New Britain herald., 1922-01-18
COMMUNITY SPIRIT
 KEYNOTE FOR 1922
According to Chamber Of Con- IllerCe President Annual Banquet

h'DHbAf VI Ailf lA'kihii ipl 'i' N''''H ing year. according to President John c. Loomls, who outlined his plans at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet last evening,
 "A prominent businessman said to me the other day that New Britain had no community spirit. What about the Liberty Loan drives, the Red Cross drives and the hospital drives as well as many other similar affairs, in which the charity and pa triotic spirit of the community were
 Lacks Organization.
 New Britain has q wonderful pub lie spirit but 1t lacks organization. Secretary Maxim has been successful in organizing monthly forum meet ings where questions of vital interest will be debated, and we hope n more cooperative interest will be shown," he added.
 The first of the meetings referred to by Mir Loomis will be held Febru- ary 14, as a sort of a celebration of St. Valentines day and the topic un- der discussion will be, New Britain schools" Everybody is invited.
 Large Crowd.
 About 300 people attended the an nual meeting. many of them guests A reception committee composed of Paul K. Rogers. Frank J. Porter, l.. P. Slade, Abram Boul, Leon A. Sprague, Herbert H. Pease, George Fl. Dyson, George T. Kimball, John w. Lockett, A. A. Mills, Frank w. Holmes Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe, Ernest W. Pelton and George w. Klett, het the members and guests as they came in and bade them welcome. The re- ception lasted from 6:l5 until 6:3O, at which time the banquet was spread.
 The banquet committee was com posed of E. J. Porter Herbert E. Erwin and George K. Macauley. The menu ran from oysters on the half shell, consomme, etc. through roast turkey to apple pie. Abram Buol, the retiring president, opened the pro- gram by referring to the success of the Swarthmore Chautauqua last summer and the enthusiasm with which it was underwritten for this coming summer.
 Out After Members.
 In referring to the interest shown in the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Loomis in his talk said the local Chamber has $50 members while a town of 13,000 people in New York state has 600 members. we are going out after members this year." he said.
 Occasionally" said Mir. Loomis, "a man asks me What will I get out of it.? l reply. Nothing. Then he wants to know, Why should l join?' and tell him You shouldn't Well, why do you ask me?' Because I thought you were public spirited citizen.' We want members for what they can put into the work, not for what they can get out of it."
 Wanted-A Man.
 Judge William C. Hungerford, who was introduced as toastmaster, spoke of the presence of so many women at the banquet as an indication of the spirit of the times. "The business of today" he said, lis as i'm portant as a businessman" AS a | to the men present against | future possibilities he quoted an ad- vertisement he said he read in New i York newspaper within the past two or three days. The advertisement | read, "Wanted-a housekeeping man. | by business woman"
 Chidsey Wants Gas Bus.
 Cooperation among the different Chambers of Commerce throughout the state, was the theme of an ad- dress by John T. Chidsey, president of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce. Mir. Chidsey advocated a concerted effort on the part of the various chambers to have the New Haven put on one of the new gaso- line cars between Hartford and Bris- tol.
 New Directors.
 The following directors were elect ed: George K. Spear, of the manu- lecturers group; Rev. John l.. Davis, |