Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-27
Organize Summer
Citizens Bureau of
Waterville C. of C..

Active cooperation between the
summer citizens of this vicinity and
the business men of Waterville
which was promoted by the recent
dinner given at the Elmwood Hotel
by the Chamber of Commerce to
directors and managers of summer
camps was given a further impetus
at meeting held at North Pond
Club Friday evening, when a Sum-
mer Citizens Bureau of the Water
ville-Winslow Chamber of Com
merce was formed.
At the invitation of Rev. s. L.
Haynes, manager of the North Pond
Club. the members of the commit
tee appointed by Edwin NJ. Foster,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce to devise means of promoting
this fellowship between the summer
and resident citizens, with their
wives dined at the North Pond Club
Friday evening previous to the busi-
ness meeting of the committee.
There were present, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin M. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry S. Brown, DR.. E. L. Swan, Mr..
and Mrs. E. c. Wardwell, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. A. Meader. Mr.. and Mrs.
Freeman Cass, Mrs. Florence M.
Wallace and Rev. and hrs. S. L.
Haynes, host and hostess OF the oc-
; casion.
After an excellent dinner in the
pleasant dining room of the club,
which overlooks the lake and the
distant mountains, the visitors were
introduced to the various attrac-
tions of the camp and then the COM
mittee convened for business. Harry
oh oiryr, nf tho IN
tee stated briefly the central idea in
which Is the promotion Of acquaint-
ance between the summer and all the
year round citizens born of desire
for real service on the part of the
Chamber Of Commerce of this city.
Financial benefit 1t was plainly ex-
pressed is to be of secondary con-
sideration but 1t was clearly shown
in the discussion that an organiza-
ton including in It's membership
both summer and all the year roun1
citizens would help to smooth out
some difficulties by taking hold of
problem s that are now encountered
by both parties in their irter-rela-
tions. The feeling was that strong
organization can many times effect
results that are impossible or ac-
Movement by the individual. 1t will
also give the summer residents
feeling of security IL they know that
a BODY of resident men are looking
after their interests during the large
part of the year when the are 0It
of the State.
Several suggestions were made as to
how the Chamber could be helpful to
the summer residents, such as look
ing after the fishing in the lakes, the
repairing of roads, furnishing di-
rectory of business houses for the
camps and various other methods or
service were mentioned. But the un-
derlyins principle of 1t all is cordial
ity and courtesy offered in spirit
Of helpfulness and service.
|. The organization effected at the
meeting is to be known as the Sum-
mer Citizens Bureau Of the Water
Vile Chamber Of Commerce. Harry
s. Brown was elected president OF
the bureau and Mrs. Florence NJ. Wal
lace, the secretary Of the Chamber Of
Commerce, was elected secretary. with
these officers: Edwin M. Foster, presi-
dent Of the Chamber Of Commerce
and the previously named committee,
will constitute the executive board. A
membership committee was appointed
by the president as follows: MISS
Hortense Hersom Of Camp Abena. rep
resenting girls camps: DR.. +. L..
Swan, of Pine Island Camp, repre-
senting boys camps; Rev. s. L.
Haynes Of the North Pond Club, rep
resenting adult camps; Charles "A.
Hill of The Belgrade. representing
summer hotels; e. c. Wardwell and
o. A. Meader, representing the local
business and Harry s. Brown, ex om-
clio.
II was decided that the president
and secretary with DR.. e. L. swan
prepare a set of by-lawsw Of concise
form to be submitted to the execu-
tive board at a later meeting, which
1t is expected will be held early In
August It Is the purpose OF the or
ganization to do all Of its preliminary
work this season and be ready 10
function in earnest next year. Inc
suggestion was made that the recent
dinner held in Waterville was so po-
tent q factor in the promotion or tne
work in hand, that 1t be MADE an
annual affair, The establishment OF
a summer camp day in August was
also mentioned as one Of the possibil1-
ties Of entertainment, in fact there
aAemed To be an immense field Tor
service to summer citizens. the sur
face of which has not even oeen
scratched.
This program Of work as adopted
hv the committee appointed to ways
"a means of establishing contact
With the summer residents OF this VI
c,nitv will be presented to the d.
rectors Of the Chamber Of Commerce
.hs,r meeting on Tuesday after
80 ana n the recommendations are
cc aeeepted plans will be made imme- ,Ia
Statsly 70 complete the -oEzanazationA-