Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-01
CITY BULL MOOSE
GIVE FIRST DINNER
County Progressiyes Repre-
sented-T. R. Sends Con-
CALCULATIONS to Committee.

Progressives from the county were
present at the first banquet of the
Progressive Municipal Committee of
Newark in Kruger Auditorium last
| night. There were men and women
| present, and one of the ladies, Miss
| Cornelia Bradford, came out strong
/ ly for Progressive principles, declar-
| ing she did not think there was a
single political position which a
woman could not successfully fill.
William A. Prendergast, controller of
the city of New York, also spoke. He
dwelt on an efficient government and
the need of the city,.
people flock to the city because
they expect better conditions and bet
ter opportunity of employment, as
well as better education for their
children. These problems are largely
concerned with the budget" said Mr..
Prendergast
CAS- to the budget, / note that in
your city it is prepared by thirty-two
men," said the New York controller.
mo budget can be prepared by such
a number. No such large number of
men should be entrusted with your
budget. In such a large body per-
sonal and special interests cannot be
kept out and log-rolling cannot be
avoided What you want is small
board to do away with the shifting
of the responsibility. If you put six
or seven men to the task, then they
will do what is right, provided you
get the right men,"
woman in Municipal Government
was the topic of Miss Bradfords ad-
dress Miss Bradford is a member Of
the Jersey City Board of Education
and head of the Whittier House, a
settlement in that city.
President Frank X. Driver of the
city committee, welcomed the guests
and complimented the ladies on MAX
ing the first dinner a success. Chair
man Algernon T. Sweeney, of the
banquet committee, acted as toast
master. He introduced Christopher
Connolly of East Orange. who spoke
on "The City Beautiful" DR.. Howard
A. Kelly, of Baltimore, spoke on the
social evil under the title of "A New
Conscience and an Ancient Evil" and
the Rev. Charles Stelzle, superintend-
ent of the bureau of social service Of
of the Board of Home Missions of the
United States, whose topic was Rec
reational Life in an Industrial City"
Letters expressing regret for their
inability to be present were sent by
Senator Austen Colgate Minor c.
Van Winckle and William Fellowes
Morgan. A storm of applause arose
when Mr.. Driver read letter from
former President Theodore Roosevelt.
1t said in part:
Il wish | could be at the civic
dinner. all the more because it is not
in the ordinary sense of the word a
political gathering, but rather an ef-
| fort to help fulfill the ideals of civic
and social service which we Progress
sives have put as the fundamental
base of our party platform. We be-
| lieve in hard work. We do not think
that any life not based on hard work
for oneself and ones family and also
| on service to others, is really worth
| living. But we also believe that with
the work can come play. We en-
phatically believe in the joy of living
and we hold that as one part of the
effort for justice for giving each man
and each woman a chance to earn
their livelihood on decent terms
At the guest table We're DR.. Howard
A. Kelly, Baltimore. the Rev. and
Mrs. Charles Sickle, Maplewood;
Controller William A. Prendergast,
New York; C. H, Congdon, Chicago;
President Frank l.. Driver, of the
Progressive City COMMITTEES the Rev.
DR. James c. Howard, Of Halsey
Street Methodist Episcopal Church;
christopher p. Connolly, East Orange;
Miss Cornelia Bradford, Whittier
House. Jersey City, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Algernon T. Sweeney.