The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
ORGANIZE A
MEMS CLUB
MALE MEMBERS OF EPISCO-
PAL CHURCH FORM ORGAN
IZATION.
Herbert Hess Elected President, De-
livers Interesting Talk-Banquet
was Served

The Mems Club OF the Episcopal
church, held their second banquet
Thursday night at the Plymouth Inn
at 7:3O o'clock with large number
present. After fine supper, the rec
tor, Rev. W. S. Howard, who acted
as toast master, gave talk on the
benefits of such a club. and then
introduced MIR. S. f. Boys, whose
toast was A Mans Ideals. G. H.
Thayer also spoke TO the toast, How
Can We Help Our Rector in His
Work? Both addresses were most
interesting and entertaining. The
election of officens then followed, re-
sulting in the election OF Herbert
Hess as present, DR.. c. F. Holtzen-
iorff as vice president, Guy Baker,
for secretary, and John Collins as
treasurer. The new president made
very telling address upon the pur-
poses and work of the club, after
which the permanent constitution
and bylaws were adopted. The club
will hold nine meetings during the
year Committees on membership,
church progress, civic improvement.
and entertainment were also appoint
ed The objects OF the club will be to
stimulate sociabihty among men and
20 aid morally and financially, the at
tainment of clean, upright boyhood
and educated, and responsible chris
tan manhood, and a highly develop
I'd citizenship.
Upon taking the chair, the newly
elected president Mr. Herber- Hess,
said in part: Reorganization is one OF
the preliminaries of achievements
he perpetuTty, success and usefulness
IF this organization will depend upon
ne high purposes and ideals that
are common to all Of us and will i'm
Del us TO labor zealously, actively
and aggressively for their successful
contamination" That this organi-
cation ought to be the result OF a
healthy discomfort. discontent that
will actuate us 10 seek and work Tor
those things that will make for a
'rindler world, a more generous
world. a more tolerant world and a
more Cody world There are two
inds of Disconnected men, the dis
:ontented man who is for ever living
over the trials, tribulations and mis-
fortunes of yesterday, and the dis
,on:ented man who is ever working
10 clear up the atmosphere so that
not only himself but every other fell
'ow may occasionally get a glimpse
IF the silver lining that bounds all
1f lfe's dark clouds. Then there is
he contented man and ne is the fell
.ow we will likely have the most TO
10 with. He is the man whose motto
5: Let good enough alone He's a
tandpatter He is contented to mere
" know that his neighbor lives, not
knowing II there IS any cheer in his
heart, or any happiness at his fire
side; he is contented to 60 down the
street and take notice OF the man
whom he considers a little lower
lown in the social scale, working at
dollar a day job, not knowing
x.ether his children are tending a
day school or Sunday school. or
whether they are working far beyond
heir years and strength to keep body
and soul together, he is contented
that unsanitary conditions exist in
me part of the city providing the
smells do not invade his domicile, he
5 contented to let graft run riot in
,ivil affairs provided his purse is not
touched, he is contented to pass a
little girl whose tender feet know
the sting of the cold and cruel pave
ment providing his are clad in warm,
STRONG shoe leather, that her soul
shivering under a patched, thread
bare, understood garment, while his IS
tucked away under big warm over
coat, not knowing but that some day
her soul may be basking in the sun
shine of Gods paradise, while his
may be roasting in the fires OF hell,
He is COMMENTED to know that other
mems boys are gambling, frequentng
saloons and forming associations
that inevitably lead to destruction OF
character and life, not knowing but
that some day one of these boys may
take it into his head to make his girl
a life companion. He is contented
with anything and everything pro
vsding he lis left alone and not both
cred and permitted to go the even
tenor of his way. living within the
narrow limits circmscribed by his
selfishness and self interests" Mr..
Hess closed by saying I'VE cannot
all of us live in the hme light, nor
do things, nor say things that will
be flashed around the world or COM
mented upon in the newspapers, but
we all can be potential integral parts
of society at large contributing our
share of strength and aid and bear
ing our proportionate share OF life's
burdens to the end that society may
reflect our higher ideals, our noblest
endeavors and christian spirit that
will make for peace on earth and
May Bar Absinthe.
There is a strong probability that