Canadian grocer July-December 1908 . g 4he sound gospel of a vigor- THE CANADIAN GROCER ous Canadianism. They were the forcesmaking for the unification of the races. Prof. Leacock was very dry withhumor at the outset, and made a hear-ty laugh by belittling himself as aprofessor who was accustomed to speak-ing to the gentler sex, and was one ofthose men who never drinks and doesnot know enough to take a cigar. Thispleased the travelers. He made a finespeech that convinced the travelers andall the audience that he knew what tosay and how to say it. Mr. Murphy said there were twentythousand trave
Canadian grocer July-December 1908 . g 4he sound gospel of a vigor- THE CANADIAN GROCER ous Canadianism. They were the forcesmaking for the unification of the races. Prof. Leacock was very dry withhumor at the outset, and made a hear-ty laugh by belittling himself as aprofessor who was accustomed to speak-ing to the gentler sex, and was one ofthose men who never drinks and doesnot know enough to take a cigar. Thispleased the travelers. He made a finespeech that convinced the travelers andall the audience that he knew what tosay and how to say it. Mr. Murphy said there were twentythousand travelers in Canada, and theywere the barometers that reflected thestate of public opinion from a horserace to an election. A body like thatdemanded attention from the Govern-ment. He said when he askecT Sir Wil-frid about what functions he should at-tend, the Premier went down the listerasing this and that and finally cameto the name of the Dominion Commer-cial Travelers Association. There,exclaimed Sir Wilfrid, we cannot missthose ROBERT C. WILKINS. .A Well-liked Man. Robert C. Wilkins. than whom no oneloves the Travelers Association more,and who has always been prominent inits affairs, was as usual at the festiveboard. Wilkins and Rooster brand areknown the country over for their goodness. The trade mark of his business isoften quoted as among the most valu-able in Canada. If Bob has anyfaults they are faults of a big heart,fie is always the man with a if things do go dead wrong Hisfriends are legion, and staunch ones. was one of the busiest men with theglad hand and a tender pat on theshoulder. The menu had some fine pictures dfthe Montreal harbor on the back and itwas unfortunate that Major Stephens,the president of the Harbor Board, wasnot able to be present, so that someinformation might be given on improv-ed |)())tation facilities. This vas the thirty-fourth banquet, and certainlythere have been some improvements dur-ing that period. Bevan Giles
Size: 1235px × 2024px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksub, booksubjectsupermarkets
