The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21

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joys relationship to the committee.
work.
Soon after his acceptance of the
presidency he used, for the first
believe. in any association the plan
OF meeting at lunch once a month,
with the chairmen of the committees
of the association and board. In this
way he was kept in touch with all
the work. and many time have
been impressed with the accurate
knowledge of details and of Difficult
ties which he possessed. He brought
into these conferences broad knowl
edge OF the success or failure of plans
of work in other associations, and dur
ing all the years of work | don't recall
a time when he was not present. For
a long time he met personally with
each committee, and until the pressure
of other matters and the personal de-
mand required change. / don't
tine he has given to detail work of the
association in addition to the require
meEts Of his executive position. Re-
Ieatedly | have known men to say,
when pressed for time for association
work, We'll, if Clyde Joy can find
time for it guess I ought to-
In all the problems. of the work
he has been tactful and firm, and has
set an example of service that is
worthy OF emulation by all of us.
He has given much, in material
way, to this ASSOCIATION, but that
which appears is not to be compared
to that work, unseen and unknown
except to committeeman, which has
been given for the service and the
betterment of his fellow men"
Mayor J. F. Elder.
Speaking for the citizen on the sub
ject, The Citizen In Welfare Work,
or the Citizens Public Duty the
mayor said:
We, of democracy, are slow to
reward benefactor. We hesitate to
acknowledge superiority. Our heroes
must die at the opportune time to re-
tain their standing. We are moved
by sentiment and prejudice, rather
than by our mental processes.
Yet, no people are so dependent
upon public spirit for their derlop-
ment, for the success OF their princi-
pies, as democracy. We are under
taking to lift the whole body polite
10 a higher level. If we are to be
enduring, We must perpetuate that
which is best in us; we must develop
the individual by training and infuenc-
ing him when he is in the plastic
state of youth. We must furnish hin.
with an incentive to struggle and
furnish him with the tools to struggle
with; help him to cultivate himself,
to perfect his physical and moral well
being. Whoever he may be, he must
work out his own salvation. He is
our future citizen
7 know of no higher aim in our
existence than to aid and further this
work. We may differ as to ways and
means; the result to be accomplished,
we shall ali agree upon. Life is a
much more complicated matter than
it used to be. We are just learnini
how 10 live together. Our daily re-
Iations are complex Our moral sense
is apt to show its lack of develop
ment in its attempt to solve the new
problems rapidly appearing. The lur
OF the almighty dollar -cems to be
gaining force and to combat these
influences nothing can be SO effective
as Inc strengthening OF the moral
perceptibihty of the new generation
''In a recent book read, by good
author, he states thr. e attempted
to find some act that was considered
dishonorable according to the every
day business code OF the large city
He could find none which under
ameliorating conditions was not de
termined to be honorable by some
MANY of the acts now open to genera
criticism. vicious in their effect
grating in public life, our stock Job
ping, the MaHlpuldtion Ol stSui ities
the robbing OF the people generally
by such means, is within the letter Of
the decalogue.
Youth must be furnished an idea
before he is contaminated by contact
with every day life, to furnish an en-
during basis for his future conduct
We must look to the public spirit o.
our. citizens, to public opinion, II we
are to raise our standard. And this II
what | trust this institution is doing
Our highest regard and all honor
4 is due the man who has given SC
4 generously of his means and time II
i establishing and maintaining this In
stitution, and his actions should BIZ
held up as a measure OF what is du'
from the citizen. The assuming o
/ such responsibility by our successful
men is what we most need. 1t Is on
misfortune that those who, by thei
abilities and energies attain success
do not of necessity, acquire with !
An puraI raevon ethfIify II Ia they