The Mankato free press., 1922-01-27
DINNER DANCE
AFFAIR ENJOYED
Advertising Schemes At
tractiveIy Carried Out
OUT OF TOWN SPEAKERS
Humorous and Serious Talks
Blended at Hotel
Heinrich

Most successful of any social func'
tion of a civic nature that was ever
he'd in Mankato." Such was the YER
dict oil the hundred aud forty- three
guests who were served at the ban
Quet OF the Advertising Torum or the
LlVlc anu Commerce ASSOCIATION helu
last evening in the spacious dlnlns
room of the hotel nelnrlcn. All eH-
Cehent dinner, Iapld nre stunts, snap
py speeches, Soou music and orlslnal
Novelties WeIe features oil an auAlF
,.... was all unQuanhSd success from
every angle. DetalIs were carried Oh
with minute precision Uy tne Ion.nlt-
tee in charge, whose wrfk Was III eNl-
ueuce Throughout the evening.
Promptly at D.: 40 O'CLOCK Tie doors
of the banquet hail were openeu 10
the guests VINO were seated at six
large tables Shake" cal lis, bearing
the name and business o. each guest
facilitated getting acquainted among
the banQueters and obvlated the nee
essity OF Introductions among the
home people and the guests from Out
OF the city.
: President Farr Welcomes.
opened the ceremonies with one OF
the shortest talks on record and the
banquet was started. Mr.. Farr spent
the evening as walking delegate
carrying mysterious packages ana
carried the program through without
a hitch. During the banquet, adVer:
tising novelties from a number OF
boosters were introduced as a part OF
the menu and others as part or the
evenings entertainment. fonoWlhs
seating of the guests, a toast, Our
Ladies" was proposed by Presiaene
FaIr and drinking Of the toast was
done in Holstein milk from the stock
farm of NARROW and Randall of this
city. All guests took their portions
of the excellent fluid frt m the half
pint containers in which IT was serV-
ed by Mr.. NARROW who served his
product personally with the help OIL
the committee.
Mayor w A. Beach made the OF
fetal address Of welcome for Man
kato city. He spoke on the value Of
GOOD. live advertising and the results
that are bound to follow such cam
Daign. Mayor Beach read letter
from a japanese firm in which the
honest advertising of american busi-
ness men was creditel with being one
of the most notable evidences OF iNe
correct method for getting and hold
ing business. whether local or foreign.
The practice OF dishonest advertising
carried on in Japan was decried and
famed in a large measure for Japan's
secondary position - the United
States in the business word.
Welcome From The Press.
In the absence of ]. q Reynolds,
, upon whom had been delegated the
Welcome from the press. 7 letter from
that gentleman was read in which he
sent his regrets at being unable to
attend on account of a previous en-
gagement. John c. Wise OF The Free
press made the welcoming remarks
from and to members OF the neWspa'
per profession. He informed visiting
publicity men that the keys to the
city were theirs and that at any and
ali times they were assured OF whole
hearted welcome in local news offices.
Response to. the remarks OF Mr..
Wise was made by Carl A. Eastwood,
publisher and editor OF the LeSueuf
Herald. Mr.. Eastwood cittG the value
of advertising and gave particular
personal case. In the last few months,
M Eastwood has been mentioned In
more than a hundred Minnesota news
naners as a candidate, for congress
from tbs third Minnesota district. He
stated Znat these notices had taken
him from the ~1sitiou OF an ordinary
the word is his own, newspaper man
TO a candidate for national ofnce. lie
called it advertising. ,
Advertising Man Speaks.
c. G. Ferguson, of Minneapolis, vice
president of this district Of the Asso-
. Cation Advertising Clubs OF the
world, gave a rapid fire dissertation
ON the value of ad clubs and adyertis
ing. He said that he was more than
desirous of seeing MankatG.s clup, re-
sume its membership in the interna,
Iional association and thereby proh'
from the educational work that is be-
ing fostered by the world organiZa-
ton. Mr.. Ferguson stated that ne al
one time had the honor OF presenting
10 the Mankato club the huge silver
loving cup won by the club for three
advertising club work In TINS STATE
during the year. The cup is now the
nermanent property Of the local club
and occupied a prominent place at
MAYOR Beach's table last evening.
6. A. Lndholm Of LIE Sueur, for
many years luminary OF the Ameri-
can vaudeville stage with his Swedish
Siaiect pieces, gave a sketch that was
a scream. Mr.. Lindholm is q past
master at the art of entertaining and
Turing his time in the limelight the
crowd was in a gale of laughter.
Serve Products Personally.
.roWard the close OF the banquet,
several articles In the menu were CIV
an nersonal service by their distrlbu-
Tors Robert Rasmussen OF the Model
nairv TS company, distributed white
House Pie" a frozen confec.ton which
las followed with o ge:,eIal cry for
s.econds" by the diners. @. G. Ness
- the Loose Wiles Biscuit compan"
S;strtbuted Glover Leaf waters after
axnIaiuing that his wares would have
20 sneak for themselves. Coffee was
furnished by the local Royal Coffee
rcnntinned On PARE Threel