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

fiaC with the motto, United we stand;
divide fall" On another page, in
f. LED letters, was the inscription,
TO 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:
II is often said that women are never at
loss for words, and to keep up the reputation
OF my sex l must not let my emotions make
me speechless. The emblem of the S:ars
and Stripes is familiar to us 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 word
No one knows better than 1 how much the
ladies Of the auxiliary deserve credit for this
exposition. They have worked quietly, seek
ing no reward, and l kiss my hands to them
The first meeting of the auxiliary was called
by Mrs. Stevens. The idea was to spread a
desire to know more about our own city and
10 become acquainted with Industrial con-
dtion. committee visited all the factories
in the city and another committee sent Iitera-
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 us their ac-
tive cooperation, the Commercial club lent is
influence and the Manufacturers union. see
ing that all must work in harmony for the
good of the city, gave Us all the assistance
in its power The result was this exposition
1t has been attended by 100000 people. Coun-
try merchants have visited it and for the
magnificent results I thank all the people the
Manufacturers union ard the ladies' auxii-
larry.
Mrs. J. P. Adamson was called upon
for speech as chairman Of the art
committee, and made a brief response
OF thanks. At the conclusion of her
remarks Mrs. Oppenheim thanked her
for 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. K. Pruden spoke in part as follows:
rms exposition proves that we have man
ClactCrl5s In St. Paul. 1t seems to have been
forgotten that we had them. Among other
JhIngs, we have discovered that many things
are made in st. Paul that we did not know
were made here. We not only have industries
put 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 strnots
was a small baking powder factory RIM ~
the father Of Mr.. Croft. On the third floor of
building in Third street was a small tin
ware factory, which called upon to make
baking powder boxes The baking nowdar
factory Is now the great house Of C. r, Groff
Co.. and the other is known to fame as the
Horne q DanZ company.
The American Hoist and Derrick comnanv
started at Eighth ard Robert streets. and was
presided over by Mr.. Crosby. who is sill
mead OF the concern which now ex
ports its products to South America 1t is
Inc duly or every manufacturer every whole
Saier ana retailer, to select such articles as
might be made in st. Paul and induce thosa
who can to make them or to Induce outside
manufacturers to locate their factories in->
TINS city II there is anything We hazel go
This is e CUnGfGe aEo faith MANUFACTURING
# is Pss IN Is a wonderful help.
tUrar isls.sSsss<s0 see how helpless a manufac-
- without support and the confidence
OF capital While hundreds of thousands of
collars were ready for investment in South
airs worthless stock, not a dollar could be
had for the good of the city CT St Paul
sentiment G. confidence must prevail. These
eNposltS rs are sound and good and will gay
beI=er dividends than real estate or anything
eise. We are suffering from an overdose of
real estate Investments. Had the money so
invested been given to manufacturing inter
ests Its returns would now have been enor-
nous
Mrs. RidIeman delivered a short
speech on the work of the Ladies' Aux
lliary and of the efforts the ladies made
10 get only st. Paul made articles for
the ornamentatiOh and decoration Of
the hall. She said tie 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-
larg'ed. The secret of the success of the
exposition was the fact that the men
and the women worked together in har-
nSay.
TO THE NEW MAN.
The hit of the evening was made bv
- Miss Caroline Beaumont, who delivered
humorous speech on Our Co-workers
the Men" She said:
Ii gives me pleasure to pay tribute to
men, GCd bless them. Man has PLAYED no
unimportant part in the civilization of the
WOf4u- Adam was a man, Alexander the
Greaf was man; Napoleon was a man and
dewey IS man. Man was formerly slave
OF woman, but he has freed himself and TODAY
SC@HuS as cur equal. Formerly he looked
ooEn 10 US, now he meets US our lsvel.
Nhen We come from a hard days work at
shopping. who comforts US? Our husbands
ard brothers. Who tells US whether our
hats are on straight? Who tells us what to
do ard how much better he could do it him
self? Man. They must marry their wives
at home and patTonize home Industries Do
you expect a 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