The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-13
NEWARK CREDIT
DEALERS TO HOLD
ANNUAL BANQUET
Reception and Dinner to Be
Given Monday Night at
Kruger Auditorium.
0UT=0F-TOWN VISITORS TO
BE THE GUESTS OF HONOR
Curtis R. Burnett Is POSTMASTER
and w. A. Prendergast
Principal Speaker.

The third annual reception and BAN
kquet Of the Newark Association of
Credit Men will be held in the Kruger
NAuditorium Monday night. The ma
tfona1 colors will be used in the deco
~rafions of the hall. Several interesting
surprises will be presented on the
utage for the entertainment of the
members and guests. An orchestra will
n1rnish music during the banquet. Gov.
ers will be laid for upward of 400 bust
ness men at the several long rows of
tables.
Among the guests will be William A.
Prendergast, register of Kings county.
N. Y, and Co~mptroller-elect of New
York city; Edward James Cattell, of
Philadelphia; G.. L.. Levi, president of
the Philadelphia Association of Credit
Men; Enoch Rauh, president of the
Pittsburg Association; Howard Mar
shall, president of the New York As
ISOLATION; George K. Smith, of New
Orleans; George e. Melius, of Bridge
port, Conn; W.. l.. Fox, of Buffalo;
d. S. Ludlum, of Ardmore, Pa; 7.
James Fernley, of Philadelphia; the
Rev. w. Y. Chapman, pastor of Rose
vile Presbyterian Church, Newark;
Mayor Jacob Haussling, and Alderman
William Pennington, president of the
Common Council, will represent the
city of Newark. Messrs. Fox, Smith,
Ludlum and Melius are directors of the
National Association of Credit Men.
Former Alderman Curtis r. Burnett
will be POSTMASTER. Among those who
will respond to toasts are Messrs.
Prendergast, Cattell, Rauh and Mar
shall, and the Rev. DIR. Chapman. The
national directors are expected to make
fve-minute talks. Mr.. Prendergast
will make the principal speech. He
was for several years secretary of the
National Association of Credit Men.
He organized auxiliary associations in
large cities throughout the United
States, and is the author of a book,
Credit and It's Uses" that has been
adopted Is a textbook in a number of
educational institutions. He is an elo-
quent speaker, and has addressed con-
ventions of bankers and merchants
from Maine to California on financial
and commercial subjects.
The members of the committee of ar
rangements for the reception and BAN
quet are Curtis R. Burnett, chairman;
william A.. Hart, Louis Hammock, Cor
uOn ID Ill "a ~ PtA
] President Charles H. SAMSON and Sec
4 rotary J.. Fred Braun. of the associa-
Etion.
81 The Newark Association of Credit
Men was organized three years ago by
men in charge of the credit
tusiness of as many retail and whole
ale concerns in this city. There are
LOW more than three hundred mer-
4hants and manufacturers in the as
Notation, which is affiliated with the
NATIONAL Association of Credit Men.
lie Newark Association is now the
Nenth largest in the United States,
"a the membership is steadily increas-
Many of the largest wholesale and
Efail concerns in the city are repre-
l8ted. Small business houses have
81 benefited by the association, for
work done for the large concerns
<Iped them.
A few weeks ago a social feature. a
{ooaday luncheon, was established for
Members of the association and their
.<{fiends. At that luncheon at a restau-
f1rt >agreed upon each week the credit
[0gIness and other matters are dis
U8sed.
1she objects and aims of the Newark
W f66oci ation are set forth in a small
611Ibhlet issued by the association, as
81XWs;
<Ey nat the purpose for which this or
~<&5lkation is formed is to foster trade
1fcommerce: to reform abuses rela-
S[zte Thereto. to secure freedom from
<f3ust and unlawful exactions; to
a<8f1er and disseminate information in
Efion to the subject of credit; to pro-
no as far as possible, uniformity in