The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-21

have as much necessity for books
as a large grocery has. They need accu-
rate accounts more than most restaurants
and hotels. for a clubs business Is mostly
on credit
As soon as man enters n club an ac-
count in his name Is opened by the book
keeper. To his debit are entered his inius-
ton fees and his dues. This Is a large item
from 900 10 5000 There are few Of the
leading clubs that have an Initiation fee OF
less than 500 The dues are about SEE.
payable semi-aunualiy. The custom Is 10
have each member on his admission. pay
his initiation fee and half a years duss-
II they are not paid within a few weeks.
and the non payment Is not explained by
sickness. absence from town. or some other
cause. the new members name Is dropped
With his first payment his account -
opened. and more lenient treatment 10
given him.
4 member Of a club may pay cash or
rot as he prefers, He usually prefers rot
10 pay cash. and II suits the club as vel.
The cash system is hard 20 follow on ac-
count Of the checks and vouchers which
every club uses 20 prevent thieying BY is
servants.
Everything bought in club calls out
voucher. These vouchers are in stub
books like bank checks. They are OF Gh-
ferent coIors and sizes. The bookkeepers
give out one kind the head walter another.
the cigar man n third with other forms
for messengers, cabs and rooms. These
vouchers are consecutiyely numbered
and have stubs similarly mum cred. *
is the duty OF a clerk or waiter - have
the amounts on the vouchers copied on nc
stubs. so that each book when used
will show how much income TO the club
II represents
In some clubs the members name ~
also written on the stubs. as well as The
amount Of his purchases When q man
PAYS cash ne complexities this system,
which wo:ks best when no cash payments
are made.
With no cash payments the total amount
charged on the stubs Of the hartsuders
books would exactly tally with the total
amount Of oartender's checks in possession
Of the clerk ~ the end OF the month
with cash payments some OF these checks
have been cancelled and the amounts 30
not correspond
The bookkeepers and the clerks have 20
earn their pay. \ large club has from
seven hundred 10 twelve hundred resident
and nonresident members some OF the
members have the same surnasurs- In
the old clubs where ali the members OF q
family belong 10 the same club. the sans
names recur often. The clerks must learn
all these signatures. This is harder '.0Tk
than in a bank 4 man usually signs hin
bank checks I'm the same way. lie uses
the same pen and Ink At ciue eiEna-
lures vary The signature 20 a breakfast
and the signature to the last bar
voucher may lack resemblance
The Ink signatures 70 carefully drawn
I'D dinner bill and tho scTibbied name IN
pencu on p voucher held on the ia y a
cigar box DO not look alike. The most
signatures come Ia late NJ
night Suu4e % these are nndeclpHsrAD's.
but the clerk always has the recourse o.
asking the walter who he served " -
waiter does not Know he can always hnd
OUT from the door tender. who writes ths
name ~ every visitor in a book and Knows
the name and face % every man wao
comes In.
TIE clerks OF bookkeepers have set OF
80 small drawers They put
the unpaid vouchers fhsre after they have
been entered "a the books The vouchers
81 each member are put by Themselves az
the end II the month The vouchers ere
sorted out carcfuiiy and returned 70 the
member when ne PAYS his b.H u -
wants them Pew members regsii1riy ask
for them. a. they assume ths; The clfr.
keen the accounts straight sun. the
voucher system makes Il possible for
every member 70 verify his charges.
In some clubs there - more specifying
and MAKING OF ifFNtA AffaN I'D NfUff faaatF
Some clubs it~rnlze cigars snd drinks ~
well az food nafsssHzers ard s&bs-
Usually drinks are mt itesuizei. but 7inss
are
The old rnerrbers are more careful about
tho items TRAN the young members Tbs
rich members Always * over 'hs4T ac-
counts very carefully. ans are more HksiY
b. ind fauIt than the poorer Members
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nay bx shat they are rich becauss 70 "
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matters
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