The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-16
HONOR FOR HENRY
MAYER, MANkATO
Elected Vice President of
Tent-Awning Body
Convention Was Highly Salts
factory To the Many
Visitors Y

west Tent ard Awning NJ anu
facturers association in this city
today were a. follows:
President - Lofnsn AIveson,
Duluth.
Vice president--tisnry May
er, Mankato.
Secretary Treasurer Phillip
Poirer Duluth,
Board ct directors -. w.
Hulme, 81. Paul; w. X. Jacobs,
St Paul; Victor Ra,.stxer, Min
neapoiis; n. Z. Weiksrt 81. Paul.
Sioux Falls was selected as
the next convention city Of the
association, and the meeting Will
be held in July.
Members Of the Northwest Tent
GYd Awning Manufacturers assccia-
ton brought their two days consor
lion in this city to a close at noon
today by hanoring Henry Mayer. pro
psietor Of Mankato Tent and Awning
with the Office OF vice pres =
ident of the association.
Resolutions were passed by the
extending thanks TO May
or w. A. Beach OF this city and Mayor
DO. Tenney of North ManItato for
their courteous treatment of the del
egates while they were in the city.
The Mankato Civic and Commerce
association together with all Of the
business men OF Mankato were ex-
tended thanks for the part they took
IN making the convention the sue
cess that it was.
The visitors last evening ate and
made merry at a banquet served at
the Elgin cafe, where the proprietor
Of that eating house set up splen
did chicken dinner, which was en-
joyed by all those present.
Henry Mayer of this city acted as
for the occasion and
called on a number of those present
for short talks,
At the conclusion of the banquet,
President Loman Alveson extended
the thanks of the association to Man
kato business man in general for the
extended.
President A. J. Veigel OF Mankato
Civic and Commerce association de-
clared that Henry Mayer had said SO
many good things about the tent and
awning men that he came over to see
If Henry was telling the truth. He
believed that he was.
G. /. Weikert said that the great
object in holding conventions like
the one being held In Mankato was
to learn better methods of business
the exchange OF ideas.
Mayor d. o. Tenney of North Man
kato welcomed the visitors TO Man
kato on behalf OF North Mankato
people. He did not fail to pay trib-
ute to the enterprise of Henry Mayer,
of the Mankato Tent and
Awning company.
G. w. Fisher said that it was In
deed privilege to be present and
break bread with the tent and avn ;,
ing men. Mr.. Fisher liked the idea
Of such gatherings, which brings
about r operation. He compliment
I'd He. Mayer for the manner in
which he arranged for the convention
all by himself.
Unique Feature of Meeting
o. James e. McGregor of st. Paul.
said that it was seldom that one of
heir conventions was visited by two
mayors such as Mayor Beach and
Mayor Tenney. What struck Mr.
McGregor as an outstanding feature
IN MankatO. business life was the
chord of sympathy between the mer
chants.
! George Atchison called attention
70 the fact that Mankato is located in
the richest agricultural region In the
northwest.
j. P. Jurgens of st. Paul said that
ne was indeed surprised to learn up
On reaching Mankato that it contain
I'd the largest brick layers cement
plant In the United States. This is
he Carney Cement company.
M, d. Fritz complimented Henry
Mayer for his loyalty to the city OF
and extended an Invitation
10 the visitors to call and inspect the
plant Of The Free Press company,
which employs los people.
At the close Of the meeting NJ. D.
ETitz proposed three cheers for Henry
Mayer. These we're given with viii
and were followed BY q 'stiger..