Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-10-04
Luncheon Starts Drive
For Reorganization OF
Chamber Of Commerce

Lets co." said George +. Reyn-
olds, chairman of the reorganization
campaign of the Chamber of Conn
merce, this morning. Perth AM
boy knows that it is to have new
Chamber of Commerce built on
lines that have made Chambers Of
Commerce in every other part of the
country a success. 1t is going to be
properly financed and manned for a
period of three years. 1t is to be
thoroughly organized in such a way
as to work for every interest in the
com munity. 1t is to receive the aid
of the American City Bureau of New
York City whenever 1t is required
in order that it may steer a straight
course toward the goal of activities
which is to be set in the course OF
the next two or three weeks follow.
ing the enlistment of the member.
ship. Let's 60
A luncheon of team workers was
held this noon at the Madison Hotel
in order to give the workers further
instructions and prepare them for
the job before them. 1t was ad.
dressed by l.. w. Sprague, director
of the campaign: Lewis Buddy. divi-
sion manager of the American City
Bureau. and others. The out-of.
town speaker announced for the
luncheon was William A. Searle,
secretary of the Camden, n. j.,
Chamber of Commerce. who told
something of what chambers Of
commerce built on the lines pro.
posed for Perth Amboy can do.
| There was lively singing by the
| company led by Herman +. Lion. Of
the campaign staff.
Yesterday was recognized in q
number of the Catholic and Protes-
tant churches of Perth Amboy by
references to what the organization
could do for the welfare of the COM
munity.
The speakers were all introduced
/ by George +. Reynolds. who also
made a few remarks about the cam.
IaiGn. Fred -Breiggs, the ''coloner'
in charge of all the teams which are
divided up under majors" and
captains" Mr.. Briggs said that
1--WE are in this campaign for a pur-
pose, and that is to boost the city,"
AN unselfish proposition" is what
Br. Briggs called the activities. say
ing that everybody is in 1t for
Perth Amboy.''
Mr.. Buddy, the division manager
of the American City Bureau ad~
monished the workers not to be dis
couraged. but suggested that they
take the offensive attitude, not the
defensive. You are not begging for
charity" said Mr.. Buddy. This il
no charity, it is an opportunity given
everybody to better themselves and
their entire community. Although
the movement might be hard to sell
at first. Mr.. Buddy said, it is bound
to sell because it was the best thing
in the world to sell.
William SearIe rave a worry
Interesting and inspirationa1 talk for
fifteen minutes on telling what some
of the other cities have done and
how they did it. He also assured the
workers that they were not going
wrong by following the methods that
the American City Bureau have set
forth upon which to work the CAM
paign as the organization has stood
the test so well that it has by this
time become standardized" Camden.
according to the speaker, has a
membership in it's Chamber of Com
fmerce of 1000 where two years ago
it had but 264. and those not all paid
up. Rochester has 1000 members
and a thriving organization where
five years ago it had 400. Telling
how these things were accomplished,
Mr. Searle said that he sees no
reason why Perth Amboy should not
thrive as well as the many cities he
mentioned and felt sure that this
would be the case if the plan that
has been set forth is followed out.
silver cup will be given the team
that procures the greatest number
of members within the next five days
of the campaign and with this to re-
present the effort they have put forth
and the benefit to the community the
workers left with an inspiration to
dig in" and put the thing across
in the time allotted.
A feature of the daily luncheons
will be the community singing which
was most successful at its tryout to-
day. Mr.. Lyon injected a lot of ''pep,'
into the assemblage and bred good
fellowship throughout the entire
meeting with the songs he introduced.
Commencing tomorrow, reports
will be given daily of the members
who have actually signed up and Will
liam NJ. Goodell. president of the
thriving Lowell, Massachusetts,,
Chamber of Commerce. will be the
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