News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-03-22
The Doliber-Goo dae Co.'s Annual
DiFpna.

The annual dinner of the Doliber-
Goodale Company, the proprietors of
Mellin's Food, to their heads of de-
partments and travelling men, was
given on the 9th of December, 1898,
at the Parker House, Boston.
In response to the special invitation
of Mr.. DOliber, the president of the
company, all of the travelling men
had turned from their different fields
of labor, and had come together in
Boston, the headquarters of the bust
ness, each to make systematic and
detailed report of his past years
work and to discuss with the home
management the methods, plans and
efforts for his coming years work.
1t was most natural and happy
homecoming. and seemed almost
like a family gathering, as the freedom
of discussion, the quick response to
Mr.. Doliber' request for suggestions,
and the enthusiasm shown by all
present, told of the cordial relations
and perfect confidence existing be-
tween the travellers and the manager
of the company.
At the dinner, Mr.. Dolber, the
president, had the head of the table;
the vice-president, Mr.. Cheney, the
foot; Mr.. Delano, the right, and Mr..
Hazeltine the left center. Messrs.
Cox, Snyder, Jones, C. M. Phelps,
Robbins, Larrabee, Stone and Good
win completed the circle. The ap-
pearance of the table was strikingly
novel, with its pyramid of foliage
and choicest cut flowers, of which
Mr.. Doliber is so fond, and the menu
and service we're all that for two gen.
eratiOns have made "Parker's'' IA
nous.
After the merriment which always
accompanies good6dinner, speeches
Foo Food men 1u are ' telE Mf .ll nns
the dinner had been a success, there
was no backwardness in coming for
ward to carry out this part of the
programme.
Mr.. Stone set the ball rolling with
a toast to the president and heads of
departments, which brouelt out
hearty and appreciative responses.
first from Mr.. Doliber, and following
him the several members of his staff
of assistants who are at the head of
the different departments of the
home Office; and then every one of
the travelling men, as he felt moved
to speak, gave to the others his ideas
OF the work from his own personal
point of view, each telling his belief
and conviction as to the best WAYS
to accomplish the results desired
under the widely varying coalitions
prevailing in their different fields of
effort.
The last hour was devoted to a
wholly unexpected and successful
demonstration of the latent musical
ability of the party, Messrs. Delano.
Stone and Larrahee spelling" each
other at the piano, and music and
song held sway until, with rousing
md heartfelt cheers for Mr.. Doliber
and for Mellin's Food, these earnest
and loyal co-workers separated,
strengthened in purpose, each with
greater confidence and increased zeal,
to take up his own work again with
the determination to accomplish all,
and more if possible, than fhe man
agement had expected of him, as a
natural return for the confidence and
compliment shown him in this meet
ing with his fellow workers and en-
ployer on common ground.
Perhaps one secret of the steady
growth and increasing prosperity OF
the Mellin's Food business is to be
discovered in this incident. Mr.. Dol
iber's breadth of view, honesty OF
purpose and perfect sincerity, which
make him willing to listen to any and
all suggestions that even the young
est and least experienced OF his EN-
ployes might offer, have no doubt
kept the entire force of workers in
intelligent harmony with those whose
responsibility it is to direct them, and
in this way better and larger and
more permanent results have been
! secured
There is no position in commercial
life, as business is done to-day, so
hard to sustain successfully as that
OF . traveller" for the reason that it
is possible for him to find himself SO
quickly "Out of touch with the home
people. He wants to carry out their
ideas, and intends to do so, but too
often confusion and misunderstand-
ing arise from the care of the work