Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-21

Howard C. Strong of the American City Bureau, who was the speaker be- fore the Chamber of Commerce st it's noon luncheon Friday at the Wauregan house, which had an attendance of about 70, pointed out to his hearers that not alone in seeking for the location of more industries In a city was growth to be expected. He gave it as his opi lioa that a policy of general civic iTnprovument along all lines of community beIt'r- ment would prove more effective n ror- ulation and business gain tha1 the mere striving for more industries. In speak ing along this line, he said that he had in mind two cities. similarly situated as to natural opportunities fo- growth, enc of which. through it's Chamber of Com merce. had aimed almost entireIy at se- curing more industries 10 locate in is borders. The other had aime1 at the wider programme of civic hetternent, I" ten years the former had gained 19,0oo in population. the latter e7.GQ9.
 Vice President John NJ. Lee presided at the luncheon, introducing the speak CTS
 Besides MT. strong's address, there were two short talks. Mayor H. M. Le- rou spoke on the subject of the need of revision of the city charter. saying that he had no pet charter to propose, but he desired to have the citizens give the authority for the appointment of q committee which should take into con sideration all the reasons for making a revision of the charter, iGVess igate the whole matter and make recommendations. He promised to appoint ncn-partisan committee to do this warl.
 General Manager C. 3. Ts-ga-t ot the city gas and electric deoartment gave a description of the Wni-e Way 7!ong Main street, which the Chamber Of Com merce is advocating.
 The meeting voted in favor Of having monday luncheons for the electors meetings in the future at such times as should seem desirable.
 Address By MT. Strong.
 Mir. Strong spoke In part as toIlc17s:
 The war has brought us face to face with new problems, new duties. new re- responsibilities 1t has shown us great new opportunities. For the first time have we come fully to spprediat te the driving power of united effort, the propulsIve force of a solid front.
 And go our communities are meeting their peace-time problems as never be- fore through organization, and our Cham bers of Commerce have taken on new activity and greater life. The Chamber of Commerce was not always as it is today It used 10 be called Board of i Trade. It was an organization which gathered few statistics. held an annua banquet and passed resolutions express. l ing satisfa ction with the state of things | in reneral-and the resolution was the | end of the matter. Tie Board of Trade was in reality Board of Tradition Tner | came the Booster Club which went abou , . 1 possessed whether it really possessed | them or not. sThis was in reality but
 Boaster Club. And SO finally ther, ] came the Chamber of Commerce which | i in reality Chamber of Citizenship-a1 i orga niza ton which concerns itself wit | the interest of each citizen in the com munity.
 Today citizenship c9r mean but on | thing, service. The time has passe
 when the man who pays his taxes i
 he cannot get out of them. casts his bal
 lot on election day if it Is TO. toe | rainy and gets all the money he can ou | of his town. Is a good citizen. True
 citizenship today is SYNONYMOUS wit | service. personal service with other cit izens for the community. The differenc
 between the good and bad citizen Is jus
 this the bad citizen interprets the com munity interests In terms of his owl
 welfare the good citizen internrets hi
 own interests Tn terms of the com
 munity welfare. The only test of req greatness in a community is the abil
 ity of it's citizens to think in communit
 terms The distinction between privat and public business ie rapidly disar
 bearing. There is very little private bus , mess today the conduct of which has nC r public significance. It was a pr vate COW iu q private stable. milked b ? private housewife which kicked ovt a private lantern and started a yer l public fire which some years ago bur 2 cd down most of Chicago. We hay ? learned that the small fire hazard. tn; |. the bad housing Of family in a tent - ment district off in corner O. the cit, 9 that the lack of opportunite for whol e sale play for the children of a srna
 group in a community, is of very re'