Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-06
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDORSES
 PLAN FOR RECREATION CENTERS

merce, whose topic was A Modern Cham be- of Commerce.
 M-. Hammond, said the success of the chamber in New London is due to a hap py system installed through the American Civic bureau. MT. Hammond said a business man should not join the cham Der of commerce from selfish ends but from an unselfish desire to render service for the 5cod of the community.
 A .'ear ago the New London Chamber of c. Inmerce had about 200 members who paid So or s6 dues annually-sometimes and they took about S5 or s6 worth of in- terest in the chamber, said MT. Ham mond. We realized something had to be done. We called in the American Civic bureau. They made an exhaustive sur rey of the town. After a six weeks edu- caticnal campaign we had $50 members Then fonowed questionnaires in which each rhcnlber was asked to name some | plan or idea which he felt the chamber l should put through. Picking out the best and most important of these answers, we had 26 blanks in our platform, and am 1 pleased to say that we have put 20 of them over. (Applause.)
 MT Hammond suggested that one way to stimulate interest in the chamber is by admitting women to membership. Referring to a statement made earlier I
 the dues should be s25 year, Mir. Ham, mond said: Your president was right
 when he said your dues ought to be s25. | When man pays $25 he is going to take | S25 worth of interest.
 Community Recreation Plans. | The final speaker of the evening was philosophy of Columbia university. If ]
 was going to live in a new town, said Dr. Parker, there would be four ques
 tions I would ask: First. what of its
 schools? Second, what of it's churches
 Are there enough or not too many? Art
 the people narrow minded or broad minded? Third what about it's business
 What about the consciences of it's busi
 ness men? Is it a place of honor ant integrity? And, fourth, what do tn people do during their leisure hours !, What are the standards the people set fo themselves and their community? There is something wrong with tn world If we set out to cure the worl by the war, and think we have cured i
 by bullets and bayonets. we have only read the records. What is the matte with us? Politically speaking, we hay more freedom than ever before. Econom ! ically speaking, we have less freedoI than ever before.
 The trouble IS the average worke
 doesn't like his job. He realizes he
 giving manhood in return for his jol
 while his employer is gaining manhood
 Dr. Parker then went on to speak ( the need of recreation for the working man and spoke in support of the wor . which the community service is doin ~ He referredGo the two recreational worl CTS which the community has sent 1 7, | Norwich and urged the chamber to g, back of them and endorse their effort n They are asking nothing but public SUI V port in their efforts to organize recre; 5 tional facilities in Norwich, he said. e Secretary l.. M. Crandall announce ?. three applications for membership in u . chamber and they were favorably actt II upon.
 = Rev. Joseph II. Se1den. D. D., intr :. duced a resolution whereby the chamb endorses the community service recre
 tional plan for Norwich, and it W; U adopted unanimously.
 The meeting adjourned about 10. e o'clock and refreshments were served u l der the direction of Emil Fox al Fred u Thumm
 The reception committee compris 10 Nelson Parker, J. N. Weymouth, Arth
 l.. Peale, Roy Judd, c. J. Isbister, w.
 Cruickshanll, c. l.. Stewart. c. J. Tw ,+ George Chesbro, Edwin Hill and Re .,[ George N. Welch.