Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-22
JOSEPH '. cRuTTENDEN
 A VICE PRESIDENT.
Elected by conneetIeut channbsr of commsrce-Putnsm Man Among the Directors.


 The Connecticut Chamber os Cbm- merce closed It's annual session Thurs day at Windsor by electinx the follow Ing ofIicers: President, Charles A | Poase. Hartford vice presidents, Ed ward P. Jones' Winsted. Joseph T. s. Valentine. Derby; treasurer. R. IL. | Russell. Manchester.
 The new directors are as follows: V. | B. Clark, Ansonia; J. III. Whitcomo, | Bridgeport; A. ". Afford, Canaan; R. l ]. Patrick, Derby; ". !. Mulligan, En- l nsld; S. Hale, Glastonbury; L. R. che- ney. Hartford: O. R. Toop. Manchester; George Burnham, Middletown; A. E. I Reeves, Milford: w. E- Criss, New Britain; E. B. Steele. New London; r. Putnam: Samuel Taylor. Ridgeneld: ". A. Howard. Rockville: c. H. Dooby, Torrington: H. P. Durham. Walling- ford; J. ID. Phelps. Windsor Locks: ]. S. Doake Winsted.
 An invitation was extended to hold the next convention at Middletown- l The nomination of Mir. Cruttenden was made by William W. Beckwith of this city. William A. Somers was elected one of the state directors for one year. representing the Norwich Chamber of Commerce..
 President Jehnston's Address.
 Closer co-operation between the chambers of commerce and city and town officials for the upbuIlding of the community. more careful scrutiny of proposed legislation. and constant study of the important problems of sewerage policy, and industrial iegis-
 lation. with view to making helpful
 suggestions. was urged by Prank H.
 Johnston of Now Britain in hiz annual
 address as president of the State
 Chamber of Commerce.
 He said in reviewing the years ac- | ttvtties that the state body as well as
 the local organizations had done val
 in faYoring beneficial legislation nt
 Hartford. but that greater development along these lines was desirable.
 Other speakers were Governor Mar
 GUS H. Holcomb. former Governor Roll r lin $ Woodruff of New Haven. Howard R. Heydon, secretary of the New Jer- } sey State Chamber of Commerce. and John Humphrey president of the Con- nectscut Association of Commercial | and Civic Executives.
 ! The year. said President Johnston l. in his address. had been one of new ! problems. resulting from the radical . change of a year ago, when 1t was ! voted to change the title of the organ . izatior from the State Business Mems
 association of Connecticut to the Con- ,, necticut Chamber of Commerce. and tC k so broaden tho field as to interest a 'every thoughtful citizen of the state a There wns a phenomenal spread oI chamber of commerce enthusiasm iI . the state during tho year. he said. no ( so much In the way of new associa- a tons, but In the development of the olC q business mcn'a nHsoc.ntions into live n up-to-date chambers of Commerce. }, "A year agc," he said. there wa. q represented nt tho stnto convenIoI It of tho chamber s6 associations wt.h r, reported membership of 5,o43 and to q day wo have 37 chambers of connaerc n and business raon'a associations mi Q lated with us with a reported Laerl
 eerrhlp of s.2s5, on Increase pf n>orl n 70 per cent"
 ,i Danbury, he said, heada the list wit lt i,io0 mouberr. an incroaeo over las y year of zoo per cont; Hartford ha la t,seo as eeE.rnFed with 700 last year :. Putnam, 2is ns aEnirz no last year ss Ae=!dea. 800 na against fs7 in ioii ,s Windsor 93e as nEa!nst i5O In 1914 sa and Middietovn, ise, as against II: In 1914.
 70 These increases havo beon brougi sh about, he explained. by ccneoiidEuU
 of different commercial bodies n som ar elites. but sr moss cities by entircl sy new associations, built On broader an ae hisgeF lines, bringing into their mem a- eitiEeas,
 ,d Al of ou= eTnrt=,- he eo-tiuue, hs ''hEve been directed toward brtngtn ae about in Connecticut tho just, pTac
 
 Se Of eur municipalities. and our con ha Feenwealth by the application of con lE Fs.ea sense business principles. ns keeping before our members the n' as the study of theae every day problem ss both civic and kuaineas."
 n, The Norwich Chamber of Cotnmer' sn delegation who attended were Pres ,L dent W. IT, Cruietehank. J, T. Cru co Sits kuhreV F " Gn,IJ i. c. Jewett A, p. Cherry and W. ,d One Of the features Of the dinn sh that waa given waa Q iaTlse horr bs sS iiied with advertising AAnple<, aBo oy 70 kinds In all, and everyone got VI bEE.
 D. W. W. BeekNViti Wlndse|s Only Cue
 Windsor waited hoapltnbiy end icI Wednesday night for 50 or en del -. gates 10 the Connecticut chamber aN, commerce. annual meeting. who we -I scheduled to advance in close fo aa nation on tho wlnpcq club for q eo night smoker, and finally wIn.ts went to bed somewhat uncertain s to the manner in which the 1clegat @@ @@ had gone nstray, but entirely co on vtnced that there would be no suoiSl lis The members of the Windsor Bus
 ness Mems association had prepar aS the club against the coming ne a Ss number of chamberites. Their gucS Iie had been asked to assemble a. { h- Casino about s o'clock and pIoce
 thence to the club by automobi "a President George F. Crosby and i 'ut aides. together with a major porti 'oh of the association's members. we iat iat there and the automobiles were the ne but the delegates were missing ga W. Beckwith, of Norwich. enjoyed [ ,i m distinction of being the one. sole a ln- only guest of the Windsor associate
 The directors had been asked to col
 out in a body following their caeeti =R at the Hartford club. and special q
 were provided for their transpoyIali
 from Windsor to tho citah Tn SHA e