The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
.R0TAR|ANS LEARN
MUCH ABOUT PRINTING
Big Bunch Has Peep At Printers
Devil--Jimmie whittet Is Host TO
Bunch 81 Business Men.
HORACE SMITH
is POET
Bunch Joins In Singing With Great
Gusto the National Rotary Refrain
Led BY Sam Rosendorf.

Jimmie" Whittet was the host of
Rotarians yesterday afternoon at
whittet e. Shepperson's. He showed
the eager bunch all about the print
ing business He told them every
thing-how to set type. and what TO
do with 1t afterward. and he showed
them a plant as up-to-date and filled
with all the improved devices as any
In the country. 1t was the cleanest
plant ever seen, and one Rotarian,
who has been in print shop before,
said Jimmie must have had his crowd
of menials fix 1t UP for the occasion.
Mr. whittet protested, however.
that his place was always in that
shape and no paper or other matter
could be found scattered over tho
floor at any time.
I'VE take this for what 1t Is worth"
said Sam Rosendorf.
Before the inspection Rotarian
Bioomberg, on bee.aif of the order.
presented Mr. Whittet a nice little
bottle of ink. a miniature telephone
and printers devil" II had to be
explained what constituted printers
devil. 1t was shown that he was q
small boy with very large quantity
of printers ink scattered all over his
clothes-what he had on-and all
over the rest of his anatomy. The
devil does all the dirty work around
n print shop, and has to go after the
'.itaiic shooting stick" which is
sought to be borrowed at some neigh
boring shop.
Somebody In the party suggested
that If Tom Bryan were asked to give
a definition of 1t. he could very well
week, once.
Rotarian Poet Smith.
After Mr.. Bloomberg has made
beautiful presentation speech. Secre-
tary Horace Smith took occasion to
read a poem about Rotarian Harry
Cole, who had just got back from a
trim TO the sad sea waves OF Atlantic
city. Here Is what Secretary Smith
said:
What's in a name? Billy Shake
speare said,
Call rose what you WILT still Ia
red.
But IN Rotary somehow this don't
carry.
Out with Mister Cole. with us he's
only Harry.
In Rotary let us be known by our
name,
1T will help a whole lot In the thick
of the game"
Then the whole crowd sang loudly
the old Rotary refrain:
so here's to the hearty slap on the
back.
And here's to the hearty. Hello,
jack"
And Hello. Jimmie- Hello. Bill
Hello. Sam, and we won't stop still,
The whole clubs friendly as 1t can
be.
For that's the meaning OF Rotary. "
AT the conclusion of the inspection
of the wonderful plant, Mr.. Whittef
invited every one to go into the Office
and get his envelope. There was q
rush for the office. but 1t was found
that before the pay envelope could be
gotten. everyone had to punch the
clock That was done. and the pay
envelopes were distributed.
II embraced a memorandum pad
which any man might want for his
desk; a number of pretty Office mot
toes to hang on the wall. one OF
which: Il earnestly entreat you to
dispatch your business as soon as pos
sihle. and then depart. unless you
come hither like another Hercules. to
lend assistance; for here will be work
to employ you and as many as enter
this place"
II was stated that at an early date
Harry Cole would ask the Rotarans
to become his guests.