Frank W. Garrison
Frank W. Garrison
FRANK W. GARRISON was born around 1888. He was a veteran of World War I. At the time of the 1920 Census, he was working as a clerk for the County of Camden, and living with his wife Pearl and her parents, Walter and Bessie Day, at 1143 Langham Avenue in Camden’s Parkside section. The marriage would not last, and the Garrisons had been granted a divorce by April of 1930.
Frank W. Garrison later served as Secretary of the Board of Assessors of the City of Camden during the administration of Winfield S. Price, Mayor of the City of Camden from 1927 to 1931. At the time of the 1930 census, Frank Garrison was living at 226 State Street, over a candy store owned and operated by Charles F. Miller. 226 State Street was converted into a bar, and has been known as the State Bar for most of the last 60 years.
Frank Garrison was still working for the City of Camden as late as 1947, when he was employed as a clerk in the City Clerk’s office. He was then living at 222 North 2nd Street.
First Ward G.O.P. Fights Move To Give Ecky’s Job to Lehman
Camden Courier-Post —
By DAN McCONNELL
First ward Republican workers opposed to the political dictation of former U. S. Senator David Baird are forming an organization to prevent the discharge of Harry F. Ecky, permanent registration registrar, and the appointment of William H. Lehman, Baird lieutenant, to the job.
This was revealed yesterday by Robert Brennan, First ward county committeeman.
Brennan made known that ward and precinct workers and more than 20 other Republicans, many former Baird adherents, met at his home, 103 State street, on Saturday night, when a “Stop Bill Lehman” movement was launched.
The movement, Brennan said, was spontaneous and was not inaugurated by him.
“Several friends called at my home Sunday afternoon to ask if it was true that Dave Baird intended to fire Harry Ecky and give Bill Lehman the job,” Brennan said. “I finally decided to hold a meeting Sunday night and quite a crowd gathered.
“Because of the interest we decided to hold a larger meeting later in the week. Those who attended the meeting are opposed to Baird and everything he stands for.
Those who spoke against the attempt to get Ecky’s job were William Heidican, William Hernessy, Richard Phillips, Fred Barth, Herbert Brennan, Elwood Martz and Frank Garrison. The latter was secretary of the meeting.
Brennan said members of the group will carry the fight against Ecky’s removal and the appointment of Lehman to every ward in the city, if necessary.
Battle Planned
“If Baird tries to go through with his scheme we will hire a hall, stage a parade and hold a mass meeting and invite every anti-Baird Republican in the city and county to attend,” Brennan added.
“Bill Lehman never did anything to help other Republicans get jobs. Since he has held his job at headquarters the only thing he has ever done is to get those seeking jobs to fill out cards and file them. The cards stayed in the file and nobody got jobs.”
Surrogate Frank B. Hanna, Republican State committeeman, last week charged Baird sought to oust Ecky as registration commissioner by obtaining the appointment of Myer Sakin, Camden attorney, to the Camden County Board of Elections.
Hanna lauded Ecky as one of the most efficient court house officeholders. The surrogate endorsed George H. Walton, of Haddonfield, a Camden attorney, for the election board appointment, succeeding another Haddonfield man and attorney William A. Early King. The Haddonfield Republican Club has endorsed Walton.
226 State Street
226 State Street, October 5, 2003 — the former State Bar, where Frank Garrison once lived.