Paramount Pep-O-Grams (1928)

Page Six of Pep-O-Grnm. CHRISTMAS SHIPMENTS Palmer Hal! Stilson sug-gests that Club MemVters desiring to forward Christmas gifts to relatives or friends, either in the U.S.A. or abroad, should give the matter promi^t consideration now. When shipments are forwarded via exi)ress or jiarcel post, it is desirable to dispatch same in ample time to have delivery assured not later than the beginning of the Christmas Holidays. This is particularly true of packages to foreign countries which should be dispatched very early. The early forwarding of Christmas packages insures better handling because the Post Oriice and the Express Company are extremely busy during the Holiday season, having a tremendous volume of traffic to handle, and if one waits until the last moment, his or her shipment may be delayed in transit and the expected thrill of the recipient will be materially lessened. Mr. Stilson will gladly advise any Club member who wishes information as to how to go about preparing and forwarding their Christmas gifts. Many elements enter into the economical and safe delivery of merchandise during the Holidays. He will shortly distribute to the Club )>ersonnel a leaflet of the American Ptailway Express Company which contains many suggestions as to handling of Christmas shipments. GAY DINNER DANCE AT ASTOR (Continued from page three) grandest programme of sparkling entertainment a Paramount-Pep Club function has ever known. Organized bv Louis S. Diamond, staged by Jack Partington, provided by Publix, and with Ben Black as master of ceremonies, an aggregation of great acts made the swift hours fly and the hearts beat high. It seems that a lot of credit is due a bunch of Pepsters for having arranged a perfectly wonderful evening. Customary modesty on their part will preclude a lot of them receiving merited mention and praise. But at least it was all done in the name of the Club, it honored the Club by its genuine excellence — and it was the first great constructive step in a program which is destined to carry the Club forward to new heights of greatness and service to the Paramount and Publix organizations which have fostered it. Strong Pulilicity Coniniittee Forinnlates Excellent Plans President Frawley made an excellent choice for chairman of the new Publicity Committee. He apiiointed Charles E. ^McCarthy, who knows enough about publicity to be publicity director for the entire Paramount organization. “Mac” made an earlj" start in lining tip bis committee, and in announcing them be prefaced bis announcement as follows: “To insure complete note of the acti\itics of the Club in the different departments of the company, T have made this committee larger than usual. I have also aiipointed Leon Bamberger, vicechairman.” The full committee is as follows: Charles E. McCarthy (chairman), Leon J. Bamberger (vice chairman), Harold Flavin, Irene Scott, Lenora Korenstein, Tom Walsh, Vincent Trotta, Russell Moon, Cliff Lewis, A1 Adams, Albert Deane, Ben Serkowitz, George Britt. The first meeting of the committee was THE EDITOR’S PROOF READING HAD ITS FLAWS In our special souvenir issue of last month we had three loud-speaking instances of the fallability of editors. These flaws we arc most anxious to correct with the following mentions: On Page Three the names of Marion Coles and Rose Eidelsberg became transposed on the page, for it was common knowledge to all that the election resulted in iMr. Coles becoming treasurer, with Aliss Eidelsberg as secretary. In the listing of the personnel of the Board of Governors on this page the name of Arthur Dunne was most regrettably omitted. On the fourth page following, his photograph appeared in all correctness ; but in this group of photographs that of Joseph R. W'ood was missing, despite the fact that his name was listed on Page Three. To the three Pepsters concerned we most humbly apologize, and trust that the matter has now been set completely right, not only with them, but within the knowledge of all members of the Club. PUBLIX-BOOKING DEPARTMENT IS HEARD FROM AVhen “kittle .Joe" Weinstein saw fit to clioo.se a business career, the stage lost a genius! Have you ever seen him trip the light fantastic? “Trip" — is the word! .Jean Friedman, sweet little ingenue of the Booking Department, must have a sentimental complex, because she certainly does enjoy a good cry. Therefore, she was very happy the other day when she attended the wedding of a friend. Joel Golden, cut off clerk extraordinary, has been nicknamed “Joe Vitaphone.” What a future for the talking movies! May Keenan, Mr, Notarius’ able assistant has staged a comeback after a severe siege of illness. “Mazie.” as she is known to her friends, finds a lot of truth in the old adage about “Absence making the heart grow fonder”— or what have you! Alice Boyle has a new friend. These budding young Greta Garbos! Knowledge There is no quicker way to kill a sale than to have a customer detect a lack of knowledge on the part of a salesperson. It is an unqiiestionalile discredit upon the ability of the salesperson. If one hasn't the information on the tip of his tongue, if he has to search his brain and squeeze out, as it were, a few “half-baked” fragments of knowledge, the sale will fall flat. Gne must compel confidence through his knowledge of the merchandise he is displaying. — Bullock Way. So your druggist refused to cash a personal check for you? Yes, the horrid thing. And after me buying all my postage stamps from him the last year. —Exch. held in the Chairman’s office last Friday afternoon. The outcome of that meeting will be speedily evidenced within the span of the very near future.