Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-03-12
oharIes snoadway Rouss.
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss, the
distinguished merchant of 446-46S
Broadway, had his fifty-third birth-
day celebrated by his employees in
his store on Monday evening, the
11th inst, by enjoying most excel
lent collation. served by Overton the
we'll known caterer. Below is the
menu Dertdtint, written by Mr.. Rouss.
MENU Which means etables and
drinkables. Bred and Butter. Chik-
ings and Turks and Dux. Ginger
Ale. Nuts & Nuts s Nuts (3 kinds).
Ice cream. Blu Gras. More Meat and
Crackers. Chow, Sherry and Port
(lS05). Chees and Rasins. Several
kegs of beer and pi.
Feb. 11th, 1886. Feb. 11th, 1889.
The following by Mr.. Rouss in
type writing was posted near the
front door on the first floor for the
edification of his employees.
Another sad, but inevitable anni-
niversary, tho sader day yesder,
as we bid farwel to honest Jno. Bre-
glin and Tom Reville sed a kind
word to poor precious Opie. Yes
the years whirl by! Fifty-threel
My good gracious am that old, and
must 1 too folio Opie and honest John
and Frank, and ONO, and Lee, and
Wright? No, will not. Our peple
and their friends are most cordially
invited and welcom, Particularly,
the families of our packing room pc
lple, specially John Breglin's. Per-
haps ther ar som who wd like to com
on the score of old acquaintance.-
al most cordially welcom.
We shall hav little lunch, and af-
ter diner speeches, and vii try to
drown our sadnes in ginger ale,
crackers and peanuts and beer and
hemcuter. Two minits will b allowed
2 evry felo who has the nerv to get
up and say his say. Rev. and How
ell and Schloss and Mont, but there
are who will not be here who were
here year ago, Opie and Honest
John. Yes, wei hav little fun too
drown our truble, ginger ale, ice
cream and other fine stuff.
The leder was crowded out yester,
and did not hear Joe deliver his u
logy on Honest Joe, and he is res
pectfully requested to repeat to mite,
also Tom, his words to opie. R.
Feb. 11th, 1889.
The following speech by one of the
invited guests voices the feeling that
existed on the gala OCCASION
No merchant of New York, VIII has
achieved success in the past ten or
twenty years has ever caught by the
ears the popular run of business so
successfully as Mr.. Rouss, our host,
for the reason that he never assumes
anything above his fellows (cheers).
He recognizes that in order to be a
successful merchant it is necessary
to be in entire accordance with his
employees.
The best evidence of this disposi-
ton on his part is the collation. that
is spread before us Tonight
(Cheers.) If this were an isolated
occasion we might not have the same
reason for crediting him but we know
that for many seasons past the same
disposition has been manifested by
him. Leaving the regular holiday
out, of Christmas, New Years and
the 4th of July, upon all of which oc-
casions he gives banquets his BIRTH
day celebration, the fifty-third anni-
versary of which we have now met to
take part in is, trust, a matter of
much genuine enjoyment. We cele-
brate, because we respect and love
the man aud because we know that
it is furnished from his own gener-
Gus heart. In short, if you gentle
men who are part and parcel of his
admirable mercantile institution, take
the same interest in him and his sue
cess, as he DOGS in yours, the frater-
nal result cannot but be mutually
satisfactory. Prolonged applause.
Mr.. Ronss' well known kindly dis
position includes all persons who
have anything to do with the street.
Larry the policeman was there and
did good service in appropriating the
good things. THE ", Y. Record.
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