Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-03
A BUSINESS BANQUET.
A New Years Dinner Given by Employers
to EMPLOYEES

A New Years Dinner Given by Employers
to Employees
At ihs Golden Eagle Hotel Saturday afternoon thu
annual reunion of the employees of the Mechanics
Store took place. The employees, with their imme
date friends, formed a company of about $50 per
sons. They assembled in the parlors of the hotel
in response to the invitation of Messrs Weinstock
& Lubin, the proprietors Of the Mechanic.' Store.
The parlor and main hail of the hotel were can.
vased, and brass and orchestral band occupied a
position in the middle hail. Dancing began at about
$3.50 and continued without interruption until
halfpast7 Z. The enjoy ment Of the participants in
the reunion unrestrsined and of that character
which indicated the most cordial relations ex.
istent between the employees. The conduct of the
par y was excellent, and the committees in charge
can feicitate themselves on having ordered the
affair with such nicely that not the slightest jar
occurred and not the least happening interviewed to
mar the pleasure oil the occasion. Cloak, hat ard
! dressing rooms provided Tor the ladies and
1 gentlemen, and each under the superin-
tendence OF some one OF the committeeman, either
III person or 10y deputy At O'Clock guests invited
by the employers began to arrive, and received
by their hosts, and by the unstudied ease of their
reception were at made to feel the sincerity of
| their Welcome At o'clock the hosts marshaled
the company in Order and led by the band, the en-
| tire body numbering some 220 ladies and gentle
men, marched to the dninSh hal! and were seated at
/ the annual dinner which it is the custom Of the
| firm to give to its employees and few guests. The
| tables We're four in number, running the entire
length Of the hall, with fifth at the head crossing
! them at right angles. The spread was one which
was credit to the caterer, landlord +. A. Horn
| blower and the service was under his immediate
| direction, aided by the steward Of hotel. the
landlord directing the foot and the steward the
head Of the hall. small army OF walters was in
| attendance and under admirable drill. At min
1 utes past the company was IN place and seated.
| Before each guest, supported on a small easel L
fou page card, octave size of tinted bristol board
OF finished surface. Each card bore upon its first
! page handsome vignat,e IN black and white Of
| landscape views, mountain, valley, river, Alpine
| nights, with nov and then an admirable marine
| view. These pictures were handsome specimens of
the engraver's skill, and were works of art Of no
mean quality On the second page the menu appeared
and the third page bore the words of "Auld Lang
| Syne The cards for the afternoon social were Of
like character, differing only from the table cards
| by being smaller and by being mounted with silk
cord and tasses. The table cards, with appropriate
| Introduction, read
| Eastern oysters on half-shen. soups-Mock tur-
| tie, chicken Fish-SalmOn, a la Chambord trout,
1 Madeira sauce Entrees Chicken fricassee fried
chicken, cream sauce; stewed rabbit, wine sauce
| fricassee of veal, with green peas chicken liver
| brochet 3 la Matre Hotel ornamented dishes and
| pyramids. Roasts-Turkey, stuffed with trufies
| English ham, champagne sauce; spring chicken, au
ericsson English sirloin of beef. Game-Saddle OF
venison, with jelly quail on toast canvas back
duck, a Ia Orange; English snipe. Cold dishes
Boned turkey, with jelly decorated Whitaker
hams smoked tongue, Bellevue Pastry-lm-
pcrial pudding, claret sauce; old English plum
| pudding hard sauce; Charlotte Russo wine jelly
blanc mango; orange ice; vanilla ice cream assort-
| ed cakes. Dessert-Coffee, tea, lemonade, grapes,
apples, oranges, wanus, rasins, candies, notices,
| bon-b ons.
| The dishes, Is will be SEEM were not only ample
to variety, but were served most bountifuly, and
/ .tsrf,f trrall
justify the cooks and coufectioners in giving ex-
| preston to feelings Of pride over the success
achieved. When the company was seated Mr..
Weinstock, who presided, called for quiet, and
stated that at the beginning OF a new year it was
fitting before feastins, to acknowledge the mercies
| of God and implore continuance Of His blessings.
| He then introduced Rev. NJ. 5 Levy, Of San Jose,
| who offered up thanks in impressive and elo-
| auent prayer. The banquet, which notice
| able for the absence OF wines and liquors, then
proceeded. and while the dishes discussed the
orchestra from the lower end OF the hall RECALLED the
| company with pleasing musical selections. Among
| the invited guests, whose faces were within the
scope Of view obtained by the reporters, were Rev.
| l. T. Dwinell, Rev NJ 5. Levy, Rev. ii. II. Rice ami
wife, Rev Mr.. Chapman, Judge W. y. Henry and
| wife Felix Tracy, w. H. Parsons, City Attorney ".
| A. Anderson, Chief Engineer Sullivan, Il. W Lew S
and wife, Norton Bush, Add G. Hinkson, George I.
| Bush, f. G. Wa erhouse, representatives OF the
| local press and others.
| At O'Clock and 20 minutes Mr. Weinstocb opened
the literary exercises Of the evening. He said the
firm felt hunored by the presence OF so many guests
anu trusted their enjoyment would he unaliOYsd.
Ii employers generally only could realize the pleas
ure to be gained by reunions OF this kind he sat
ised that occasions like the present would take
place much more frequently and the strife existing
| everywhere between capital and labor become
| greatly lessened He added ." 1t has fallen to our
| lot to be the employers OF great number OF
people, among whom are many that are
| quite Young, whose minds are not yet fully
developed and whose charae crs are not vet formed.
I tba frat px nor md par
principles nculcated into the youthful mind create
lasting impressions, and have much to do in the
I making of the future man or woman, We hope that
as employers fully realize the great responsible
ties resting our shoulders aud 1t Is our constant
| PRAYER that wise Providence may grant sufi-
| cieut understanding that We may be able TO safely
| guide those placed in our care through paths of
thrift, sohriety, virtue and honor. Our motive in
holding these yearly reunions is for the purpose Of
promoting and increasing that sympathetic and har-
menious telling which should always exist between
| employers and employed That employees a
rule appreciate any effort made by employers
to create better feeling has been demonstrated to
our entire satisfaction by the good results OF our
past endeavors in this same direction In speaking
for ourselves employers we are free to say that
these happy occasions have tended to create within
our hearts deeper feeling and more concerned
interest in the condition and welfare OF those with
whom 50 closely connected, while on your
part as employees we have also noticed strong and
increasing d, sire to do only what is light and hon
orab,e ami that which will best serve the interests
Of Your employers We trust as we eraw Older
together and learn to know each other still better,
that this happy feeling VIII also continue to rpen
and grow mutually stronger.
He closed by aging that the PAST year had proven
| an eventful one, both in the development OF bust
ness and in the clearer insight gained to the true
characters of the employees OF the year. Some hat
fallen but the greater number stood higher thar
ever in the estimation OF the firm. They have
gained its confidence by honest and faithful service
BY ge.i.iemanly and ladylike demeanoT and by up
. | RIGHT heira With hearty wishes for n CDntln
| uance Of mutual esteem and respect, and further
strengthening of the bond OF attachment he con
cluded amidst loudappause, with afergent " HEAVIER
bless you all"
L. j. Hitchcock gave the toast, 4" The new year
NAV il be one of health, happiness and prosperity
| to us ALL" Responded to by VIM. keels in very
effective and graceful speech. After torecastln7
the happest uure for the ladies of the store, in al
their ventures, matrimonial or otherwise, he eN
pressed che hope that all might feel that the weak
nesses and errors OF life have been botted out by the
Recording Angel, and that the recurrence OF another
new year holiday is encouragement for all to DO
better than in the past. The speaker was heartily
a2pauded.
very nicely " Massa's in the cold, cold
ground" They led by Mr.. Addae, and Miss
Certie Gerri h was anoompanist. Mrs. Belle Hall
then read Gather Pills Collection effectively,
but it was rather long for the occasion. Mrs. d.
Lubin then played piano solo selection from " II
Trovatore" a. d was warmly encored, but it was an
nounced that recalls could not be responded to,
| owing to the length OF the programme l. q. Mess
ner then gave, with q neat introduction, " Our
Cash BOYS" to which Master Johnny Tooker, wee
bi; of little one responded in speech full OF the
mirsh Of assumed gravity, and that was receive ed
| with prolonged applause The little fellow gave as
a toast Our Employers and Hosts may they never
be displeased with u.s. and may they 1--we to see u!
| expert salesmen." Mr. Lubin responded, and
after brief complimentary opening spoke
| earnestly and seriously to the employees.
He advised them cultivate the faculty OF obserya.
ton He said that is experience had led him to
believe that success failure IN life s largely due
to the presence absence Of that quality, and
! added: By dividing the observing and the non
observing into two classes shall find in the rank
| OF the former the and women who have
achieved success in all the walks of life Among
them we shall find our successful writers, warriors,
statesmen law givers inventors and philanthropsts
Nor must we forget the iinanciers, the merchants,
the professional men aud artisans In every avenue
| of occupation the people who have succeeded most
ae those who have best cultivated the faculties oil
| observation. Those VINO have the misfortune 10
belong to the second class the class of non-ob-
servers can scarcely boast OF any great eminence
In fact this class is to great extent dep ndent for
| their very existence on their more fortunate
| brethren OF the observing fraternity. do not
| hesitate to say that our prisons, almshouses,
| lunatc asylums and the dens OF vice find their
| greatest patronage from among this unfortu-
! nate class. When city is destroyed by fire, or
| when train Of cars full of passengers accidentally
| is brought to halt by being teescoped and
wrecked, then do we hear words of pity,
| hands are wruDg in anguish, the groans Of
the wounded fill our hearts with sorrowful
| emotions, and when dead after dead are brought
| from amidst the ruin the sight soflens even the
hardest hearts, aud all exclaim, What pity that
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