Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-24
ANNUAL FEAST
At BIG FACTORY
z. C. M. !. the Scene of Happy
Gathering at Noon
Today.
BIG ATTENDANCE PRESENT
Entire Factory Force Augmented by
Heads of Departments and
Other Invited Guests.

At noon today the 2. c. NJ. l. Fac
tory association gave its eleventh an
nual banquet on the fourth floor OF the
shoe factory building adjoining y. c.
. NJ. I. The banquet was gotter up
under the direction OF the association
president, John c. Edwards. and Miss
Nellie TealSlc, secretary and treasurer
several committees attending to tho de-
tails, and was attended by 150 people.
among whom were a number of invited
guests and the heads OF departments
of L. c. NJ. 1. a number OF directors of
the institution were also present. IN
Guiding President Joseph +. Smith,
with Anthon H. Lund and George
Romncy OF tine executive committees
President John X. Winder was also
In attendance. with John Henry Smith
and Heber j. Grant
OF the employees OF the institution
there were present in addition to Supt.
T. G. Webber. the following heads OF
departments: A. II. Woolley whole
sale groceries: s. H. Love. freight and
transportation; w. T. Sears, clothing:
George Waring, retail shoes; Miles
Romney, carpet department: Joseph
Thorup, retail grocery department;
Robert Patrick. notions: Ashael Wood
run. dry goods; WIN Needham. retail
dry goods: John Nicholson. gents fur
nishings; George s. McAllister, mana
ger of shoe factory; Mrs. Bywate-, head
Of the overall factory; w, II. Bywater.
engineer: Frank Tingcy. hardware de-
partments James Saville. crockery de-
partment; Alonzo Young, wholesale
shoe department; George w. Reid, drug
department. and e. A. Sears, secretary
Of the shoe factory.
A SCENE OF GAIETY.
The banquet was to have started
promptly at II o'clock sharp. but owing
TO unavoidable delays it was nearly
half-past 10 when partners were select
ed on the third floor and the march
to the fourth floor began. The din
ing room there was found to consist
of space about 20XS0 feet, which had
been walled off with bunting from the
rest of the room, and lighted with five
large incandescent lamps. Holly
wreaths and Christmas bells were
placed at intervals around the walls
and the feStoons were extended from
the lamps to the top of the bunting.
Two tables were extended the entire
length of the room and a piano was
placed just inside the entrance at which
Miss Ivy Allen presided. and rendered
sweet music during the banquet. Those
present filed into the room to the
strains of the wedding march, and as
soon as the crowd had taken seats,
Edward Schoenfeld, chaplain OF the as
ISOLATION. offered prayer and thanks.
Immediately afterwards the work Of de-
mollshing the list of good things be-
gan In earnest. The tables were very
inviting. being decorated with potted
plants and smilax in addition to tho
nlar7fff.t1 ~ vi ho
was as follows:
Oysters.
Ham, Veal. Tongue
Lobster Salad, Cabbage Salad
Pickles, Olives, Cheese
Ice Cream, Cake, Candy
Hot Rolls. Coffee. Chocolate,
Bananas. Oranges Apples.
PROGRAM OF SPEAKING.
Speeches were In order after the inner
man had been satisfied. The first speak
er was John r. Winder. who stated
that he was a stocl1holder of u. c. NJ
l. from the time OF Its Organization
and had always been loyal to the insti-
tuition. The other speakers were Pres
ident Joseph F. Smith. Supt T.G. Web
ber. and members of the executive COM
mittee. all OF whom spoke in terms of
praise OF the work done during the
year by the employees and the crafty
Ing success of the institution President
Smith said few words on home manu-
factures and expressed his gratiflca-
ton of the work being done by u. C.
NJ. I. In this direction.
During the speeches the following
program was rendered:
Duet =. a. E. II. Cardwelr and Eva Arid
Vocal solo .............. E ]. Brain
Mandolin selection ......W. A. Brewster
Vocal solo ............ Lizzie Sterling
Recitation ..-.......,.... Nellie Winters
Vocal solo ....-. A. l.. H. Cardwen
Vocal solo ..-........ .Anabella McGill