Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-09
MOROCCO MEN MEET.
sEMI-ANNuAL SESSION OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.


Sumptuous Banquet Arrival of Guests
from Many Large Cities-Names of
Those Present.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Morocco Manufac surers' National Asso-
citation was held in Webster's ancing
academy in Eden Hall to day.
At IL As o'clock President j. Parke
Postles of this city called the meeting to
order and the roll was called by Secretary
Charles A. Meurer of Philadelphia NJ. 5.
Atkinson, treasurer. of Baltimore, also
occupied seat beside the president The
minutes Of the last meeting were read
and adopted. The meeting then went
into executive session, remaining until
the time for the banquet when the doors
were thrown open.
At 2 o'clock the members of the asso.
citation and their guests sat down to
banquet in the banquet room on the first
floor of the hall. The table was in the
form of three sides of rectangle.
1t was handsomely decorated with
palms, dracenas, fXns lilies and other
plants from Bayliss green house. Large
candelabra also ornamented the tables.
General ]. Parke Postles presided sit
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Kerrigan, Isaac Bailey, A. B Morton,
James Scott, William Bush and ouhers.
| Robert Graves was the caterer The
| Menu began with oysters on the half
shell, and went through numerous
| courses of delicacies and substantial
viands. with champagne and wine
/ After the delicious menu has been
served, cigars were passed and the follow
| ing formal toasts drank 1.-THE Morocco
Manufacturers National Association 2
M. $. Kerrigan of New York, the first
| president Of the association, responded
The City Of Wilmington" Mayor
| Austin Harrington: The Press
Isaac Bailey, editor of the
Shoe .ane Leather Reporter. Other
impromptu toasts were also given aud
responses were being made to them when
the EVENING JOURNAL went to press
Those present at the banquet and
members of the association who's at.
tended the meeting are as follows
From Wilmington. Parke Postles,
president; Charles Baird. W. s Quigley,
William Bush. q. Parle Postles. p. ].
Ford, W. J. McClary. L. p Bush, Jr.,
james S. Dobb William G. Jones,
| Charles 4 Jones, w. L. Childs r. Baird
w. X. Crosby, Joseph Pyle w
v. Bond, George w. Chambers, T.
Quigley, George Bockius, j. w. Scott.
James Scott d. B. Chambers, Franl
| Pyle, w. w. Pusey. Robert II
Jones, William B. Clerk, William
, Baedenkopf, Martin Baedenkopf, Charles
Baedenkopf. J. Barton Cheyney
Watson K. Sperry, John NJ Solomon, =
p Moody, James s. Dobb, Charles g
} Gouert, Mayor Harrington, John G
I Baker.
From New York;. M Kerrigan. NJ
3. kerrigan, George L. Rose, Frank Nc.
J Dsrmott, Martin Dennis, William J
! Howard. Benjamin M. Day, William Fl
Burbank, Abe Stein, Isaac Bailey of tn,
Shoe and Leather Reporter, Frank w
Norcross Of the Shoe and Leather Re
porter.
From Philadelphia.-Ch Charles A. Meurer
John A. Selzner.. w FELTON, Henri,
! Burk, Henry Holmes, John B. Evans
Robert X MeNeely, Walter Pierson, a
! a. Guides, Charles Heiligman, Charlie
3 Finck g. w, Matthews, D. II Schu
maker Z. n. Haag Of Shoe and Leathe
] Facts, Dr. C. Rich Morgan
! H. s. Atkinson treasurer, Of Ralti
! more; James Snodgrass, of the Shoe an,
3 Leather Review Chicago; A. B. Morto
Of Lynn, Mass Frederick Pevear. Nobl,
, Roscoe, Boston.
The committee Of arrangements for th
meeting and banquet was as follows. w
J. McClary, William q. Jones, Charlie
Baird, l.. ?. Bush. Jr., g. Parke Postles