Alice Hubbard - Sneaky with Sneakers

Here is another interesting story from the book Sinners: This is East Aurora. The Story of Elbert Hubbard and the Roycroft Shops by H. Kenneth Dirlam an Ernest E. Simmons (copyright 1964).

 

"Elbert Hubbard seemed to be easy-going, but just the same had a keen eye for what was going on. If you had on your desk something you didn't want him to see - perhaps a letter that should have been answered the day before - he would be sure to spot it as he walked by. Elbert Hubbard wore rather heavy-soled shoes, so one could hear him coming; but Alice Hubbard wore sneakers with rubber soles and heels, which enabled her to surprise you as you were taking a quiet smoke up in the top room of the tower..strictly forbidden in any of the Roycroft buildings."

We don't care if you visit the Roycroft Campus in sneakers or heavy-soled shoes. Just come for a visit (but don't sneak up on us) in the Copper Shop Gallery. It is open 7 days a week: 10:00am – 5:00pm