The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-23

fag with the motto, UNITED we stand;
divided Je fall" On another page, in
f. ted letters, was the inscription,
10 Mrs. Ansel Oppenheim, president
OF the Ladies auxiliary for the pro-
motion of home industries, presented
by the Ladies auxiliary and the North
western Manufacturers Union of ST.
Paul"
SHE RESPONDS GRACIOUSLY.
Mrs. Oppenheim was taken by sur
prise, and when she rose to accept the
souvenir she was greeted With hearty
applause She said:
It is often said that women are never at a
loss fer words, and to keep up the reputation
of my sex I must not let my emotions make
me- sDeechless The emblem of the S.ars
and Stripes is familiar to all They rep
resent a country that gives protection to the
oppressed of all nations; a country whose
highest ideals have spread all over the world.
No one knows better than l how much the
ladies of the auxiliary deserve credit for this
exposition. They have worked quietly, seek
ing no reward, and / kiss my hands to them.
The first meeting of the auxiliary called
by Mrs. Stevens. The idea was to spread a
desire to know more about our own city and
TO become acquainted with our industrial con-
ditjon. A committee visited all the factories
in the city and another committee sent Itera-
ture bearing uDon the subject to farmers and
other cities. and both classes were made
familiar with the needs and resources of the
ether. The city council gave their ac-
tive cooperation, the Commercial club lent is
influence and the Manufacturers union. see
ing that al must work in harmony for the
good of the city, gave Us all the assistance
in It's power The result was this exposition
Ioe D. ,+tr 1-1l aanr 100
try merchants have visited it and for the
magnificent results / thank all the people the .
Manufacturers union ard the ladies' auxil-
larry.
Mrs. j. p. Adamson was called upon
for q speech as chairman Of the art
committee, and made a brief response
OF thanks. At the conclusion of her
remarks Mrs. Oppenheim thanked her
Tor the work she did in getting up the
souvenir volume
MR.. HILL WAS ABSENT.
1t was expected that President James
J. Hill, OF the Great Northern railway.
would respond to the toast, Our Home
Industries but he was unable to at
tend the banquet and in his absence
A. X. Pruden spoke in part as follows:
This exposition proves that we have man
ClactGrleS In St Paul. 1t seems to have been
forgotten that we had them. Among other
Things, we have discovered that MANY things
are made in st. Paul that we did not know
were mace here. We not only have industries
but they are successful industries and thew
nave become successful under adverse condi-
ions. In 1874 in room on the third floor
OF building at Seventh and jackson streets
was a small baking powder factory run by
the father Of Mr.. Croft. On the third floor OF
bulluing IN Third street was a small tin
ware Factory, which called upon to make
baking powder boxes The baking powder
factory is now the great house Of C. R. Croft
q Co. and the other is known to fame as the
Horne q Danz company.
The American Hoist and Derrick comDanv
started at Eighth ard Robert streets and was
presided over by Mr.. Crosby, who is sill
head of the concern which now ox
ports its products to South America If is |
the duty Of every manufacturer, every whole !
saler ana retailer, to select such articles as
might be made in st. Paul and induce thos, /
VINO can TO make them to induce outside !
manufacturers to locate their factories in
this city. II there is anything we have lacked |
i IS confidence ard faith in manufa rturin0
ms exposition came a wonderful help |
1t IS easy to see how helpless a manufac- |
lurer IS without support, and the confidence |
OF capital. While hundreds of thousands of !
CollaTs were ready for investment in South |
airs worthless stock, not a dollar could be
Had LOT me good OF the city CT St. Paul. |
sentiment G. confidence must prevail. These /
eXpositS rs are sound and good and will 2ay /
beI=Sr dividends than real estate or anything .
e'se We are suffering from an overdose Of (
real estate Investments. Had the money so
invested been given to manufacturing inter
ests It's returns would now have been eror- |
nous
Mrs. Ridleman delivered a short
speech IN the work Of the Ladies' Aux |
lliary and of the efforts the ladies made /
to get only st. Paul made articles for |
the Ornamentatioh and decoration of |
the haH. She said the interest display |
ed ~ the ladies in the exposition was
an excellent training ard discipline for
them, and it had opened their eyes t.
matters outside Of their homes, and |
Their mental vision was thereby en-
largad. The secret of the success of inc |
exposition was the fact that the men
ana the women worked together in har-
mSay
TO THE NEW MAN
The hit of the evening was made bv
Miss Caroline Beaumont, who delivered
a humorous speech on Our Co-workers
the Men, She said:
1t gives me pleasure to pay tribute to
men, God bless them. Man has played no !
un1mpOTtant part in the civilization of tho
world Adam was man. Aiexander the
Great was man; Napoleon was a man and
Dewey is a man Man was formerly a slave
OF woman, but he has freed himself and today /
stands as cur equal Formerly he Looked |
down to US, he meets US on our leyeI.
when we come from a hard days work at |
shopping. who comforts US? Our husbands |
ard brothers. Who tells US whether our
hats are straight? Who tells us what IN |
do ard how much better he could do it him :
self? Man. They must marry their wives
at home and patrOniZe home industries Do /
you expect Minneapolis girl to ask for
Apple Blossom -four? The new man-we
have given him happy times in the past and
we will in the future. He will now advance