The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-11
.OPTIM|STS CLUB
IS HERE TO ROUT
BUSINESS BLUES
Police Judge Herr Accepts the
Presidency of Sunshine"
Organization.
THE LADIES WILL BE
ADMITTED AS MEMBERS
They See the Silver Lining in a
Cl0nd-Eyerybody Cheer
Up, Smile and Join.

The Optimist Club of New Jersey,
which will be doomed by the EVE
MING STAR, is now a fact.
Judge Charles F. Herr, the rubicund
and smiling police judge of the Second
Criminal Court, today accepted the
presidency of the New Jersey organiza-
ton, which breaches prosperity, busi-
ness sunshine and geniality.
I'm accepting the duties and respon-
sibilities of this club that makes for
happiness" said Judge Herr to an
EVENING STAR reporter today, II
want it understood that the member
ship is to be limited only by the peo-
pie of New Jersey who want to greet
their neighbors. their business associ.
ates and comrades with a smile,
"Tbc Optimist Club of New Jersey
is here to Stny and we are move ready
to receive applications for member
ship.
! ..If you can't smile. grin. The club
cure the blues.
/
| mist Club was broached to me 1 only
hesitated lin taking the presidency in
thinking that there were greater opti-
mists than myself in New Jersey. But
if there are then they must come for
ward and combat my optimism in their
daily life, if they would wrest the
presidency from me.
"This club is non-partisan, and
Democrats, Republicans, Independence
League men and all others are eligible.
$50 are the women OF the State. They
are now asked to become members of
the one organization that can see the
silver lining to even the darkest cloud"
Among those who joined the Opti-
mists today are:
Mayor Jacob Hausslng, County
Counsel Elvin w. Crane Sheriff Frank
/ H. Sommer, City Counsel James r.
! Nugent. Frank J. Book, president of
the Board of Works, and Jake, the
Barber.
DIR. Herman c. Fl. Herold. president
Board of Health; Health officer David
3. Chandler: Robert b. Argue. secre-
| tary Board of Education; John Carroll,
/
Anderson president County Tax Board.
William j. Robinson. national presi-
dent of the Optimist Club of America,
has just developed the following new
epigrams of his smile philosophy:
| The optimist accepts coin of the realm
without question. The pessimist bites
| it. fearing it may be counterfeit.
The time to be kind is now. The past
was a minute ago The future is al
ways prospective. This is the only sure
| chance you have to be kind.
! The man who borrows trouble will
never land smiles.
| Optimism Is a compound of enthusiasm
and hopes, with an intellectual applica-
tion to the situation.
| Success is not measured correctly in
acres, yard sticks or bank balances,
but by heart throbs, kindness and
smiles.
"A few kind words this side of the
great divide are worth a volume OF
| post-mortem praise.
! If you will meet every harsh word
with a kind one, meet every frown With
| a smile. meet every threat with. bless
| ing, your adversary win be soon out of
ammunition.
! .'He is a fine fellow. but. is about
the meanest, most contemplate stab
in the back that man can admin
lister.
Have a note that's coming due-smile;
Business matters all askew-smile;
There'll be money when you're dead
Do your best and keep ahead.
Grit your teeth and go ahead--and
smile
Jake the Barber, in asking member
ship to the Optimists. said today:
SAY, why should have to join that
club? always belonged to it. l have
always believed in laugh and the world
laughs with you. only If you cry they
laugh at you anyway.
Leap we'll before looking" continued
Jake, 'and, any way, when you land
smile--it will pay better. and cfyin'
won't make the ambalance come
quicker.
YES, sir, even if / am dead. am
going to snlile:lI look better that way"
William Rotter. sales manager of the
Manhattan Phonograph Company, of
740 Broad street, was the first optimist
to call at THE EVENING STAR office
today. Mr.. Rotter appeared five nlin-
utes after the first edition had gone
to press containing an account of the
new organization to kill the blues.
Il think the organization of Opti-
mists' Club of New Jersey is a splen-
did thing" said Mr.. Rotter, Il know
| that every business man, Throughout
the State viii wish to become a MEM
ber. The man with a smile can drive
away business blues in manner TO
l make the rantankerous pessimist
' 1t.