Get out boys and make a noise. Let them know you're living. Make your self known. Just cast your eagle eyes at the union I represent. We have only been organized three mo onths and they call us roughnecks and rummies, but we're there boys and mo one knows better than you your Iselves. By grabbing the space, gentle ren, you make yourself known far and wide and when you give an enter 1 tanment of any kind the public will l fcek to see you as they have been reading about you in the papers. Jus, look at our union! We have had the politicians breaking their necke. actually fighting among themselves to honor us by attending our Dutch SUD- pers and banquets. What happened on election day is too much for me- We didn't expect it nor ask for it. but nevertheless we ain't hogs and we're satisfied.
 "The people we went after ain't gone yet, but from what I read in the newspapers. they're on their way. will say that we've been going on and shouting since January 15 and we have certainly left a trail of noise behind us. Did anybody notice the democrat administration coming out and assailing our union or me? No. boys! They knew better. They as- sailed everybody but the expressmen. and for some reason known to them selves they did not allude to us in any way, shape or manner. Why men J they actually invited me to attend