The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-29
EACH 4 PRESENT
Of A CHECK
Hockaday Crowd Banquetted
and Surprised.
GOLDSTANDT AN0 POWELL
Give Feast to Travelling Sales
men of That Prosperous House
GOLDSTANOT AN0 POWELL

With characteristic W lcnita spirit Two
Of the big Who'll esaIe establishments last
evening gave banquets 10 employees.
These were the Hockaday Hardware
company and Goldstandt-PoweH HAT
company.
Ornate menu cards formed one of the
features OF the Hockaday banquet The
cover consisted of q bunch OF violets.
tied with a pink ribbon, and beneath
them the words in gold: The Hook
aday Hardware Crowd and AT Dinner,
December .. 1901"
The banquet began at 7:SO in the Carey
and lasted long. being replete with
whoie-hearted cheer and unrestrained
happiness on the part OF everybody
The surprise came at the conclusion,
for each emplCye was then given by the
company a check, q Christmas gift, the
amounts varying.
Mr.. Newton Hockaday said last even
ing: 1T is a family affair. Every man
at the board is \ hustler. Our house is
full OF energetic men. From the newest
to the Oldest employe, all are ambitious
for the success of the house and give the
full of their industry 10 achieve IT
MIR. Z. T. Bennett said: 1T has been
prosperous year with us. we have ali
worked hard. and we all DESERVED and
welcomed this moment Of relaxation ana
fellowship ut the board We are very
proud of the Hockaday crowd-ot our
force"
This big establishment has reason to
celebrate its progress, as Wichita knows
It's great new structure is an index OF
what ii has been doing. And IL may IN
terest many to know that when the
house started in January, 1929, it had
two statesmen and eight employees In the
house It now has seven statesmen and
thirty employees in the house.
a.re-c
was as follows:
Blue Points
Celery.
Consomme Clear.
Stuffed olives Salted Almonds
Baked BIuefsh Saratoga Chips
Domestice Goose, Stuffed and Baked
Green Peas Apple Sauce
FiIlet Of Beef with Mushrooms
Asparagus Tips
Roman Punch
Shrimp Salad
Neapolitan Ice Cream
Bonbons. Coffee. Assorted Cake.
The Hockaday crowd present follows:
c. &. Alexander A. NJ Alexander, Chas.
Black, c. +. Bennett, W. ". Brown. 7.
J. Burk J. II. Berry, Fl. G Clampitt,
A. NJ. FUrney, Bert Furuus, Nellie Fitz-
patrick. J. w. Henderson. J. n Hock-
aday, Charlie Hockaday, Charlie Jordan.
c. S. Jarboe, A. MartlnsOn, L. NJ. Nor
rison, \. I. Mussett. f. NJ. Miller, F.
w Martin J.. II. Martin. G.. I. Mon
roe. A. j. Musselman, VIII Petrie, r. T.
Reck, Winifrede Richards Charles Rus
sell, Lee Rummell. c. w. Schumacher.
w. 4. Schurman. Homer Schafer, George
Vestal. a. J.. Westcott, Ray Weishaar.
GOTDST ANDT = POWELL BANQUET.
The Goldstandt-Powen Hat company
gave their third annual banquet to their
travelling statesmen at the Carey
che banquet was specially served at
80. those participating being A. NJ
GoIdstandt. John l. Powell, John r.
Barley. William s. WOolf. Irving Arm
old and James II. Bennett. Mr.. Wood,
salesman for Texas. was not able 10 be
present. The menu:
Blue Points on Half Shell.
Vegetable Soup
Olives Radishes
Baked Red Snapper Saratoga Potatoes
Baked Goose. Oyster Dressing.
Asparagus Tips Apple Sauce
St Julien Punch
SQUADS on Toast Mushrooms
Winneworths and Kraughta. a la Arnold
Neapolitan Ice Cream Assorted Cake
Fruits Assorted Nuts
Neufchatel Cheese Safted Waters
Coffee Cigars
After an hour and half dining, the
party enjoyed music program IN the
hotel parlors until late hour.
These enjoyable functions were inau-
gurated b. this up-to-date wholesale
house three years since at the close Of
their first years business. and have been
a most happy feature each year since.
The past year has been one of contin-
ued prosperity for this house, until to-
day their statesmen cover all the terri
tory from Central Kansas TO the Rocky
mountains and TO the gulf on the south:
a larger field than is covered by any
other Wichita house.
Their energetic methods have proven
popular with the trade. until today they
are recognized as up-to-date and pro
gressive Ia every way. serving the peo-
ple Of the southwest. right here at their
door IN a manner as acceptable as the
largest jobbing concerns in the eastern
cities.
The statesmen for this house viii leave
for their respective territories about jan
nary 5. with promise of a still in
creased trade over former wears.