The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-04
Business Mems Successful
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Mount Holly Business Mems Associa-
ton, held last Tuesday evening, was
the most successful in the organiza.
TONS history. The attendance was
10, which was considerably greater
than ever before. 1t was held in the
banquet room of the Masonic Temple,
affording larger quarters than hereto
fore, and music was supplied by the
Peerless Orchestra. The room was
prettily decorated with silk flags, etc.
The dinner was served by William
ID. Marren, of the Arcade hotel.
Charles LaTour filed acceptably the
position of toastmaster. After making
a few remarks, in which he urged the
Association to continue its activities
for the good of the community, he in
troduced the speakers.
State Treasurer William I. Read
spoke about the many problems now
confronting the business men of the
country-the shipping and railroad
questions, furnishing employment to
soldiers and the thousands who worked
on war materials, etc. He made an
excellent address, presenting in an ex-
cellent manner the big tasks to be
solved by business people and poli-'
tieians.
V. Claude Palmer came next and in
troduced the subject of erecting a me.
mortal hospital in honor of the soldiers
and sailors who had served the country
in the world war. Extended reference
to this matter is made in another
column.
State Comptroller Newton A. K.
Bugbee urged the Association to con-
tinue it's work of boosting the COM
munity. AS member of the execu-
tive committee and as former president
of the Trenton Chamber of Commerce,
he had learned that persistent boosting
brings results. He spoke about the
excellent financial condition of the
State of New Jersey; of its fine system
of schools, and quoted some state sta
tistics. Both he and Treasurer Read
made reference to a number of reforms
that had been inaugurated during
Governor Edges administration,
whereby good business methods had
been introduced.
w. p. Jackson, director of the War
Camp Community Service for the
Camp Dix district, made very pleas
ing address, in which he complimented
Mount Holly for the active and eff
Gent work it had done in entertaining
soldiers in wholesome mannar. This
town was the first in the district to
establish soldiers club, and has at
all times responded promptly to all
demands made by the community
service.
In one of the recent bulletins issued
at Washington, the community ada
cent to Camp Dix was cited four times
for the noble and heroic assistance it
had rendered during the terrible cpl
demic of influenza at the camp.
The community work, Mr.. Jackson
said, will continue for many months,
as three of the large cantoments are to
be the only Rehabilitation camps, and
Dix is to be one of the three. The other
other two are Devens and Upton.
Major w. J. Wilcox, adjutant of the
153d Depot Brigade, Camp Dix, was
the last speaker. He referred to the
necessity of continuing to look after
the welfare of the soldiers. The men
now have no incentive or inspiration
ahead of them in the army. The war is
over and they want to go home. They
have nothing definite in view for the
future, and it is the duty of the bust
ness men of the country to see that the
soldiers get employment.
The Major made reference to the
many large problems that are confront
ing the country, the most important
perhaps being to guard against
Bolshevism or anarchy reaching our
land. The best preventive is to keep
every body employed. Idleness means
lack of money in the possession of men
which leads to hunger and discomfort,
and then Bolshevism follows.