The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-03-20
Fourth Annual Banquet
Union City Business Mems Club
Largest Gathering Of Business Men in Union Speakers
Include Men Of Prominence IN Tennessee

The largest gathering Of the Union
City Business Mems Club was held Al
the EIks Home on the occasion Of the
fourth annual banquet last Thursday
night.
Men OF prominence from different
portions Of the State were present. The
speakers included Hon. ]. II. Thomp-
son. State Superintendent Of Public In
struction; Prot. H. A. Morgan. Director
Of the Agricultural Department, Uni
versity Of Tennessee; President J. H.
Peyton, OF the NJ, @. & ST. +, Railway,
and the local speakers J P Verhine,
president Of the club; Mayor I. R. Rey-
nolds, F. ]. Smith. Geo. Dahnke. There
we're number Of additional speakers
not included in the program, who were
called upon by the postmaster
President Peyton, on special car
from Nashville, was accompanied TO
Union City by number Of bis asso-
ciates OF the road, as follows: j.. XII.
Ambrose, Secretary and Treasurer;
Hunter Mcdonald, Chief Engineer;
Charles Barham, General Freight Agent;
r. r. Cole, Director; Percy Warner,
Director; John M. Scott, Secretary; n.
f. Smith, Vice President and Traffic
Manager; Will s. Thompson, Travel
ing Freight Agent; ] T. Perkins, Diyi-
sion Superintendent.
There were 10 all assembled in the
club rooms 210 banqueters. The enter
tainment committee met the visitors
and escorted them to the rooms. The
committee on arrangements looked after
their comfort and everyone was given
special attention.
Quite number Of the citizens from
the various parts Of the county were
also present including representatives
Of the agricultural interests and good
fellowship prevailed.
The menu came from Dahnke's Cafe,
and III serving It il quite pleasure To
note that the proprietors Of that insti-
tuition were assisted BY their compet-
itors in business, Messrs. Ed Kirkland
and Brother DeGraffenreid, an instance
Of the get-together movement signal
ized by the banquet. It is also proper to-
note that there was d larger attendance.
than the caterers had expected and this
accounts Tor any lack Of service, which
we understand was not at all noticeable.
The toastmaster, D. p. Caldwell, was
in good iettle, and opened in his best
vein introducing the speakers. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Armstrong, then
the president of the club was intro
dueed.
Mr.. Verhine explained that be was
not accustomed to making addresses
and that he was hardly equal to the
but ii was his duty on be-
half Of every member OF the club to
extend the welcome, and that Union
City indeed and in truth welcomes the
visitors to this banquet, the men from
The county as we'll as those from other
parts oi the State. He was proud Of
he large attendance and babe them a
hearty welcome.
Mayor Reynolds said it was pleasure
o be present and to welcome SO many
distinguished guests and a greater pleas
ire that they have honored as by their
presence. It is an inspiration to our
youhg men to reach for the top of the
adder. The club was never before SO
ignally honored BY distinguished Wis
tors. He was especially pleased to well
ome Mr.. Peyton, Of the n, G. & ST.
!. Railway.
HON. 2, n. thompson was the next
peaker introduced. He expressed APP
Of the opportunity to bel,
resent. He was glad to see 80 many
4 the farmers present. That il the
ight sort OF team work. II is cooper
tion Of the right kind. Referring 10
be schools Mr.. Thompson said that
here we're 761 900 children oi school n
ge IN Tennessee and Of these loo 900
iere noe ID school, He was glad to |
now that we had 40 attendance Of 95
er cent. very far above the average. !
he new compulsory School law had ln- {
reased the attendance As per cent, and i
10 attendance would be better still but
or the lack Of room in the buildings or .
ae lack of buildings and aecommoda- /
ons altogether II was more than D d
undred years ago that the public school !
ystem bad it, origin, and out oi this I
gstem bad come the right sort Of prob i
inns and the best sort 81 nnsi0naIisni. ! /