The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-10
BOOSTING IS URGED
BY JOHN H|RsCHBfRG
Member Of Administrative Board Says
Richmond Has Good Government,
IL Rough Edged.
THE ROTARY CLUB HAS SESSION
Short, Witty Talks BY Members On
Surprise Topics. and Discussion of
Entertainment for Visiting Ro-
tarians Are on Evenings Program.

MY business is everybody's bust
ness" said John Hirschberg, of the
Administrative Board, to members of
the Rotary Club at the clubs regular
meeting in the dining-rooms of the
Business Mems Club last night. II
have $50. 900 bosses, 1900 of whom
are voters, when $4,000 of them
should be-" Mr. Hirschberg's address
was an appeal to the business men OF
the city to become citizens and to
take more interest in the city's bust
ness and in civic affairs.
Mr. Hrschberg deplored the lack of
interest shown by business men in
their failure to know who and what
the candidates for office are and their
failure to put themselves In the posi-
ton OF being able to follow the dc
tates OF their conscience. He scored
the knockers, who, he said. should
move away. go somewhere else; Rich
mond needs boosters" He expressed
the opinion that Richmond now has a
good government, thought 1t has some
rough edges which will be worn off.
Mr.. Hirschberg said he would not
talk of government. there are too
many now talking of It who know lit
tie or nothing about it. The news
papers of the city are trying to be
progressive by printing what these
men have to say"
you must uphold your city Of
fictals; you must sustain your govern
mert, but you can't do It by knocking
boost. cooperate
Talks by Club Members
r. s. Bloomberg. presiding in the
absence of President Thomas b. Nc
"a fx- EaIa
sisting in the orga nizatlon of a Rotary
club there. acknowledged, In behalf
OF the club It's Indebtedness to Mr..
Hirschberg for his illuminating and
interesting address.
Going into the additional features
Of the program. Mr.. Bloomherg as
signed subjects to speakers who had
not the slightest idea of what they
were expected to talk. about On the
subject. "Corncohs." DR.. J. A c.
Chandler. superintendent OF schools
acquitted himself admirably: Loaf
Sugar" was handled by Edward
simpson; Catfish" by John White,
end MY Trip West by S. s. Rosen-
dorf
Electrical Prosperity Week.
G. r Winston. representative of the
Virginia Railway and Power Conn
pany. new member, attending his first
meeting. talked prosperity into
Electrical Prosperity Week. which
VIII be observed in Richmond and
in Tire United States beginning Novem-
her IS The crowning <eature Of the
week will be the mammoth trades
parade. In which more than thirty
concerns have already agreed to Rave
floats.
Some Of these concerns have prom
Esed from three to six spleadiaiy
decorated and illuminated vehicles.
There will be more than hundred
different business Arms participating.
according to present indication, In ad-
dition "a the many electrical supply
dealers and manufectu
To Entertain RotArfans.
Secretary Horace F. Smith an.
nouucea that early in April Richmond
will entertain the Rotary Clubs of
AS'lavBlle Wilmington. Raleigh and
winston- Salem. y. C.. and OF Norfolk
snf Roanoke Va, in one OF the big
gest days do.ags ever put on In this
-eitx-T Tom -Sy6nor- was announced rs
general chairman and Harry Cole as
chairman Of the ways and means com
rnittee.
Discussion Of plans for attending
The next convention Of international
Rotary Clubs In Cincinnati. next
July were discussed Twenty-Five
Richmond Rotar,ars already have de-
c.ded to take the trip and Mr.. Cole
was instructed 10 wire Cincinnati at
once for hotel reservations