The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-13
LABOR EMPLOYERS
 TREATS ENPL0YES A Suggestion of Old Tradi- tions Between Master
 and Man. SESSIONS co. HOST An Annual Event Which Makes Labor Troubles
 Impossible.
SESSIONS co. HOST

Bristol, July 12.-one of the big an- nuaI events of the year in Bristol LOOK place last night when the eighth an nual lawn party and band concert or the Sessions Foundry company to its employees, their wives and families took place on the spacious lawn ad- joining the factory. Started in the summer of 1899, this affair has come to be an event to which the people or Bristol look forward with pleasure , The event tonight was much the same as in former years and all had gooq time. The several acres adjoining the plant were brilliantly illuminated py | small and large incandescent electric lights and the scene was one not soon to be forgotten.
 ', Benches were arranged about the grounds for the people to sit upon to listen to the band concerts and under a tree In the center of the plot was
 the refreshment bureau Under thls the refreshments were served for sev-
 eral hours by a force of men anu boys from the foundry Tickets were
 required to enter the ground but un-
 der the direction of w. E. Spicer, sec
 rotary to W. E. Sessions, they had
 been thoroughly distributed during the
 past few days and there were 4,OoO ot
 them presented at the gate where each
 guest was labeled with pretty badge
 when they entered the grounds. There
 they were greeted by President Will
 liam E. Sessions and Secretary George
 EgglestGne each of whom was ae-
 corpaned b his wife Taoy entered
 the grounds and tse scene that met
 their eycs was similar to pictured
 fairy lands.
 Colts band of Hartford was on q
 platform in the middle of the grounds near the refreshment bureau and 1t rendered a fine program which lasted
 for about an hour and a half. After
 the people had listened to the music
 long enough they presented their
 tickets for ice cream and cake and were promptly served by the corps Of assistants under the spreading apple tree" During the evening there was
 fine display of fireworks and the
 factory buildings were Illuminated SC
 that those who desired could make (
 trip through the plant and see whert
 the $50 men or thereabouts are em , ployed. To entertain this great crowt
 which is done entirely at the expens'
 of the big company 1t took not onl, several days of careful preparation and large amount of money, bu ? 4,OOO small individual boxes of ice cream each of which was in daint. . little box with a spoon
 There were 300 loaves of spong :, cake used and eight barrels of lemon . ade. so that one can Lee that nothln : was done by halves. The origina /. plan of the company was to entertai !. the employees with their families eac :, summer but the event has now grow F into kind of town affair, where tn f foundry officials have as their guest a not only their men and their fam r lies, but many people about town wh are fortunate enough to be invited t The spirit engendered among tn l. workmen on account of this liberalit
 on the part of the company make # them extremely happy and no sue If thing as a labor trouble has ever bee -- heard of in the foundry. All have u r, utmost and greatest respect for M $ Sessions, who has always had the we l. fare of his employees at heart ar # when he makes money they get Il De benefit of it.