The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-03
Stratford Chamber Of Commerce Get Together
 At Annual Banuuet
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 that was a stirring appeal for an in ternational conference on industrial
 manners. conducted much as was the peace gathering and the disarmament barley.
 How Germany, not engaged in competitive manufacture for profit, but desperately working and taking the product of every hand literally to the pawn shop, in order to meet
 reparation payments, is underselling and hurting the manufacturers of the rest of the world, as wildly describ- ed by MT. Wilson. He firmly believes possible an industrial conference and an industrial program of agreement that would start the wheels of every
 manufacturing plant in the world;
 enable Germany to pay reparations; their war debts. and allow this great
 country to more rapidly resume an
 era of prosperity.
 George Perry followed with a cou-
 pie of nance songs that made
 everybody laugh; and President as April 8 at Red Mems hall, appeal ing at the same time for more mem
 bers, after which Albert E. Lavery
 was introduced. His talk was hu- morous from the start and it was evil dent that he had intended firing a few broadsideS at the ash can bat tiers of Stratford, but was put under theb an by the board of censorship
 CT had my subject chosen; they told us we could pick any subject we liked, and then when veg ot here they told us that talking about ash cans was tabOoed. I couldn't help but think that the evolution of an ash can had rather turned out to be ther evolution of an ash can, but now I can say what I wanted to- which caused a big laugh and smiles to wraethe the faces of Town Mana ger R. H. Hunter and Councilman Don- ald Samnis of the Second district Perhaps there were others of the the background.
 After throwing his audience into gales of laughter many times with cleverly told stories and anecdotes Lavary launched into discussion of the passing of the three R's of school days, and the coming of the present day three O's in Stratford-"Oppor- tunity, Organization and Optimism" Opportunity can be embraced in or gln1zat1on, and the optimism will take care of itself if this splendid organ ization will go out into the highways and byways, with concentra tion upon ing Stratford back to where it be- longs," was the closing remark, that left the members and prospective members of the Stratford Chamber OI pleHly OI 1000 TOT thought.
 First Selectman Frank F. Conine, Seymour Wells and Select man Reinhold Person were present. They all had a good time, even though Person was marooned on the off-side of a post, and seemed rather lonesome.
 Before the meeting adjourned the m members by a unanimous vote. showed wisdom by asking the same set of fr0H hot I ly to make the new organization pos Sfble, to serve another year. A vote of thanks for the honor was deliver ed by President George B. Chase upon behalf of fellow officers and himself. Those who will continue to serve are George B. Fairchild, vice-president; Edwin Curtis. treasurer, and Frank H. Mercer, secretary. A vote of the very excellent dinner, so nicely served.
 We'll, the banquet was a huge suc- cess. Michael Goode arrived a little late, but it is the busy part of the week for him. and besides he has to other on Town Manage Hunter. and another on business.
 One crowd of men felt exclusive and sat at table in an alcove. They didn't seem to want to sing so dele gated themselves the official hand clappers. Sort of like the European Hacker idea Successful.
 Unless thee ouncil. "civic" organi- zations. and the Chamber of Com merce stop having meetings and spreads, Harry Feldman is going to throw a fit right in front of the Strat- ford theatre.
 William Hart made the throng augh right off the reel. when he start I'd the community singing Words of popular choruses were distributed, | furnished by the Y. M. C. A; but here were not enough sheets of paper 70 go around. Some of you fellows will have to double up on the sheets'' le said. s'Bed time comes early in stratford doesn't it?' was the re- joiner from an alien from Bridge port. %
 At one time during the even Presi- lent Chase said, Now we will have isted. All they heard was gurgling sound from an ante-room The or ehestra was being fed seemed sorry to forget ash cans; not ] tray was dropped, the cigars were good-au three of ther1-there was plenty of i instructive talk, enough come edy, and a display of good humor and peace that was restfuI. It cer- -ainly was. .
 Tonight at the Stratford theatre Gladys Walton in High FeeIs'; and Max Linder in Seven Years Bad LucIs,'' comprise the double features. There will also be a comedy.
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