The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-12
JEM|s0N BANQUET LIKE \ BIC PARTY.
Employers Stage Novel Stunts In Bidding President
 Bon Voyage To Europe

Tho annual dinner of Jemison c Co.. and Jemison-6eibles Insurance agency, given at the Tutwiler Friday night not only brought to the strik- ing attention of the scores of em- ployes end department heads the scope of the work of the past year. but was also in the nature of bon voyage to Robert Jemison. IT, president of the companies. who Is months to EuropS. It was more like a big family party than an as- sembling of one of Birmingham's largest business organizations. There was entertainment-deiig en- tertainment-and every part on the evenings program was performed by members of the Organization. Songs, sextettes, vaudeville stunts, novelty surprises all were clever and well executed and the half dozen outside guests present enjoyed every moment as much as did those who were familiar with the personal organiza- ton references.
 Hill Ferguson, vice president of Jemison & Co.,, presided. but the good humor was so spontaneous that the program seemed to move along Of It's own accord. A noteworthy feature was the tribute paid to the late John Sparrow, who for many years handled tho firms advertising and was an intimate friend of the execu: lives and members of the organiza- tion. pr. Frank Willis Barnett was called upon for the principal tribute. which was a beautiful eulogy of ono of Birmingham's best loved citizens. MT. Jemison. MT. seibles and others feelingly expressed the high esteem in which he was held.
 An indication of the growth of the firm and of Birmingham was shown when MT. Jemison said that when they began business g years ego in building, that structure was then the only office building in Birmingham. Last year the company's bank de- posits were more than $8.bo0,000.
 Those present Were:
 Speakers table: Robert Jemison. IT,, H. G. Seibels. HiIl Ferguson. A. B. Tanner. T. K. Byrne. L. W. Jones, Mfr Goodwin, MT. Sale. MT. Friedman. MT Dinkler. MT. Ingalls, MT. Barnett and Mir. Stanley. W tori. Miss Moore. Mir. Axford. MT. Adams and MT. Neville.
 Table No. 2: Mrs. McGaw. Mrs. B. B. Woods. Mrs. Robins. Mir. Lacey. Mir. Ebert Jemison and Mir. Armes.
 Table No. 8: Mrs. Weatherly. Miss Cusick, Miss Judge, MT. Zimmerman. MT. Cross and MT. Marks.
 Table No. 1: Miss Lilly Wood, Miss wa1drop. Miss West. Mrs. Cooper. MT. Priewt and MT. Field.
 Table No. s: Mrs. Grant. Mss Har- rison, Miss Faircloth. Mir O. Strong. MT. Bauagh and Judge Bentley.
 Table No. 6: MT. Randall, MT. Frank Jones, Judge Bentley, MT. Hammond. MT. Martin and MT. McGee.
 Table No. [: Miss Hitchcock. Miss Kennedy. Miss Bryant. MT. Tarrant. MT. Wrenn and MT. Kirk.
 Table No. 8: Mir. Webb. Mir. E. L. Moore, Mfr. Duncan and Mir. Otis
 Table No. g: Mrs. Florent. Mrs. Frazer. Miss Parker. Mir. Cox. Mir. Carr and MT. Wyman.
 Table No. 10: MT. Gardien, Mir. Hackey. MT. Deal and Mir. Spears.
 Table No. II: Mir. Judd. MT. Brown, MT. Adolphus and Mir. Shackelford.
 Table No. 12: MT. Bell. MT. Hume, MT. Davis. Mir. Breen. MT. Tyler and MT. Praytor.
 Table No. 13: Miss Walls. Mrs. Buchanan. Mir. Harper. MT. Powell, Mir. F. H. Smith. and Mrs. Shores. Table No. 14: MT. Oliver, Mr. Conekell. MT. Gilley. Mir. Prickett and MT. Mccormick.
 Table No. Is; Mfr. Cook. MT. Folk ner and MT. Hildehard.