Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-02-26
Charles a. Bloomfield
HOnOred by Clay Men
On His 74th Birthday
Mr.. BloomfieId's Portrait Will
be Placed in Rutgers Ce-
ramiCs Building

Charles A. Bloomfield, of Raritan
township, observed his seventy
fourth birthday Saturday, he acting
as host to the execrtive committee
of the New Jersey Clay Workers As
soc.ation which surprised him by
showing him a large portrait of him
self which will be placed permanent
ly in the Ceramics building at Rut-
gL-s college.
The meeting of the clay workers
was opened at 2 o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon at the Bloomfield home, the
regular order of business being
transacted. At the close of the busi-
ness session one of the members of
tho committee brought into the
house a beautiful bouquet of flowers
which Mr.. Bloomfield was told to
present to his wife, who was i'll in
bed. Mr.. Bloomfield did as request
ed and upon his return to the Ii
brary, Charles w. Crane, vice presi-
dent of the association, made COM
plimentary address after which the
door leading into the hall was open
ed, disclosing the large portrait of
Mr.. Bloomfield.
Under the portrait were the fol-
lOWluS NOEuS
CHARLES A. BLOOMFIELD
"In recognition Of his services in
founding and fostering the ceramic
department at Rutgers College. This
portrait is presented to 4fieFS depart
ment by members of the executive
committee of the New Jersey Clay
Workers Association on the occa-
sion of his seventy-fcurth birthday,
February 25,. 1922
The portrait was left with Mr..
Bloomfield, who thanked his CO.
workers in so honoring him. Mr..
Bloomfield declared today the por-
trait would be taken to the Rutgers
department of ceramics in the near
future, where it will remain.
Nj. Crane in making the presen-
tation to Mr. Bloomfield, said IN
part:
Some $500 and more years ago,
a great ruler for his time asked
what shall be done to the man
whom the king delighteth to hon
or ?' The same question has come TO
your many friends and we are here
today to give some expression OF the
respect, the honor, the confidence,
the love we have for you at this
fitting time, the celebration of your
birthday anniversary. We recall TO
mind your life history and picture
in our thoughts the young man,
Charles A. Bloomfield, thinking not
altogether of personal pleasure, but
having in mind a duty to socler4
we see you joining a great regiment
Of New York. made up of men Cf
whom you were not the least. who
believed in the civilization and the
government of our nation, and who,
by joining that military guard,
pledged themselves ever to maintain
this commonwealth of great free
dom and opportunity, and that reSi-
ment was stronger and better be-
cause you were part of it.
We note your carly life in bust
ness and trade and find in it only
a record of construction and inn
provement of methods and systems,
with the one outstanding element,
honesty and square dealing. Next
we remember your entry into that
most difficult enterprise, the mining
and shipping of clays, and there
again stands out the man who was
determined to improve and make
better the line of endeavor in which
he was to give so much of his
strength and life service, We re-
member that when you came into
the trade there We're all sorts of
jealousies and suspicious among the
manufacturers of brick and burnt
clay products; we discover that very
early in your dealings with such
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