St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-07
FOR EARLY CLOSING,
A Magnificent Send-OR for
the Retail Clerks at
Cretin Hall.
Songs, Music, RecitationS and
Oratory Enthuse a Big
Audience.
A Bare Chance Of Saving a
Fraction From the Street
Fund.
And the Engineer Will See
if 1891 Bills Have Not
Been Paid.

Cretin hall never before held so large
an audience as gathered last night at
the opening entertainment of the retail
clerks union in behalf of early closing
and regular hours of work. Standing
room was at a premium, many ladies
being compelled to stand with the
throng i'll the aisles and around the
walls. The programme was worthy the
audience and was rendered from begin
ming to end without hitch or break of
any kind. In opening President Dan
Harris made short, but clear state
ment of the objects and purposes of the
union, covering the ground in a
thorough manner. The reception ac-
corded Mr.. Harris remarks was the
Keynote of the whole evening, and from
opening to close the good humOr and
enthusiasm never Jagged.
A banjo duet by Messls. Peters and
Johnson was so we'll rendered as to call
for an encore. r. II. Jones sang bass
solo very acceptably. and Prof. Stahl
proved himself such a complete master
OF the either that the audience would
not he satisfied until he had been twice
recalled. Franklyn ". Lee gave a reel
tatiOn in really clever manner, con-
vulsing his listeners or holding their
close attention at will. He was COM
PEELED to come again, and clinched his
success by neat piece OF dialect work.
Ave Marie" was very Sweetly sung by
Miss Annie Neid. Adam Warmth gave
tenor solo i'll splendid style, and even
eclipSed his first effort in response to
an ovation.
Prof. Paul Kleist opened the second
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mandolin SOLO in mis- own exquisite style,
and for an encore gave medley of
popular airs. A soprano solo by Miss
Louise LIE Clair was admirably sung
and then Miss Gerda Lund recited 1.-The
Search for the Dead" The young lady
had evidently given faithful study to
her subject, and had her auditors COM
pletely with her. 1t was meritorious
piece of work. Messrs. Johnson and
Linde. amateur acrobats. gave an eX-
hlbition that was far ahead of many
by professionals, some of their feats
being not only new. but performed i'll
MessrS. Christopher and Gerlach gave
The Mariners as a trio in pleasing
manner, and Prof. Stahi again pleased
the audience with his work on the either.
John }. Ryder delivered the address
of the evening OH lessons OF Organ
lZatlOn." The speaker seemed to feel
the inspifationo the magnificent au
d,ence he faced, and acquitted himself
III such manner as to win generous
applause. Owing to the length of the
programme Mr.. Ryder confined himself
to brief review of the more prominent
lessons taught by the results of organ
iZatiOn among the workers in all lands.
He cited the record Of the retail clerks
union in enthusiastic language, rapidly
enumerating the reforms wrought
through its influence ana persistence in.
we'll doing, and paying handsome
tribute to the conservative. sensible and
manly course it has pursued from its
inception TO accomplish its ends. In
closing the speaker made an earnest
appeal to all clerks to become
members of the union. and grew elo-
quent i'll an eXhOrtatiOn to the lady
clerks of the city to step iutO line with
sympathy and aid for their brother
clerks, to form an organization of their
own for mutual social and industrial
advancement. winding up with Sug-
gestiOn that they might start the move
ment by the making Of banner for
Clerks Union No. 2 that would out
shine anything of its kind Ill the city.
James Morrow, president OF the Ma
tiOnal association, then briefly reviewed
the growth of the organization from 800
members in 1890 TO 10000 in 1892, and
urged that all who in any way sympa-
thiZe with the movement should aid its
progress by every means in their power.
A rising vote of thanks to all the par
Elephants brought the entertainment to
a close.