Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
Retire AND WORK
BOX TELLS RICH
Former Editor Says Wealthy
Should Stop Making Money
and Help City
Buster NOW THAN EVER

In a happy vein today, Edward Box
gave members of the City Club excerpts
from his CHEEKY philosophy of life dud
told of ths pleasure he finds. now that
he has retired in giving all his time
in the cause of civic progress.
There are lots of men in this city,
Mr.. Box declared, men successful in a
big way, who ought to retire from bust
ness, quit piling up money and give
their time unseliishly for the benefit OF
their felowmen.
IF we had forty such men here, he
said, they could get back of 'Hampy'
Moore aud could make Philadelphia n
ity we would not have to apologize fors
rhenever we travel over the country
During the last three weeks, Mr.. Box
asserted, three drives have failed in
this city.
Two Hospital Drives Fail
The University Hospital campaign
sailcd," he said, "and medical journals
sent forth the news of the failure oveu
the country. The civic campaign failed,
and civic journals made the failure
known everywhere. The Bryn Mawr
Hospital campaign failed. and again the
medical journals went forth with the
story.
NOW j see III u ANCW 1DTh DdDtr
that the Roosevelt drive here is lag
ging. Are we to have another failure
here. Cannot this city be advertised for
its successes instead of for rotten poll
tics, mismanagement and !. W. W.
ism? ~
Mr.. Box referred to the Philadelphia
Orchestra drive, which he is leading.
"One man came to me aud asked for
II contribution to the University Hos
pital drive. I agreed if he would sub
scribe TO the orchestra fund.
But ] don't care anything about
music" Mr.. Box quoted his caller as-
And | cont care anything about
Sickness the former editor said he
answered.
Compromised on 10 10 1
But l gave him $4,000 for th3
hospital and he compromised by giving
me $1,000 for the orchestra"
THAT same man told me he did not
believe in giving 10 institutions or
organizations which are not self sup
porting.
Then call your boy back from VIII
Mr. Box. THAT is not self support
ing. Neither is Princeton. nor many
other colleges and universities. The
parks here are not self supporting.
Neither are the geological gardens"
The Liberty Bell and the Philadelphia
Orchestra. Mr.. Box continued. are this
city's two big advertisements. The or
chestra, he said. goes to eighteen cities,
is recognized as one of the finest in the
United States and as one of the three
best in the world.
Concluding his references to the
Orchestra. MIR. Box declared:
THE Philadelphia Orchestra is one
of the biggest advertising advantages
for philadelphia. On every seat sold
the Orchestra loses fifty cents, so that
when you go to hear concert you nre
really receiving a gift
Works Harder in, Retirement
Mr.. Box reverted to his retirement.
during which, he said, he. has been
working more strenuously than ever be-
fore in his life.
People cannot understand what they
could do with their time II the, gave
up business. l like golf. l like horse
back riding. But God forbid that
should spend all my time playing golf or
riding horse"
The task of employing leisure time
after retirement must be approached in
the spirit of idealism, Mr.. Box said,
Tdeaism is responsible for all the pro-
gressive changes in the country. he
added as he expressed thanks that Pres
ident Wilson is an idealist and that the
league of nations is the expression OF
an ideal.
Here is how Mr.. Box summed up his
advice on the proper time to retire to
life of useful play
THE time to go is when the going
is good Go when you have enough
money and when your mind is still rich
and active