The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-25
GROCERS HAVE Big
time AT BANQUET
HELD LAST NIGHT
In Honor Of Birthday Of Prominent
Member, GrOcers Meet to Make
Merry and Hear Good AID.
Addresses-Judge New
ell, George Kirk and
Fred Bassett Were
the Speakers.

To honor the birthday Of Mr. Fred
Cablish, prominent member Of the
Maysville Retail Grocers' Association,
who has Just recently purchased the
interest of his brother, Mr.. ]. c. Cab
lsh, In the Cablish grocery, the groc-
ers, their wives, daughters and sweet
hearts, gathered at the Neptune Fire
Hall Monday night for a general good
time.
The meeting was presided over by
President Cummins and there was a
feast of oratory, good sound reason
ing on the most important topics of
the hour and real mirth.
Music was furnished by Young's Or
chestra while Mrs. Carl Dodds and
Miss Teresa Gantley entertained the
large assemblage with beautiful vocal
solos and Miss Irene Gantley gave
beautiful piano solo.
Circuit Judge c. d. Newell was the
chief speaker of the evening and never
in his many splendid addresses before
audiences of various kinds, has he
spoke more Interestingly or on a topic
in which more interest is being dis
played. Right at this time the people
are anxious to learn all they can
about the League of Nations. 1t is a
new thing and something that is not
thoroughly understood but after pay
ing glowing tribute to the memory
of Hon. w. d. Cochran and a high
compliment to Grocer Fred Cablish, in
whose honor the banquet was being
held, complimenting the grocers upon
their outstanding patriotism during
the world war and honOring the mem
DRY Of Washington, Judge Newell en-
tered upon discussion of conditions
as we find them at the close Of the
war. After picturing these conditions
he left his hearers feeling as the
have not yet possibly felt, the neces-
sity of some such union as is proposed
by President Wilson and his support
ers in the League of Nations Plan.
Judge Newell's thought was clear and
his argument convicting. 1t was
wonderful address on a subject our
people need to know more about and
the only regret about the whole thing
was that there were not twice as
many people to hear him.
County Agent George Kirk, himself
an eX-grocer, who was fortunate
enough to get out of the business be-
fore he took the bankrupt law, ac-
cording to his statement, gave the
grocers an address on the value of a
credit rating bureau and gave them
some idea of the workings of such a
bureau.
The last but not the least speaker
of the evening by any means was
Fred Bassett, grocery salesman, re-
cognized as the champion joke teller
of the state. Fred was introduced by
the President as "the funny man. and
he soon demonstrated to the audience
that he was everything claimed for
him by the president Some of the
jokes told by Bassett have been going
the rounds today and have made more
laughs than anything that has struck
Maysville recently. Fred Bassett Is
always a good man to close a program
with for he leaves the crowd shaking |
their sides.
Following this spell of mirth the
grocers and their guests enjoyed a
feast Of good things to eat closing the
feast with liberal portion of Traxel-
Glascock's famous brick cream. In
the center of the white block of cream
was a red Ratchet and upon the dainty
ccakes served with it we're red cher
ries.
When the older folks had finished
heir good time, the floor was surren-
Tered to the younger set who enjoyed
lancing until an early hour this
Every one left the hall with praises
or the fine entertainment given by
James Wallace and his
assistants and wishing Grocer Fred
Jablish many happy anniversaries.