Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-13
PRINTERS HONOR
L|NC0LN'S MEMORY
Patriotic Demonstration Marks
37th Anniversary Banquet of
Typographical Union.

In celebration of its 37th anniversary,
Wilmington Typographical Union, No.
l23. held its annual banquet last night at
tho Hotel Nobis and, as Lincoln's Birth
,lay had been selected for the event, the
memory of the martyred President was
honored and loyalty was pledged TO the
country in its fight for the preservation of
democracy.
Mayor John w Lawson, who was one
of the principal speakers, read Lincolns
Gettysburg address, also President Will
sons culugistic comment ON Lincoln.
Henry L Scott, who is in charge of the
War Savings and Thrift Stamp campaign
m Delaware, told of the magnitude of
America 5 task in the war and the necessity
for everybody helping. lie asked for the
co-opcratlon of the union and the appoint
mcnt oi a cooperating committee, which
suggestion was enthusiastically ndorscd.
DAVID Snellenburg talked along patriotic
Inrs and dwelt upon the necessity for
united patriotic action on the part of our
people IN all walks of life. Representative
William VI Connolly delivered "A splendid
eulogv of President Lincoln and also of
President Wilson and urged all good citi
zcns to stand by the government; If they
cannot go to the front do what they can at
home: by all means do not criticlse those
who are leading us IN this great struggle.
In fact the KEYNOTE all the way through
Was patriotic. John j. Mckinley, chairman
nf the committee of arrangements,
made n brief address of welcome, intro
,lucipg Fred w Sticrla president of the
anon. as the toastmastcr. MIR. Sticrle
also welcomed the members and guests
and emphasized the double significance OF
the occasion.
Original poems were rcCitcd by John W.
IakcS and George Carter. Edward Nj.
DAVIS, president of the Voters Non
Partisan League, asked for the co-opcra-
tIon of the union In the leagues Efforts
William L. Seward, president OF the
Central Labor Union, told what we who
stay M home can do 20 help the country
WIN the war, pointing out that whole
families men included. IN addition TO
plNlnc money. can knit for the soldiers.
Brief addresses were made ny Arthur y.
Dawes. Emil Sp'na, Ernest J. otteni,
stewart e. Strickland, state Child Labor
Inspector Charles \. itagner, who Is
printer. Clarence J. Pyle, Antrim Osborne
n Bunoklyu. y y, A. q. III. Grler and
Leon NJ NlckrrSham.
Nt the suggestion of Mr.. Otteni. q col
lection was taken for the soldiers smokes
und which amounted 20 upwards Of SIS.
President Sucrlc announced that Prcsl-
don't William Young of Philadelphia
mon had sent regrets, being unable To he
prc>cut because uf business matters which
called hlm opi OF town.
rIFp,F LOYALTY TO PRESIDENT.
The following, offered by John G. Say
lor. Was adopted.
Whereas. The united democracics Of the
world are engaged IN final conflict with
autocracy and its malignant institutions
and brutal social concepts, and
Whereas The great American Republic
has entered INTO tho world crusade 10
make the world safe for Democracy and
"a end the reign ol autocratic terrorism,
to the end that the entire world may go
forward In permanent peace toward the
,dcals and opportunities of freedom. and
Whereas. The great American labor
movement through the American Fedora
non ot Labor and the American Alliance
.or .hur and Democracy, has declared
rs raeltV to he cause ol America and the
,d,.,l- 81 freedom and democracy and It's
lit.WerNlur purIpnSc ~ direct every energy
toward complete and final victory over
dtspotisiu. ami
Whereas. The cause for which We are
now lighting IS tradltlonally American and
,undarncntallv the cause Of the working
people everywhere, he II therefore
Resolved. That tins meeting, held on
the aunlvCrsarv of the birth OF Abraham
Lincoln the great LlbcratoT, solemnly
avoWs ts purpose 20 20 forward IN Me
hnr oi duty IN fulillmcnt Of the noble aims
Of Democracy and in the spirit OF concen-
tratIon that Lincoln made manifest with
such supreme nobility, end be II further
Resolved. That We call upon the people
4. -, Il 4
ats mighty struggle, in this climax of the
whole great contest between tyranny and
liberty pledged 10 Whatsoever sacrifice
may bc called for IN tho name of victory
for humanity and the Ideals for which
enlightened humanity now struggles with
such Valar and sInClencss OF purpose, TO
the end that autocracy may perish forever
from the earth and that democracy NAV
bring its blessings 10 al people forever,
and be II further
Resolved. That We convey tins message
10 our great President, Woodrow Wilson,
and that II hc gwen publicity
Those present We're David Snellenburg,
Thomas Mebher Jakes, Mayor John W
Lawson. Henry =. Scott, George Carter,
Pred " Sterile, William Il Seward, +.
VI DAVIS. A. O. II. Grler, William NJ
Connolly John II. Hickey, L. Spina,
Max Goetz, j. Howard Drukker, Arthur
&. Davies, Van Miller, NJ. @. Charles,
Jacob Finders, Walter {. DAVIS, Jr.,
oscar &. Davis Frank J. Tartaglio. y. b.
Woolley. Herbert L. Woolley, William +.
Hanf Louis Di Jorio Joseph Fl. Walker,
Fred Rem W. NJ. Gamble, John {.
savior. Eugene ID. p. Burns Thomas
Cochranc + J Otteni, X VI. Megglnson,
Ralph K Davis, Joseph Fitzpatrick,
Joseph + Green. Thomas b. Malone,
William = Taylor John J. Mckinley,
George II Hogue, William Roser, William
Oliver Goshn Millard II. Haynes, Al
bert Tonhey II J Brown,Robert Mutsch-
ler Ritter Hoopes Charles A. Hagner,
Charles J. Savior. Antrim +. Osborne, j.
Raw Comfy, ALVIN " Mills, Elon A. W.
BAILEY. William + Eliason, Willard J.
Comfy Alvan II Morgan, James A.
IeFcvrc james I Boner, Frank +.
Whiteside II 9. Wilson, Harrison Cruik-
shank NJ Stepio and Leon NJ Wicker