The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24
z. c. N. |. Employees Hold High
Carnival.
MUCH FUN AND FEASTING
AUERBACH & co. REMEMBER
EMPLOYEES.
Made Each One a Handsome Cash
Present, All Being Included In
the Christmas Offerings-Dr. AL
len Fowler Gives Holy Cross Hos
pital a Much-appreciated Present.

The amusement association of the q.
C. NJ. l. shoe and clothing factory held
its annual banquet and reunion in the
cutting room of the factory yesterday.
and a most enjoyable time was the re-
suit. The banquet was spread in the
factory room on beautifully decorated
tables.
Cold meats, coffee, chocolate, tea, hot
rolls, cake of a dozen kinds, fruit in
abundance and ice cream were served,
Before the eating began Superintend-
ent Weber spoke briefly of the sue
cess of the factory the past year, and
George Romney, John r. Barnes and
Henry Dinwoodey of the executive COM
mittee spoke in the same strain. They
all announced pleasure at being present
at such social event at the end of the
most successful year in the factory's
history.
Some Happy Toasts.
After dinner there were toasts, with
L. j. Allen as POSTMASTER AlonZo Young
spoke to THE Day We Celebrate" Jo-
seph Halvorsen TO Our Volunteers, -
Miss Anna Lawson to The Gentlemen"
Edward Schonfeld to The Ladies"
Miss Abbie Il. johnson to THE Passing
Year and George McAllister to Our
Association Then there was meri-
torious programme of vocal and instru-
mental music, recitations and speeches.
Every number on this programme was
by members of the association; the
music for the dance that followed was
by talent in the association, and the
banquet, from beginning to end, was by
members of the organization. The room
was nicely. decorated with flags and
bunting, and the crowd was as happy
a one as ever assembled. In the midst
of the dancing each employee of the
factory was given a Christmas pres
ent of 81 from their employers.
Auerbachs' AnnualCustom.
Following their custom of over twen7
ty-five years. the big department store
of F. Auerbach & Bro. yesterday re-
membered their small army of employ
ess. They presented each salesman and
saleslady a $40 bill, while each of the
cash boys received a Christmas gift of
So. The extra help were also the re-
cipients of cash gifts ranging from $3.50
to S.. The employees in the Auerbach,
Eagle and Progress buildings were
made happy in a similar manner
A. Brooks. on behalf of the employees
of the Empire steam laundry, yester-
day presented Mr.. o. A. Jennings with
box of cigars and a gold match case
as token of the esteem and regard in
which the president of the company was
held among those who were in his en-
ploy.
Mrs. E. Naisbitt of 80 Richards street,
together with her daughters, Misses
Dottie and Florence, and others con-
nected with the household, were pleas
antly surprised by the boardeTs at the
establishment presenting them sever
ally with Christmas tokens last night.
Attorney Daniel Harrington made the
presentation On behalf of the boarders.
Mrs. Naisbitt was the recipient of a
rosewood rocking chair. Miss Dottie
with gold watch and chain, and Miss
Florence with a gold ring set with opals
and diamonds. Misses Helen Hjorth and
Mary Edwards were remembered to the
extent of a gold bracelet and toilet set
respectively.
DR.. Fowler's Gift.
DR.. Allan Fowler, who has been con-
nected as surgeon with the Holy Cross
hospital for some years past, thought
fully supplied a long felt want in the
hospital laboratory yesterday to the ex-
tent of presenting that institution with
a valuable $500 microscope as a sub
stantial endorsement OF his interest in
the cause of humanity. The gift was
very highly appreciated.
At the Pioneer Sampling mill Sandy
the annual custom OF presenting each
employee with a turkey at Christmas
time was observed yesterday as usual,
when each one received a fine fat bird,
while in addition several of the hands,
who had been at the works twenty odd
years. were each presented with a ton
of coal. These annual gifts are highly
appreciated by the recipients. and the
custom has been in vogue ever since
the Pioneer commenced operations.
County Officials Gifts.
County Assessor Quinn was the recip-
lent yesterday of a handsome cut glass
set from the employees in his
office. Besides the silver tray there are
six glasses and decanter, which Bar
ney declared should never be empty of
the finest Irish stimulant for use in case
Of sickness or ennui only. At the same
time Deputy Assessor Jennings was sur
prised by Jimmy Lynch, C. Paul Held
and Tommy Horne presenting him with
a gold mounted briar root pipe with
amber stem and sixteen pounds of
choice weed. The assessor himself was
prepared for the occasion by handing
each of the boys a full grown goose of
the favorite gender. In the exchange
of Christmas Fluctuations the boys
wished that Barney's comforting sha-
dow may never grow less.
When Christmas greetings were ex-
at the hour OF closing the
county recorders Office yesterday after
noon the employees We're handed pho
tographs of Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen. On
each picture was inscribed in the re-
corder's own artistic hand an express
sion of good will.
County Treasurer Lynch made the
hard working clerks in his Office happy
yesterday with big family turkeys. The
treasurer also remembered the eleva-
tor operators and the care takers of
the offices.
Guns For Fort Point.