Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-28
LUMBER DEALERS
FEAST WAS Bis
EV[NTLAST NIGHT
JOSEPH PADDOCK GIVES EXCEL.
LENT ADDRESS-HlGH SCHOOL
ORCHESTRA RENDERS EXCEL
LENT MUSIC.

The nineteenth annual banquet of
the La Sale County Lumbermens
association held last evening at, the
Clifton hotel, will be recorded in the
history Of that organization as the
greatest of all its social events.
About one hundred and twenty men,
mostly lumber dealers, were present
at the gathering In addition to
sumptuous feast, prepared especially
by Mine Host Harvey, music was fur
nished by the nign school orchestra,
under the direction Of Prof. John Hoff.
Several times the talented young
musicians were encored and they re-
sponded generously. each number ex-
ceiling. the previous one. At $50
o'clock the grand march was played
and the lumbermen repaired to the
French dining room for the feast
The flag decorations. used at the Co.
c banquet We're employed last evening
and gave tlte room a most pleasing
effect At each table was placed sew
eral favors, consisting of caps, horns.
toy pipes and balloons. When the
gathering had been comfortably seat
ed the following menu was served.
Oyster Cocktail
Bouillon
Celery Branches
Ripe and Green Olives
Broiled SQUAD ON Toast
Baked Potatoes Brussell sprou.s
Head Lettuce Salad
Thousand Island Dressing
Apple Pie Brick Cheese
Coffee Cigars
w. s. Stevens, of La Sale, served
as toastmaster and during the course
of the banquet called on Probate
Judge A. T. Lardin for few remarks.
Mr.. Lardin gave few very interest
ing stories and then paid the lumber
men high tribute for their wonder
full ability in making his lunlber bills
so high.
The address of welcome to I lum-
bermen was given by Attorney Clar.
ence Griggs, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce. Mr. Griggs as
sured the gathering that Ottawa was
at all times only too anxious to re-
ceiye them and their friends and in
vited them again to make Ottawa
their gathering place.
State Secretary Present.
G. W. Jones, of Chicago, state sec
retary of the Lumbermen's associa
ton, was present and gave a most
interesting talk. He said in part;
THE purpose of the associations
thruout the state is to promote good
fellowship There should be good
feeling among your competitors.
Urges Advertising,
Business men Of your city should
be live advertisers The NAIL OR
Il DER HOUSE never nvades terri
tory where the BUSINESS MEN ARE
AWAKE AND ADVERTISE in their
daily newspapers. One of the first
things a MAIL ORDER HOUSE does
! Ia to find whether or not the mer-
hants are making use Of their news
paper. If they are not they flood that
territory with catalogs A live news
paper IS needed for a live commun-
ity and should be given the support
Of its merchants and business men
"TeGclers hold Institutes in order
that they may find easy and simpler
ways of teaching and so our gather
ings are to find better ways of pro
noting our business
1T is the service that you are rem
dering to community that make.
your business worth While. You must
be considered builder in The com
munity in which you live
Paddock Speaks.
Joseph Paddock of pana, H., one
of the most prominent lumoermen o
the state, was the next speaker. lit
said in part
"The fame of the La Sale Count,
Lumbermens Association is know;
, thruout Illinois. Yours is the Twin
! Six of the associations, or ] nigh
say, the De Lux edition. The worl
: Of this association Is watched with In
, terest by the ether organizations thru
out the state. When asked to coin'
here to say a few things to you lum
, bermen, | kind of hesitated because
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