The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-19
BANQUET TO FAIR SEX
1T WILL BE TENDERED BY THE
ST. PAUL MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION
PROMINENT MEN AS WATERS
Such In Fact, the Manufacturers
Themselves waiting Upon Their
Fair and Honored Guests--To-
night to Be Given Over to the
Commercial Club.

Invitations will be issued this after
noon by the Manufacturers association
for an enormous banquet to be given
Saturday evening in compliment to the
members Of the ladies' auxiliary and
wives Of the association members. The
affair Will be one Of the most unique
things of Its kind ever given In the
city. Tables will be laid In the audi
forum OF the Market hall, and covers
will be laid for several hundred women,
so large has this auxiliary become since
the work first began. The men of the
association will attend the guests them
selves, serving them with an elaborate
menu furnished by the organization.
Flowers, music and a programme of
speeches will add color and spice to the
event. The last evening was reserved
for the association, and there has been
some curiosity as to what would be
the programme presented for that even
Ing. Nothing more appropriate could
have been thought Of than this large
banquet, which will be one of the larg
est dinners ever given in St. Paul at
which women alone have been enter
tanned. 1t will be a fitting close to the
summers work of the auxiliary.
Mrs. Ansel Oppenheim, the president
of the ladies' auxiliary, has been i'll
all Of the week, which is exactly what
has been expected from the amount of
work and worry she has experienced
during the last few months. Interest
in the exhibit has not tagged however,
and willing hands have accepted the
work where she has been obliged to
drop 1t, and when necessary councils
have been had with her at her home
in the Aberdeen. Mrs. Oppenheim has
expressed herself as greatly pleased
with the result Of this falls exhibit. So
successful has it been that Mrs. Open
helm has been asked to undertake an
even greater venture later in the sea-
son.
Mrs. Oppenheim said Saturday: ''Ths
falls exhibition was planned to extend
branches all over the city. The other
exhibition, last spring, did not reach
beyond the union. This year the idea
was much broader and the association
extended the hand of fellowship to eV-
eryone In the city. Many people COM
ing here do not realize when they see
a small representation of some indus
try what it means. For instance, the
West Publishing company has a few
books exhibited. How many seeing
them realize that those volumes repre-,
sent the work Of the largest publishing
house in the world; or a few mats
shown by a company which employs
hundreds of men; or a show case con-
tanning a few shoes; how many realize
that that represents ali industry EN-
ploying an unlimited number of our
Workmen? There are thirty exhibits in
one case on this floor, for we have only
taken g very small piece of the work
of each exhibitor, and how many Of
our visitors realize what each display
really means?
THE ladies' auxiliary is not a perma,
nent organization yet, but some Of the
members are anxious to see it made
one. 1t was organized for one year.
We have no constitution or bylaws.
The president has done as she has
thought best in everything, but 1 feel
that 1t might be good thing to have
a constitution"
The pipe organ ON the first floor has
been completed and is to be heard
each day. Miss Hopes orchestra fur,
nishes music on the first floor at other
times.
Near the music stand c. Gotham &
Co., Foot, Schulze & Co. and Sharood
and Crooks have a handsome joint dis
play Of footwear, admired by every one.
The Villaume Box and Lumber COM
pany has erected a daintily construct
ed villa of fancy scroll work this week
making one Of the finest displays on
the floor.
Blodgett & Osgood also have a fine
display Of boxes and a dog kennel for
dog travellers.
At last evenings entertainment tbs
Green Room club gave a clever pre-
sentation Of the Assembly Ball" The
hall was packed all Of the evening and
everything seemed most satisfactory
for all concerned. The ladies extend
especial thanks to Manager Hays, who
loaned them the settings for the stage
Mrs. Kalilman has been made chair
man Of the floral committee and every
local florist will have an exhibit In
place by this evening.