Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-01
New MOVE
FOR CIVIC
BODY HERE
One Move by GoIdberger Is
Taken Up at Lions Club
Resolution Adopted
WANT ROTARY -KIWANIs
Other Move Is Former One
Started by AIderman-at-
Large Calvin

The need of an organization sucn
as a Board of Trade or Chamber OF
Commerce in this city is being felt
daily. Two movements are now
under way here which it is hoped
will result in an organization OF this
kind. One of these movements mas
been started by the Lions CLUB
through the efforts of Leo Goldberg
er and the other by Alderman-at-
large Richard ]. Calvin.
For some time past Mr.. Goldberg
er has been placing before. the Lions
Club his suggestions for a Chamber
of Commerce, and at the meeting OF
the club yesterday noontime reso-
luton was adopted appointing a
committee of. three, to take. up, the
matter with the Rotary and Kiwanis
clubs. 1t is Mr.. Goldberger's idea to
form a Chamber of Commerce open
to everyone with dues so low that
everyone will be able. to join. In
some of the western cities. Mr.. Gold
berger has pointed out, some organ
zations of this kind have MEMBER
ships of 5000 persons. the dues be-
Ing but $40 year and all citizens
of the city being urged to join.
The Chamber of Commerce, al
though organized through the efforts
of the Lions, Rotary and k1wanls
clubs, would in no way be respohs-
ble to these clubs, but the CLUBS
would back UP anything the Cham
her went after. Through an organi-
zation of this kind, Mr.. Goldberger
noints out fight could be waged
in connection with the increase IN
trolley fares, the placing or wires
under the ground and all other mat
ters of interest to the progress OF the
city. c.,.,,,s n,a -
ls somewhat different from that
which the Lions Club is WORKING
and will be more or less of munich
nal proposition. Mr.. Calvin became
Interested in the project some
months ago and called several con-
ferences in the city hall with leading
citizens in order to get the idea start
ed. Mn. Galvin's idea is to nave a
secretary paid by the city work IN
the interest of the city and have the
residents of the city behind him so
that he might call upon them for
cooperating when the occasion re-
quired.
A sum of money would be set
aside by the aldermen each year TO
be used in boosting the city, and TINS
would not make 1t necessary Tor
those belonging to the organization
10 nav dues. All citizens who are m
terested in the progress OF the city
would be invited to join the organ
ization.
At the last conference with COM
nittee of TWENTY-FIVE which Mr.. Gal
vim called in the city hall, the mat
ter was discussed from all angles
and it was finally decided that Mr..
Calvin appoint a committee OF 100
TO carry on the future work. A
committee Of three was then ap-
pointed by Mr.. Calvin to select the
committee of 100 and Mr.. Calvin
said today that the organization is
progressing rapidly and further an
nouncement will be forthcoming in
the immediate future.
With the seeds of two such organ
izations planned the only remaining
question is: what will the harvest
be-" Everyone realizes that never
in the history Of the city has a
Board of Trade or Chamber of Com
merce been needed SO much as at the
present time. 1t Is therefore with
more than usual interest that people
are watching the efforts now being
ton here.
soc WOODBRIDGE :. :. ..W-EOy
Miss Virginia Adams has been the
guest of Miss Marie Cutters, of New
Brunswick this week.
Mrs. M. I. Demarest and Mrs. c.
f. Lewis spent Wednesday at Ocean
& Grove.
Miss Grace Quackenbush, of Cor
don street, Perth Amboy. was re-
Gently entertained at the home Of
her aunts, the Misses Nellie and
Blanche Quackenbush. of West ave.
nue..
Miss Edythe White. of Rutherford
is the guest of the Misses Nellie and
Blanche Quackenbush Of West ave
nue..