Paramount Pep-O-Grams (1927)

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P E P-O-G RAMS Page Five Mel Shauer in France: Dick Blumenthal en Route The praiseworthy practice of promoting worthy Paramounteers, coupled with the fact of Paramount’s Foreign Legion covering the entire world, have resulted in the Paramount Pep Club being deprived of the actual personal presence of two of the most popular Pepsters ever to sign membership cards. Melville A. Shauer, past-President of the Club is already in France, with Paris as headquarters for an entire European supervision; and R. M. “Dick” Bluemthal sails for the same sunny land ere this month has passed from the calendar. Mel. Shauer is to be special representative of the Foreign Department on one of the most important assignments in our Company’s history, and Dick Blumenthal has been promoted to be his assistant. Both of these rewards climax super-loyal and undeviating service in Paramount’s interests. Both youngmen will remain abroad indefinitely. Mel. Shauer, accompanied by Mrs. Shauer and their young son, Kenneth, sailed on the Leviathan on May 26th, this event capping a program of farewell luncheons and dinners which testified, more eloquently than words ever could, to the popularity of Mel. One memorable luncheon was that tendered Mel. by the President and the past-Presidents of the Club. This was given at the Astor on Friday, May 18th. It was attended by the six Pepsters whose likenesses were on the place cards — Eugene J. Zukor, Melville A. Shauer, Harry A. Nadel, Palmer Hall Stilson, Joseph P. McLoughlin and Vincent Trotta. A second luncheon at the Astor was held on May 25th, the day before sailing, and was attended by more than a hundred of Mel’s Paramount associates. A. M. Botsford was toastmaster, and performed in the best Botsfordian fashion. Mr. Kent paid Mel. the best tribute we think we have ever heard paid any man. Mel. could speak no more than his thanks, and the heart-deep hope that he would justify the faith his friends had in him. Five Crowded Years Here It is exactly five years since Dick Blumenthal came to New York from France. These five years have been crowded with activity which took Dick, first as a member of the Domestic Department’s Flying Squad in the “Over The Top” Drive into practically every state in the Union, and later into I the ranks of the Foreign Legion as assist I Pep Club’s Loss Is France’s Gain Reproduction of Vincent Trotta’s unique place card for the luncheon tendered Melville A. Shauer at the Aster by the President and Past-Presidents of the Paramount-Pep Club. Printed identification of the Pepsters shown is unnecessary. ant to Mr. J. H. Seidelman. And now he goes back to France with a wonderful groundwork of Home Office experience, to a field of even greater endeavor; and with him go the inspiring well-wishes of a legion of Home Office friends. FAVORITE SAYINGS IN THE POSTER ART DEP. 8TH FLOOR Frank Blakely: Where’s Henry again? Miss Robart : Oh Henri, oh I love that, 1 can’t help loving that man. Fred Jehle : Come on Joe, time to eat. Harry Potter : Low again Fred, hut steel is up again. Gus. Hartman: O' Yes, O" Yes! George Lawlor: Whole Wheat and steel cut. H alter A. Hanneman : It is a hoy, Hurrah! Ralph Cooke : Exercise, Exercise, that s all. Bill Stranders : I know that guy! Ray Freemantle: You wouldn't cheat a blind girl, would you? Bill Hanneman: What a day to be out in the car. Henry Helt: O're dry up. "Offisher, you’d better lock me up. Just hit my wife over the head with a club.” “Did you kill her?” “Don’t shink so. Thash why I want to be locked up.” WHAT’S WRONG? Our famous wit-snapper and bon vivant, who for this particular issue prefers to remain anonymous, sends us a brief contribution with the heading: “What’s Wrong With This Quotation?” “American girls under-value their own importance.”