Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04
INTELLIGENCE PLUS ENTHUSIASM WILL
 BRING NORW|CHFORWARD SAYS SPEAKER

I Intelligence cooperating with enthusi 1 asm the type of enthusiasm that abounds | in western cities, is the thing for New | England cities and the thing for Norwich | to cultivate if it is to press forward and | not be outstripped, declared Rev. Dr. George Dugan of Trenton, N. J.. in an in l spring address upon the subject of Civic 1 Pride, Friday night.s at the Community House on Church street before the first forum meeting of the recently reorgan- ized chamber of commerce. He had an audience of over 100, including several women, who followed his remarks with close attention
 l Rev Alexander H. Abbott chairman of the forum committee, opened the meeting with brief remarks upon the significance l of the interest that is felt in what the chamber of. commerce is going to do, and l introduced President Charles F. Wells I with some warm expressions of appre- ciation of the un1agging interest shown by President Wells in the work of the l chamber and his confidence in the fu- ture of Norwich.
 President Wells responded to the ap- plause that greeted him by saying that 1 he came to Norwich seven years ago and he expected to stay here seventy years and never leave it because It is the finest tittle city on earth. But most of us need
 .vic pride. those who were absent from
 !is meeting most of all, for if you don't
 talk up your city, nobody will.
 Secretary o'Rourke Speaks.
 John J o'Rourke, secretary of the chamber of commerce, was the next speaker introduced by Chairman Abbott l with complimentary reference to the en-
 ergy and skill that MT. O'Rourke is
 showing in directing the work of the chamber.
 Secretary o'Rourke responded in part
 as follows:
 You have the right at this time to
 know the answer to the question-Wel, what is the chamber of commerce do- ing? We have had a period of intense enthusiasm wherein our hopes and as- ipirations were raised by the promise of a modern chamber of commerce work ing for a bigger, better and buster Nor wich The chamber will not be lacking for work, scheduled by the members themselves, that will keep it busy for Iyears. A chamber of commerce does not exist primarily for the purpose of secur-
 ing industry after industry. This is but , a phase of it's activities. The fundamen- tai principle of your chamber is service service regardless of race, creed or poli- , tics. Service rendered unstintedly for the community, so that Norwich, in due | :, the other cities of the state and natior ! as progressive city. city to be proud of and a people proud of it's city The richest town is that one when thu 2 largest proportion of it's people see wis > ions of things to De, done and dare tc make them come to pass, even in the fact of difficulties. Every citizen, worthy O
 the name, realizes that personal servic
 is the rent we pay for the room we oc I0r1r in aIIr nn1x ,,rr1 e the competition of other communities i e our chance to success given us am a through our existence, success is mad possible for us. Consequently, the off : cers of your organization have made ev e cry effort to secure the best talent possi e ble for the committees on the program :. of work. and we submit to you the ques n tion-is this not the most importan s thing to be considered at the beginnin : of our activities? If in due time you n chamber has succeeded in the task t s accomplish equitable taxation. bette - streets, sidewalks and highways; prope e housing for the people of Norwich; aid : ed in the expansion of industries alread n here and secured additional first-class ir s dustries for the community-the educa
 tional facilities and through it's powe
 built modern school houses made. th
 city's streets better lighted both in th
 ibusiness and residential sections of tt A community; secured better transportf m tion facilities and aroused the enthusasl er and the pride of our people in its boy t. and girls through Scout councils; W e. submit again the question is it not wo thy of your support and cooperation 1e This is the purpose and this the prt al gram of your chamber of commerc st Criticize our efforts but let it. be fair ar st not destructive Cooperate with this O to ganzat tion and it will cooperate with yo ed for it is only through cooperation tn nd the city will become better, buster, bi lis ger, city proud of it's people and pc
 ple proud of it's city.
 Address On Civic Pride. ay Chairman Abbott introduced Rev. T n- Dugan with reference to their plea ,e- ant associations when both were paste ge in Albany. In opening his address I as Dugan said he felt like speaking fro nd text that was a favorite with Theodo he Roosevelt, Be not hearers of the wo of but doers" He referred to the cha
 acteristic enthusiasm that he had seen
 western cities, whose people have b
 one advice to give' to visitors Pull
 your stakes wherever you a
 and come to our town, the best and fin,
 place, on earth" Those westerners 3 ne on their toes for commerce and trade a ct, business and Norwich needs to get on 1r. toes in just this way.
 cil The Chamber of Commerce. be sa Ter is the intelligence and enthusiasm Of nd community organized for co-operati op service in tho interests of the comm 1e- cial and civic welfare of the commI ,n- ty. What better object could a man he vote his intelligence to than the " in- fare of his community? But you ca he do anything with cold-blooded men a ed women. New England has too mt of this. You can't do anything with j JOS cold blooded intellect. Norwich net
 your intellect but 1t needs it kindled W
 enthusiasm, organized intellect and er- ganized enthusiasm welded together ate some worthy purpose and object ( He
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 BIG SEIZURE OF LIQUOR