The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-10
TAG DAY POSSIBLE.
SUCH AN INNOVATION PROPOS-
ED BY GREATER HONESDALE
BOARD OF TRADE AND ONE
MAY BE HELD DURING THE
WAYNE COUNTY FAIR IN
OCTOBER

OCTOBER.
The Greater Honesdale Board of
Trade at Friday nights meeting
adopted with some slight revisions
the constitution and bylaws drafted
by the committee appointed some
time ago for that purpose. OF this
committee NJ. +. Simons is chair
man, but a legal appointment de-
tanned him and he sent in the COM
mittee's copy by J. B. Nelson.
The report was passed on section
by section and this took a good deal
of time, but the bylaws are now out
of the way and Friday nights job
will not have to be repeated.
Before the meeting ended seven
members walked up to Secretary
Galloway and paid their dues. Mr.
Nelson was the first man to hand
the secretary a 50 bill and the
other six were right on his heels.
The salary of the secretary was fixed
at $50 a year and he was told he
would be expected to file a bond,
amount to be fixed later. The treas
urer will also be bonded.
One of the interesting subjects
taken up at this meeting was the
proposition of Chairman Leopold
Blumenthal of the press committee
that Honesdale have a tag day.
You could buy these tags in
wholesale quantity" said Mr.. Blum
enthal, "and they would cost about
5 cents apiece. We could have the
words Greater Honesdale' put on
them and they would sell for a
quarter apiece. We could get the
ladies interested in the selling of
tags and it ought to be possible to
clear up from $500 to 800 easy"
Mr.. Nelson said the tags ought to
have a picture of the Sturbridge
Lion on them.
Mr.. Blumenthal thought Great
er Honesdale" would be enough.
The secretary was told to write
Whitehead & Hoag, the Newark
buttonmakers, for samples and
prices.
IL vas suggested that Labor day
ought to be tag day. Mr.. Blum
enthal demurred to that. He fav-
ored one of the days of the Wayne
county fair. On fair day, he said,
from 5000 to 1000 people could be
tagged.
President Smith said that he
had been in Scranton and that while
there the Board of Trade secretary
had told him about the big indus
trial fair Scranton is to hold in
October. Honesdale industries, Mr.
Smith said, might find it a good plan
to be represented. On this same
Scranton trip, Mr.. Smith added, he
had seen Division Passenger Agent
George L. Bates of the d. & H., who
said that roads industrial agent
would be very glad to join the
Greater Honesdale Board of Trade
as he is a member of about all the
local boosting bodies in his terri.
tory and could be helpful to this
one.
1t was voted to thank the general
passenger agent of the Erie for the
through New York train and in the
same letter TO notify him that wher
he wants any Honesdale help to com
municate with the Board.
The membership committee, hith
erto made up of three men, was
amplified TO seven. President Smith
appointed the extra four without de
lay. The committee now comprises
John Erik, j. B. Nelson, William
KatZ, James Robinson, f. II. Pohle
Charles Bentley and Z. B. Galloway
ex-ofiicio. They started on theil
canvass Monday morning and ever!
business and professional man will
be invited to join now, when the
dues are only 50. January l the!
may be increased.
When the matter of new indus
tries came up E. II. Pohle saiC
Jacob Beck would give any concern
locating here a lot 164 feet from
for 81. This lot is opposite the Fri,
pockets, rs feet from the track, ant
near the d. & II. switch.
Friday night there will be anothe
mass meeting. At that time the res
olution tabled Friday night askini
the Board to advocate another no
tel on Irving cliff may be called uI
This resolution was drafted by
man who thinks Honesdales onl
chance to grow is by attracting
great deal of high-priced summe
trade and who is certain anothe
cliff hotel would do a lot to booF
the population and importance O