Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-04-22
Cape May County Chamber
Of Commerce Presents Silver
Cup to Clayton Haines
Brick, afOrmer President
Entertains Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce

AN%O
ed the monthly meeting of the Cape
May County Chamber of Commerce
last night in the Lincoln hotel a
Ocean City. The big dining room
of that newly renovated hotel wa:
filed completely and the people were
almost packed in as tight as they were
at a recent meeting at Seaville.
More than ordinary interest was
taken in this meeting because of a
visit from the members of the Allan
tic City Chamber of Commerce to
repay a visit of the Cape Mayans to
Atlantic City last November. The
Atlantic City members were out in
large numbers headed by Samuel P.
Leeds, one of the live wires of Allan
tic City and a real human sociable
fellow.
Luther C. Ogden, president of the
Cape May County Chamber, was
there backed up by many of his fell
low citizens of Cape May, and there
was quite a delegation from Wildwood
and other places. Editor William A.
Haffert, of Sea Isle City, read the
minutes in his usual capable fashion,
and committee reports were received.
The real interesting event of the
evening was the presentation of a sill
yer cup to the former president of
the Chamber, Clayton Haines Brick.
This was the little surprise that Mr..
Ogden has had up his sleeve for some
time, and evidently he looked for
ward to the ceremony with boyish
glee. His spirit was shared by all
members who contributed toward the
fund to buy the beautiful cup for
presentation to a mar who did so
much to build up the organization.
Mr.. Ogden called Mr.. Brick before
him and presented the cup in glow
ing words of praise. MI. Brick re-
sponded and told how he and his
wife would cherish the useful gift.
Hon. Henry H. Eldredge, judge
of the Cape May County Courts,
just re-appointed for another five
year term, made the speech welcom-
ing the Atlantic City visitors in his
usual eloquent manner, which was
responded to by Mr.. Leeds. Both
addresses voiced a beautiful get-to-
gether sentiment of neighborliness,
advocating a real joining of hands in
developing the lower fifty miles of the
New Jersey Coast. This sentiment
coming from Atlantic City is greatly
appreciated by the County of Cape
May, and there are great possibilities
for the future if these suggestions are
put in practice. Some business plan
should speedily be devised to put
into effect some of the suggestions
put forward by the speakers. The
two counties could combine in a
campaign of advertising that might
have startling and profitable results.
The ball has started to roll, and it
should be kept rolling. Do it by
accepting Atlantic City's invitation to
cooperate. Of course it means a
lot of joint committee work, but this
should be started at once by Presi-
dent Ogden. The latter has the
energy and the will to carry the plans
forward if the membership will back
him up. Mayor Irving Fitch, of Sea
Isle City, was called upon and read
extracts from a paper prepared by a
mar who spends the winter in Cali
fornia. 1t dwelt upon the many ad-
vantages possessed by the Jersey
coast, and urged action in putting
them before the Duhlic Mav0r Fitch
followed up the suggestions with a few
timely remarks. The main speaker of
the evening was Hon. A. F. Daix, one
of the State Senators of Pennsylvania.
Remarks were also made by others,
including Rev. John Handley, pastor
Of the Ocean City Methodist church.
A cornet soloist furnished music, and
the affair wound up with a luncheon.