Show r I I I I Banquet Rooms I Too Swell for Tb CIS om son invited as Honor Guest in NewYork New NewYork York Veteran Painter Is Found Under Canopy March Ruh 13 Rush NEW YORK 13 Thompson the oldest active union painter in hl New York has worked in the the finest mansions finest mansions s and hotels for two sixty-two Yeats eats But he lacked laded the he courage to enter entera a fashionable fashIonable fashionable fash fash- hotel to be the principal guest at a a dinner of the lain tn Oil and Varnish club an organization 0 of manufacturers that sought to honor him The banquet tables were all ali spread at the Hotel Biltmore last night Time passed and the chief guest did not appear He finally was found under the canopy at the entrance to the hotel This Is too swell for me he le said glancing through the door at Jeweled women In evening dress Anyway 1 I must get to bed early as I want to get an early start to work In the morning His chair remained vacant His record however was praised He HeI began his trade at the ago age of 12 I carrying buckets for the painters |