Evening journal., 1914-03-19
BROS.
ENTERTAIN AT
BIG BANQUET
Employees, Newspaper Men
and Few Friends MerriIy
Celebrate Store RsOpenine
SILVER LOVING CUP
FOR NATHAN MILLER

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Company at the Hotel DUPONT last
night TO celebrate the reopening of
their store. No. 213 Market street.
following the fire of December. The
dinner was given in the rose room
as a heartfelt compliment by the Mil
Ter brothers to their employees for
their loyalty and to representatives
Of the newspapers as an appreciation
of their cooperation with the film
during it's fire troubles Several
other personal friends Of the Miller
Brothers, including bankers and busi-
ness men, also we're present The
dining hall was decorated with flags
and cut flowers.
A feature of the evening was the
presentation by the employees Of the
Miller Brothers Company of a mass
i've silver loving cup to Nathan Miller,
president of the company. The pres
entation speech was made by j.
Harry Gordon. He made humorous
speech, depicting Mr.. Miller as head
Of a "merciless. predatory corpora
ton" hated by his employees, and
said that to express their feelings to-
ward him they desired to present a
little token. About that time Louis
r. Wagner. reporter Of The Morn
ing News. entered with large aud
daintily wrapped package. He start
ed across the hall toward Mr.. Miller
with II, when he suddenly stumbled
and fell.
There was a crash Of glass, and all
the diners arose of one accord. Mr..
Wagner rolled over and groaned as II
in pain, and one hand was seen to
be covered with blood. He was as
sisted to his feet and escorted from
the room. amid excitement, under
pretense OF receiving medical atten-
ton. Somebody suggested that a col
lection be taken to buy another tes-
timonial, and several volunteered 20
subscribe. A committee retired to
secure a gift, and returned with the
loving cup. Then all realized that
4 Mr. Wagner's fall was a joke. The
box he had shattered had been filled
with lamp globes. The blood on
his hand was red makeup paint. con-
cealed IN one palm which be smeared
! over his hand after DO fell Mr..
MILLER, as well as most Of the guests
were deceived by the carefully plan
ned and enacted stunt
} The loving cup presented to Mr.
Miller is fifteen inches high. aud Il
. beautifully chased and ornamented
with sprigs OF Delaware peaches and
, acorns. The cup was inscribed: 'Pre-
sented to Nathan Miller, March 1s
1914. by the employees of the Miller
Brothers Company. at banquet given
to their employees in honor OF the re-
opening of their new store on Friday
March 13, 1914
Mr.. Miller feelingly responded. &C.
: knowledging the gift, praising his
employees for their loyalty and coop
GRAFTON, thanking his friends for their
support and laudlng the newspapers
! of the city for their assistance
The dinner was enlivened by the
use of harmlessly-explosiye cigars
and trick matches. Some Of the
matches would go out so quickly that
II was impossible for a smoker Ia
[ get light from them. Others would
! explode and fly out Of his fingers just
! when he was about to get light
Each diner received as souvenirs a
handsome solid silver pocket-knife. a
; vari-colored cap and red and white
carnations.
The table floral decorations we're
!, red and white carnations and aspar-
! agus ferns. The flowers we're fur.
! nished by George Carson Boyd.
The menu. which was delightfully."-
served by the Hotel DUPONT stan
under Mr. Lenz, was as follows:
Norris Cove Oyster Cocktail
Consomme Brunoise
, Olives Celery Radishei
: Filet of Bass. Aurora Sauce
Tenderloin Of Beef. Mushrooms
string Beans Potatoes Rissole'
Punch Yvette
Spring Roasted Chicken, Stuffed
Salad de Saison
= Fancy Ice Cream Mixed Cake,
I, Cafe Noir
: Cocktails Great Western CHAMPAIGN,
Claret Punch Sauterne Punch
! Cigarettes Cigars
The toastmaster was George Garter
editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL
! who occupied seat at the right of Ma
!, than Miller, president of the Mile
! Brothers Company. Mr. Carter's speec
. OF welcome and congratulation was a
: follows:
"GentIemcn-We are assembled her
this evening as the guests of the Mile
+, Brothers Company. which, Phoenix-lik,
: has emerged triumphantly from it
baptism Of fire and is doing today. big
ger and better things in our communit
than il ever has done before. / estcer
/ Il an honor 20 be selected TO preside =
j a social function held under its auspce,
While the dinner is given ostcnsibly b
the company in honor of its employees.
/. has grsciously invited several Of us VIII
j are not employed, aud | feel confident
express the sentiment of those outsid
guests when | say that. for the tim
: being. we are all employees OF Mile
II Brothers. and in hearty accord with tn
II assigned task OF getting outside Of a
II much OF . truly delightful dinner a
II personal prudence will permit
II "As l view it. the Miller Brother
III company stands for something inhnitel
II greater than a mere commercial organ
II ization. Il symbolizes the advantage
II OF American opportunity and the abilit
OF keen minded Industrious and self
II ritcine men from foreign lands TO recoc
II nize and grasp them. And what il syn
II bolizes so far as America is affected
4 also symbolizes so far as Wilmington
II affected The Miller Brothers have su'
II lceeded here because American condition
II hsye made for success and also becaus
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