Hardware merchandising September-December 1911 . OMPANY, ™l?0™E!so™ 30 Wholesale Hardwaremen Enjoyed Banquet Function at Royal Hotel, Hamilton, a Complete Success—Speeches Were Wittyand Instructive—Many Guests Royally Entertained—An Auto Trip Hastily Ar-ranged. In spite of the fact that the dinnergiven by the Canadian Wholesale Hard-ware Association, at the Royal Hotel,Hamilton, Thursday night, was thethirteenth in their history, the eventpassed off with even more than theusual good spirit, and the hoodoothat is thought to attend that ill-omened number 13, was successfullyovercome. Two session
Hardware merchandising September-December 1911 . OMPANY, ™l?0™E!so™ 30 Wholesale Hardwaremen Enjoyed Banquet Function at Royal Hotel, Hamilton, a Complete Success—Speeches Were Wittyand Instructive—Many Guests Royally Entertained—An Auto Trip Hastily Ar-ranged. In spite of the fact that the dinnergiven by the Canadian Wholesale Hard-ware Association, at the Royal Hotel,Hamilton, Thursday night, was thethirteenth in their history, the eventpassed off with even more than theusual good spirit, and the hoodoothat is thought to attend that ill-omened number 13, was successfullyovercome. Two sessions of the association wereheld during the day—one in the morn-ing, and the other in the strenuous exertions of these ses-sions did not, however, seem to dampenthe ardor of President Alexander andthe other members who played the partof hosts at the fine dinner held at night ed to his connection with the iron andsteal industry), .J. M. Taylor, whohad been under the weather, and didnot feel equal to the emergency ; S. Major Currie, who responded to thetoast of Our Country. The banquet hall contained a numberof tables designed to seat ten personseach, and the guests were acquaintedwith their locations, by a list postedat the entrance. After the guests haddisposed of an array of viands, whichbore oui the traditions of even the Ca-nadian Wholesale Hardware Association,the speech making part of the programwas on. President S. II. Alexander, when herose to propose the toast to The King,was greeted with a hearty Hes aJolly Good Fellow, and the toastloyally drunk. Some of those invited were compelledto miss the treat, and secretary .JamesHardy read letters of regret from Watson, Wm. McMaster, (who referr-
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