The Textile Club

When The Textile Club started in February 1891, it met in Young's Hotel in Boston at Court Avenue and 20 Court Street. Fifty years later this area was part of the notorious Scolly Square. Young's was internationally famous for its broiled tripe and broiled scrod, according to Boston Post newspaper. The Textile Club met there until Young's closed its doors on Friday, May 13, 1927.

When Young's closed...

Meetings

  • 946th Meeting and Holiday Luncheon, Friday, December 13, 2002, Omni Parker House, Boston. Program "Introducing the National Textile Association," by David Trumbull; program chairman, Lewis Crothers.
  • 945th Meeting, Friday, April 12, 2002. Tour of Clark-Cutler-McDermott, Franklin, Mass. Program chairman, Lewis Crothers.
  • 944th Meeting, Holiday Luncheon, and Discussion Group, December 7, 2001, Anthony's Pier 4, Boston. Program chairman, Lewis Crothers.
  • 943rd Meeting and Boston Harbor Cruise, Saturday, June 2, 2001. Program chairman, Bill Flanagan.
  • 942nd Meeting, Friday, April 6, 2001, Tour of Toltec Fabrics, Inc., Dudley, Mass. Program chairman, Claude Draper. In attendance: Debra Chronicle, Claude Draper, Bronislaw Prokuski, Robert Plante, Gerald Mauretti, Lewis Crothers, Der-Shi Wang, Albert Damos, Bill Caron, David Dearnley, Roger Dubois, William Flanagan, Howard Kinsford, Jim Pye, Charles Marcelonis, Ken Christian,
  • 941st Meeting and Holiday Party, Saturday, December 9, 2000, Omni Parker House, Boston, Mass. Program "Success Stories: A Whirlwind Tour of the New England Textile Industry," by David Trumbull; program chairman, Lewis Crothers.
  • 940th Meeting, Friday, March 24, 2000, Tour of U.S. Army Natick Reseach and Development Center, Natick, Mass. Program chairman, Debra Kent.
  • 939th Meeting, Saturday, February 5, 2000, Tour of Biddeford Textile Corporation, Biddeford, Maine, courtesy of Rene Boisvert. Program chairman, Lewis Crothers. In attendance: Bernt Ruediger, Clark-Cutler-McDermott Co.; David Trumbull and Nan Kern, NTA; Jim Knox, Knox Yarns, Inc.; Claude and Marty Draper, Symtech Inc.; Ken Langley, UMass Dartmouth; William Flanagan; Peter Lehner, Leigh Fibers, Inc.; Rene Boisvert, David Boisvert, Gerard Tardiff, Maurice Hebert, Raynald Goulet, Roger Tremblay, Peter Bingham, and Richard Sweeney, Biddeford Textiles; Lewis and Jean Crothers, Robinson Mfg.; Jeff Oneail, Crompton & Knowles Colors; Jason Oneail; and Debra Kent, D & G Dyes, Inc.
  • 938th Meeting, Saturday, December 11, 1999, Holiday Trolley Tour of Boston. Program chairman, David Trumbull
  • 937th Meeting, Saturday, October 30, 1999, Tour of Seville Dyeing and Finishing Company, Woonsocket, R.I. Program chairman, Marty Sylvia.
  • 936th Meeting, Saturday, May 8, 1999, Boston "Duck" Tour. Program chairmen, Jim Knox and David Trumbull. In attendance Larry and Nicole Coffin, Lewis and Jean Crothers, Claude and Marty Draper, William and Laura Flanagan, Ron and Marilyn Howes, Jim and Claire Knox, Marty and Laurel Silvia, Ron and Sally Spicer, David Trumbull, Tom and Kerry McDermott, Edward Eknaian, Jack Eknaian, Debra Kent, Ken, Maryann and Philip Langley, Jeff Oneail and 10 guests, and Jim and Claire Pye.
  • 935th Meeting, Saturday, March 6, 1999, Parker House, Boston, Mass. Program "Textile Education in the New Millenium," by Stephen B. Warner, Sc.D., Textiles & Science Department, UMass Dartmouth; program chairmen, Deborah Kent and Jeff Oneail.
  • 934th Meeting, Saturday, January 23, 1999, Parker House, Boston, Mass. Program "Impact of NAFTA on the Textile Industry: Outlook for Future Trade Legislation," by Mary Vane, Trade Affairs Manager, DuPont Nylon; program chairman, David Trumbull.
  • 933rd Meeting, Saturday, December 5, 1998, Parker House, Boston, Mass. Program "Building a Stock Portfolio," by W. Dansby Fleckenstein; program chairman, Bill Flanagan.
  • 932nd Meeting, Saturday, November 7, 1998, Parker House, Boston, Mass. Program "Expanding Markets for Expandable Textiles," by Joseph Israel, Globe Manufacturing Company; program chairmen, Claude Draper and Jim Knox. In attendance were Larry Coffin, Ron Spicer, Peter Lehrer, Dominick Rawson, Lewis Crothers, Claude Draper, William and Laura Flanagan, Jeff Oneail, Jim Pye, Jim Knox, and David Trumbull.
  • 931st Meeting, Saturday, June 13, 1998, Boston Harbor Cruise. Program chairman, Bill Flanagan.
  • 930th Meeting, Saturday, April 11, 1998, Tour of Malden Mills Industries, Inc., Lawrence, Mass. Program chairman, Jeff Oneail.
  • 929th Meeting, Saturday, March 7, 1998, Tour of Slater Mill Historic Site, Pawtucket, R.I. Program chairmen, Jim Pye and Jim Knox.
  • 928th Meeting, Saturday, January 24, 1998, Anthony's Pier 4, Boston. Mass. Program, "Overview of the Flocking Industry," by Edwin B. Martin, C.W. Fifield Company; Program chairman, Bill Silveira.
  • 927th Meeting and Holiday Party, Saturday, December 6, 1997, Parker House, Boston, Mass. Program "A Review of Textile Companies, Stocks and Other Investments," by W. Dansby Fleckenstein; program chairman, Bill Flanagan.
  • 926th Meeting Saturday, November 1, 1997, Parker House, Boston, Mass. Program "Vision 2000" Panel Discussion; program chairmen, Claude Draper, Lewis Crothers, Jeff Oneail, and Chuck Kennedy.
  • 925th Meeting and Annual Golf Outing, Monday, June 2, 1997, Pawtucket Country Club, Pawtucket, R.I. Program chairman, Bill Flanagan.
  • 924th Meeting and Boston Harbor Cruise, Saturday, May 10, 1997. Program chairman, Bill Flanagan.
  • 923rd Meeting, Saturday, April 5, 1997, American Textile History Museum, Lowell, Mass. Program chairman, Jim Knox.
  • 922nd Meeting, Saturday, March 8, 1997, Parker House, Boston. Program, "Vision 2000" Panel Consisting of Duncan Whitehead of Quaker Fabric Corporation, Roger Dubois of Joan Fabrics Corporation. and Matt Bristow of Charels W. House & Sones, Inc.; program chairman, Jeff Oneail.
  • 921st Meeting, Saturday, January 18, 1997, Parker House, Boston. Program, "ATME '96 Review" Panel Featuring Claude Draper of Symtech, Darryl Preston and Todd Allain of L.W. Packard Co. and Jim Pye of Louis Batson; program chairman, Doug Kennedy.
  • 920th Meeting and Holiday Party, Saturday, December 7, 1996, Parker House, Boston, Mass. Program "A Review of Textile Companies, Stocks and Other Investments," by W. Dansby Fleckenstein; program chairman, Bill Flanagan.
  • 919th Meeting, Saturday, November 2, 1996, Parker House, Boston, Mass. Program "The Human and Legal Aspects of Human Resources," by Dan Brown of L.W. Packard & Co., Inc.; program chairman, Lewis Crothers.
  • 918th Meeting and Annual Golf Outing, Monday, May 6, 1996 (misstated in invitation as "1995"), Pawtucket Country Club, Pawtucket, R.I. Program chairman, Bill Flanagan.
  • 917th Meeting, Saturday, May 4, 1996, Parker House, Boston. Program, "Spring Fashion Show" by Talbots; Program chairman, Ron Spicer.
  • 916th Meeting, Saturday, March 2, 1996, Parker House, Boston. Program, "Apprenticeship Programs/Training in the Textile Industry" by Lewis Crothers of L.W. Packard Company; Program chairman, Lewis Crothers.
  • 915th Meeting, Saturday, January 6, 1996, Parker House, Boston. Program, "NAFTA Update/Exporting" by Cass Johnson of American Textile Manufacturers Institute; Program chairman, Karl Spilhaus.
  • 914th Meeting and Holiday Party, Saturday, December 2, 1995 Parker House, Boston. Program, "ITMA '95 Review" Panel Featuring Claude Draper of Symtech, Lewsi Crothers of L.W. Packard Co., and Chuck Kennedy of Kennco; program chairmen, Chuck Kennedy and Claude Draper.
  • 913th Meeting, Saturday, November 4, 1995 Parker House, Boston. Program, "Education & Industry" by Hartley W. Eastwood, William E. Giblin, and Steven B. Warner; program chairman, Bill Silveira.
  • 912th Meeting and Annual Golf Outing, Monday, June 19, 1995, Pawtucket Country Club, Pawtucket, R.I. Program chairman, Jim Knox.
  • 911th Meeting, Saturday, April 1, 1995, Boston Harbor Cruise. Program chairmen, Bill Flanagan and Jeff Oneail.
  • 910th Meeting, Saturday, March 4, 1995, Parker House, Boston. Program, "Global Business Exporting" by Raymond Fogerty and Patricia A. Helms; program chairman, Bob Plante.
  • 909th Meeting, Saturday, January 7, 1995, Parker House, Boston. Program, "OSHA Pilot Program" by Robert Hooper; program chairman, Ron Starnik.
  • 908th Meeting and Christmas Party, Saturday, December 3, 1994, Parker House, Boston. Program, "ISO 9000 and Vendor Certification" by Ron Lambert and Jim Farley; program chairman, Ron Howes.
  • 907th Meeting, Saturday, November 5, 1994, Parker House, Boston. Program, "A One-Year Review of how selected Textile Companies performed in the Stock Market" by Dan Fleckenstein; program chairman, Bill Flanagan.
  • 906th Meeting
  • 905th Meeting and Spring Outing, Saturday, April 9, 1994, Newport, Rhode Island. Program chairman, Chuck Kennedy.
  • 904th Meeting
  • 903rd Meeting
  • 902nd Meeting
  • 901st Meeting and Christmas Party, Saturday, December 4, 1993, Parker House, Boston. Program, "A Review of Textile Companies, Stocks and Other Investments" by Dan Fleckenstein; program chairman, Bill Flanagan.
  • 900th Meeting and Annual Golf Outing, Monday, June 14, 1993, Pawtucket Country Club, Pawtucket, R.I.
  • 899th Meeting
  • 898th Meeting, Saturday, March 6, 1993, Parker House, Boston. Program, "Advances in Weaving and Automation" by K.G. Melling; program chairman, Chuck Kennedy.
  • 897th Meeting
  • 896th Meeting
  • 895th Meeting, Saturday, December 5, 1992, Parker House, Boston. Program, "Acrylic Microfiber in Woven Fabrics: What's Happening in the Far East?" by Christopher G. Bastecki; program chairman, Ronald Starnik.
  • 894th Meeting, Saturday, November 7, 1992, Parker House, Boston. Program, "New Developments in Textile Graphics on Computer-Aided Design Systems" by Steve Smith; program chairman, Claude Draper.

    • Scholarship Winners

  • Sarah Curley, 1997
  • Deirdre Hickok, 1994
  • Katrina Flick, 1994

    • Officers and Executive Committee

  • Lewis Crothers