Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-25
PLAN FOR BIGGER
AND BETTER DOVER
Trade Board Is Formally
Launched, With a Campaign
for 500 Members.
Special to the Evening star.

Special to the Evening Star.
DOVER, Nov 25.-This town was
decorated in holiday attire yesterday,
in observance of the formal and Off
cial launching of the Dover Board of
Trade, and last night more than 1000
residents attended a boom" meeting
in the Baker Theatre, where ad-
dresses were made by President Ed
ward Kelly, A. Y. Hamburg, president
of the Newark Chamber of Com
meree; Carl NJ. Phil. president of the
Eastern Pennsylvania Power Com
pany, and Rive. DIR. Taplin ]. Win
slade, pastor of the First Baptist
Church. Stereopticon views illustrat
ing the work done by civic and COM
mercial organizations in other cities
and towns, explained by Secretary j.
Puckner Debnam, were shown, and
the program was interspersed with
motion pictures and singing by a
chorus of $50 high school students un-
der the direction of Miss Charlotte G.
Temby, singing constructor In the To-
cal schools. At the conclusion of the
meeting applications for membership
to the board were distributed among
, the business men present and fifteen
teams are at work today in an effort
to increase the membership to 800.
The preliminary steps toward the
formation of the board were taken
at a meeting of fifty business men
last spring, and over $1,000 was sub
scribed to finance the organization.
Since that time a secretary has been
employed at q salary of 81 500 a year,
with offices in the Baker building,
and the board has begun an active
campaign for a general hospital, new
library. better streets and municipal
buildings. The sewer problem has
also been taken up by the board, as
we'll as the proposition of a new
school building.
President Kelly made the address
of welcome at the big meeting last
night and explained what the organ
ization is planning for the develop
ment of a bigger and better Dover,
and urged that every citizen CO
operate in the work. Mr.. Kelly said
that nature has done much for Dover
and man has done but little. 1.-THE
time is here" he continued, when
the manhood and womanhood Of this
town should be of one mind and rally
around the slogan-'All for Each and
Each for All We owe it to our town,
ourselves and those who are to follow.
I know Of no better way to advance
the civic, social and commercial in
tersts than by having every citizen
join the Board of Trade"
THE American flag grows more
beautiful every day said Mr. Kelly,
because we are at peace with the
world. Thre is another flag which is
praised and welcomed. The flag of
the Red Cross. Still another flag with
Il clear white field containing stars
of hope and stripes of self-denial.
meaning a square deal to all, is the
flag Of the Dover Board of Trade"
The wonderful possibilities Of the
local organization were told by Pres
ident Hamburg, who stated that he
was agreeably surprised at the large
and enthusiastic audience. such en-
thusiasm, he said, ENSURES the sue
cess of the board. We live in a great
State. and Dover 1t a part of 1t;
therefore let each person do their ut
most toward furthering the towns
interests, so that Dover will be
known and recognized as an indus
trious and progressive town. If the
town of Dover is willing to contrib
ute its share to the business life In
this State they can do II in no bet er
way than through a board Of trade
] might add that | have never ad-
dressed a gathering at which | have
witnessed the enthusiasm prevalent
here tonight" Mr. Hamburg told Of
the work of boards of trade In other
cities throughout the State, and
enumerated the improvements and
benefits Dover Will derive from an
active cooperative organization. He
presented a business directory OF the
city of Newark to President Kelly as
one of the recent accomplishments of
the organization which he repre-
scented.
1.-THE duty of 8 citizen" concluded
Mr.. Hamburg, rs not discharged at
the ballot box or with the tax re-
ceipt. but we must do the best we
can for the community in which we
live. An active organization can
make Dover the best educated and
| most industrious town in the State
of New Jersey"
That the citizens need the Board
| of Trade was the contention Of Mr..
! Phil, who urged that citizens join in
the movement and work for one
common good in the betterment of
| their city. Rev. Winslade likewise
| told of the needs of the town and the
excellent opportunity offered through
| the organization.
Vocal selections by the Elks' quar-
! tet, comprising Allen Van Deveer.
Edwin f. Bidgood. Edward Pread
and Nicholas Pread. was a part of
| the program, as was also the pres
entation of a prize to Abe Bacon,
the local high school student, who
| contributed the boosting" song, en-
titled "A Song of Dover"