Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
FEDERATION NOTES.
By MRS. W. F. HANLEY.

bl hhS. W. r.. HANLEb.
Owing to the storm on Friday of last
week the social meeting of the Civic
Federation was postponed until Tuesday
evening, March 25th, at the Gymnasium.
Although postponement is usually un-
fortunate, in this case it will be benefit
to all concerned, for the participants will
have more time in which to prepare the
program and the audience more pleasure
in listening to it. The Executive Board
has several business matters of import
ance to present to the members of the
Federation and therefore full attend
ance is desired at the business meeting
which will be held on the same evening
and opens at 7:i5 sharp. All citizens
are cordially invited to attend these
meetings.
eff the Civic Federation never does
another thing, other than bring the
Chautauqua to Custer it will have iusti-
fed its existence. This was remark
heard few days ago from a lady who
is not member of the Federation; and
as "a member of that organization l felt
greatly pleased and am sure all other
members will feel as do.
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'Rah for our side 'Rah for our side I!
The wind that blew such gale last Fri
day beat with such good will and deter
mination on the rear wall Of one of Mr..
w. f. Hanley's historic row of shacks
on Fifth street that said wall gave way
and sank to the ground in despair and
old age. Let us hope it will not take
three other such winds to dispose of the
three other such walls. This is not ex-
actly Federation note and yet, i'm
agine that very.much-alive and up-to-
date organization will receive the news
with good deal of pleasure for although
its mission is constructive and not by
any means destructive, still out Of defeat
comes success many times, and so in this
case, the fewer such buildings we have
in Custer the better for the town.
"It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
any good"
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Our i'll houses are not all nice houses
and our nice houses are not all ill houses.
The Civic Federation is a Clearing
House for progressive, up-to-date ideas.
Why do l make this statement For
the following reasons. There are some
of US who have good ideas but lack the
executive ability to put them in force.
There are some of us that have sxscu-
tive ability but lack ideas. Some of us
have little of both but not enough to
be effective. Some of US have plenty of
both but are weak in point of numbers.
Some of us "kick" too much. Some of
US do not "kick" enough. Some of us
are so solicitous for the public welfare
that we cannot attend to our own affairs.
Some of us are so Indifferent to public
welfare that we cannot see beyond our
own hearthstone. Now, in the light of
recent events why is not the Civic Fed.
Grafton a Clearing House of ideas, and
ifyou, who may be one of the "kickers"
for instance, think this is not true come
and help make it one. Every town
would be better for just such an organi-
cation for just such a purpose. But Gus
ter is already supplied with one, so let
us join the Federation, if we do not al
ready belong, attend the meetings, ex.
change what We have if it be nothing
but good will and hearty support, for
what others can give, and then all pull
together for a better and cleaner COM
munity.