The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-13
LEATHER MEN dine
LTNCOLN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED
BY A BANQUET AT THE COM
MERCIAL CLUB
7. C. S. AND L. CLUBS ANNUAL
One Hundred and Forty Members
and Guests Observe the Dual Oc-
CASTOR and Enjoy II Pleas
ant Evening.

Lincoln's birthday, and the third ami
versary of the organization of the Twin
City Shoe and Leather company, were
flttingly celebrated at the Commercial
club last night when 40 members of
the club and a number of invited guests
sat down to a banquet
The tables were set in the main dining
room and covers were laid for 49, and
every place was taken. The tables were
decorated with palms and flowers, and
were tastily arranged in a hollow square
about the room.
A feature of the affair was the menu
card, which was made in the form of a
Won ans shoe, the outer covers being of
white kid, with the name of the club and
| the occasion Of the banquet printed in
gold letters on the front cover. Attached
10 the card by a silk ribbon was a small
last of polished wood, which was an eX-
act fac smile of the regulation wooden
last used in the manufacture of shoes
The motto of the club,
May prosperity attend,
Fair dealing commend,
And success be near ;;ti
Each day in the year,"
was also printed in letters of gold upon
the cover.
After most excellent menu had been
disposed of, H P. Hall, who acted as
| toastmaster introduced the speaker of
the evening, w. W. heffelfnger, of the
North Star Shoe company, Minneapolis,
in few we'll chosen remarks. Mr.. Hef-
| felfnger is the president of the club and
| spoke Of the work and the aims of the
club
George Cravins spoke, taking for his
topic the History of Shoes which was
interesting and well handled. Mr.. Shaft
responded to the toast, What He Best
Knew and S. S. Crooke spoke on the
Future of the Northwest
Mr. Putnam spoke upon the value of
! advertising, after which the travelling
men were given a chance to tell their
side of the business, quite a number re
spending.
The programme was not entirely made
up of shop talk" as there were several
musical and comedy numbers upon it.
Al Flournoy contributed thirty minutes
of fun, and Frank H. Tenney sang a
| number of coon songs. w. j. Tompkins
did a musical comedy turn that was
| greatly applauded
The affair lasted until a late hour, and
the programme was carried out over the
smoke of good cigars and the dual cele-
bration was a most pleasant occasion,
The Twin City Shoe and Leather club
has been in existence about three years,
and is composed of the leading men in
that line Of business in the Twin Cities.
The wholesale interests of ST. Paul in
corporated in the club are c. Gotzian &,
Co., Foot, Schulze g. Co., Kellogg, John
son & Co., and Sharood & Crooks.
The manufacturers and jobbers of this
city interested are: P. r. L. Hardenberg
81 Co., Scheffer & Rossum, Konantz Sad
dlery Co, representing the manufacture
ing and 1obbing interest of the harness
and saddlery industry of St. Paul.
The Minneapolis concerns represented
are: North Star Boot & Shoe Co., Shaft
Pierce Shoe Co., Twin City Chloe Co.,
Grimstud Shoe Co, and Love & White,
of the shoe trade, and a number of rep
resentatives of saddlery and harness in
tereStS there.