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George S. Pappas, engaged in the restaurant business in Fort Smith, as proprietor of the Manhattan Cafe, was born in the classic old city of Athens, Greece, where the violet skies and beautiful temple ruins have enchanted the traveler for centuries. He was there educated and came to the new world when twenty years of age, hoping to enjoy better business opportunities on this side of the Atlantic. He settled first in Nashville, Tennessee. and later removed to St. Louis, embarking in business in both places. Constantly alert to wider opportunities he came to Fort Smith in 1906 and here established the Manhattan Cafe. In the intervening period he has built up a large patronage and now conducts a business of very gratifying proportions. He has one of the excellent cafes of the city, splendidly appointed, and he holds to the highest standards in the nature of service rendered the public. He has at times been interested in zinc and oil development and is regarded as a wideawake. energetic business man. whose farsightedness and industry have brought substantial results. Mr. Pappas is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He has gained a wide acquaintance during his residence in Fort Smith and thoroughness and enterprise have brought him prominently to the front in business connections. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to come to the new world, for here he has found the opportunities which he sought and in their employment has made steady progress, until his business places him among the substantial citizens of Fort Smith today. |