The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-15
DINNER At ATHLETIC CLUB
A Hundred and Fifty Men Connected
With the Big Plant Go to Chicago on
a Special Train and Have Time of
Their Lives on big Boss

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tanned at supper one hundred and fifty
of the members Of sales, Office and
factory organizations Of the institu-
ton which bears his name. Supper
was served in the Crystal Room Of the
Annex of the Chicago Athletic Asso-
citation, Chicago.
His Kenosha guests took leave of
Kenosha at six o'clock and travelled
to Chicago in their own train. There
the statesmen were met and after a
short social session all were seated to
be served with a most elaborate sup
per. The menu covered most every
known delicacy and during the pro-
gress of the banquet entertainment
was ably afforded by Benson
singers and others, assisted by the
sales and factory men in competitive
renderings of parodies worded to fit
the occasion, each verse being woven
around some certain characteristic of
a certain individual present, some be-
ing words of praise, others not.
The banquet was not given for the
purpose of getting these men together
for a business conference. It was
promoted by Mr.. Simmons and carried
through by him for the purpose of get
ting the men who must work close to-
gether better acquainted each with the
other. Impromptu talks were given
by several, but the keynote Of the
evening was struck by Mr.. Simmons
when in short actress to his. boys he
stated that he wanted each and every
man connected with the Organization
Of which he had the honor of be; g
the head, to allow friendliness to
come into his business life and stay
with him while he worked. That each
man had his job and in that job he
was Of the utmost Importance to the
company, and that if his work put
him in charge of other men he should
treat these men as he expected to be
treated by his superiors.
He depicted the workings of an or
ganization such as the Simmons Manu-
featuring Company as those of huge
machine, each man being an integral
part thereof and brought home force
fully to all the fact that unless one
were very careful the human interest
side of life in connection with business
dealings would be forced out and one
would become hard and unresponsive,
doing his work well, but not with that
spirit of friendliness which he wanted
enthused into every man connected
with the organization. With other ap-
propriate remarks Mr.. Simmons con
Guided his short address.
Impromptu remarks were had from
others gathered round the tables and
amongst other things due homage was
paid to the absent ones, to the officials
of the company and to individual
members of the organization who have
been with the company for many many
years and had made good It was
found that one man present, jim
McClatchey, had been continuously in
the service Of Simmons for thirty six
years and that in spite of this long
length Of service there was one other
man in the shop who ranked him,
Newton Fisk, sr., Mr.. Fisk having
been with the company for a much
longer period. Mr.. Simmons instructed
that these men be suitably remem-
bered.
After an informal smoker lasting
until well past midnight, the party
broke up and those from Kenosha
were brought home on special train.
Every man present voted the meet
ing a grand success and Mr.. Simmons
statement that that one was but the
first and others would follow, was re-
ceivad with cheers