The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
I'M AN OPT|M|ST
THROUGHOUT OF A
JOB SMILES BRENN
Winner of EVENING STARS
Prize Letter Contest Won't
Be Downed by Adversely.
MEETING TONIGHT AT
BOARD OF TRADE ROOMS
Plans Will Then Be Formulated
for the Big Get Together
Meeting of the Club.

"Just because Pm out of a job that
does not say that 1 am not going to get
another one" said George J.. Brenn, the
winner of THE EVENING STARS
prize for giving the best reasons for
being an optimist, today.
Brenn is a bookkeeper, and ives with
his parents at SO Austin street, and de-
spite the fact that he has been idle for
some time, he is about daily smiling,
looking for a position. He vas in front
lof THE EVENING STARS bulletin
board yesterday, and even though the
Tigers were getting a severe %drubbing
over in Jersey City, George smiled
throughout the time he remained, and
as he walked away remarked to a
friend:
"Well, tomorrow is another day"
Another fan overheard the remark
and remarked to his companion that
Brenn was an unconcerned sort of a
chap.
He's an optimist. Didn't you see his
button?i was the answer.
"A pessimist is always talking about
something awful that is going to hap
pen, while an opfimist is always dis
1dDoilt6 Nv 9At4ffAAiAAt tNNt 49,
for him." says Sunny George.
Brenn's prize-winning essay follows;
I am an onitimisti
Because there Is an advantage In be-
longing to The Optimists' Club can't
resign.
Because l have fsitE, In human ma
ture. There are nearly 100000 people
Ia Newark who bave never harmed me.
No one can harm me hut myself.
Because no one has a copyright on
happiness
Because everything done in "GIOom"
has to he lone over again.
Beeause the best preparation for n
life to come is to make the best of this
one.
Because it's Gne to Iive-pessimists
only exist.
Because you can't see anything IL
your eyes are full of tears.
The standing committee of the OPP
timist Club of-Sew Jersey will hold an
important meeting onIgh ut the rooms
Of the Hoard of Trade nj 784 Broad
street. with Judge Herr as chairman.
Definite arrangements will be concluded
for the big mass m~eeting-the Get
Together meeting.
Among the prominent Newarkers
who will attend the meeting are:
Peter Campbell, president Board of
Trade; Assemblyman Roberts; Frank
Holt, ieweler, w. v. Snyder. mer-
chant: Watson Snyder, merchant; r
j. Goerke, merchant; MI. Tunis, bank
err; Mr.. Armstrong, c. r. r.; Mr.. d.
Jaime, restaurateur; Carl Giesse, Bal
lantine's; Joseph Leueht. rabbi; l.. S
Plaut, merchant; e. A. WATSON, clergy
man; DIR. Villers. clergyman; Mr.. Muir
ply, merchant; James Reilly, Board OF
Trade; Mr.. Mcintyre, newspaperman'
Mr.. H%oagland, advertising manager;
Mr.. Herr, judge; Mr.. Potter, mer-
chant; Mr.. Hays, postmaster; l.. Bam-
berger, merchant; T. S. Fettinger, a d
vertising manager; Mr.. Hahne, mer'
chant; Fred S~toutenburgh, merchant
Mr.. Jaegle, merchant; Mr.. Collamer
t merchant; Mr.. Prieth. newspapermaa'
Mr.. Greene, merchant; Mr., Sommer
advertising manager; Mr.. Sommers
merchant; Mr.. Fraser, clergyman; Mr.
Baker, Wells-Fargo Express; Mr.
{ Baker, printer; Mr.. Schultz, printer
whitehead & Hoag, printers; Mr.
3 Sommer, sheriff: Phineas Jones; Rob
: ert Geraghty, merchant; Mr.. Ruchels
g haus, furniture merchant; DR.. Poland
superintendent Of schools. :