Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-21
Bargain Dinner Last Night Fit
ting Climax for Board of
Trade Day.
MANY N0TABLES PRESENT
Perth Amboy is Given Rousing
Boosts by Several Dis
tinguished Speakers.

Declaring that mo place on the
Atlantic coast has created advan-
tages for harbor purposes than Perth
Amboy' and that "the assurance of
the Pacemaking City, future vel
fare as great seaport lies in the
TACT that this district has in CON
gress representative who has
brought more mohey into the county
to improve its waterways than all
our congressman in a quarter of n
century, Judge Peter f. DAILY, at
the Board of Trade Bargain Dinner
at the Packer House last night, con-
cluded an eloquent address that
made fitting climax for the enthus-
iastic celebrations which marked the
| observance of Board of Trade Day.
and the opening of the Atlantic Base
ball League.
The dinner, rousing success in
every manner, was attended by 272
| people, the majority Being Perth Am
! boy business men. who manifested
great enthusiasm with the sugges-
tions of the distinguished speakers
for greater Perth Amboy, more
| prolific industrial advancement, and
the development of its vast waterway
! facilities
The visiting guests included May
or Anthony Sunderland, of Danbury,
| Conn; President j. Spencer Smith,
| commissioner Richard c. Jenkinson
and secretary E. A. Ransom, Jr of
| the New Jersey Harbor Commission
| Sheriff Edward Ginty and ex-Sheriff
Frank Scollin, of Fairfield County,
| Conn; the mayors and heads of com
mercial organizations throughout the
I state and the members of the Dan
! bury base ball club. Among prom
inent local guests were Senator Will
liam w. Ramsay; Assemblyman Ar
thus Quinn, former Judge Adrian
Lyon, chairman of the County Pro-
gressive committee; County Clerk
Bernard Cannon, Mayor Garretson,
Jury Commissioner Fred J. Cox, and
| United States Marshal Albert Boil
lschweiller. New Jersey Harbor
| Commissioners w. Parker Runyon
was unable to be present, having
been called to Old Point Comfort.
Virginia, on urgent business matters.
Toastmaster John Pfeiffer, who is
president of the local trade organi-
cation, opened the ceremonies with
a few remarks in which he urged
the hearty support of the residents
of Perth Amboy for the PAGERS"
the first league team to represent
this city in professional baseball,
afterward calling upon Albert Leon,
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee, to explain the mission OF
miniature hammers which had been
given each guest. Mr.. Leon stated
that all Perth Amboyans were ex-
pected to do their last knocking"
with hammers which were to be col
lected and buried in the recesses of
the Board of Trade rooms, horns be-
ing distributed in their place which
the guests might use to "blow" about
| the virtues of their city.
John r. Young, manager of the
| convention bureau of the New York
Merchants Association, was called
upon for a few remarks and briefly
outlined the vast work which may
| be accomplished by commercial or
ganizations, especially a city favor
ed with the natural advantages which
Perth Amboy possesses. He was fol-
lowed by former Judge Adrian Lyon
who in an interesting speech traced
the rapid progress which Perth Am
boy has made In recent years and at
tributing much credit to the live
Board of Trade which has accom-
plished a great deal since its organ
iZation.
"Ones of our advantages" said
Judge Lyon" Is an excellent harbor
of which the Board OF Trade is very
proud, and another is the sound f.
nancial and trade conditions existing
which have their foundation in sound
moral conditions"
He concluded his address by stat
! ing that one of the functions of the
Board of Trade is to include in the
coming generation an honesty OF
sound principles In business and
moral conditions instead Of the petty
conventionalities which seem prev