Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-29
Banquet City Light
I and Water Employees
Was Great Success

Soup 10 nuts" has long been deemed
M nm. expression to denote that the
menu was complete. but ~ the banquet
of Chapter No. - ~ the Doughcrty
mems fraternity held ~ the Harvey
House last night this old adagr was
ovordonc. the menu started ont twu
courses ahead ~ The soup and went
until ovcry one present sad ''nuf"
&. ~ Dillon tn head IL the local
chapter acted ns toasimns,cr fnr tht
occasion and most ably filled his post
bringing about the happy combination
OF talks jokes. fellowship songs and
eats well mixed. Nftor u short talk
and song. under the leadership II H. T.
TONNES. and between the soup and the
dinner course. Guy ". Fullcr was call.
I'd on for talk ON the subject of
"Why We are here" Mr. Fallcr. dur.
ing the course ~ his address brought
out the fact that one ~ the prc.cminont
reasons for the gathering was to get
acquainted one with the other aud Ia
bring about q more thorough under.
standing between the officials and
employees ~ the organization which In
reality was Just one lnrgc family all
working Ia the same end. that II per.
feeling the service rendered by tho
company and of receiving that com
pensation ~ work well done that
surpasscs all other remuneration. lie
went further IN expressing his joy TINT
the Fraternity had been oremlssd IN
Amarillo and gavV IN brief the outline
II the organization which was cstnb.
ljshed originally as gift % NJ.
boughcrty the head Of the Doughcrly
service. of which the local Light and
Water Company II apart Tho
original organization consisted of only
6 members and now embraces mem.
bcrship of $4,000. The Fraternity was
,kglft TO Mr., Doughcriy ON his iSlh
birthday.
W. u. McSnndlcu spoke briefly ON
the business outlook aud IN ending
said that II people would tall, less about
hard times and work harder that IN
his opinion business would be- better
by hundred percent.
II. NJ Russell. oof the firm ~ Rus.
vel and Cocl,rcll. was guest az the
banquet and expressed his apprccia.
ton ~ being M hunurcd lie discuss.
ed the disadvantages that members ~
the Light and Water Company OK.
pcricnced In selling their wares as the
product was something that could not
be carried away by the purchaser ana
In most cases there was nothing o.
show for the money spent which ne.
ccssiiatcs greater ability In the sales.
men than would otherwise be- the case
Tho employees ~ the Light and
Water Company have stuck to their
posts during III ctimcs ~ depression
and nov the pendulum Is swinging the
other way and am glad 81 IT, said
Mr.. Russell.
Mr. Cravcns. from ~. joe. Mo.
member Of the fraternity at Toledo.
stated during hls talk that Amarillo
had made the best start ~ any of the
chapters that h. had seen. Mr
CkavcnS Il In the results department
Of the service and visits great mum.
her Of the fratcrnitics throughout tn
country
Mr.. r. =. Turner was the last speak
er on the program and dwellcd al
length an the opportunity afforded the
young wen who were now In the en-.
ploy 81 the Doughcrty Service. bring.
linz out the fact that the business was
always ON the lookout Tor useful men
and that regardless 81 the position now
held there was n better ono ahead In
the Scryice. hut that the better jobs
were uot fsss sslt workers hut Tor mon
who made good, and his advice to