The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-17
GLAsoaArg BANQUET SERVED
FORTY - sieHI LAST
Following Which Party Was Taken on
Tour Of inspection OF Maanih-
cent New Store.

Approaching the value of the ser
vices rendered by the newspapers and
nevspapermen Of the city for their
possible. the snterprisinx arm o.
stone Thomas last evening enter
tanned the representatives OF the
press with an elaborate banquet, m
the cafe OF It's remodeled and en-
lsrged department store.
About forty newspapermen. repre-
wheeling Majority. The Telegraph.
The Register. The News and The In
telligencer. were the guests OF the
management throughout the evening
and following the banquet. the party
through the building. which is deciaf,
ed to be the finest and most complete
department store In this section OF
the country.
Arriving at the store at s O'Clock.
s chsrJ ner VS. were taken in
Stone. w T.. Rownd. Joe r. Kline. J.
Sumner Jones, H. NJ Helfrich and
Harry Timer Tibbens. who represent
ed the nrn. and proved very enter
tanning hosts; From that hour until
nearly midnight. there was not a
minute that was not thoroughly en-
Much Grub" Disappears.
Seated about a table M for a king.
the press representatives were served
a real feed" They entered the build
Ing with appetites for which they
are noted. and left IL with these appe-
ttes more than appeased. which fact
attests the nature OF the menu The
menu included the following deli
cacies: Cream OF tomato soup, steam
cd FOUNDER egg sauce. filet OF beef a
Ia Stone 4 Thomas. chicken pattees,
Concord grape sherbet. pineapple salad
messlerode pudding. plaza layer cake.
coffee. toasted crackers, Camembert
cheese and sailed almonds The sery-
Ing was done in faultless manner I'M
der the direction Of Caterer Pollock.
OF course there were Smokes" and
while the cigars and cigarettes were
being enjoyed the evening was en-
livened by few addresses. Mr.. Mcneil
Frank II. Mcneil acted as toastmaster
In his inimitable way. MIR. Mcneil
explained that he was called upon to
represent the firm in the absence OF
Mr.. VIII r. Stone. one OF the active
heads OF the firm. who Is confined TO
his nome by Illness The POSTMASTER
extended q cordial welcome TO all,
and babe his guests to feel lat home"
In the store.
Firm 10 Congratulated.
VIM. l.. Brice. assistant manager OF
The Register. was the first person
called upon for an address. and re-
ing letter from Mr.. James u. fancy,
editor OF The Register. VINO was I'M
able TO attend. The letter reviewed
the remarkable growth of the frm' s
business. Referring to the magnin-
cent building now occupied by the en-
terprise. Mr.. fancy congratulated the
firm upon It's completion. and declared
that this evidences confidence in the
city's future.
Walter n. Hilton. editor OF the Ma.
Jority, compared the present store.
complete as IL Is in every department
with the small. old-fashioned country
store. The wonderful development OF
the business, he said. is a tribute TO
and proof of the ability of the man.
agement and contributing effort OF
employees, and even more-it is a sign
of the times. another sign pest on the
road OF progress.
Edward Ankle. editor of The Tele.
graph, spoke briefly, complimenting
the Arm OF Stone & Thomas upon the
occupancy OF such large and hand.
some building.
Has Become an rnstitution.
The appreciation OF the newspaper
men was expressed BY IL. G. ogden, Of
the Intelligence. who declared thar the
debt OF gratitude for the privilege OF
participating In such an affair which. in
n way. marked the opening OF the new
annex to the building. Reviewing the
extension OF the business OF the firm
from the time IL occupied n small store.
room on Main street. more than sixty
years ago. t. the present time Mr.
Ogden declared that the stone n Thomas
organization is not merely a private
business. but has become an institution.