Evening journal., 1916-06-09
WILMINGTON FIRST,
NOT l. CITY'S MOTTO
This Suggestion Made by
Rabbi Wise at Chamber OF
Commerce Luncheon
CIVIC RELIGION"
SUBJECT OF TALK

Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, of New
York, addressed the members Of the
Chamber of Commerce and guests at
their luncheon in the rose room OF
the Hotel DUPONT this afternoon on
Civic Religgon." Or. Wise urged the
motto for citizens OF this city. "Wil-
mington first. Not l." The speaker
was introduced by Mayor James f.
Price.
DR.. Wise stated in opening his ad
dress that the church and the State
must be kept separate He stated
that he himself. was more Of an Amer
ican than some, because he made him
self one. while some became Ameri-
cans by accident of birth. He has
two religions, he said. one the spirit.
ual, and the other the American Dem
ocracy
Despite the opinion OF many that a
man cannot he connected with poll
tics and still be clean and honest, Or,
Wiss said he could The man that
can't touch politics and remain clean.
cannot touch, the law business. or
anything else. and keep his hands
clean he declared.
In his talk he boosted the nomina-
ton of Charles H. Hughes for Pres
ident He urged that partsanship be
laid aside and set before his hearers
the example Of New York, which
State. he said. is being governed bet
ter at the present time than It has
for more than 100 years. because this
factor had been laid aside. He said
there is not room for the hyphenated
vote, only room for the American
American vote.
He urged also that all foreigners
should give their best for the welfare
Of America.
He declared that Wilmington can
not become great city until men are
put into office to develop the city
spiritually. The officials must work
together with the voters TO produce
a spiritual community.
Those who attended the luncheon
included William p. Bancroft, Johr
Bancroft, William Springer, Jr., Je-
rome +. Bell Walter S. Brown, J
Danforth Bush. Charles c. Bye. II
A. Casperson, Joshua Conner, r. o
Cooke. EllwoOd A. Davis. S. NJ. Dill
lon. w. e. Douglas. A. Rae DuBell
T. B. Ely. Max Ephraim, H. Fein
/ berg, VIM. II. Garland, c. ID. Garret
son, Fred H. Gawthrop. John ]
, Hayes, John F. He'll, II. ChalmeI
:. Hickman. NJ. ID.
. Florence Bayard Hilles and guest,
] II 4
r. Isaacs, Charles C. kurtl. A.
: Kuschan, John i. Krauss, Clarence
>, Killen. William +. kurtz, John
T. Iambson II. B. McCollum and que.
= Joseph II. Martin. NJ. Natthcs. Villa
q b. Meeear Nathan Miller, Walter
. Mode. Benjamin Nields, u II. Nixon,
> c. Purdy. John ~. Rice. William
. Robelcn, A. Robin. Jacob Roscn.
George W. Bush. John ]. satterth
/. wait. c. II. Smith. Jr., David Snellen
= burg, Ellwood Souder. Charles {
10 Speakman. George H. Spackman, sta
k Publishing Company. f. II. Steinle, {
v w Sutton, r. F. Swarts A. ID. Warner
: Jr.. Henry Wilson. S II. Wilson, Jr
G Joseph s. Wilson. James h. Taylor, Z
- A. Van Trump, Nathan Barsky.
= James Brandt. II. Braunstein, Wa
10 ter Butler. James Cohen, DR. Davitc
T. Aaron Finger. Matt Finger, JAIME
h Ginns, n. Goldberg, Mr.. Grant,
l. Greenbaum. Barnet Gluckman, Lou
Jacoby, DR.. Keyser, Frederick kni
fen. Daniel Loeb, Nathan Levy, ID.
Levy. Mr.. Mann. A. Markell, Charl'
n Miller. Albert Rothchild, Ralph Salt
y man. Charles Topkis, William Topkl
James Tuck. DR.. Zion. DR.. Gluckman