Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30
TELEGRAPH FOLK
ANNUAL DINNER
More Than Hundred Eat
Nightly of Turkey and
Other Good Things

The Telegraph Family enjoyed its
annual holiday dinner last evening in
Chestnut Street Hall as the guests of
S. j. Stackpole. presidsent of The Tele-
graph Printing Company. Considerably
more than a hundred sat down to the
prettily decorated tables, thanked their
stars that the grip" had passed them
by so that they could be there, ate
nightly of turkey and other good
things and passed resolutions of SYM
pathy for sundry members of the
Family who were laid up with the
most popular malady of the season.
Time was when a private dining
room of one of the hotels was amply
large enough for a Telegraph Family
gathering, but in recent years the num-
hers have grown so rapidly that last
night II was found necessary to engage
the banquet room of Chestnut Street
Hall for the purpose.
Mr.. Stackpole presided and sad
dened the hearts of the galley boys
and others who had prepared to outdo
Chauncey Depew by announcing at the
very beginning of the dinner that there
would be no speechmaking. The menu
cards bore the city flag, the national
colors and a picture of the host. Com
petent judges present pronounced them
fully up to the high standard required
by the Telegraph Printing Company of
all commercial printing. Not that
there was doubt for a moment on that
score. My goodness, no! There never
is any doubt about the quality of Tele-
graph printing.
The second page bore in fac smile
the following greeting from Mr.. Stack
pole:
Harrisburg. Pa, Dec. 30, 1915.
To the Telegraph
Family-every one:
AS we gather once more arouno
tine Family board and exchange the
Fluctuations of the season, may we
all feel a strengthening of the ties
which bind us happily together as
an association of workers.
he pHfofe of an9thsT aS
year to he even more helpful one to
the other than ever before, and to
scatter along the pathway of life
the pearls of kind words and loving
deeds.
1t is my sincere wish that every
member of the Family may expert
ence in the new year great happi-
ness and prosnerity and every good
thing.
Cordially yours.
T.. j. STACK POLE.
FaVorS and Presents
The dinner favors were in the form
of Christmas crackers and in addition
a table at one end of the hall was
piled high with mysterious packages,
which, ii developed, contained a pres
ent for each guest in attendance. The
presents consisted of all manner of
noise-making Instruments rubber balls,
dolls, jumping jacks and other toys of
mirth provoking nature.
During the dinner Mr.. Stackpole
made a brief address, thanking the
Family for its gift of a growing holly
tree trimmed with cards bearing the
Christmas greetings of each man and
woman and boy and girl connected with
the Telegraph establishment and sent
to him a year ago when he was seri-
ously ILL., He said he was sorry that
his sickness had prevented a dinner
last year. but added that he had
in the future that the holi-
day feast should be held regularly
whether he could be present or not
He dwelt upon the loyalty of the Tele-
graph Family as a whole and said that
the efficiency of the plant had been
increased thereby and it's growth pro-
NOTED.
After the dinner the Family danced
for a time and then adjourned TO the
Majestic Theater for the closing show
OF the evening. Altogether it was one
of the most delightful of the social
reunions which the Telegraph Family
enioys