Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-16
WOULDN'T LIFT LID
OFF COMMERCE BODY

Today's luncheon OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. at the Hotel dupont, was
TO be devoted to tho Offering Of crlti-
cisms, whether critical or construc-
tive, OF that body. but there were no
criticisms offered. Chairman G. ID.
\ Garretson asked the members 10
speak right out in meeting" and lift
the lid. But the lid remained on. At
the conclusion of the luncheon, he
said the same plan would be followed
at the next luncheon. in two weeks, as
he believed some were holding back
He said that IL. at the next meeting,
there was not enough constructive
criticism presented, he would have to
let out himself.
The first speaker was Samuel II
Baynard, representing the Board OF
Education He said the Chamber of
Commerce was the pulse of the peO-
pie and then told of the crisis In the
Board Of Health. He said that one
half of the school children were to be
turned out OF school because plumbing
in fourteen schools had been con-
demned. He declared that the sani-
tary conditions of the schools was as
good as Il had ever been.
He asked the members to examine
the condemned schools themselves and
If khey found that their condition
warranted the turning out of the chill
dren to ask City Council to give
the Board OF Health the money to do
the work and IL not to urge the Board
OF Health to postpone action in the
matter until spring.
w. ]. kurtz said the Board OF Edu-
cation the Board of Health and the
City Council seemed to be at loggers-
heads and on his motion the board OF
directors of the Chamber of Commerce
was requested TO appoint a commit
tee TO try to harmonic these bodies.
AZ the suggestion of Josiah Marvel,
the board of directors was requested to
evolve a plan TO prevent congestion on
Market street. lie said plan had been
suggested 10 him for a single track troll
ley ON Market street and the moving of
the market from King to French street.
Upon the suggestion of DR.. Albert
Robin, the board of directors were re-
qucsted TO appoint a committee TO take
up the matter of a municipal hospital
for contagious diseases.
J. G.. Hickey. of Rochester, y. ". told
of the work done by the Chamber of
Commerce Of that city.
The guests present were:
L. W. Brosius, II A. Butt. Fred
erick Brady, Walter stewart Brown.
Caleb p. Burchenal, w. ID. Bush, Jr.,
j. A. Berndt, c. c. Bye. Charles A.
| Bamberger \. =. Bardo, S. H. Baynard.
Henry r. Bush, George r. Cornell.
William Coyne. G.. l.. Coppage, II. A.
c. Corey. Samuel NJ Dillon, II. S
Doherty. r. DUPONT. Benjamin S.
Dowdell. William e. Ebert, T. b.
Ely. William j Elliott, Walter NJ.
Francis. #. II Gawthrop. Charles W.
Gooding. C. ID. Garretson, G.. A.
Gewehr, j A. German, David A. Hay,
Frank c. Hughes, josef p. Hedin. DIT.
II. C.. Hickman. John J. Hayes,
Henry r. lsaacs. A. G.. Jack, W. W.
Knox. w. f. Kurtz. Clarence c. Kill
len John f.. Krauss. NJ. e. LesCure,
John W. Loud. Joseph c. Lawson.
George ". Moreton, Walter ID. Mode.
william c. Murgatroyd, James Me-
bary Al Mendinball, ". A. Mode, /
rdmund Mitchell. Jrs William ID. /
Mullen w. j. McCorkindale. W. A. |
Norris Harry r. Mellon, NJ. Matthes,
I n Nixon. J. X. Parsons. o. c.
pnrdv + Bail Peirce, C. e. Pierson.
DR. John Palmer, Jr., William G.
phllIins. ]. A. Ranck, Charles F.
Righter John II. Rice. William G..
Robelen Ellwood Souder, w. s.
Jr.. ]. F. Snyder. Charles
m smith. IT.. George w. Sparks,
William c. Speakman, Charles l..
story. Charles C. Speakman. George
IA Spackman. Harry +. Speakman.
Abram Sayer. Neil b. Sinclair, Charles
a. Ten Weegcs. r. +. Tevis. Ira c
rinkham. II. A. Turner. T. c. Tay-
Tor, Ernest S. Tdito. James T. Tay-