The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-21
DEAR FOLKS
EFT me tell you about

r EFT me tell you about
Wilson s. Company party
-&-z given by the members of
the Fellowship Club of the New
York plant at the Waldorf Ho-
tel last Wednesday night. II was
given in honor of Thomas e.
Wilson, president of the COM
pany, who recently returned
from Europe, where he visited
his branch offices there. He
made a special trip from Chi
cago to fraternize with his fell
low-workers in New York.
The New York Fellowship Club
has an active membership, and
the members are very proud Of
it, so they wanted to show Mr..
Wilson how it measures up
alongside of the other Fellow
ship Clubs that exist in other
plants around the country.
But most of all they wanted to
show Mr.. Wilson how much
they appreciate his efforts in
grouping his $4,000 workers in
to one big, happy family where
all share in the generous distri-
button of goodwill, rewards
and privileges.
I think it is great that one man
has the power and ability to
lead so many people into pleas
ant paths and make them proud
in his leadership.
The evening party opened with
performance by a minstrel
troupe composed of workers,
whose singing and acting and
conversation delighted the
members and their wives who
were present. After this part
of the program had been car
ried out Mr.. Wilson was intro
duced, and the cheers that
greeted him certified to his pop
ularity among his fellow-work-
ers.
It is easy enough to detect the differ
ence between a genuine and forced
ovation: one is spontaneous; the
other shows it is given because 1t Is
expected.
When, however, hundreds of men and
women stand and cheer and applaud
and wave handkerchiefs-and do SO
impulsively and heartfully-then
there is no doubt about the spon-
taneity of 1t, nor is there any doubt
about their liking and honoring the
man.
Mr.. Wilson talked to them very
briefly, but he said what was in his
heart to say, and he said it so sim
cerely that his fellow workers knew
that he meant every word.
The secret of Mr. wilson's success in
his great business of supplying peo-
ple with his company's CERTIFIED
ROOD PRODUCTS-such as hams
and bacon, canned meats, vegetables
and table delicacies-all backed UP
also by the slogan THE WILSON
LABEL PROTECTS YOUR TABLE"
is due to the faith he has in his fell
workers and to their faith in
him. He says so-they say so-and
that's all there is to it-except, OF
course, that all feel their responsible
ity in the preparation of the Wilson
&, Co. products just the same as they
feel bound in honor to play on the
level with one another.
1t is out of the question for people
living in the same household to act
true blue in one direction and false In
another-and in this particular house,
hold, don't forget. there is absolute
harmony as affecting the spirit, the
thoughts and the action OF every mem
Der thereof.
Mr. Wilson remained with his fellow
workers as one of the liveliest and
most agreeable members Of the party
until the evenings gaities ended.
And SO goes along merrily and happily
the building of a great organization IN
matters more important than mere
cold business calculations.
Sincerely yours. William c. Freeman.
$50 Fifth Avenue, New York City.