Paramount Pep-O-Grams (1927)

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN REPORT TO THE CLUB’S PRESIDENT vvvvv ♦ ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE Louis S. Diamond, Chairman The following is a brief report of the activities of the Entertainment Committee during your administration: The first official act of your Entertainment Committee was to organize the Paramount Pep Club Dance Orchestra which came into being on November 1st, 1927; at which time the first rehearsal was held. The enthusiasm with which the members of the orchestra entered the first rehearsal indicated that the Club would have an orchestra that it could well be proud of. The first de luxe meeting, at which the Paramount Pep Club Dance Orchestra made its initial bow, was held at the Roosevelt December 13th, 1927 and was attended by more than three hundred Paramount Pep Club members. The second die luxe meeting, at which our own orchestra furnished the music, was held at the McAlpin Hotel on January 6th, 192S. The third de luxe meeting was held on February 14th, (St. Valentine’s Day) and marked the first open meeting of this administration. This meeting was held at the Roosevelt Hotel and the members were permitted to bring their friends. The music as usual was supplied by the Paramount Pep Club Dance Orchestra. The three de luxe meetings that were authorized by the Board of Governors proved to be very popular with the members as it gave them an opportunity of meeting on a social basis with their fellow employees. The next function of your Entertainment Committee was the Paramount Pep Club Ball which was held at the Astor Hotel on March 23rd, and proved to be a huge success. The annual Paramount Pep Club Outing was held on Saturday, June 16th and was very well attended by the membership. The Outing also proved to be very successful. During this administration the Entertainment Committee disposed of more than two thousand tickets for the Paramount Theatre which are sold to members at the rate of fifty cents each. We also distributed many thousands of tickets for the various Broadway successes which entitle Paramount Pep Club members to purchase two tickets for the price of one. I want to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the Entertainment Committee who have given me excellent support in the various details necessary for the conduct of the above affairs, and I want to thank especially Joe Wood, William Mcllvain and Carl Clausen who have been particularly helpful in the preparations necessary for the various functions of the Entertainment Committee. RULES COMMITTEE Leon M. Saveli, Chairman I take pleasure in submitting the report of the Rules Committee for the Club year. The Committee was concerned with the plan to initiate and propose a conservative revision of the Constitution and By-laws. With a thorough appreciation of the importance of the task, and of the divergent views of the members toward any changes whatever, we proceeded, not without planning, consultation, and considerable debate. The first draft of the proposed amendments was submitted at the July meeting of the Club. In accordance with a motion this draft was referred for further study and consideration to a joint conference of the Board of Governors and the Rules Committee. The conference report was adopted without a dissenting vote at the August meeting of the club. The committee members who served with me are as follows; A. C. Hollis, Vice Chair man; H. A. Nadel, Robert Powers, W. T. Powers, Attorney; John J. Wildberg, Attorney; Sada Snyder, Secretary. In closing this report, I am taking the opportunity as a club member to express my appreciation of your services as President. During the year you displayed an interest, a zeal and a purpose always to serve the club and the Paramount organization; and your attitude toward me in my various activities was helpful and sincere. It has been a pleasure to serve during your administration. COOPERATIVE BUYING COMMITTEE Joseph A. Philipson, Chairman The Co-Operative Buying Committee during your administration has taken on several new lines which have been very beneficial to our members; a few of the new names added to our list are: Young Bros., Hats; Vantines, Novelties etc.; Serber Rubber Co., Auto Tires and Tubes; Bromley’s, Men’s clothing and haberdashery; J. M. Lyon and Co., Jewelry. In addition the committee has held several sales during the year. A new idea for our club was put into effect last Thanksgiving and Christmas when the committee took orders for Turkeys, Cakes, Candies, Nuts, etc. on which there was a considerable saving for the members. There have been issued over two hundred orders on Alex Taylor’s and Davega’s for sporting goods during the year. Also a great many cards for furniture and silverware. The National Shirt Shop reports a very good business from our members. The committee has informed members where to obtain merchandise (not carried on our discount list) at the most reasonable prices. Some of these requests were referred to one of our past presidents, Mr. Nadel, who very willingly took care of same. We wish to thank Mr. Nadel very much for his help. We also wish to extend our thanks to another of our past presidents, Mr. Joseph McLoughlin, for giving the space wherein to hold our sales. ATHLETIC COMMITTEE Ray V. Keenan, Chairman Below is a summary of athletic activities during the past club year. The summary, up until my assuming chairmanship, was prepared by Ray L. Pratt, Ex-officio: Under the leadership of Ray Pratt the athletic season started with Bowling-. A few men showed up and bowled a few nights with the ardent novice, Joe Doughney. who after a few private lessons from Teddy Lemm, turned out to be a good running mate for his tutor. The Girls bowled one night, but discontinued. Too many sore arms or fingers. Basketball was the next adventure and the boys wearing the gold and blue showed themselves to be not half bad for a team with no court to carry on their practices satisfactorily. The Paramount team was placed second to Pathe in the Motion Picture League. The team consisted of Ray Keenan, Captain, J. Davis, H. Helt. E. Hollander, E. Scholz, I. Krassner, S. Clinton, Ray Eckerson, I. Alteman and Ray Pratt, Manager. After the Basketball season, Ray Pratt was unable to continue as chairman owing to his increase of Company work. Our next activity was the outing at Indian Point. There were track and field events for men and women Pepsters. The high scorers, Edith Weber and Max Klein, each received a beautiful silver loving cup donated by the Mintz Brothers of Krazy Kat fame. Prizes for the less versatile were given out on the S. S. Peter Stuyvesant on the way down the Hudson. The ball game between the Married (Continued on next page.) PEP-OGRAMS Page Thirty-four