The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-02
CARRIERS OF THE
 EMERALD
 HOW 10 TALK WELL Some FineSpeeches Made at Banquet Given Them at
 Hillman Last Night TAKE IN THE LYRIC
 AFTER THEIR FEAST Visitors Delighted With Talks Made by Boys and Presiding Officer Conducts Himself Like Veteran

dinner, and all of them voted it the most enjoyable evening they had spent in years. Many of the carriers were called on for addresses. but more of that later. E. w. Barrett editor of The Age-Her- pose of the dinner He told them that many of the worlds famous men had carried newspapers in their youth He cited instances of hard work winning re- ward. and pointed out that the carriers
 of The Age-Herald held within their grasp the same opportunities that men now famous had had.
 W. H. Jeffries advertising manager of The Age-Herald, followed MT. Barrett, and he was followed by D. D. Monroe, su- perintendent of The Age-Herald carrier department.
 PRESIDENT HILBERT SPEAKS In response to insistent calls from all parts of the dining hal, President Henry Ehlbert of the Newsboys' Republic, an Age-Herald carrier, arose to speak. He was greeted with wild applause, and ac- quilted himself admirably. He told his fellow carriers that The Age-Herald was
 
 Birmingham, and one of the greatest in the country. He told them of the many features it carried for the benefit of it's women readers, of it's men readers and for every member of any family, point ing out that there was in the paper that which appealed to all classes and to every individual of all classes.
 W. Blanks Everett, assistant secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, was the next speaker, and he delivered message of cooperation. Frank Glazier followed Mr. Everett, and hammered home the cooperation thought advanced by Mr. Everett
 Boys, The Age-Herald already is the greatest newspaper in Birmingham in Alabama in the south, and one of the greatest in these United States he said By cooperation we can make it not one of the greatest newspapers in the United States, but the greatest of all newspapers in this country. We all love it. We all believe in it. We know that it is all that it should be as a newspaper. And we simply must cooperate to the end that it become the greatest of all newspapers in the United States, as it is the greatest of all newspapers in the south.' MT. Barrett then announced that Gla- zier had been made toastmaster of the evening, and the dinner proceeded mer- rily. Fred Antwine was in great demand and when he arose to the clamoring of his many friends, his face was suffused with warm, red blood, accompanied by an ex- pansive grin that betokened his pleased embarrassment Fred was game to the end, however, and he made one of the hits Of the evening in his address to the boys WALTER AGEE NEXT Walter Agee was another carrier who spoke. Walter was almost fright ened out of his wits, but he faced the music like a man and although the faces before him became to his eyes a surging sea of rdicule that threat ened to engulf him, he spoke His voice trembled at first, but as he ad- vanced into the words he had to say it steadied. His tone was clearer The filny skein left his eyes, and he saw before him, not a sea of derisive faces but the faces of his friends, who were wildly applauding him, and he closed the address amid an enthusiastic out burst
 J. T. Sudduth was the next speaker, and he made good. Flemen Hall fol- lowing him, and said he had come to the dinner to eat. not speak. How ever, the boys insisted that he speak, and he did so. Albert Toney came
  The Age Herald carriers. Gentle reader, please understand that frat" is not exactly an opprobrious term. but in this connection means that he has been a carrier but short time).
 The toastmaster in his reference to the rat part of Toney's speech, de- clared that he had at least learned why the speaker always walked in the gut ter when delivering his papers
 Inspector Percy Dryman was another speaker, and he was followed by J. J. Eaton of The geHerald advertising staff, MT. Eaton told the carriers how they helped him to secure advertising, and how the printing of advertising in a newspaper helped them. The boys promised him that they would be of even more assistance in future
 Inspector Charles Dodd followed Mir Eaton and promised the carriers that he would be at their service when any problem of delivery arose.
 EAST THOMAS HEARD FROM
 G. D. Buntn, who has charge of the East Lake and Woodlawn sections of The Age Herald delivery system, was the next speaker. MT. Buntin was followed by Joe Schilleci of East Thomas, who made the real hit of the evening. Mr Sohilleci told The Age Herald carriers that they all were stockholders in The Age-Herald. He explained to them why this was so, and so lucid was his explanation that he was given Is cheers and tiger. He told how he had built up his route at East Thomas. and said that any boy in The Age Herald carrier service could do likewise.
 H. o. Finch of Rising Station closed the speaking programme of the even- ing, and at the word from Postmaster Glazier the entire body proceeded to T Il made preparation for their coming, and they enjoyed every one of the five acts presented Applause that threatened the foundations of the beautiful thea tre resounded throughout the evening,
 The boys voted that it was one of the most enjoyable nights of their ex- istence and the official family of The Age Herald found the evening fully as entertaining to them as 1t had been to the carriers,
 The following criticism of the perform ance at the Lyric theatre last night was written by Frank Glazier, the presiding