The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-12
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LAKE CRYSTAL. AS HOST
Splendid Gathering Held There
Last Night; Banquet and
Addresses
Southern Minnesota dealers mum

Southern Minnesota dealers num-
boring approximately 125 met al
Lake Crystal last evening to attend
the meeting OF The Southern Mime
| sofa Retail Credit association which
was held al that tinlo.
! H. c. Hotaiing, president OF tho
| association, presided at the meetins
and ac5ed as toastrastef during the
banquet which was served by che
! Ladies Relief corps of Lake Crystal
/ During the banquet a musical pro-
| gram consisting Of the following num-
F! Ders was given: Flute and Piano
duet, Mis- Marie Strunk and William
Marston; reading by Miss Inez Jones;
| violin and piano duet, Miss MauG
Friend and Miss Hazel Hanson; vo
! cal solos. Miss Strunk; reading, Miss
! Alice Scherer; quartet, Miss isabelle
! Norman, Marie Sorunk, Ella Barney
! and Margaret Jones; vocal solo. Miss
| Isabelle Norman; violin solo, Master
! Dan Barney: piano duet Miss lisa
| belle Norman and Margaret Jones:
vocal solo by William NJ. Williams.
Welcome BY Mayor Davis.
On behalf of the citizens of Lake
! CRYSTAL. Mayor +. j. Davis extended
Z cordial welcome TO the association,
/ speaking as follows: ION behalf OF
the city of Lake Crystal | take great
pleasure in bidding you hearty wei
come, and | assure You that in the
words OF the scriptures Out of the
fullness of the heart the mouth
/ speaketh."
This is the day of good will and
CO operation among business men.
Time WAS when lot of people ems
Gagged in the same line Of business
could never meet as we are meeting
tonight. in peace and comfort. For
business was then sort OF gorilla
warfare and the success OF one
meant the injury of another. but
these days are forever past.
az meeting like this around the
festive table is an excellent means OF
increasing cooperation and good VIII
Of business in our midst ] believe
/ il is a popular saying among me
ladies that The way 10 mans heart
Is through his stomach. ! believe
Il is also a good way To the heart OF
every business man so as TO bring
cut the best qualities of operation
and good will"
Upon our business integrity and
growth depends the development oil
the Community. Business forms the
arae through which the life blood
cs the community flows and it is for
us 10 see TO il that those arteries are
kept clean. healthy and strong. In
these DAYS of construction ana
world wide restlessness business
should get together as never before
for in business. as in all other things
unity is strength
.sThe business ideal Of the future
viii be the best possible service TO
the community, the nation ana lne
, yorld and may this honoraple Dus-
mess, association hasten the day.
Again gentlemen, you are heart-
| lily welcome"
Response BY Dir. Hotaling.
President H. c. Hotaling respond :
Ell to the address of welcome ana
thanked the citizens for their cordlai
| welcome and for the entertainment
they had prepared for the members
| of the association. Mr.. HotailnS
congratulated them upon the splendid
shirt which the businessme" OF 'aKe
| CRYSTAL have displayed in all AFFAIRS
of the association, and, upon their
M ogressiveness in the plans for the
future of the city which include the
construction of o S2o,O0U scnooi
! h,,ilding and extensive plans for paw
| ing of the streets.
| e w. Fisher, former president OF
the Mankato Retail Merchants asso-
citation. addressed the associatlon'
ecngratulatiug them upC2 the spirit
| or enthusiasm and CO. o;'";@ ion IN
bujlding up their a5socia;i2a which
they have shown. "In the hurry OF
| tbe urescnt day the rubbing CT ell
bows with our fellow man is one OIL
the best possible mean OF helping Us
! grow" said Mr.. Fisher, ana the
! feeling OF good fellowship between
councillors also will contribute TO-
] ward the goal which every business
man seeks" Mr.. Fisher laid speciai
emphasis upon the value OF adyer-
| Using in business, declaring that II
| is a sure means of putting before the
! rubIic the fact that you are alive
awake and ready to serve them. the
| most serious problem facing bust
ness. men today is the shortage 10
| air lines of commodities, and the
high. prices are not due TO the IN
creased cost of raw materials but are
more directly due to the fact MAJ
ali workers are crying shorter hours
and with this decrease in the actua
working hours comes less production
land the smaller the amount OF pro
drction the higher prices. The
| only remedy in my opinion" said Mr.
Fisher. ais work. good hard faithfu
service IN every line of business ant
an opg every phase Of production
Caution From Judge Cray.
Judge Lorin Cray was the mex
sneaker and said just a few words
cautioning the, business men IN m
matter OF speculation. I'VE are Nv
ing and travelling al Il furfoh5 pace
snpndiny money lavishly and SOM
time we must cab halt SAID JUG
Cray.
The principal speaker of the even
,ng. Mr.. George NJ. Palmer, gave al
inepiring and splendid address on m
subject OF Americans and American
Igation. IL am not speaking 10 you a
tho ffty seven varities of business
mon which you represent but a
Americans and it is my purpose Z
sreak TO you upon the subject o
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