The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
Business Mems BANQUET

j Business Mems Banquet
A very successful banquet, the third
in its history, was held on Thursday
night by the Mount Holly Business
Mems Association. The dinner was
served at the Arcade hotel. and the
menu was excellent. The number
present was II.
A spirit Of cooperation to boost
Mount Holly was the keynote of the
affair, and every person present seemed
to be imbued with the idea OF COM
munity progressiveness.
DIR. Raymond s. Clarke acted as
toastmaster. and filled the position
very creditably.
The first speaker was William c..
Wetherill, president Of the association.
Mr.. Wetherilf congratulated the as
ISOLATION upon its splendid achieve
ments during the past year, and the
committee for the success of the ban
quet. He expressed his thanks t. the
members who have attended regularly
the meetings of the association; to
friends and guests who came to the
banquet to assist In advancing the
business interests Of the town; to the
local newspapers for many favors dur
ing the past year.
| ''As to the future" the president
said, II have some prophecies
will call them dreams, some will say it
is looking well into the future-but /
will have to be pardoned, for l am
great dreamer.
81 hope to see
IA city hall built on suitable site
wherein shall be housed every city off,
cial and the entire fire department OF
the city, thus tending greatly toward
efficiency and economy.
1.-THE Pennsylvania railroad double
track the road from Long Branch to
Camden and over bridge to Phila-
delphia.
IA parking station for the greatly
increasing number OF automobiles, To-
cated In Josiah w. Evans lumber
yard, with suitable entrances on Wash
ington street, Main street and Water
street, with great light showing the
way. This viii relieve our congested
main street very materially.
1.-THE banking institutions of our
fair town take more interesting part
in the vital affairs Of every one Of our
business men. There is much room for
this.
Every unmodernized store modern
lied within very few years.
EVERY awning frame. every pole
and every wire of or under Main
street.
More interest taken in the school
affairs OF the town. There is much
talk about the school tax, but 1 ask
what are we doing about it? How
many business men attend the school
board meetings to lend their advice.
EVERY merchant on Main street
contributing to the street fund that we
may keep up the good work and have
the street still cleaner.
"Our three newspapers tripling their
energies for their towns advancement.
for our business advancement and
their own advancement.
1.-THE great number Of retired farm
era banded together into society for
the advancement OF Mount Holly and
kOf tuGlf OWN Well8re anu usefulness. Il
'sOur Main street Illuminated with
twice the amount OF current, for Main
street ID entirely too dark for an up-to-
date town.
1.-THE high school gymnasium fitted
up for the use OF the boys and girls
and for such citizens who care to take
advantage of the opportunity to make
them at at so.
'The business men as individuals OF
the town co operating with the various
societies and the business mems COM
4, lHis u.s .owal4 nnuang sne worthy poor
needs and that We NAV not he imnossd
upon by the unworthy.
Every man, woman, boy and girl
lSal nse Doos'ss ;s lo' ~ sais ovu 4,u sown
napers and 5000 live wide awake boost |
ers we will certainly have that tax rate
down and all these splendid properties
s - e swlcs .ne.l PsssIns value anu
10 t;os, ~ T.. Z, a., iii n,,Eia