The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-20
BANQUET TO sTocKHoLDERs
AND employees AT HOTEL
HATTIEseuRe.
BUSINESS SHOWS LARGE GROWTH
Many coneratuIatory Talks Made BY
officers and Resolutions For Great
er and Better Things in 1912 Were
Adopted.

AS fitting close to the most sue
cessful year in the history Of its large
and rapidly increasing business, the
Hawkins Hardware Company enter
tanned at dinner at the Hotel Hatties-
burg, yesterday evening, in honor OF
it's shareholders, employees and a few
invited guests. It was happy occas-
ion, congenial gathering of the in
dividuals who have each in his partic-
ular sphere contributed to the splen-
did success of one of Hattiesburg's =
leading business institutions and sew
eral friends of the company. Such
success could not have been achieved
without the harmonious cooperation
of employer and employee. every one
faithfully rendering efficient service,
directed by wise and conservative
management. These annual dinners
are calculated to bring into closer re-
lations stockholders, officers and en-
ployees and make each one feel he is
personally interested and responsible
for the success of the business. That
this has been accomplished is evi-
denced by the loyalty to the Hawkins
Hardware Company of every individ-
ual connected with it.
The business OF the Hawkins Hard
ware Company has constantly grown
during the past few, years, in spite Of
! ing throughout the territory from
which it draws it's trade. The busi-
ness has broadened along every line,
new floor space, more sales people
and large stocks of merchandise have
been added to better take care Of the
increased trade; and today the con-
cern can boast of one of the largest
businesses of its kind in the state Of
Mississippi. These achievements re-
feet credit on the officers and man
agement and the entire force of en-
ployees. The dinner yesterday eve
ming was an appropriate celebration of
past success and an earnest for the
future.
Some twenty-five diners were gath
cred around the festal board and en-
ioyed the elaborte, well prepared
menu which was served J. w. Hop
kins. secy-treas. of the firm was se-
lected to preside over the little gath
ering and performed most creditably
as toastmaster. After the repast had
, been handsomely attended to, short
, talks were made by the following: J.
W. Hopkins, F. w. Foote, Ellis Hick-
} man, v. M. Scanlon, G. L. Hawkins,
Ellis B. Cooper, M. A. Hoffman, c.
| f. Linneman, Rev. e. D. Solomon and
) Eugene Fly. Those of the
: speakers. who are stockhold-
. ers in the business, expressed them
. selves as being highly pleased with
the conduct of the business and fine
showing made, and it was their wish,
. and that of the guests, that the com,
: ing year would be more successful
. than any of its predecessors. Mr.
] Hickman, president of the concern
!. took ocasion to give some statistics
showing the large volume of merchan
disc handled during the past year
q The business received 165 solid car
: loads Of freight, approximately sevei
; trainloads, besides the large quaint
Il ties that were received almost dsil.
in local shipments. This Is an enor
y, nous volume of freight for bushes
lg of its size to handle and but gives al
" idea Of the amount Of business tram
ie sacted last year.
G. The following Is q list of thos
ae present: Ellis Hickman, Pres; 9.
Iinneman. vice-Pres.; ]. W. Hoplin
10 Secy. y.-Treas.; G. L. Hawkins, Elll
le. Cooper. Jas. Hand, Of Purvis, H !
81 Williams, of Prentiss. F. r. simmon
In M. A. HOLMAN, Rev. e. d. solomo
Up. and J. H. Lewis. stockholders: NH
no Kingsberry. Jasper Love. Chas. Hay
re- and Harry Hickman, salesman; Phi
ne lip Bleeker, travelling salesman; r.
Fem. stenographer and assista
nd book7keper; Fred Heidelberg. shI
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