The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
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Feast For Bankers.

Yesterday, being the day for the
posting of the six months interest on
the thirty-five hundred odd depositors
accounts aggregating $750O90, at the
State Central Savings bank, and 1t
ceing long, tedious task. making it
necessary for the employees to work
after the supper hour, it was suggest
ed that they have their evening meal
served to them at the bank, thus
saving time, and also furnishing a
pleasant social hour together. Judge
Logan was consulted, and entered in
to the scheme at once with his custm-
airy hearty approval, where the inter
est of his co-workers are at stake.
Furthermore, announcing to the COM
mittee that the bank would foot the
Dill. The three young ladies of the
force, namely. Miss Maxwell, Miss
OBrien and Miss Connolly, were en-
trusted with the menu Miss O'Brien
being chairman. All day long the
male members of the bank had one
eye constantly on the lookout for the
necessaries OF the feast, but they
looked in vain, for not thing did
they see or hear The young ladies
came to work in the morning at the
usual time, left at the noon hour, and
returned empty handed. Things GER
tainly looked blue. Along about half
past five Miss O'Brien stepped out
quietly and the rest kept on working.
At o'clock Roy Wolf announced that
ne would have to go out and make
some coffee, he being specialist in
this line. At $3.50 o'clock the Misses
OBrien and Maxwell came in and
announced that supper was ready. The
men thought that they would go back
and grab ham sandwich, swallow a
hot cup of VOLTS special brew and
go back to work. Back they went, just
as they were, and instead of a grab-as-
you-can layout, they were invited in
to the directors room and there burst
ing before their tired eyes and empty
stomachs, was scene beautiful and
wonderful to behold The big direct
ors table had been covered with
snowy white cloth. In the center was
Judge Logan's loving cup filled with
a bunch of yellow marigolds, bespeak-
ing with their silent upturned faces,
that their color was the emblem of
the banks reserved strength-gold
Covers were laid for all with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Rix, the vice-president,
who was unable to be present, and
pN1lo r5 yxyhn ic on
with the Company i boys. The good
things that the young ladies had pro-
vided consisted of spring chicken, sal
ad eggs, potato chips, olives, potato
salad, pickles, rolls, jelly, ice cream,
cake, coffee and cigars. 1t was per-
feet. 1t was good and the pleasure of
the big family all sitting down to-
gether, with no Formally and no stiff
ness made all forget their work and
happiness was the only thing notice
able in the room.
How they did, and when they did it,
no one knows, but the trio themselves,
and they were silent concerning these
two questions. The only thing the
men were physically able to do safter
the feast was the move of vote of
thanks to the ladies'. Those enjoying
the filling and the fun were: Toast
master. Judge Logan, c. j. Bode, H.
T. Graham, H. Boyden Blood, L. ].
Wolf, Alvin Kraft, w. ]. Bode, George
Duerkopf. Leonard Montgomery, Carl
Klaan, and the three pillars of the
bopd uho made tho todinI,c 1rorL a
pleasure.
II one could get behind the little
iron cages they would see hanging
over the desks of some of the clerks
a card with the following on it: IF
you work for man, in heavens name
work for him; If he pays you wages
that supply you bread and butter,
work for him. speak we'll of him and
stand by the institution he repre-
sents." These cards were placed there
voluntarily by the clerks.
VIII Commence Year With Social
Time.
The Yong Pople's Christian Union
of the United Presbyterian church
will be entertained this evening at the
residence of Mr.. Kenneth Davidson
A social time preparatory to commenc-
ing the fall and winter meetings of
the Christian Union will be held by
the members, and pleasant time is
anticipated.