The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-23
Chamber of
Entertained Visitors
NeighbOrly Good Will and Co.
operation Advocated By
All Present

Penns Grove Chamber of Commerce
held a meeting in Odd Fellows Hall
last Monday evening with a goodly
number present. The hall was taste
fully decorated with colored electric
lights and potted plants.
The guests of honor were members
of Woodstown Chamber of Commerce
who were invited to come over and
give US inspiration from their exuber-
ant and overlooking supply of enthus-
work to make Woodstown the garden
spot of South Jersey.
After some routine business Mr.. F.
A. Gentieu, president of Penns Grove
Chamber of Commerce, introduced A.
d. Snelbaker, the live wire president
of Woodstown Chamber of Commerce
for the past five years. He said the
highest ideal of citizenship was to
work for the betterment of ones town
and county. To be a good Chamber
of Commerce man one has to work for
nothing except the desire to better
conditions and those around them and
hope for the accomplishment of work
we'll done. He was glad that Penns
Grove has been awakened to the need
of such a civic organization and re-
joices in the accomplishment already
made.
Getting together to work for your
common interests leads to doing away
with petty jealousies and prejudices.
Instead of competition we should have
cooperation. What benefits one helps
the other in our midst. We should
,,-1,.1r f0,. Tho host cnaio1 and f0nJal
advancement of the community with
mutual helpfulness of n for the
other. Work for progress and the
higher ideals in life.
He had worked for good roads.
Soon Salem County will have the best
roads for local commerce and neigh
borly welfare. Sometime ago he went
thru a district where trees lined the
roadway. The shade and overhanging
limbs made the way beautiful. He
thought what such an ornament would
be to Salem County roads and believed
it would be made in time.
Look about, learn and see what can
be done for community welfare. 1t is
an e~nnobling thought and to serve
ones town and county is ones high
est aim in life.
Mr.. J. S. Thomas, of Philadelphia,
spoke on finance and the great pro-
gress made. The State banks which
issued questionable notes previous to
1862, were replaced by the National
banking systems. That has ben sup
plemented with the great Federal Re
serve law of 1913, which now gives
all tbs currency needed for commerce
and industry. We now have a solid
foundation for our currency founded
not on gold nor bonds only, but on the
wealth in lands and products.
Money can now be had on the per-
!, sonal ability and integrity of men
gagged in and industry.
The personality of men is now
mostly lost in cooperative industry.
More cooperation is wanted between
dealers. We need to help each other.
4 failure of one man in Penns Grove
is detrimental to others and the towns
welfare. Every man should have a
personal worth to the community.
Cultivate cooperation.
J. C. Radcliffe, Jr., spoke of the
efforts being made in the DUPONT CLUB
for the cultivation of recreation pleas
ures. When the favorable season ar
rives it was hoped to have a golf club.
Frank j. Conner, fire chief over
dupont properties, spoke of the need
of fire protection and need of watch
fitness to prevent fires. Yearly
1 $1,000 persons are killed by fires.
Yearly two hundred and fifty million
dollars worth of property is des-
troyed by fire and a like sum is spent
to prevent fire. The greatest cause
is the careless use of matches. Inc
next cause is electricity.
While the cheapest way is to never
have fires, the prevention OF poorly
constructed buildings should be pro
bibited. We should educate all to pc
careful with fire, but more especially
children.
Rev. Charles B. Dubell gave an en-
Pertaining address on his army ex-
perience in Germany and france
punctured with humorous
]. Gilbert Borton, of Woodstown'
Chosen Freebooter for Pllesgrove.
gave a few felicitous remark OF
friendship and good will from WOODS
town Chamber of Commerce.
Some delectable music was given by
a vocal artist and piano player n
a luscious luncheon of fried oysters
It was the most enjoyable meeting
penns Grove Chamber of Commerce
ever held.