Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-03

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| Domestic ducks, stewed.
| Filet of beef
Whitaker decorated hams
| Boiled buffalo tongues.
| Chicken salad.
Anchovy salad.
Vegetables of the season.
! Ornamental decorations
Fruit and pound cakes.
Charlotte russo, wine jelies
Bon-bons.
Assorted candies.
Pyramids.
Fruits OF the season.
Roman punch.
Vanilla and strawberry ice cream.
English cheese.
Nuts, raisins and coffee.
AT the side of each plate was small bou-
quet and fnely-executed acknowledgement
card, upon one side of which were the words.
eve Wish You a Happy New Year. Vein
stock Lubin, Sacramento, January 1,
1850, " and upon the opposite side, the hymn
of :" Aud Lang Syne."
When all the guests were seated at the ia
bles Mr.. Lubin said: "Our motto is action,
not words, hence my speech will be short ;
eat"
After about an hour had passed in social
repast Mr.. Lubin called eli the Mechanics
Store quartet, consisting of Messrs. Fellows,
Adae, Burtis and Miss Mullen, who sang
Welcome Tonight" Professor Melchoir
accompanied Win piano.
The first toast was then announced by Mr.
G.. A. Fellows: Our Hosts" which was
responded to by Mr.. Weinstock, as follows
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen :
In behalf of the firm and as one of the hosts
of the evening, | would say, in the language
of the poet:
good digestion to you all;
And once more,
l shower a welcome you; welcome all.
judging from your happy faces and beaming
smiles, you seem to realize that it is not the
quantity of the meat, but the cheerfulness of
the guests, which makes the feast; and / no.
tice you have also succeeded in breaking
through the chills of ceremony, and every
heart has thawed into flow, thereby making
yourselves at ease and perfectly at home, all
of which cannot help but to add to the en-
joyment of the evening. This, to me, as
one of the hosts, is very gratifying, and no
doubt my worthy brother and partner Mr.
Lubin, enjoys the same happy feeling. The
sight of the joyous, happy faces surrounding
us here this evening is rich and ample re-
ward for all our pains and trouble, and
makes this one of the happiest moments of
our lives; for believe me, nothing affords the
firm of Weinstock & Lubin greater pleasure
than to see their employees cheerful happy
and contented. We feel this way because we
believe that between employer and employee
bond of perfect harmony and sympathy
should exist; that each should strive to adj
vance the interest and welfare of the other
On the one hand the employee should consider
the interest of the employer as his own, and
should do for him as if for himself allowing no
chance to slip by where he can benefit his
employer, either by word or action. On the
other hand the employer should look after the
welfare of his employees, and try to make
them as comfortable and as happy as pos
sible should reward merit by appreciation,
encouragement and promotion. Where en-
ployer and employee act toward each other
as 1 have just stated, the result cannot be
otherwise than mutually profitable and
agreeable. Our experience, however, as en-
ployers has taught US that employees can be
divided into two distinct classes, namely
First, the disinterested, or unfaithful and in
different employe; second, the interested, or
the faithful and conscientious employe. The
first seeks only to put in, or, as it were, kill
so much time, in order to get so much money.
Whether the business of his employer pros
pers or not is a matter of total indifference to
him, and troubles him but very little, so long
as he can manage by hook or crook TO hold on
to his place and get his money. Employees OF
this stamp are curse and detriment to any
business, and deserve no sympathy while
the employer who is unfortunate enough
either through bad selections, lack of knowl-
edge OF force of circumstances to have barna
Giles of this kind clinging to his business, is
indeed to be pitied. The other class Of
employees referred to are those who
do not stop to think of pay and pay only, and
who never look round to see if the eye of the
employer is watching them; but without
| stopping to think of reward of any kind
| put their whole soul and mind into their du-
ties, determined to do their best work and
give their employers the full benefit of faith
| full and conscientious efforts. Employees of
this stamp are blessing to themselves and
| those that employ them, and deserve to be,
and as a rule generally are, well appreciated.
Now, as Cor you who are employed in our
house, am glad to say that we believe you
aim to belong to this latter class, and we feel
| satisfied that you try to do your duty faith
| fully and honorably For >this we most
sincerely thank you, and we further assure
you that, from cash-boy to superintendent,
we shall always aim to appreciate good and
| faithful services. In conclusion, / will say,
let us all try to promote this harmony and
good feeling existing between us as employ
ers and employes-you, by doing your duty
faithfully; we, by approaching your efforts.
Let every one Of you work for the interest of
your employers. and your employers will, in
return, work for you all. Let it be the aim
| of every person connected with the firm Of
Weinstock & Lubin to have the roof of tie
Mechanics Store cover, as it were, one vast,
happy family-and may God bless you all. -
Prof. Melchoir then gave piano solo,
after which "Our Invited Guests was pro-
posed by Mr.. Lubin and responded to by Mr..
McClatchy, who said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen, Girls and Boys
employe of the Mechanics Store desire to
congratulate you and your employers upon
this occasion. 1t is an occasion the like Of
| which does not often occur-one which it
were well should often happen, and which l
hope to see cherished and popularized-t
gathering in social, friendly, familiar inter-
course of employers and employed. Kind
words and kindred looks go great way in
this world to make us do and dare. They
appeal to the understanding, they touch the
heart and stir up with an almost irrepressible
power all the good that is in us. In conducting
| TO success any great business there should
be, indeed there must be, unity of inter-
! ests more or less cordial between employed
and employers. Gatherings like this gen.
crate and foster it. was much pleased to-
night to know that while this is not the first,
neither is it to be the last Of these annual
socials and feel justified in saying for my
fellow invited guests that they cannot but
rejoice in knowledge of the fact. And
| would say here, as have often said to young
men who have applied to me to assist them