Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-18
BIRTH OF MASTER
PRINTER H0N0RED
Tri-City Typothetae Observe
20sth Anniversary of Frank
Inns Natal Day.
HELD AT THE NEW HARPER
Rev. ~. {. chstl-y o. Memorial Chris
;ian Church Makes Prinei-
psi Address.

ricturinE Ben Franklin a. having
been one % Americzl's greatest states
men a. well a. lts master printer.
Rev ". r. Chatley % the Memorial
Christian church. gave an unusually
interesting address az the annual ban
quet % the TIT CITY Typ0tletae club
held Saturday evening - O'Clock ar
the Sew Harper in honor % the Z03th
birthday % the celebrity. Plates were
laid for 80.
The Invocation was given by Rev T.
" Thonps0u. SiiviF Henry Kramer.
PRECEDENT % TrfCify Typorhefae. made
q brief talk urrlur cooperation TN The
printing trade During the courses Of
the excellent menu. popular songs
were sung bg the company. with Wal
10 Hgietfc ar leader and Mirs Marie
HGi-tte secompaltsf.
Address on franklin.
Reverend Chatley made rle priuci-
pal address % the evening. which
abounded .u good humor. and gave a
fascinafing account of Franklin life
Arl1rE other things hr safds
THE historian tells us that Franklin
vas born ga Boston. Jan. ~. 1905. de
came % good English stock. Those
were days % religious Intolerance and
persecution in Merry old ENGLAND. So
about tGs2. Josiah Franklin father OF
Benjamin. came 90 the new world. In
hope % finding peace. and tle liberty
Go worship God az hr pleased and. like
most men % bis type. to make every
body else do the same
Seventeenth in Family.
~He settled iu Boston. His first wife
.NaHH
ono AZ time. believe. and then .
died That venture beinE Fo success /
fui in Sc outcome. Le veutured again. I
isis second wife bore him 10 children. .
30 whom Benjamin WIS the eighth I
Think % itt Seventeen children a Il
regular Roosevelt family, Had the re-
doubtable colonel been living back On .
those. days. he would have flashed bis /.
teeth and written Josiah n letter say
inE: Delighted. Btr Franklin De-.
lighted q arr sure Your particular
brand o. patriotism is most commend
able
~Ar there were 20 boys 60 the fam
uy. Josiah determined 10 make o.
preacher % benjamin. Oue-teuth be-
Ioured to the Lord, As an extra In
dueemeut. bis uncle promised 90 wuI
MN ~ WAn4AN % GAAs0aAH tAAs-.aa Wv o.
from time to time In shorthand But
sven this u1unifcent offer did not
tempt Hen.
Josiah said Well 70 you won't
be- n preacher. = guess you a-eu't %
'or anything else but 70 printer
When ~ years OF axe. he went %
london. and u g. NOT recorded OF him T..
hat any time while there he was ever
pointed out a q model young man
AT the expiration OF IS months he I
% Philadelphia sobered- In a .
CIV years he was we'll launched on hts Q
Ilustrious career as publisher and
journalist. About this time q match .
maker tried 20 form a matrimonial al y
lance for Ben He said he was will Z
aG 90 accept the young IadyF hand. %
9th hands IN fact-provided. one %
hem held a dowry % az least one
undred pounds sterling
Marries for Love.
Il am sorry. gentlemen. TO learn
rat printers are inclined Co carry
Ieir merccuary procilvities even into
sc affairs OF heart
The next year be married for love
married Deborah Read the girl who
al laughed az him years before when x
? walked BY her fathers door In
?
In December. 1892. he began the
iblication OF Poor Richards Alma 50