The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-01
Says Industrial Equality
Is Approaching
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priated to the Publicity Committee
and 500 to the Entertainment Com
mittee for use in their work.
Treasurer d. N. Dwinell's report
showed, cash on hand Jan. 81, $448.57
and cash receipts since then, $416.99.
Total, $S65.56; expenditures, $409.l5.
Balance $456.37.
A male quartette consisting of 0.
S. Searles, Oscar J. ProulX, Henry
Smith and Gerald Leavitt sang two
selections which were greatly enjoy
! ed.
President Wilcox then read the
"Code of Ethics" adopted by the Ma
tional Rotary Club few years ago
and urged that these ethics be prac-
ticed by local business men.
Frank Paddleford, acting chairman
of the housing committee, was called
upon to make report on the WORK
of that committee, which was read as
| follows:
Your committee submits the fol
lowing plan for your considerations.
"The organization of stock com
pany with an authorized capital o
S25 900, shares to be issued in denom-
nations of 500, and subscriptions
solicited for at least $4,000 at once.
"Said corporation to be empowered
to buy real estate, build houses and
to sell and mortgage same, or to rent
as in their judgement seems best, and
to re-invest the proceeds IN other real
stat transactions of the same kind.
"No property to be sold on less
than a ten per cent cash payment, ami
with regular monthly payments
thereafter of sufficient size to pay
interest and to reduce +No principt i
amount at least ten per cent each
wear, second mortgages to be taken
to the corporation for any balance
due above what can be placed on first
mortgage outside.
Sale of property to bonafide own
ers for their own use as a home not
to exceed two per cent above actual
cost"
The aim of the Housing Committee
is voiced as follows:
To make Newport a bigger, better
and buster city.
To provide housing Accommodations
to supply the increasing demand OF
homes in this city.
By providing homes will induce
new business concerns to locate mere
Shall we remain idle and allow our
opportunities to go by default, or
shall we respond to the call and stand
back of this worthy enterprise?
Pledge cards were passed through
the audience with the request they be
signed. They read as follows;
81 am in favor of the organization
of a corporation for the purpose I
building houses in order to relieve the
present shortage of housing accomo-
dations and, provided such a corpof-
alton is formed, / agree to purchase
shares of per cent stock o.
4 mar value of $4,000 each"
The next question brought up by
/ President Wilcox was the matter OF
I DAYLIGHT saving for Newport. Tie
idea, Mr.. Wilcox said, was not to set
our clocks ahead an hour earlier bat
to open the business establishments
one hour earlier. There was practi-
cally an even expression on the sub
iect and the question was laid m
the table.
The ouartette rendered two moro
selections following which the speak
or of the evening was introduced.
4 am glad" Prof. Vauhn began, "to
face such live enterprising bunch OF
/ men here tonight. Your self-sacritite
l and cooperation in your efforts to
help the housing committee is very
/ pleasing to me. 1t is going to be =
) blessing to the town and to the peo-
= pie who want to come here to live bui
who are kept away by the lack OF
. room. 1t will make it possible young
= men to get married and settle dow
here"
Almost Immediately Prof. Vaughn
Nlaunched into a discussion of Bolshe
, vism. He said:
"Bolshevism cannot grow without
soil to grow in. Agitators cannot stll
= men to action without a grievance
- We need to see that men have M
d grievance. Anarchy is only and il
J. always the child of tyranny. Civ
s. men a chance to develop a normal
Z happy, wholesome home life and dis
| content cannot be aroused, Tn