The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
EFFICIENCY
CLUB BANQUETED
LARGE MEETING OF TREMEN-
DoUs OFFICE FORCE or FORD
MOTOR co. SAT DOWN TO ELAR-
CRATE BANQUET AT GARDNER
H~oTEL-WALTERs SPOKE.

What is perhaps the largest hous,
organization in the state OF NORTH
Dakota sat down to an elaborate ban
quet last night at the Gardner no,
tel when the Ford Efficiency club helt
It's regular monthly meeting. Covers
We're laid for fifty-one employees o,
the Fargo branch of the Ford Motor
Co.. In addition ito several outside
guests and the branch
Much was accomplished at the meet.
ing OF this house organization, for ar
addition to the forceful address de-
Uvered by Rev. ]. M. Walters, pastor
OF the First Methodist church, the
club started a library of its own which
Is to contain standard works of lit.
erature that will be beneficial to the
employees of the branch in their every
day work.
The novel feature of this library
is that it will not be composed of the
cut and dried business books on office
system n commercial methods that
are usually written by some Of the
seml-successful seIf-made and self
important business men who think
they have reached a time when they
can enter the field of letters and who
are usually unfamiliar with the use of
the kings English.
On the contrary, the Ford Efficiency
club library will contain standard lit
erary works from the pens of such
writer's as DeQuincy, Thoreau, Kipling,
woodrow Wilson, Roosevelt and 9TH
ers on subjects as will be pertinent
to the rounding out of the business
and technical mans knowledge, the
better to fit him to take his right
ful place in the world.
Rev. Mr.. Walters spoke on the Pc
suits Of Efficiency. His address was
one that was most helpful to the en-
ployes Of an energetic corporation.
He emphasized the necessity of CO.
operation of employer and employees.
OF their getting in close touch with
each other so as to preserve the in
dustrial conditions of the country.
In no uncertain terms Rev. Mr..
Walters denounced the Industrial
Workers of the World. the rival or-
ganlzation Of the American Federation
OF Labor, and decried the man who
thought he was bigger than the boss,
the man who worked with his brains.
friendship he urged as the great thing
IN business life. He paid a high
tribute to Henry Ford as the n man
who had the daring and fndepend-
ence ito stand alone in his fight
against the tyrannical Seldom patent.
Manager Reynolds of the Fargo
branch, who presided at the meet
1ng, spoke extemporaneausly on the
work to be done next year. Robert
g. Paterson of The Forum was called
on to speak Of the Value OF the
Efficiency Club Library. Mr.. Reyn-
olds then asked a. number of his as
ASSISTANTS including Charles Fields, Mr..
Orem and Mr.. Winders what they
thought Of the library proposition.
with he result that the library viii
be started Immediately.
In addition to the two outside
speakers present, the other guests Of
the evening were DIR. and Mrs. j. q.
Young of Pontiac, ILL.,, now visiting
the latter's. brother, Manager Reyn-
oids- All the visitors were SO inn
pressed with the library movement
that they each expressed the desire to
contribute a volume to it's shelves.