The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-07-27
Toy MANUFACTURES
dEET ~ MANCHESTER

y. u gass Company Assist in
Nakiug Manchester Meeting 81 the
Toy Manufacturer Of the L. ;. A..
Decided Success.
TIE Toy Manufacturer % the T..
S A. held IN Manchester the most
successflI and largest attended sum
mer meeting 10 the history Of their
organization. The members and
their wives and guests numbered
nearly one hundred. and a hustling
entertainment committee. with the
co operation 81 the Equinox House.
tie Board of Trade and the officials
Of the y b Caas Company made the
outing a continuous round OF pleas
ure The weather man was also on
the job and furnishes his finest
brand Of July days.
Activities commenced on Thurs
day evening when the members held
a business meeting at the Equinox
Theatre while the ladies were being
entertained at bridge by a commit
tee OF ladies from the Board Of
Trade. Al the business meeting, Inn
portant matterns concerning the toy
trade we're discussed. including the
present tarin measure now before
Congress. and members were urged
to write their senators calling at
tention 70 the need for protection
against cheaper German toys. Ar
thrus Lazarus OF the United States
Chamber Of Commerce. suggested
methods for doing away with the diff
ficulties incident TO the seasonal
character Of the toy industry, and
for better financial control OF the
members business. This meeting
ended the program OF real work and
on Friday morning all OF the party
were ready for the program OF
amusements. The golfers played
golf. the swimers swan. the riders
rode and the takers talked until all
made ready for the trip to the N. ID.
Cass Company plant where a sur
prising feed was promised. From
Richyille the guests were transport
ed in lumber wagons. fitted with
seats. 10 a maple woods at the foot
OF the mountain, where the sound of
a buzz saw gong announced that
grub was ready. There was a grand |
rush for the tented dining place, set
well back in the forest. aud fitted |
with rustic tables and seats. in the
form OF a circle, to seat the hundred |
guests Within the circle blazed |
cheerful fires under the steaming |
cauldrons Of pea soup and slabs Of
marble piled high with pans Of son
OF a gun" pudding. without the
circle was the rustic kitchen with
other giant cauldrons and all the
of camp cookery.
when the party were all seated
and still under the spell OF wood
land magic OF the scene. two files OF
lumber Jacks appeared from the for
ests with axes. saws and peavies, and
after performing their ablutions in
true woods style. jumped into the
circle and did yoeman service as
walters Also came two gayly
dressed Italians performing marvel
Gus music on aceordions and took
their places on rustic dais within
the circle.
After the pea soup. served in
pans. and real pea soup II was. came
he boiled dinner with huge chunks
~ corned beef. so tender IL melted in
he mouth. and sayory vegetables
,ooked 70 a turn There was enough
aiready TO satisfy a hungry man
shen the bean hole" in the circle
~as opened By shoyeling away the
'oil which covered the steaming
pots o. beans and cans OF brown
bread, Kept bot by heated stones II
rss worth the whole trip TO get a
hunk OF that brown bread.
The ice cream was served by little
iris and the lumber jacks passed
he rice and raisin pudding, affec-
ionately called "son Of a gun by
he roodsmen. and poured the de-
icious coffee
During the feast the aceordions
md two solo viollnists alternated in
II .rtertaining, and Rozario Houle. a
ir-year-old prodigy. gave a hne e1-
libition OF bird calls and singing
The artistic arraugement of IL all. l
he wonderful satisfying food and
be excellent service and stage man
cement reflect great credit upon q
'harles s Robinson. ?. c. Williams 81
nd H n swift. each an expert 10 /.
a. lire or work.
The post prandial entertainment
ras a tree Telling contest between ;
20 teams of expert woodsmen. O
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