Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-28 | Page 10 | Russ 'Influence' at C. C. Brings Diners' Protests

Russ Rss Influence at C. C C. C Brings BrinY Diners' Diners Protests Popularity of Russia with Salt Lake City business men Is b not far from zero zeo It appen appeared ed Tuesday Doubters can refer to Gus P. P Backman executive secretary of ot the chamber of commerce Those Thos in the know are sayIng saying say say- Ing little about It but this much appears certain Several napkins bearing the label made in soviet so Russia were used at a recent dinner at atthe atthe atthe the chamber building and almost without exception those noticing the labels protested to Mr Back Back- man It seems seems seems' the napkins were or or- 1 dered from the tho same ame department store from which a supply had previously been obtained No one paid any attention to the labels when the napkins were delivered red b but t the waitresses were Instructed Instruct instruct- ed as u usual to remove the labels before using the napkins This was wu only shortly before the dinner however and In the last lut minute r rush sh the waitresses neglected neglected neg neg- to remove several labels The result was discovery by irate Irato diners that the Russian in influence In- In fluence was as 83 creeping l Into to their chamber of commerce Mr Backman Backman Back Back- man Is thinking of personally in inspecting inspecting In- In lIng napkins purchased here here- after I