The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
ANNUAL BANQUET
J. A. SLOAN co.
.eocERY CONCERN rs HOST TO ITS
EMPLOYEES At THE BETHEL
HOUSE.
FEASTIEG and MUCH ORATORT
Mark One Of The Most Pleasant
Occasions in The History Of
Of The Firm.

| just 6cbcu years d6O ACW CAeSA
prise was opened in Columbia and the
city received half a dozen new citi.
zens-citizens who have made their
impress on the business and social
life of the community, who have been
enterprising and public spirited and
I'D to the mark in every walk of life.
The enterprise in question is the ].
A. Sloan Company, wholesale grocers,
and the good citizens who came with it
| are the Messrs. Sloan.
In celebration of the seventh birth
day of the house and in token of the
loyal faithful services of the house
men and travelling statesmen Of the
firm a handsome banquet was given
Wednesday night at the Bethel by
members of the firm. These banquets
have been of annual occurrence for a
number of years, but have heretofore
been held at the Maxwell House in
Nashville. None have been moro sue
cessful from a standpoint of perfect
service and sumptuous fare. however,
and at no former time has the spirit
of good fellowship and perfect accord
between employer and employee been
more clearly shown. It was an oc-
CASTOR that will live long in the minds
and hearts of the twenty gentlemen
who gathered around the banquet
board.
| Previous to the banquet members OF
the Arm, their housemen from the
three houses at Columbia, Fayette.
Vile and Florence, and their travelling
statesmen gathered at the hotel
Friendly greetings, kindly jokes, and
an interchange of ideas made the hour
pass quickly until the doors of the
dining room were thrown open and all
marched to the banquet board. The
large dining room had been decorated
In Christmas greens with touches OF
red. while the table was especially
beautiful with its handsome lace GOV
erings, and It's decorations of white
and crimson carnations, white hya
cinths and graceful ferns. A hand
some crimson carnation was the
souvenir beside each place.
]. A. Sloan, President Of the Com
pany, was POSTMASTER of the evening
and graced the head of the table and
flled the part admirably. Not once
did the spirit of good cheer lag. Ev-
cry man was placed thoroughly at his
ease and all entered thoroughly into
the spirit of the occasion. OF course
attention was first turned to the APP
petizing menu arranged, for that is a
hearty, healthy set Of men connected
with the ]. A. Sloan Co., and they did
full justice to the good things as set
below:
Menu.
Blue Points
Celery Sailed Almonds
Essence of Chicken, en- tasse
Stuffed Olives
Ffllet of Spanish Mackerel, Maitre
D'Hote
Fancy Potatoes
Sweet Bread Patties, a la Sloan
French Peas
Frappe, Travelling Salesman
Broiled Quail on Toast
Asparagus Tips
Shrimp Salad, en- mayonaise
Neapolitan Ice Cream Fancy Cakes
American Cheese Toasted Crackers
Coffee
Apollinaris
Cigars
When cigars were reached the |
speech-making began, and 1t was here
that the real esprit de corps Of the J.
A. Sloan Company was brought out
and 1t was easy to UNI
lerstand that an enterprise so wisely !,
and so Loyalty manned could
not but be a pronounced success.
President Sloan announced that the
expected every man around
he board to do his duty in the ora
orical line, and while the talks were
Ill brief and informal, every man did
10 his duty. And 1t was noteworthy
hat every houseman, every travelling
salesman who arose had good word
o say of his employers, their hearty
support and backing. their unfailing
courtesy and their treatment and the
way they had of making of every man
nder them a real friend.
]. A. Sloan closed the speaking, or
bought he did. He gave brief his
DRY of the firm He told Of its or