Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-04
Chamber OF Commerce
Directors Are Named:
organization Complete
Encouraging Results at Meet
ing Last Night of Repre-
sentative Business Men

Twelve men, representing the busi-
ness, professional and industrial life
of the city, were elected as directors
of the Chamber or Commerce, at the
membership meeting held last night
in the council chambers of the city
hall. Three of these men were elected
as directors at large and the other
nine to represent various individual
groups of the chamber on the board
of directors. The meeting was an
enthusiastic one and many new men,
berships were received. The new
directors will meet at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon in the Chamber
of Commerce rooms in the American
building to organize and elect off,
GERS.
Prior to the election OF the officers
William NJ. Weiant, the temporary
president of the organization read
off the names of the various mem
bers and those present whose names
were called, responded by telling to
which division they desired to be-
long. The various divisions organ
lied were: Real estate, shoe mer-
chants. clothing merchants. civic,
wholesale. automobiles, industries,
retail dry goods, building and con-
tractors.
Five or more members in the sam e
line of business are entitled to or
ganize their respective groups and II
was announced that additional
groups VIII be formed from time to
time, including furniture men. those
dealing in foodstuffs, etc. Although
members representing many of .he
additional groups were present at the
MI tn nj N OF
the required number necessary for
organization.
The directors elected and the
division or groups they Will repre-
sent are:
Joseph Massopust, real estate;
Maurice Bruck. shoe dealers; Phillip
Siskind, clothing; William M.
welant, civic division; l. T. Madsen,
Wholesale; Samuel Polkowitz, auto
mobiles; Joseph Copeland. indus
trial; Martin Shapiro, retail dry
goods; Edward Mccormick. b9ilders
and contractors.
Following the election OF the d.
rectors to represent the individuaI
groups, Mr.. Weiant announced the
election of three directors at large.
Almost Immediately Leo Goldberg
er's name was placed in nomination
and there was a movo on the part OF
those present to elect Mr.. Gold
berger by acclamation, after Mr.
Weiant had stressed the work done
by Mr.. tioldberger in the formation
Of the chamber. Mr.. Goldberger re-
quecsted that he be allowed to watch
the organization and aid from the
side lines, but when candidates were
asked for his name was among the
first placed in nomination.
The following names were offered
as candidates for the office of direc-
tors at large. Nathan Roth, Herman
Ellis, Earl Lake, Leo Goldberger,
William E. Olsen, Louis P. Booz. Jr.
The voting was done by ballot. Those
receiving the highest number of
votes and who wero declared elected
were: Earl Lake, Leo Goldberger
and William E. Olsen.
The meeting, announced for 3
o'clock, did not get under way until
nine, at which time Mr.. Weiant went
into details concerning the need OF
a Chamber of Commerce in Perth
Amboy. He listed the number OF
ways In which the city will benefit
from an organization of this kind
and how the chamber will aid in
obtaining the Tottenville bridge, bet
ter train service. proper approaches
to the new Victory bridge, the pro-
per kind of a railroad station, locat-
ing new industries here and improv-
ing business in general.
He then read a number of commu-
nications which have been received
addressed to the Chamber of COM
merce, many of them asking for CO.
operation along carious lines in the
Improvement of the state or country
and from Industrial interests endeav-
oring to find new locations.
These opportunities had been lost.
Mr.. Weiant declared, because of the
lack of a Chamber of Commerce
here during the past few years.
The directors elected at the meet
Ing last night will serve until next
April, when the annual election Of
officers will take place.
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