The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17
HOWE TRADE FEAST
ONE OF THE COMMERCIAL CLUBS
MOST ADMIRABLE SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS

The home trade banquet to be given
by the Commercial club Thursday even
ing is the new administration maiden
effort in the development of that local
pride and the encoura cement of public
spirit which has characterized the pol
icy of the club from it's inception. Much
good is accomplished for ST. Paul by
the club from day to day through it's
various committees and among the
members themselves, but the best in
terests of a large city naturally de-
mands a species of actively and patri-
otto cooperation, which of necessity
must reach aid beyond the narrow linn
it's of any one organization, and it is
to bring together all lines of trade, all
manner of enterprises and all shades
of opinion touching the future pros
perity of the city, that an occasional
invitation is extended to gentlemen out
side of the club to come in and break
bread together touch the loving cup"
and exchange ideas on any subject af-
fecting the general public good. The
resources of the club being necessarily
limited, of course it is impossible on
such occasions to invite the general
public, but next Thursday night every
available foot of room in the spacious
apartments of the club is to be utilized,
and covers will be laid for exactly 200
guests, and to remove all possible re-
straint from such as might regard it
as placing themselves under obligation
to the club by thus engaging it's hos
pitality, arrangements have been made
whereby the banquet is in fact ten
nxy no ol11 h11+
by the home dealers and manufacture
ers themselves, who have very gen.
erously contributed everything neces-
sary for the occasion.
All that the club does is to act in
the capacity of medium in the premises.
1t gathers together the fall donations
OF public spirited citizens, prepares and
serves the banquet, and, to defray eX-
penses, charges 81 per plate, so that
every guest will be as completely at
home as those who contributed the
supplies, or the members or officers of
the club&themselves.s But, for such a
popular business Organization as the
Commercial club, of course, public oc-
casiOns on so broad a scale cannot be
had at all, and neither would they be
practical, but for this generosity of our
own home merchants.
1t is not possible here to make an
individual acknowledgment to all who
have already contributed to this grand
public banquet, and many who are ex-
pected to assist have not yet been
called on. Such acknowledgements will
be made more specifically on the menu
of the evening.
Several firms have come forward with
liberal donations. The committee is
still open for donations. They propose
If possible, to make it the finest spread
ever served in the club. A number of
cur ablest speakers and most enter
tanning citizens will respond to toasts,
there will be plenty Of good music, and
an effort will be made to convince every
one present that now is the time to
make a good strong pull and a pull
altogether for the future prosperity Of
the most beautiful city in the North
west The covers will be limited to
200; the tickets are numbered from one
to 200 inclusive, and the committee de-
s1res to dispose of them among repre-
sentative business and professional
men, but what is most wanted above
all other considerations is to bring to-
gether the most public-spirited, the
most enterprising citizens of ST. Paul,
II possible. Tickets may be obtained
from the secretary or from the enter
talnment committee, composed Of c..
b. Bowlby, chairman; w. w. Cooley,
vice chairman; H. M. Temple, Thee. F.
Smith, E. A. Whitaker, J. w. Taylor.
Joseph Bartles, E. A. Paradis, J. Adam
Bede, A. L. Berg, John Caulfie1d, F. w.
Bergmeier, c. P. Slime.