Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-11
BOOST ELIZABETH
MORE IS SLOGAN
Campaign for Continuance of
Boom Started at Trade
Board Dinner.

ELIZABETH, June II. Boost
Elizabeth More" instead of just plain
Boost Elizabeth became the slogan
at the dinner given by the Board of
Trade last night as the start of a
campaign for booming the city and
the board. The change came about be-
cause the speakers from other cities
We're so we'll impressed with Eliza
peth and its record of progress as de-
serlbed by LOCAL speakers that they
frankly declared that all the city
needed was u continuance of the
spirit shown during the time of it's
financial difficulties many year ago,
since that time and especially that
shown by the Board of Trade during
the last few years.
After the speechmaking a campaign
to increase the membership of the
board and to raise the annual dues
was started. Volunteers for the work
We're enlisted. They will be organ-
lied in teams to operate in different
parts of the city to induce business
men to agree to become members of
the board for three years at a rate of
$25 a year.
To Work for New Members.
The teams will work two hours a
day for three days, starting Wednes-
day. They will meet at the Burkely
Hotel daily for luncheon and to give
reports of their work.
c. H K. Halsey was POSTMASTER
last night. The speakers were Mayor
Alfred A. Stein, former Governor Fos-
ter M. Voorhees,, Herbert S. Houston,
of Worlds Work, and Will l.. Finch,
of Town Development Magazine.
The invocation was offered by the
Rev. Father Mulligan, of st. Mary's
Church.
In introducing Mayor stein as the
first speaker Mr.. Halsey said that the
city was probably not as Large or
progressive as it should be, and that
this condition was probably the fault
of the citizens. He Renewed the
work of the Board of Trade, citing
the movements for the reduction OF
express rates, the widening n
deepening of the Elizabeth River and
the publicity campaign of the board.
In referring to. these>the speaker
praised City Attorney James c. Con-
molly. Judge Clark Nick. Whittemore
and John Is. English for their legal
work, Congressman William u. Tut
tie, jr., and Frank l.. Devine. sec
retary of the board. Mr.. Halsey
closed with a plea for aid on the part
- at3i,Or. n a1xyoacn tho pitU
Mayor Urges Support.
Mayor Stein declared that a city is
what it's citizens make it. He COM
pared the municipal government to
a corporation and asked for the sui
port of the stockholders. He replied
to the critics of the Mayor and City
Council and declared that he n his
colleagues were doing all they posi-
bly, could do for the city under the
circumstances. He pointed to numer-
Gus recent. municipal improvements
as proof of this. -
Former Governor Voorhees, took is
sue with the Mayor regarding the ac-
embellishments of city officials as
compared to the Board of Trade,
but created a wave of harmony when
he declared that everybody had OF
well and that all were entitled to
credit for a most satisfactory adj
vancement of the city.
Mr.. Houston caused much enthusi-
asm when he declared that he vas
surprised at the progress of Eliza
beth and loudly praised its citizens
for their spirit.
Mr.. Finch outlined the plan of the
campaign to be conducted and called
for volunteers.
The committee in charge of last
nights affair vas as follows: e. w.
Pharee, Warren r. Dix, F. Ernest
Wallace, William II. Groves. Joseph
+. E%ilbacher. C. Arthur Oakley, N. r.
Leavitt. A. o. Murray and c. H. x.
Halsey.