Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-06-13
srRoNo PRAISE roR THE YAvA'
PAL CLUB.
(Fsom Fridays Daily

a, the Ysvspai club, full report OF
which was published in the journal
Miner, Is accomplishing for Prescott
.ome excellent advertising. aside from
its local effectiveness. The editor OF
the Phoenix Republican. read the ac'
coun, Of the affair, and became 80 i'm
pesscd with the value Of that organiza'
ton as a useful factor in the better
mon, Of the community, that he was
;nsp;r,d 10 write half column edi'
torial upon the subject. The views are
pa,ticularly interesting, for they come
from an outsider. and IL is from the
outside that the work Of the club, ms
n representative organization must
eventually be Judged. No finer tribute
was ever paid to the Yavapai club, as
pirturing its usefulness, past and pros
pcc,iye. TO this community, than 10
EXPRESSED in the following words
CONCERNING CLUBS
We have read with interest and We
believe Phoenicians might read with
nro6,. nm account Of q recent incident
a, the Yavapai club Of Prescott. IL
was called "Business Mems Dinner. y
and was attended by the principal busi'
ness and professional mon OF the com
munitv. and il was made the occasion
for discussing means of more com
pleto organization Of the club. Follow
ing an elaborate banquet papers were
presented upon various topics, such NJ
publicity, "tradc expansion the
railroads. etc. There were in addi
ton impromptu remarks by dozen OF
more members. all containing sugges
,ions for the bc'tcrmcn, Of Prescott.
A pcrusal of the story of this meeting
naturally induced n consideration oi
the Yavapai club in particular and OF
clubs in general The Savapai eIul
was formed n few years ago by th'
business men Of Prescott. The object
Of the organizers was to induce
healthful mingling of recreation. pleas
ure aud business, and that object ma
been most successfully attained to Tn
advantage of the club and of Prescott
Important business enterprises, man
, Of them of quasipublic character
have been launched after cxcellcn
dinners. or in the course Of cnjoyabl
smokers.
The club has n handsome building
b. luxuriously appointed as becomes tn
1 rendezvous Of gentlemen. The favapa
4, club in one Of the surprises encounter
= Cd by the eastcrncr who brings wit
him Arizona kicker views of the Tel
). ritory. Millionaire capitalists, state'
!, men of worldwide reputation, railroa
= magnatcs. distinguished authors an
r captains Of industry have been please
l. guests Of the Yavapai club. They hav
!. been brought in contact with ale'
business men, and learned lawyers an
professional men and they have see
J. them mt their hest. a man never NJ
n pears to better advantage than whc
h he in enjoying himself. His best sid
.. il visible, and when We see the bel
=, side Of n man, and see IL il n good on
" although we know he has worst sid
we feel no interest in il. The best
% good enough.
The great success Of the Yavapi
- club rests upon the fact that il was NJ
~ organized for dawdlers. MASTERS I
p. time. The habitual loafcr would NJ
in feel comfortable there if he were pc
mitted to be there. There Is diffe
~ encc between recreation and atroph
W idlencss which so many mistake Il
p. rest until the habit Of being tired
10 formed.
A club made up Of "tircd" m'
would not favorably Impress such vi
~ itors as the Yavapai club entertain
RI We suppose that cards are played
p. the Yavapai club, and perhaps liqu
~ is drunk there; perhaps some Of Il
most distinguished guests have play
10 cards and drunk liquor there. We a
&c certain, though, that such men as NAL
20 up the Yavapai club do not after
ii. merely for the purpose Of drinking
quor and playing cards.
W. There are clubs which are mai
tanned mainly for the purpose Of hor
"A ing dawdlcrs and idlcrs; men with
GO aim in life. rich enough to be usele
to the communities which they encu,
~ Der. A club Of that kind would he il
49, possible in Arizona. Only one kind
in. a club can flourish here. That In I
Xavapa, hind