The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-10
|InERcE BOARD
MEMBERS fROLIC
|uoh Amusement and Dash Of seri.
oumess in eThree Fits and a
spasm' at Smoker.

The Board Of Commerce smoker. In
~ Wayne Gardens. "Wednesday even
Inx. was tho largest and most en-
<huafastic gathering OF the sort ever
&old BY that body. More than 1000
nembsrs sat down 10 the beefsteak
<lnner, and 200 more were admitted
nfw 90 witness the -three fits and a
rnGm" that followed.
The frst Mt was taken up with the
ncr1ous talks OF the evening Presi-
lent Abner T.. LArned called the
1nDet1ng TO order. being greeted with
4 oDng composed for the occasion.
whats the Matter with Larned:
Mr. Lxrned introduced the new sec
rnfnry. Lnc1us z. Wilson. who said
- phrt. Cities are built where men
unnt them. They have always been
cnnnfructed where men Of construc-
1lSo thought determined that they
f AOg1ld be-
The concentration OF the antomo-
~ Industry In Detroit was In the
>cx1nntng based ON no supply OF raw
nnxer1als. not even a superabundance
f oomprsasad air Tor tires The story
||of Dotxoitss growth IS a remarkable
nh0wfng and Is largely undersigned,
&ocanne IL came easily here. while
<her cities have fought hard and
|nxlshe6 money unstintingiy 10 en-
1UCzxe lesser growth.
IN 1890 Detroit Will have
UulaffCn Of $4,000. 10 these she
- Give Sewers and water and light
1nnd schools and parks and play
uundx The Wise city is the one
~ anticipates future needs; mat
III eIxn In I'D
y nt{N lcw-priced: that builds during
1917 times rather than waiting un-
y nscassify compels taRdy action at
s-rhsrs win come to Detroit In the
noxt decade. the character OF men
whom you as business men create the
okfract3on for.
sIns possibilities OF The future
xrUwth Of Detroit tax the imagina-
16n. In the midst OF such growth
huro must be a central guiding or
nn13at1on, such az this Board OF
>ommsrce The Board OF Commerce
R@r1n stand for that larger view OF the
Honntions between business and the
&Dublic which alone win insure safety
~ the mass and square deal to the
ndividnal.
Relieving Mr. Wilson, Hugh
1hn1mers spoke on Reasons Why"
~. Chalmera, as chairman OF the
new membership committee which
Inunched it, campaign last night
nnde . strong appeal for 1000 MEM
beFs BY March /.
While the committee captains
we're passing around membership
nrds to the unconverted present,
Burns Henry made plea for an en-
oreetic campaign to secure the Lake
8h0re drive and Boulevard now avail
nblo from Waterworlks Park To Crosse
Pointe Farms.
The fun began with the second At.
which was q personally conducted
&rip to Belle Isle on the Steamer Wal
Ter y. Campbell. The points Of In
<orest and beauty along the way were
Humorously explained for the audi
once BIZ ~Spieler" Charles I. Scher-
ncrhorn.
The third at was the unctuous
unveiling OF the Jim Scott monument
md fountain.
Well-known public character imper.
6natod by Detroit business men sat
~ the speakers stand and went
hnoueh- the formalities of unwilling
Il
Nth Introductory remarks by Mayor
William B. Wompson. impersonated
~ DR.. Russell @. Pearce. Vaudeville
oonts were introduced by Guy B.
5ody a. q Gentleman from Verona
md Leonard r Carley as the Scotch
1oresentative.
Then followed m eulogy Of the dis
1nxuished donor OF the fountain by
Ill - nv
William A. Blodgett, after which
xnyor Wompson presented the foun-
hin 20 Detroit. IL was accepted on
half Of the white citizens by Will
- Tut Tutman. president of the
tupcu. the part being taken In fine
&y1o By Aldrich Baxter. George w.
InEk - Walker 7. Bushington fol-
Dvod with an acceptance on behalf
ne opsored citizens, and Fred Guen-
- ~ AID. Sphinx did th shonors for
cgman citizens. The "grillirg'' was
funny, but without any sting, and
- men caricatnred laughed Ioudest
~ heir representations on the stage.
he strings which .tnctuously un.
1111d~ tie statue were pulled by little
HSy por<chartrain alfred in a
ou1n9 I'D hobble skirt and vigor-
10y cHcwfng a wad OF gum. The
nin4y little lady was Sergt. Al Hicks.
Ine oersmony was conclsded with
few remarks In true Jim" Scott
~ by the statue himself, the statue
Ing Leonard Ames.
Tno stage management was under
~ direction " DR.. Russell O. Psarce.
About 50 new members were added
he D>ard OF Commerce rolls dur
~ the evening. The applications
IN IA formally acted on later