New Britain herald., 1916-05-01
ANNUAL BANQUET OF
 TYPOS BIG SUCCESS
Fine Menu Served and Interesting Speeches Made at Yearly Spread

New Britain branch of the Interna- tional Typographical Union was held Saturday night at the Hotel Grand. To be complete success, an affair of this nature nowadays must be a banquet of reason as we'll as good food And in this particular the "Typos' did themselves proud. The attendance numbered seventy-five, guests being present from Hartford, Meriden, Wa terbury, Middletown, Boston and Providence
 AS far as the menu is concerned the banquet was without a flaw, being served in fine style by Messrs New man and Moe, the new man. agers of the dining room. But what put an eighteen carat finish on the event was the entertainment and speechmaking. The latter feature was the most prominent on the pro- gram. The International Typographi- cal Union is composed of serious minded men, who have elevated printing from a mere trade to a pro- fession. This fact was emphasized by the tone of the speeches delivered when the cafe noire had followed all the other items on the menu To many of the guests, the information con- tained in the talks was a revelation and when a turn rule was placed on the program these same guests had even more wholesome respect for q union that is running second to none in any part of the world. And it must be borne in mind that it was a turn rule and not a full dash that brought the festivities to an end as there are going to be more of those good times in the future
 The International Typographical Union has ideals and ambitions. Among those ideals is one that must be acceptable to all right-minded men, that is to improve the social and in dustrial conditions of it's members The I. T. U. stands for something big, something higher than the average la Dor organization, and it has placed it. self on a plane that has earned the respect and friendship of all friends of labor. In carrying out their fifth annual banquet in such pleasant and intellectual manner, the members of the union in this city are to be commended. The inner man was well treated but not to the exclusion of his mental enjoyment.
 However, it was not a gathering of thinkers alone. There was plenty of spontaneous fun, good singing and general good time all around.
 Robert -E. Weeden, the first presi- dent of the New Britain branch of the I. T. U., was toastmaster, injecting enough wit to cause nipples of laughter without attempting to overdo his part. He made a big hit when he read a telegram from Sir Roger Easement, expressing sorrow at his, inability to be present. Sir Rogers excuse was that he had a very pressing engage ment in the Tower of London. If it will make his lot any the easier, he should know that he was given rous- ing cheers Letters of regret were read from James l.. Doyle, publisher of the New Britain Record, and John stone Vance, managing editor of tho New Britain Herald.
 The guests were welcomed to the banquet by William Keller, president of the branch. MT. Keller gave an abridged history of the local union and assured all within hearing of his voice that he was happy at their pres ence.
 
 but returned from a trip to Washing ton, expressed his high esteem of printing and the men who are asso- ciated with the craft. He expressed regret that so much good printers ink had been used inadvisedly, as he thought, during the recent municipal campaign.
 Henry Clay Maydwell of the Meriden Record, secretary of the Meriden Union for over quarter of a century, brought the greetings of the Meriden members. MT. Maydwell is one of the Gladstones of the craft in Connect icut and has never missed a meeting of his union since it was organized He thinks more of his union card than he does of his right leg.
 Probably one of the most brilliant labor talks that has ever been deliv- cred in this city was the offering of Joseph Dallas of Boston, New England organizer of the union MT. Dallas is clean cut, vigorous and determined and the impression he made will not soon be forgotten. He described some of his trials and tribulations of a dis trict organizer and exhorted his audi ence nevef to surrender the advan- tages the I. T. U. has secured for them.
 Carl Ebbesen, general manager of the Eastern Printing and Pub fishing company, spoke from the viewpoint of the employer and he as- sured his listeners that he had never regretted the day he decided to affix the union label to the product of his shop.
 John Murphy of Providence, secre- tary of the New England district, also gave very interesting talk, directed for the greater part at the younger members of the union and the boys who are now serving their apprentice ship He urged cooperation with em-