The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-05-18
Clerks Annual Banquet Last
Evening.
WAS THE BEST EVER HELD
After Nearly Three Hours Of Feasting
Large Party Listened to Talks on
the Benefits Of Unionisrn
The 0fhcers.

The Retail Clerks International Pro-
teetive Association, Local 24i, Of this
city held their annual banquet last even
ing in the Knights Of Pythias hall In
the blanchard block, and never before
in the history Of the association have
they held d more pleasant and success
full occasion. AT 3 o'clock the clerks,
with a few invited friends, sat down
to the tables ia the banquet hall, and
for over three hours enjoyed themselves
in manner long to be remembered.
There were nearly 100 present, and as
they took their places at the tables each
PRISON found carnation beside his plate.
Throughout the evening GiIbertson's or
chestra gave very enjoyable concert.
which added much to the evenings EN-
tertainment.
The banquet, as prepared by Laird
& Wheeler, left nothing to be desired,
and was certainly as fine O repast as
has been furnished in this city for some
time. The menu follows Queen olives,
celery, cold boiled ham, cold tongue,
lemonade, conundrum soup, plain waf-
ers, baked halibut, tomato sauce, lob
ster salad, cabbage salad, chicken pie,
cranberry sauce, cream mashed pota-
toes, hot rolls, cranberry beans, corn
and peas, Strawberries and cream, choc-
olate cake, sponge cake, cream cake,
angel cake, chocolate and vanilla ice
cream, tea, coffee, cocoa, milk, oranges,
bananas, nuts, raisins, pickles 1t was
just midnight when the last course was
finished and the post prandial report
was begun
President William III Eager was toast
master Of the evening and performed
his duties we'll The exercises were very
enjoyable. The first person to be called
upon to speak was the president Of the
Central Labor Union, i. f. Mccarthy,
who presented a strong argument fo- the
value of the union label. The nn0n
label, he said, Ii the silent witness tina
the article on which it Is stamped is
lnade in a union shop by union men
and also bespeaks superior workmanship
and cleanliness. He said that every
store in this city but two were now
1 union stores and it was the duty of
the clerks whenever possible to push
the sale Of goods which have the union
label in preference to any other.
A very pleasing vocal solo was next
sung By Miss Rose NJ. Cook after which
George u. Bates spoke very interest
ingly on cooperation. In the course of
his remarks Mr.. Bates said that he had
already adopted the principle Of not
keeping his store open on the fifth and
twentieth of each month, as the rule
now is, and he hoped that the time
was not far distant when every store
in the city would do away with it, say
ing that he did not think any merchant
in the city would say that he received
any particular benefit from keeping open
on those two evenings
After selection by the orchestra,
Philip j. Halvosa responded to the toast,
Unions His remarks were interest
ing, being mostly on the true mean
ing Of unionism. The speaker also made
IA strong plea for the clerks TO push the
sale Of union goods. For every nom
union article YOU pass over your conn-
ter, he said, YOU are wringing tear
from some poor child in the sIuns of
the big cities
A vocal solo WAS next rendered by
James G. Walker in a pleasing manner.
Charles s. Wallace, a charter member
Of the clerks union, was the last speak
er OF the evening. His subject was
Fellowship one of the words ia the
English language, he said, that stands
for d good deal and is the true spirit
which the union must cultivate TO bring
success To its efforts.
The committee which had charge OF
the banquet and the members Of which
are TO be congratulated on the success
Of the occasion was composed of John
r.. Wilson, Carroll G. GriswoId and Ar
thur j. Pierce. The clerks union, or
ganized in the fall Of 1898, ii very
strong and prosperous union. 1t has
a membership now or 1875. The present
officers are William H, Eager, president:
first vice president, James o. Sowden:
second vice president, Arthur Z. Pierce;
corresponding secretary, George NJ.
Gates financial secretary, John e. Will
son; treasurer, Q. 8. Wallace.