THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July i, 1908. 



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Arrival 0. the Apslev Rubber Co.'s Guests at Huoson. 



PRESIDENT APSLEY ENTERTAINS. 

 ^ATIIRDAY the 6th of Jutie, was a gala day for the town 



Thaver & Co., both long est:>blished « the 



looHni shoe trade. Mr. Apsley's nnntat>on f— 

 was accepted by the heads of these hrn^s ad | 

 their salesmen, the guests leav.ng New J o U 

 in a body on Friday evemng on one of th. 

 Fall R.ver boats. They were u. charge o 

 Messrs. William B. L-S^ton, treasurer ot 

 the Apsley Rubber Co., and Frederick 1. 

 Ryder selling agent. The party bad supper 

 on the boat, after which a glee club organ^ 

 ued among the salesmen entertained eveO^- 

 bcdy on board with an impromptu concert. 

 After a night on the boat the party arrived 

 in Boston in time for breakfast and were 

 ccnveyed thence to Hudson in ^^P-^^^ ; 

 being greeted on their arrival by Mr. .\ps 

 ley An illustration which appears here 

 shows the party in the railway station, after 

 Mr Apsley's brief speech of welcome. Each 

 of the guests carried a miniature banner on 

 uhich appeared the Apsley trade mark. 



From the railway station the visitors 

 walked to the factory of the Apsley Rubber 

 Co., where all the processes of manufactur- 

 ing rubber footwear were in progress and 

 were explained in detail, proving of much 



interest to the men whose business is the selhng o such 

 <,oods Later the members of the party were taken through 

 die town in automobiles and the principal points of in erest 

 shown them. Everywhere were decorations m honor of the 

 Apslev guests. Every business house displayed bunting, flags, 

 or si<^ns of welcome; flags were raised on the public buildings 

 and factories, and many residences were decorated In fact, 

 all Hudson seemed intent upon helping to make the visitors 

 feel welcome. 



, During the afternoon the New Yorkers 



I were received by Mr. and Mrs. Apsley at 

 their residence, after which they proceeded 

 to Odd Fellows' Hall, the interior of which 

 had been transformed into a banquet room. 

 The decorations covered the walls complete- 

 ly; the window sills were filled with flower- 

 in^ plants; and there was a profusion of 

 flowers on the tables. Back of where the 

 Lost sat was an evergreen canopy, bearing 

 the word "Welcome" in letters of gold. The 

 crnamental menu card was in the shape of a 

 rubber boot, and included a printed list of 

 the guests. The dinner itself did particular 

 credTt to Hudson's caterers. It was served 

 by young men, students at the Hudson high 

 school, who volunteered to assist in the en- 

 tertainment of Mr. Apsely's guests. The 

 tables were laid for 80 persons, including 

 members of the rubber company's staff. 



Mr Apslev served as toastmaster, and his 

 words of welcome were followed by brief 

 addresses bv several of the visitors, all of 

 whom testified to their enjoyment of the 

 occasion, the interest which they had felt 



Hon. L. D. Apsley. 



