Evening journal., 1914-05-12
HAS new PLAN TO
BOOST TRADE BODY

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William r. Wright of Middletown,
who has been away from Delaware for
a number OF years, was the principal
speaker at the noon-day luncheon of
the Chamber Of Commerce today
Among other things he advocated
was a campaign by the organization
for new members, which would last
for week and during which citi-
zens would be solicited to become
members of the organization, banners
strung In the streets, meetings held
every day and the campaign brought
TO close with a grand rally in the
theatres of the city.
Before introducing Mr. Wright,
President Satterthwaite announced
that a meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce would be held tomorrow night in
Eden Hall, when matters of importance
would come before the members. The
meeting is one of the four specified by
the bylaws OF the organization TO be
held four times a year. President Sat
tcrthwaite declared tnat one of the OBJ
jects of the meeting would be TO decide
whether the organization should be u
live or dead one and whether it should
take any interest in civic affairs. lie
said there would be a referendum ON
antitrust legislation and the inter-
state trade commission which has been
proposed in President Wilson's trust
legislation program. The referendum is
being conducted by the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States upon
the seven recommendations of the Sem
ate committee on trust legislation. Sec
retary Sinclair read the recommends
tions and declared that they were OF
vital Importance TO the business men
of the country and would determine
whether their business would experience
the same difficulty as the railroads are
experiencing with the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
President Satterthwaite also re-
ferred to the coming to Wilmington
OF the Rex Talking Machine Company,
an account of which appears else
where In these columns.
Mr. Wright stated that Il was with
a two-fold pleasure that he attended
the luncheon, first to come back and
be with the business men of the city
and second to see such an improve
ment in the city. He spoke of the
new city and county buildings, the
DUPONT Hotel the new quarter of
million dollars bridge and other inn
proyements.
He declared that Wilmington had a
great future II the business men of
the city would keep pushing the city
to the front.
Mr. Wright declared that the brakes
should be taken of of ultra conservatism
and adopt the way of the west.
Mr.. Wright said that Wilmington
was richly endowed with the double
benefits of railroads and water front and
should grow. lie then spoke OF the
plan TO boost the Chamber of Commerce.
Following are list of persons who
attended the luncheon:
f. j. williams. Walter ID. Mode
I. Lewis Chipman, william ID. Venn,
Harry c. Evans, Frederick Brady, B.
r. Veasey. John J. Harris, Henry r.
Bush, Charles r. RICHTER Walter ID.
Bush, Jr., Ellwood Souder with one
guest, Benjamin S. Dowdell, Peter j..
Ford, w. A. Morris, William +. Met
ten, M. Matthes. James II. Wright,
Stanley NJ. Arthurs. Charles II. LET
ferts. Eugene Hardesty with two
guests, C. H. Smith, Jr. with two
guests. James Meharg, William ID.
Mullen. Joshua Conner, Edgar Hare,
C. ID. Garretson, II. f. Weldin, Walter
M. Francis. Howell S. England, Will
liam G Robelen, William Fisher, r..
Raymond Tybout Frank O'Donnell
with two guests. James ID. Stroud
with one guest, c. Stewart Lee, A. ID.
Warner. Jr., Charles H. Gray, Q. b.
Harris. Charles c. Speakman, II. A.
Casperson, John Govatos, J. S. Clark,
j. Bail Peirce. Charles l.. Story, VIII
liam J. McCorkindale, j. r. Cum
mings. II. ID. McCollum with one
guest. b. c. Grommon. j w. Latto-
mus. Walker & Elliott, Inc, Whining
ton Fibre Speciality Co, Foord-Massey
Furniture Co. Caleb Z. Burchenal, s..
II. Wilson, Jr., Henry Wilson, J. j..
Satterthwaite, Josef Hedin, William
r.. Kurtz, W. Il. Douglas. Townsend
w. Miller, T. W. Wilson, william c.
Corey. Samuel NJ. Dillon, Lee Cork
ran, John r. Lambson, Henry r..
Isaacs. John c. Sinclear, ID. c. Hos
feed. r. B. Mode, George w. Sparks
Ia. II. Spackman with one guest. G..
A. Gewehr with one guest o. G..
Gooden. ID. II. Hill, Neil b. Sim
clair and Clarence c. Killen.