Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25
STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$62,000 Raised in Thirty Minut@
 for Second Liberty Loan.

"The battle lines of democracy stretching from tho fields of Belgiu and France and Poland and Arnen and the mountain peaks of the Alps every business and professional ma here today. They are stretching every home in this country.
 "Prussiau militarism has threatene the destruction of the world Militar autocracy Is battling with the primo pies of drmacracy.
 "The time has come when we mus conquer or submit. The time for tall ing is past. The time for nction is hand.
 "Everv man must have cheerful optimistic view and helief that nut a this awful cRtuclysm there shnll com time of peace and security such a the world has never known before.
 Until that time every effort mus be made and every noble impulse mud be cherished so that the spirit of th% nation shall carry our soldiers as ol invisible wings to victory, SO that tn letters from cur noble boys shall b dated somewhere in Germany insteat of somewhere in France SO that thtI armies of the allies shall unitedly march down that famous street 'Unte} Den Linden and bivounc in the capita of a new Germany until peace shal : be declared that will make sure the| principles of liberty, freedom and democracy for the whole worldn.
 Thus in part did President Edward P. Jones of the State Chamber of Gem merce conclude his annual address atI the annual meeting of the chamber held in Hartford last week, after| reporting on the work accomplished for] the year and referring to the future.
 The convention was welcomed to the| city by Mayor HsRsrty and Presidentl Daniel M. Wright of the local chamber.
 The reports of other officers wereI read and an address delivered by Wa dill Catchings of New | ork on "What, the Government Should Do for the| Business Men and What the Business Nm should 10 for the Government".
 A report on the legislative work of the chamber was given by Frank M. Johnson of New Britain, former presi- dent of the body. Richard M. Bissell, of the Connecticut State Council of Defense, George NJ. Landsrs of the food supply and conservation commit tee and Robert Sc1gille. foud adminis- tra:or for the state also addressed the body.
 President E. P Jones of Winsted was reelected president unanimously. Othe. officers were elected as follows:
 First vice-president- Alton F. Miner of New London.
 Second vice-president-George E. Crawford of Bridgeport
 Treasurer-R. LaMotte Russell of Manchester.
 Directors-Williman w. c. Nor ris; Ausonia, H. l.. Green; Branford, H. F. Jourdan; Bridgeport, Dwight Briggs: Bristol. Elmer D. Stockton; Canaan, A. w. Holsspple; Glaston- bury, l.. ". Howe; Hartford, Daniel M Wright; Manchester, Charles k. House: Meriden, William A. Scaife; Middletown, George Burnham; New Britain, William H. House; New Lon. don, William D. Harris; Plainyille, John H. Trumbull, Ridgefeld, Samuel Reenan; Rockville, w. A. Howell; Thompsonville, Nj. W. Bushnell and William J. Mulligan; Wethersheld, Howard P. Dunham; Winsted, Frank lin J. Lyman, Windsor Locks, Edwin P. Egan
 The delegates pledged s62, Quo for Liberty bonds in a campaign of 30 
 The chamber received an invitation from New London to hold Its 1918 In that city, and the matter was referred to the director.