St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-14
AT THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Il Pleasant and Entertaining
Evening Passed.

Evening Passed.
There was large attendance at the
Commercial club last evening. All the
delegates attending the convention
were present, and large nu mber of
clerks of the city not delegates were
there. E. j. Hodgson presided.
Mr.. Hodgson made brief speech of
welcome, starting out with these sem
fences:
''The Commercial club of st. Paul
gives you warm welcome to its hospi-
tally on this Interesting occasion. 1t
extends to you the hand of brotherhood,
the hand that has never been raised to
the injury of its fellows, and never will
be-"
He spoke of the beauties of ST. Paul,
Minnesota, and the greatness of the
Northwest: eulogized the clerks organ.
ization, and wound up by introducing
Capt. II. A. Castle, who, among other
things. said:
"You have seen here thirty years OF
growth. If you have not gone beyond
st. Paul you have not seen what has
brought it about" Here he spoke elo-
quently of the resources Of the great
country tributary to the two cities.
Estimating the future growth of the
Twin Cities by the past, we may conf
IDENTIFY look forward to a population of
100000 people in the Twin Cities
when the year 1900 arrives. [Ap-
Dlause from the entire assem-
blage. We renew the kindest express
Mr.. Mallory.a delegate from Chicago.
was next introduced. He expressed his
thanks for the entertainment st. Paul
has extended guests and eulogized the
locality in glowing terms. He spoke
briefly OF the character of the clerks
organiZaton,a and showed that the clerks
are an Intelligent and sensible class.
Mr.. Hover. delegate from lndianap-
oils, followed. He said that the visitors
felt overcome by the kindnesses that
had been bestowed upon them by st.
Paul people.
L. w. Score, of Browning, King S
Co. who was there to represent IL. w.
Fagley, of the same store, spoke briefly.
Mr.. Lobenberg, the national organ
izer, living at Indianapolis, explained
the principles of the organization.
Mr.. Reed. of Mannheimer Bros, made
brief but happy address. He hoped
that the time was not far distant when
pensated.
James Morrow was introduced as the
founder Of the organization, but he ex-
planned that he was one of three or four
to found it. "1he past fifteen years."
said he, shave witnessed the building
up of large department stores in all the
large cities. 1t is the practice of these
stores to employ women and children,
paying them the lowest wages possible,
thus driving men out of employment.
Our organization undertakes to oveI-
come this evil. There is no reason why
women should not be paid the same
waves as men for the same services
performed. The retail Clerk must be
an intelligent person. else he cannot
hold his situation, and it is because our
members are Intelligent that you never
hear of any trouble arising between our
association and the public. The clerk
of today is destined To be the business
man of The future, for he has now an
opportunity 81 improve his talents"
JUSepa A. Menru. of ST. Louis, was
called out. lie closed unique speech
or thanks for the entertainment accord |
ed The clerks in this wise:
iii it BE- true. as said, that st. Paul is !
way station on the road TO the pearly |
gates, | am sure that every clerk, when |
he takes up his journey for his eternal !
ho;nr. will not fail to stop on here and |
nave n good time"
Louis Nash came next. lie told some |
stories To illustrate Joints, ami |
then gave Il ,.rcided opinion that the !
clerks association is opposed to strikes