Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-14
CITIZENS LEAGUE
AIMS ARE TOLD
TO TRADE BOARD
More Than TwO-thirds of Time
of Meeting Given to
Discussion.
EX-GOVERNOR MURPHY
REPORTS PROGRESS MADE
Speakers Explain Purposes OF
Organization and Importance
to Business Men.

More than two-thirds of the
time of the annual meeting
of the Board of Trade last
night was taken up with reports and
discussions relating to the National
Citizens League, the New Jersey
branch of which has just been organ
lied. While the league has no official
connection with the Board of Trade,
all the local members of the league
are also members of the Board or
Trade, and the aims of the league are
regarded as identical with the best
interests of the business community,
which he Board of Trade guards most
j~ealously.
Former Governor Franklin Murphy,
at the request of the board, reported
upon the progress made by the New
Jersey branch of the league, of which
he had been chosen as chairman n
named the officers so far selected.
The presidency is still vacant, but is
expected to be filled this week. The
other officers OF the league are:
officers of League.
Gottfried kruger, first vice-presi-
dent; Moses Taylor Pyne, of Princeton,
second vice-president: r. c. Jenkinson,
of Newark, third vice -president; PERCH
val Christie, of Highbridge, fourth
vice-president; Albert j. Hahne, OF
Hahne & Co., treasurer; L. E. Travis,
secretary.
The executive committee, all h off,
GERS and Charles Bradley, president of
p. Ballantine & Sons, Newark; Peter
Campbell, of the Marin Linoleum Com
pany; ]. William Clark, president of
Clark Thread Company; Curtis r.
Burnett, president of oar of Trade;
former Senator William M. Johnson, of
Hackensack; John w. Ferguson, of
]. w. Ferguson Company, of Paterson;
former Inspector-Genera Bird w.
Spencer, of Passaic; George It. Smith,
president of Dixon Crucible Company,
Jersey City; Jacob Ringle. of Jacob
Ringle & Sons. Jersey City; C. II. C.
Jagels, of Jagels & Bells, of Hoboken;
G. II. X, Halsey, president of Board of
Trade Of Elizabeth; John A. Campbell.
president of Trenson Potteries. and
Charles S.. Boyer, of G. f. Boyer Com
pany and president of the Camden
Board of Trade.
Speaks on Money Question.
Robert S. Ireton, editor of Financial
America, spoke at length upon the
money question from the standpoint of
al advocate of scientific currency and
the attainment Of a sound banking sys-
tenn, and at the conclusion of his adj
dress answered many questions upon
the money problem propounded by his
hearers. This strongly impressed the
speaker with the, interest shown in
the subject by the business men of the
city.
Another speaker of the evening, ep-
~resenting the National Citizens League,
was Robert Sterling Yard, the New
York publisher and member of the
executive committee of the New York
branch of the league,
Mr.. YARD congratulated Newark and
New Jersey upon the high character of
the men who had espoused the cause
Of the league in this city and State,
and empha sized the necessity of keep
ing the league and the money question
out of politics. He also reported that
the National Citizens League for the
Promotion of a Sound Banking System
was growing with gratifying rapidity
and strength in every section of the
country.