The daily gazette., 1878-01-11
himself q second wife. The letter crea,
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ted much merriment
BosToN, January 8, 1878,
M. Cndries BAIRD, Secrefdsy Morocco Manu.
| Del:
MY DEAR SIR With kindly regards To
all the members present at your semi-as.
nuai . d dinner I % on The 10th inst. 4 would refer
Deuteronomy. 9Th verse. -
when man hath taken o new wife he
snail not go out to war, neither shall he be
cnarsed srna b Win any business; but he shall be
MS wife which he hath taken."
ss's is6'& Ep%}a }{s'ss 8. BARRETT.
Firm OF Edmands q Barrett.
Mr.. Taylor then announced the toasts
in the following order:
l. "Our National exchange sue
cess attend its efforts to extend its useful
ness" Responded to by B. F. Clements,
President of the Exchange, who referred
to the pleasure derived by the members
from the semi>annual gatherings Of the
Exchange, and the important effect It's
operations had upon trade in general.
He hoped the prospects Of the trade fer
the future were brighter than the expe,
riences Of the past few years had been,
and expressed the hope of meeting ali
the members present at the next semi
annual gathering.
2. "Our Guests, whom we are happy to
have with u.s." N. 8. Kerrigan, OF New
York, responded, and expressed his great
| pleasure at meeting his fellow manufac,
| turers at their semi>annual gatherings.
particularly In Wilmington. He said the
Eastern manufacturers regarded the Will
mington manufacturers as honorable
competitors, whom they did not fear, as
they were men of honor and integrity,
who by elevating themselves added
dignity to the trade. He hoped all pres
ent would meet al many similar occa>
sions. Eff0
3. "Our City Government" Respond
ed TO by M. l.. Lichtenstein, President
OF City Council, who alluded to the mo,
rocco men of Wilmington, and also the
other manufacturers, as men of the highs
est honor and strictest integrity. He
also said that nearly all our large estab-
lishments commenced In a small way
and were built up by the honesty, energy
and fair dealing of the proprietors.
4. "The Present Condition and Future
Prosperity Of the Trade" Responded
to by VIM. Bush, of Wilmington, who
said the members were well aware of the
present condition of the trade, aud could
reasonably hope for a brighter future. He
congratulated them on the fact that duril
ing the past years Of continued business
depression not one member of the Ex-
change, and very few, If any, morocco
manufacturers had failed or been unable
to meet their just obligations. He hoped
that by the next meeting the darkness
Wnnld tnd
bright with hopes of business prosperity.
Henry +. Pickels, by invitation, here
| sang "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,"
In his usual excellent style, the company
joining IN the chorus.
Q. "The industrial Interests of our
City" George W. Stone, in responding,
alluded to the fact that Wilmington had
suffered less from the recent business
depression than any other city along the
Atlantic coast. He also alluded at length |
TO the city's manufacturing interests, par |
ticularly to the morocco business he |
wished success to this trade and hoped |
that ere long American morocco would |
lead the markets of the world in quality |
and price.
8. 1.-THE New York Exchange VIM.
Rutter, Of New York, responded by
thanking the Wilmington manufacturers
for their kindness, and hoped to have an
opportunity OF returning their courtesy
ere long.
7. "The Philadelphia Exchange" Re-
spended to by VIM. Adams, Of Phila-
delphia, who SAID that the trade outlook
was dull at present In his city, but that
he hoped for brighter prospects. He
urged the morocco men to stick together
and try to push through.
8. "Business Prosperity dependent
upon Individual and National Integrity"
Washington Jones, of this city, respond
cd to this toast. He urged the practice
OF honesty in all trades and occupations,
and the faithful fulfIlment of every con-
tract made by Governments, corpora. Il
tions and individuals. No business can
be permanently successful unless il is
founded upon rock of honesty and
honor.
9. "1'he Press" f. II. Thomas, of the
Shoe and Leather ReUie,c, Chicago, was
called upon, but declined and called
npon Mr. Norcross. of the Reporter.
The latter referred to his attendance az
,he meetings of the Association during
he past ten years, and said that during
hat time ten members had died, among
hem Mr.. Frederick Maltritz, of viii
Aington.
10. "The Importers of and Dealers in {
chb Chiub-uHiteu III interest NAV we 4
,ull together" Mr.. Henry Davis. OIL
philadelphia, in responding, said he
hought the morocco business had now
cached hard pan, and that If 1t was let 8
lone by the Government it would soon 8
,et good start. All the members should I
ray the Lord not to let Congress- do
hem any evil. He expressed his gratj- q
Ioation at being at this gathering and v
loped to meet all at the next meeting. "
The company then arose and sang !.
Aud Lang Syne," under the leadership !, !,
t Mr.. Pickels. tl
Mr.. Postles announced that the floral ii
yramids on the tables were composed cl
I numerous bouquets, and taking the W
op ones. containing the lilies, he pre- or
snted enc to Mr.. Taylor, one to Mr.. 9I
lements, President Of the Exchange. =.
nd ono to President Lichtenstein. He Ps
len invited all to help themselves to
,e boquets, which they did, and then :,
epartsd each bearing a beautiful floral "
lemento Of this most pleasant and sue
,ssful gathering of the Morocco Manu-
cturer's National Exchange.
The next meeting of the. Exchange will T,
} held at Long Branch, N. j., on the :
cond Thursday in July, 1873.
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