The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-04-20
MERCHANTS TO
INCORPORATE
Lambertville Association Has Ban
ner Meeting and Plans Many
Things For Coming Year.
NEW OFFICERS WERE ELECTED

Never before in the history of the
Lambertville Merchants Association
has there ever been so much enthu-
siasm as at the annual meeting, held
in Odd Fellows hall, Lambertville,
Tuesday evening, when an oyster
supper was served, new officers elect
ed for the ensuing year, and cor
porate charter decided upon.
The name was officially changed
from The Merchants Association of
Lambertville, N. j., to The Lam
bertville Merchant Association, and
the following officers were elected
unanimously: President, Samuel A.
Finger; vice-president, DR.. Theodore
Balderston; treasurer, Harry E. Van
Horn; secretary Theodore G. Kitchin;
financial secretary, G. G. B. John.
1t was decided to incorporate the
association Immediately and the Of
fcers elected were declared to be
board of trustees for the ensuing
year. New committees will be named
promptly, and busy publicity cam
paign for the year announced shortly.
The financial report for the past
year was most favorable, the asso-
citation having many expenses, all
paid, and over $50 in the treasury
asidefr the moneys turned in Mon
day night. The list Of things done dur
ing the first year of the organiza-
TONS existence read like the pros
pectus of western board of trade.
excepting that it recited accomplish
>ments instead of expectations.
The supper was success, as those
who did justice to the amply suffic-
lent meal can attest, and it was near
ly midnight when the crowd dis
persed to their homes. Although
no outside speaker came, and the
only beverages served or thought of
were coffee and ice water, there
seemed to be no dearth of speakers.
President Finger acted as POSTMASTER
and the speakers, all local, included
George w. Arnett, chief of the fire
department; Joseph N. Hazen, junior
editor of the Lambertville Beacon;
H. R. Wilbur, secretary and treasur-
err of the Lambertville Public Service
Company; F. A. Woodward, manager
of the Morris Canning company; S.
w. Cochran, druggist; Thomas j.
Walker, merchant in this city and
New Hope; DR.. Theodore Balderston
dentist; George M. Shamalia, druggist,
Frank Barley, Republican county
chairman; John M. Lambert, mer-
chant and manufacturer; George W.
Massey merchant and banker; George
r. Kline, merchant; W.. H. Beatty,
merchant, and Theodore G. Kitchin,
editor of the Lambertville Record
and New Hope News.
Fire Chief Arnett, who is also
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, claimed the credit for being
the inspirator of the merchants
association, and urged that they CO.
operate more heartily with the older
body. Mr.. Woodward also favored
such cooperation, and several thought
q union of the two might be well.
Mr.. Walker said that the superior
financial success of the merchants
organization was due to its system
of collecting dues and the frequency
of its meetings, nineteen meetings
having been held within the year. 1t
was also brought out that the bust
ness organizations of Lambertville
have wenty-eight members to each
thousand of population, whereas
Trenton's Chamber of Commerce has
less than seven to each thousand.
During the evening John Stuart,
the new Coryell street baker, was
elected member of the association
and it was reported that sixty-one
members were in good financial stand
ing, despite the removals and drop
ping of non-paying members. A reso-
luton of good wishes was forwarded
to John r. Ashton, a member who
left this city for Tropico, California,
a couple of weeks ago. 1t was also
announced that out of the total mem
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