Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-09

judged DN way lnty
Monday evening at the sixth annual
banquet, most members of the Colo
RADIO Pioneer Printers have solved the
mystery of perennial youth. They
were all there, over $50 of them,
their wives and guests in the deco
rated garden room of the Metropole
hotel.
On the tables were patriotic silk
flag groupings of the United States
and our associate nations in the strJg-
gle for democracy of government
among civilized nations. The dinner
was served in six courses, and by spe-
cial dispensation the edict of Herbert
Hoover was lifted for the occasion,
/ everything from grapefruit TO coffee
being plentiful and concocted in the
| best style of the epicurean art.
/ As usual. on these occasions Presi-
dent Thomas c. Egan and Secretary
Joseph G. Brown shook the 'preserva-
tives" out of their evening suits and
appeared resplendent in white breast
works. Tom Hunter, the continuous
toastmaster, was the only other per
son present permitted to wear full
dress uniform.
Commemorate Horace Greeley.
There were no such restrictions
upon the ladies', and they were pre-
. DoEEtSaliiElN IINANs AA Allt4A NAAAAAtA
gowns of varied hues and modes of
construction. Always and evermore
will the ladies be permitted to dress
as they please at annual banquets of
the Pioneer Printers.
This year the dinner was given in
commemoration Of Horace Greeley,
lust one day after the lO7th anniver-
sary Of the great printer-editor'
birth As a souvenir Of the occasion
there was issued "a miniature four
page edition Of The Tribune, a copy
Of which was placed at each guests
plate. containing the menu and pro
gram Of the evening, This timely
publication, rcplete with reminiscent
lore and historical facts, was the big
nit Of the festival copies being IN de-
mand for placing in treasure boxes
or mailing TO friends. Otto +. Ihum, F.
Denvcrs well known printer, philan- |
thropist and philosopher, conceived |
the idea Of printing Horace Greeleys |
Tribune on his steam press and sat
up nights grinding out dope in true |
Horace Greeley patience and pientl- /
tudc
Jokes, Speeches and Song.
After the feast came wit and Wis |
dom. Tom Hunter, the toastmaster,
told all his old jokes and some new |
ones. lllNAuA4IAE 4tNANAe sA4AN 49,
from absent members and country edl- |
tors. When on his feet, which was |
frequent, the jolly crowd was in |
roar Of laughter,
brief speech by Major E. w.
Hurlbut. a short talk by Judge Nor
ton s. Bailey. and a few words by
Hon William d. Wright, each claim
ing at one time to have started right
by being a printer, furnished the
thought food and solid seasoning TO
the program.
Secretary Of State James r. holland
and State Auditor Charles Leckenby.
sure enough newspaper men and
printers, told how they had gained
fame and political office by carrying
the aroma Of printers ink into their
campaigns.
Musical numbers, each calling for
an encore. were furnished by Mrs.
James K. holland, Mr.. Joseph New
man and Mr.. Clinton c. CASTOR.
Tribute to "Old Timers
The annual tribute to The Old
Time Printers" was eloqucntly paid
by August Rooster, one of the hon
ored members of the society, in which
he said:
After sharing with those present
the Joy of listening TO the fine talks
of the previous speakers and the bril-
liant comments Of our venerable toast
master, passing reference to the
old time printer may be not amiss,
even If only for the sake of auld lang
syne.
And it is eminently proper that
first of all | make mention of our own
old time printer. our late lamented
friend. Charles S. Semper, who passed
beyond since our last annual gather
-. nf no. 1ub bn,-
ment of this great state cannot be
written without giving due credit to
this pioneer, for it was at his home
that on April 7. 1860, was organized
the first labor union in the state of
Colorado-Denver Typographical I'm
ion No. 40.
A Dream of Yesterday.
THE old time printer 1t would be
quite impossible to do justice in a
short talk to this particular and pc