Associated First National Franchise (1921)

JU First National Franchise Semi-Monthly They take the children along on their vacations. These happen to be two of E. V. Richard' s six. Race suicide— nix! Fifteen cents for a square meal. Ten cents for a bed in a big airy bedroom. A great homelike mansion house shaded by giant oaks facing the beach. Broad, shady verandas, spacious grounds, all the implements of play for kiddies, young folk and grown-ups. Close by the main building a comfortable cottage especially for married folk and their children. They have their little secrets and peculiar ways, you know. A cruising launch, row boats, bathing, fishing. Vacation stuff, the best of everything in plenty. Happiness. Sounds like a come-on advertisement for a summer resort, doesn't it? But it isn't! Just the plain facts about Elmwood Manor, the vacation home provided for its employees by the Saenger Amusement Company. Two hours from New Orleans at Bay St. Louis on the Gulf. But it takes time and money to make vacations possible even with the place provided on such easy terms. Elmwood Manor, the century-old mansion house at Bay St. Louis, is the year-round vacation home of Saenger employees Very well. That is all arranged, too. The Company has it all figured out and printed in a book available to all employees. One year's service entitles an employee to ten days vacation at half salary with mileage allowance of two cents per mile. Two years' service, full salary, two weeks of fun and three cents per mile make vacations free of all cost to the workers. Longer vacations and more liberal mileage allowance go with longer terms of service. More fun for more work. Those who get larger salaries pay proportionately ' higher board and lodging. Everything on a cash basis — no charity. Employees under no obligations use and enjoy the joy plant because they feel that they pay for what they get. And they do. That's wise. E. V. Richards, Jr., the daddy of the project, knows that American employees like to be independent— wouldn't enjoy Elmwood Manor if they weren't. Shows that he figured it all out same as he does any other business proposition. He says it pays, although the firm is in about twenty-five thousand dollars on its vacation plant. The Saenger people operate over forty theatres in almost as many southern towns. Just opened a new one at Marion, Mississippi. Efficiency clubs in every theatre. They know how to work, too, down there. A treat to visit their New Orleans offices. Whole building: call it Administration Building. It is. A grey-headed, buxom young lady, Miss O'Rourke, at the information-switchboard desk. The visitor enquires is Mr. Briant in. She's sorry he is out, but^expects him back at eleven. "Will anyone else do?" "Mr. Grandjean, publicity manager?" "Surely, be right down." He is. Another youngster with slightly graying hair. Good smiler. Good fellow, you tell yourself. Don't seem to have a thing in the world on his mind but making the visitor welcome. "So sorry Mr. Richards, Mr. Saenger and Mr. Gueringer are away, bu^ we are opening the new theatre at Marion today," he apologizes. "Yes, our forty-second house." We follow Mr. Grandjean and meet some of the bunch. This is Where work mingled viw Editor's Note: A member of the 'e: stopped over between trains to vis th hold, and here gives his impressiov Mr. N. L. Carter, Jr., Sped; looks fast, smokes a pipe. You of Elmwood Manor this year in di: job. On the way to the next comes out of the door as we pe the chef, busily engaged prepa ,ig have their own architectural de rt: Davis, Chief Architect, Mr. ! dk Bill Wright, poster king, has j res glories in it. The right idea. H pi and little Nell Farrington, both t ;y lantern slides. Good work. C J. booking clerk ; H. C. Wedem Er, Connor, First National bookei t with time for a pleasant word t.'th' This, says Grandjean, is a rc n exhibitor customers. Desks, e y and everything for their convei m Nat Sobel, of "Sobel, Richards m Exhibition values too high, they ly ing. Shear leaves presently to ij after his motor car. Poor, unfc tin own a chain of six suburban tl itr tise big features. We think tr ' i they know how to run their bu play golf and run motor cars, i right. So is Vic Howard, wha under his big moustache. Then comes luncheon in the floor. "Sit right down — Soup?' F La Place." Petite brunette. " tee Thought at first she was Kathe tie at the same table eating pot roa a style, same as me. Friendly fli supervising manager of the firrr I tres, at our table. Wonder if h 6 exhibitors, too. Just like the fc» ting and eating, sociable like. C J manager, passes the salt to th tst left. All human beings. Fine ! That Saenger crowd is hospitaa we visit Elmwood Manor. "11 to New York," quoth he. "Th 8-t Boyer will get our tickets. bag and you can meet Mrs. G.'IB They have a lot of Juniors dowr^t sons proud of their fathers. T i have built America and Americ |i The train pulls in at Bay S XL Mrs. E. V. Richards, Jr., and ti there. A real smile and welcome |S House from cellar to clean, room on the floor. Fine place for s i