The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-31
.DINED AT The RYAN
EMPLOYEES OF FARwELL, OZMUN
KIRK & CO. BANQUETED BY
THE FIRM
HAD A PROSPEROUS YEAR
President Kirk Commends Working
STAFF for Efficient and Faith
full Service = Dead and
Sick Remembered.

Inc fifth annual banquet given by the
wholesale hardware firm of Farwell, o.
nun, Kirk &c. Co., to its employees, at the
Ryan hotel last evening. was one of the
most successful affairs the company has
ever engineered for the entertainment OF
it's large staff of workers.
The banquet took place in the large
dining room of the hotel, and over 40 OF
the force were on hand to partake OF
the good things, and toast the members OF
the organization. The tables, three in
number, ran the entire length of the
room, and ten-course menu was enjoy
ed to the utmost by all present.
Music was furnished by Miss Hopes
Ladies orchestra, programme of fifteen
numbers, popular and classical, being
rendered. Vocal numbers of q high
class We're given by the Orpheus quar-
tette, and Al G.. F1ournoy amused his
auditors with his pleasing songs and reci-
tations. President R. A. Kirk, of the
firm, was the presiding officer, and deliv-
cred the first speech at the conclusion OF
the feast.
Mr.. Kirk said in part:
1--WE are not here tonight with bust
ness as our main object. In fact bust
ness has but little place with us within
these walls.
"One year ago. as we anxiously fore
casted the future we felt that the great
est danger to the satisfactory results OF
the year then before us, lay in a posi-
bic falling market in the last half of the
year. That danger was not realized
Favored by reasonably good crops, by
the steady hand of great consolidated
industries and also aided in this direc-
ton by the strikes that occurred, there
have been on the whole, steady mar
ketS, and we have come to the close OF
the year with very firm prices in nearly
- &c i,
strong market for so long a period
ahead that it would be utterly useless
to make a guess as to the probable
date when heavy declining market will
set in.
Our house has had a fairly prosper
Gus year. For this we desire to thank
most heartily everyone connected with
us, who has tried to do his best to adj
vance the, interests of the house. WITH
out your help and your hearty co-opera-
ton no such result could have been
reached
I'VE have all made mistakes. We have
blHndered too frequently-more SO, l am
sure, than We expect to do in 1902; but
it is still true that from the great part
of our force-both on the road and in the
house-we have had hearty, loyal serv-
ice-service, / believe, not surpassed
by that of any other house in the land. ~
Mr.. Kirk alluded feelingly to the death
of Mr.. A., j. Galbraith, who had been fol
iiiiiSlOOi ySeiisS viii tiiC III oul Liz
latter portion of.which he acted as coun-
sci, and also expressed his sorrow at the
mortal illness which now confines Mr.
George S. Wiseman to his home. Mr.
WiSenan has been with FarWelf, o.
mum, Kirk & Co. for over twenty years
In conclusion Mr.. Kirk said that it re-
NAMED for the workers of the company
to stand faithfully to their posts and
meet their duties unf1inchingly that the
record for the house during 1902 might be
one of which none should be ashamed
when next they gathered around the fes-
tive board.
Mr. Charles II. Bigelow Sr.- was the
next speaker on the programme, and he
in turn, Mas followed by Mr.. T. T. Batch.
ellor, of the Minneapolis Hardware Trade
Mr.. III, P. HAL, of the ST. Paul Trade
Journal, spoke On behalf of trade pape5 s