Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-31
Enthusiasm Displayed by Men
ard Women, Who Attend
Affair, Guarantee That Pro-
iect viii Be Carried On.
CIVIC PATRIOTISM IS
KEYNOTE OF SPEAKERS
Edward F. Trefz, D S, Rosen-
waId, A. B, McMiIIen and W,
C. 0eStreich Among Speak
erS at Dinner.

Chamber of Commerce is assured. No
Albuquerque audience has ever shown
the enthusiasm displayed by the
gathering at last nights Forward
Albuquerque" dinner without ac-
complishing what It set out to do
plus.
Close upon three hundred persons
were present. Every seat was taken.
Intense enthusiasm prevailed. Upon
the singing of the various Alhuquer-
que songs, written especially for the
purpose and dedicated to some of
those men who had been most promi-
nent in the movement to bring about
the organization there were repeated
calls for one and another of them as
the songs dedicated to them were
sung.
The addresses were of an order un-
equalled in the life of commercial Or
ganizations in Albuquerque up to this
time.
In introducing Paul G. Redington,
toast master, w. c. Oestreich, chair
man of the campaigit committee,
spoke of the feeling OF confidence en-
gendered in the hearts and minds of
those whose efforts had brought the
work to a point where it must now
Albuquerque.
Interest Gratifying,
Tits gratifying" said Mr.. Oestreich,
ito see the extraordinary interest
this audience has displayed. 1t is
stimulating because the interest Is so
widespread. II has never been do(ib'ed
any time sufins the Nav,s atsu
months of painstaking effort that has
preceded this meeting but tha. when
we presented to the people of Albu-
querque an opportunity to get behind
TN institution organized along lines of
efficiency and service, they would
give 1t the backing it merited" Mr.
oestreich paid glowing tribute to
the Rotary club of which Mr.. Red
lngton is president and thanked that
body for the real help they had been
in launching the new organization.
Mr.. Redington, before introducing
the first speaker drifted into the
realm of prophesy and stated 1t to be
his opinion with the aid of the newly
formed chamber of commerce it was
not only possible but probable that AL
querque could, add 10000 peo-
pie to her population in ten years.
This" said Mr.. Redington, "would
mean that the money in circulation
ten million dollars annually. The
toast master in speaking of the need
OF furnishing the planter in the Rio
Grande valley with reliable informa-
ton as to how to get the most out of
ms time and efforts eulogized II. C.
stewart, the county agent, and wished
mat Bernalillo county and every
county in the state had six such men
instead of one,
A. b. McNIiIlcn Speaks.
In introducing A., Il. McMillen, Mr..
Redington spoke of him as a man who
was using his constructive genius.
his legal ability and his enthusiasm
to make Albuquerque a better place
TO live in."
Il know of no more inspiring
thing" said Mr. McMillen, than a
congregation or earnest men and wo-
men, such as we see here assembled
together. actuated by common pur-
pose. When we look about us and
see the great resources of our state
the wonderful little city that we have
here on the Rio Grande. the on
portunities that men and women have
here in this western country, we
cannot help but think of the day when
those resources lay valueless and were
not worth the taking What makes
them worth while is what we value
most in the state of New Mexico--our
men, our women and our children.
Mr.. McMillen described the events
leading up to the organization of the
new chamber. and paid a tribute to
those men who contributed to the
fund that was to take care Of the in
debtedness on the Commercial club
building. The subscription list is
still open and will be held open so
that every person who believes in the
proposition of preserving the business
integrity of albuquerque in the eyes
OF the world may have a share in it.
Summarizes Work.
There are great many things
that an organization of this kind can
do, because it is organized not for to-
day, not for tomorrow, not for some
sudden squirt, but for years to come,
with constructive plan from which
we will build from day to day the new
city of Albuquerque"
In summarizing the work to be car
lied out by the various bureaus Mr..
McMilien made it plain that no phase
of Albuquerque's development or we'll
being would be overlooked. and indi-
Gated that whereas IL was impossible
Tor many Of us to go as soldiers to
formed at home that would test ourl
apilities and tax our resources, and
that most could be accomplished by
rahying around a stron central or
ganization.
d. s. Rosenwald went back twenty
five years in Albuquerque's history
and paid an eloquent tribute to those
pioneers who raised almost 500, 900
to esta in Albuquerque an insti-
tion that was for that period IDEAL