The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-16
WASHINGTON BECK
TELLS OF REUNION
OF MACH|N|STS
Banquet for "Old- Timers
at Tutwiler to Be Held on
Thanksgiving With APP
prOpriate Programme

Plans for the reunion and banquet of
the old-time" machinists have been COM
pleted and will be held at the Tutwiler
hotel on November 20, Thanksgiving eve.
Over $50 reservations have been made for
the banquet and 1t is understood that
many more are expected.
The affair is to be reunion of the
machinists who worked at their trade
in the Birmingham district 20 years ago
or more, and an appropriate programme
has been arranged. The movement was
started by Washington Beck, himself an
old timer. and the plans for the banquet
are more fully set out in the following
letter addressed to the old timers by Mr..
Beck:
With the date of the banquet only 10
days off, this will be my last chance to
reach you in time if you want to be in
on that night. I have done all can to
set you to send in your reservations. but
if you want to come at the last moment
you will have to take the best we can
do for you under the circumstances.
1--WE are going to have plenty of fun
~ tiC cohqoCl fdtiN thC Pa NS -
being made up with the reservation
have in hand. Do not take it for grant
ed that 1 think YOU will be there, for
don't know, for some of the boys, L am
very sorry to say, think more of two
dollars than they do OF the association
of their 20 years ago comrades.
THANK goodness. all are not that way
for at this writing 1 have in hand 1870
reservations made and paid for, which
means 90 per cent of the old timers have
not gone to sleep yet, but are ready
when such pleasures come their way
Some of the boys have made reserva-
tons for their entire families, wishing 10
have them enjoy themselves. There is no
doubt that some heavy machinery will be
built on the night of the 18th. so ar
rangements have been made with the
management of the Tutwiler to have the
floor underneath the banquet reinforced
so we do not care, old Timer how heavy
you build it, just so we can get 1t ous
after the banquet is over
The reception committee will be on
hand to receive you to p m. Dinner
will be served at Z p. m. After dinner has
been served, one minute will be given
each "Old Timer to give his views on
the cheese it viii be presented to Frank
by IL ladies present, and a suitable prize
Il
good talker. Just your opinion will do.
The amusement part of the programme
will be opened by the two Guses, Gus
Galbaugh and Gus Spanagel, in nut
splitting contest Prize, one pound
cheese. In case neither Gus will accept
the chees it will be presented to Frank
Dotzheimer, who will act as judge in tina
contest.
w. T. viIdibill will be on hand all eve
~. lsa ITrrnrt yri
assist during any rush that may occur.
volney Goddard is going to watch the
door to see that nobody gets In without
paying. Jake Dreher is going to watch
Goddard Ivan Jones will demonstrate
an 1899 model doing a 1919 fox trot or
hesitation, whichever he can do best by
that time.
LIQUID refreshments will be served by
S. v. Morrison, such as orange and
lemon crush. grape Juice, etc. Dan't
crowd. "Old Timer" and get him ex-
cited, for he might give you grape
Juice by mistate instead of etc. Jim
Drake will recite that wonderful piece:
1.-THE Beautiful Land" Jim Barton is
going to let you say something and
prove before all present that you
didn't say it.
DOC" Brantley will explain why a
tooth he works on hurts, when he just
told you it wouldn't. These dentists
have the habit of saying that SO much
that they forget themselves when un-
der their chair with a pair Of pliers for
they start 1t on by saying. Just mo-
ment. won't hurt you"
Fred Bender will sing that heauti-
full song: 1.-THE Old Broken Bedstead."
CHARLES Pfiester Guarantees all pres
ent a good time that are Title to it. w.
w. Smith will be on hand to demonstrate
horse blanket he is representing.
debate between Jim Riley and Jacob
Burger will be staged. Subject: R. r..
Yards VS.. Yards of Ribbon.
Old Timers-18 reservations is not
enough, and it is not too late to get in
for all that is doing on the 2Sth. Either
sit down now and mail me your reserva-
ton with a check or money order for s.
for each plate, or come and see me today
TO make arrangements for the most en-
joyable evening you will ever spend, so
came a-smiling. Cast your troubles to
one side for one night and we will do
more for you in that one night than your
doctor can do wou you in one month. Ask
Him.
IF YOU worked at the Machinists trade
here in the Birmingham District 20 years
ago or more you will be welcome at the
Banquet of the Old Time Machinists,
Hotel Tutwiier, November 26, 1919, at 7
p. IN. WASHINGTON BECK,
1908 s. Fourteenth Street