Friday at one o'clock
Not five minutes went by without callers or interruptions of some sort . Most amazing of all , he found , was the miscellaneous passion for palaver displayed by Big Business . Immediately he was invited to join innumerable clubs , societies , merchants ' associations . Every day would arrive letters , on heavily embossed paper -- `` The Sales Managers Club will hold a round-table discussion on Friday at one o'clock . We would greatly appreciate it if you would be with us and say a few words . '' -- `` Will you be our guest at the monthly dinner of the Fifth Avenue Guild , and give us any preachment that is on your mind ? '' -- `` The Merchandising Uplift Group of Murray Hill will meet at the Commodore for an informal lunch .