THE YEAR 1913

SPAN OF A CENTURY
1828-1928
100 YEARS IN THE HISTORY OF CAMDEN AS A CITY

COMPILED FROM NOTES ANDS DATA COLLECTED BY
CHARLES S. BOYER
PRESIDENT CAMDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PUBLISHED BY
CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND NOTES BY PHILLIP COHEN IN 2003

At a special election held July 1, 1913 the adoption of Commission Form of Government for Camden was voted down. The vote was 2406 in favor and 4692 against. 

City Council on July 13, 1913 by a vote of 13 to 10 voted down the proposal to establish a municipal lighting plant for Camden . 

The Church of the Holy Name was organized on July 13, 1913. It dedicated its handsome new church at 5^th and Vine Streets on December 18, 1927. This church cost more than $250,000.