Arizona republican., 1918-03-25

appeared in the profuse decorations with the national colors. MT. and Mrs. Dwight B. Heard, respectively preSi- dent and treasurer of the publishing company, the givers of these annual dinners, had arranged the menu cards which bore on the cover the American flag. The musical program which had been arranged by Walter. Boothman, pianist, and Fred R. Barlow, violinist, and member of The Republican force, was interspersed with patriotic num- bers. Another feature of the menu was a list of the stars of The Republi- Robert P. Holiday, William P. De- heney, Frank L. Savage and William Mishka
 The menu, served by Class Bros. was:
 Oyster Cocktail
 Celery Olives Pickles Young Onions Radishes Roast Young Turkey Currant Jelly
 | Mashed Potatoes Early June Peas | Cold Ham Roast Veal | Saratoga Chips
 | Combination Salad a la Mayonnaise
 Nuts Raisins Assorted Cakes
 Coffee Mints MT. Bartlett, GueSt or nonor
 Besides the actual workers on The Republican, and MT. and Mrs. Heard, there was present MT. A. C. Bartlett of Chicago, the father of Mrs. Heard. The list of employees follows:
 BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
 Chas. A. Stauffer. w. w. Knorpp, J. M. Levy, M. M. Hall, Niles G. Hyatt, F. M. Mcintosh, Sidney Myers, A. c. Anderson, F. W. Nichols, H. C. David son, H. E. Groman, Thos. Neale, J. c. Mechanism, Oliver King, Ezra King, Helen Robertson. Ruth Randy, J. A. Greene, Arthur Myers, Y. D. Johnson F. E. Barlow, C. C. Seemuller, Wallace Brooks.
 NEWS DEPARTMENT
 !. ". Spear, H. w. Hall, J. c. Sim3- son, Sally Jacobs, E. A. Young, H. .. Cate, Vincent Brown, J. w. Martin, Geo. Kahrs, Kenneth Meeker, H. R. Holmes, J. W. Wynkoop.
 MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
 Walter Martin, Ernest Valencia, Paul Kleckner, Lee Holt, J. Holloran, Dan McElhanon, F. Schlater Lois Mckenzie Vim. Sutterlin, C. L. Timberlake, Leo Newman, F. c. Currens, F. Mover Harry Broderick, Ben C. Estes, l. Padeski, Chas. Wallace. H. N. Harmon J. M. McFarlan, Frank Babcock, Ed Balsz, David H. Gloss, E. w. Bank c. c. Schroder Charles Sefton. ' l JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT F. o. Adams, H. B. Keith, Blaine Harrell, w. T. Carver, M. A. Danson Bert Braswell, H. P. Greene, F. Light, foot, Fred Crump, R. A. Geenen, Johr Hinrichsen, Margaret Melendrez, Marie Melendrez, Adeline Hobold, Sylvia Kirkham.
 Following the dinner and the distri. button of cigars and cigarettes MT Heard. acting as toastmaster, intro duced the speaking program with { serious allusion to the state of thu world as described in the dispatches from the western battle front. Bu the news, depressing as it was would only increase the determination of tn, l American people.
 Preceding his introduction of tn : speakers for brief talks, MT. Heart read Kipling's "The Press He eX : pressed the satisfaction with which h. had found himself in the newspape business into which he entered tha : there might be in Phoenix and Arizon; a vehicle for the expression of pro gressive ideas; that there might b representation for people who had no
  further stated that he had been grati l, fled at the growth of the paper, it i, {, wonderfully increased circulation an ] at the position of usefulness and in fluence to which it had risen. Bounded on the North By In introducing J. w. Spear, editor 0 :, The Republican and dean of the entir staff of employees, Mr. Heard, realizin . the shortcomings of MT. Spear, limite | him to 45 minutes. This so embarrasse MT. Spear who had brought forth a TO of manuscript such as a congressma '' heading Q filibuster might utilize, tha Il he ignored the text completely an gave a really good talk which ende about as abruptly as it began. Thos within the sound of Mr. Spears voic, however, could not doubt the sinceret of his felicitations, nor his chagrin a being kept within unreasonable bounds
 From here and there in the long lis of employees, MT. Heard picked one an then another, first from the mechanics department, then from the business of flee, then the job department and the from the news force. Walter Martil foreman of the news composing rool force, was introduced as a newcomt and said that such an affair as goodfellowship dinner where ever branch of a newspapers force gathere about the one table was unknown Ohio from which he recently came. F said he had heard much of the hosp tality of the southwest and marvelle at it. but that he had never seen really demonstrated until he had al rived in Phoenix.
 Mfr. A. c. Bartlett, of Chicago, a honored guest of the occasion and o1 of the stockholders of the Arizona Put fishing company, was revealed among those present when MT. Heal called his name.
 Mir. Bartlett Scores Toastmaster
 q know you will agree with me tn it is a pretty mean man who will tai advantage of his father in- law" sa Mir. Bartlett as he rose to speak. is not at all unusual to take advanta of a monther in -law,-indeed it
 traditional, but this is the first tir that have known of a son-in-law tr ing to get even with his father in la by calling upon him for a speech"
 With this pleasantly, MT. Bartls launched into a most interesting ta
 He expressed surprise at the appare
 youthfulness of those engaged in ma
 ing such a good newspaper as The R
 publican. He admitted that he W
 pround to be stockholder in a co
 poration publishing such a clean c
 newsy newspaper. His stories, a
 there were several provoked taught
 for they were good, and they carri
 points that were not lost sight of
 those nreSent He did pOt forget