Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-16
NEW CIVIC LEAGUE
IN EAST SUMMIT.
Formed in Methodist Church
and the Pastor Is Made Tenn
porary Chairman.
Special to the Evening Star.


SUMMIT. Dec. 16.-Temporary or
ganlzation of the East Summit Mems
Civic League was effected at meet
ing held in the East Summit Meth
odist Episcopal Church last night,
Rev. ]. Adams Cakes, pastor Of the
church, on whose initiative the or
ganization was formed, was made
temporary chairman and William S.
Dean temporary secretary.
As a committee on bylaws and
permanent organization Orion Cakes
was named chairman, with Horace
Dean and Kirby Dennis as the other
members. William S. Dean, William
Chandler and Daniel C. Tingley were
elected as a committee on nominal
tions for officers of the permanent or
ganization, and as a committee 10
prepare and outline the policy or
scope of the organization Charles
Willever, Frederick G. Kelley ana
RAYMOND Salmon were chosen. These
committees have power to increase
their membership to Ave.
To investigate the adYisabillty OF
establishing an employment bureau
to be conducted in conjunction Win
the organization Messrs. Cakes ano
Dennis and Harry Williamson ana
Frank Helms were named as a COM
mittee. The next meeting is to pc
held Tuesday evening, December ~,
in the church At this meeting all
Of the committees will report and per-
manent organization will be effected.
In opening last nights meeting
which was attended by twenty-five
representative men of the eastern
section of the city, Mr.. Cakes said
that he wished 1t clearly understood
that his idea of organizing the men
of East Summit into a league was
not with the idea of building up his
church membership or making the
organization an adjunct OF MS
church, but rather to bring about an
of the interests OF All
of the residents of the eastern sec
ton of the city through the better
ment of civic conditions in that To-
cality. As pastor of the East Sum
nit Church, Mr.. Cakes offered the
use of the edifice to the members or
The league until such time as the
organization might decide to meet
elsewhere. That there is need FOR
such a league, Mr.. Cakes said he had
long realized, and he pointed out how
better sidewalks, better and cleaner
streets, additional or improved sewer
age systems, a children's playground,
desirable social entertainments ana
The general upbuilding Of the eastern
section may be acquired through
and organized effort on
the part of the men of East Summit
Mr., Cakes referred to the large
number of mechanics and laborlnS |
men who now own homes or reside |
in the eastern section of the city, ana
declared that the honest workingman |
Is the sort of resident desired In that
section. Beautifying and a general |
up in East summit are
among the important objects to be |
by the new organiza-
ton, the clergyman said. He told Of |
the WORK now being done by the
Club and Board of Trade
n providing entertainments and |
other forms of recreation for the !
young people of East Summit, and |
while he commended the city organi- |
cations for their interest in behalf of |
the East Summit young people, he |
declared just such work as this
should be in charge of the residents
Of East Summit as they are best
qualified to say what their children |
should have in the way of social en- |
and recreation. |
Buy in Summit" Mr.. Cakes said,
is a new slogan in this city, but,
1e went on, the people who buy in |
summit are largely the mechanics
and hard working people who live I
light here in East Summit. Buy in |
summit to the well-to-do folk, is a |
luge joke. With better conditions |
1ere wen have bigger community |
vi
mere in our own section" the clergy
nan said. He pointed out that it |
was not for his personal gain that |
ne had advocated the formation of !
the civic league, as he might be only |
a short time in East Summit, but |
ne believed the church should be a |
building or community |
centre, where non-partisan and
Observation-Disclosures organizations
should meet for the advancement
Of the community's welfare.