Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-10
A "Boes1ERp CLUB.

News.
BOOSTER" CLUB.
Young Men Of Chicago Who Believe Apprscls.
T. tlon IL HelpfuInsss.
The Booster club, Of Chicago, lisa club
for the promotion Of helpfulness, says
| the Saturday Evening Post. It's motto
is expressed with breezy western force
fulness:
If you can't say anything good of a
man, keep STILL"
The, object OF. the club is expressed as
follows: -
The encouragement Of unkind criti-
cism, and the encouragement and
boosting Of everything that is public
spirited or pratseworthy."
Each man wears Booster button,
and this token, wherever seen, Is inten-
ded as warning that harsh criticism,
gossip and evil speaking are offensive
to it's wearer. Most Of those who dis
play this little badge Of helpfulness are
substantial young business men, for It
is this class which furnishes the great
er portion Of the many recruits who
are joining the movement. It has al
ready begun to spread beyond Chicago.
The president Of the club is John A.
Heusner. He was also its founder, and
his most active helper is A, J. Olson.
In conversation between the two men
they talked OF their struggles in get
ting foothold in the business world.
my bitterest disappointments." said
Mr.. Heusner, have come through peo-
| pie on whom, from friendship or rela-
tionship, I thought I had the most
right to depend for encouragement, II
not for aid" The discussion Of this
statement resulted in the organization
of the club.
my experiences have caused me-"
said President Heusner, q few dayB
lago, "to classify men under three
heads: Boosters, Knockers and Ran
gers. These are not very elegant terms
perhaps, but most men of;the world
will understand them, and can Illus
trate by my own experiences:
Father died when was a bare
footed youngster. Mytwo older broth
ers were accepted by the people Of our
lads, but there was a certain element,
which ranged the community, that
gave out. the impression that my
lmother:;would escape easy II .Iffailed
to land in Jail or In some way bring
disgrace upon her head. Meantime j
was working like a beaver and earn
ing So a week. All buti75 cents Of this
amount was always and willingly
turned over to mother. Finally, the
whispering Of the Rangers became 30
rasping to me that determined to
quit the old home. town, make a good
big stake, and then return in triumph
to put their suspicion to confusion and
hear them forced, for, once, to speak
fairly for me.
Borrowing $40 from my elder broth
er, started for the West. found en-
ployment with railway and, best Of
all, met number Of big-hearted, gen.
erous men Of the world, who took de-
light in giving a boy boost AS re-
suit, in just six months was on my
way back home for trtmphal visit.
had in my pocket 5000 which I had
earned and saved, an annual pass over
the road which employed me, and also
passes over several other lines.
when the Rangers heard I had .rer
turned they dropped in at mothers to
catechise me. had resolved to do the
generous thing and forgive them after
had seen their contrition. l. made
my modest boast as to what had ,ac-
complished. One old Ranger casually
limited that If I had the documents
with me they'd be more convincing
than anything else. This was the OPP
portunity I'd been waiting for and I
put into his hands the 5000 In curren-
cy and the railroad passes. Then came
my turn to be surprised and to learn
the total depravity Of the constitution
al Ranger! That old fellow went away
shaking his head, as much as to say
that he wondered by what doubtful
hook or crook I'd been able to get 80
much money. together.
1T was the recollection Of this and
other experiences in my own life and
similar experiences in the lives Of 9TH
ers that caused the organization Of the
helpful Rangers"