Joseph Zwart worked for the Ralph Goldsticker hat company formed in 1921. Before then Ralph was a traveling salesman. Look at what fun they had, as reported in “The Illustrated Milliner” in 1906. A milliner is one who makes or sells women’s hats.
A jolly party consisting of J. S. Shields, Charles W. Adams, Ben Pfeiffer and Ralph Goldsticker, all of St.
Louis, made a trip during their vacation, taking in Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Boston, Atlantic City, and New York. The three first named gentlemen are traveling salesmen for the Richard Hanlon Millinery Co. Mr. Goldsticker represents Levis-Zukoski Millinery Co, on the road. They had a very jolly time and kept their cameras working overtime. In New York they met Mr. Mark Reed, also a traveling man for Richard HanIon Millinery Co., and Wm. A. Brazier, traveling man for
King-Brinsmade Merc Co.
The boys took in all of the famous sights of New York, including Chinatown, Division Street, where some thirty odd millinery stores are located within two blocks and all on one side of the street. The museums, art galleries, parks, etc. They also visited the playground of America, “Coney Island,” and then tried to convince everybody that it did not compare with Forrest Park Highlands or Delmar Garden. Boys more loyal to St. Louis never left that city, as they took their hats off every time they saw an Anheuser-Busch sign. One evening, they will never forget, was spent in New York’s most famous Bohemian resort “Little Hungary.” This restaurant was made particularly famous by the visit of President Roosevelt, February 14th, 1905. The boys were in high spirits (Hungarian) and made the place ring with their songs, cries and laughter to the amusement and with the co-operation of everybody assembled there.
