Calls the Congressman
Camden Courier-Post - February 21, 1936
To the Editor:
Sir — Will you kindly find space in the columns of the Mail Bag for the attached letter:
To my fellow delegates and Congressmen: Being rather lazy and reluctant to write all the delegates and congressmen of the Congress of Civic Associations and having this valuable medium whereby one letter will reach all as well as giving the publicity we always strove for in the days of the congress, it is my desire to reminisce with you of those good days when our congress was feared by every politician. For one, I am sorry that there exists no longer the congress. I sure did enjoy hearing you, Frank, and you, Clarence, as well as the rest of us, on the commission floor “bawling out” our city fathers. We’d have to arrange that a little different now, for it would be awkward for you, Frank, to get down from the commissioner’s chair to the floor to raise the devil with the other commissioners because they made the taxes go up. Clarence could not very well attend the meetings to criticize the city government, at least so long as he is on city’s time. But be that as it may, perhaps it can be arranged through another congress, where we could make all the plans for our bi-monthly show at every commission meeting.
1062 Everett Street