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Excerpt from Commemoration of the Society's 21st Anniversary, May 10th, 1890
On Saturday, May roth, 1890, the co-operative Printing Society had a festive gathering in Manchester, in celebration of the society's coming of age. The place of meeting was the Wholesale Society's Hall, Balloon Street, which was adorned with flowers and plants. There was a full attendance, and a joyous evening was spent, with the aid of a substantial, an abundant, and a well-served tea, music, recitations, and congratulatory speeches. Mr. S. L. Chadwick (president of the society) occupied the chair, and performed his duties in a cheery and hearty manner. The chairman was supported by Mr. Geo. Howell, m.p Mr. H. R. Slatter, j.p. (the first president of the society), Mr. E. V. Neale, Mr. 1. T. W. Mitchell, Mr. Ben Brierley, Mr. W. Strawn, and Mr. 1. Bradley (london), Mr. Tweedale, Mr. Hayes, Mr. O. Lees, and other officers of the society. Mr. W. Johnson (secretary) was kept away by illness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
