The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-30
GET-T0-CETHER Dinner
NOW BEING PLANNED
BY SEC. OIWORTHY


sued {. letter to the members of the
Chamber of Commerce in which he
emphasizes the necessity of co-opera-
ton among the citizens and an
nources that get-together dinner
will be given next week and asks all
who will attend to let him know at
once. Already a good number of &C
ceptances have been received and all
who have not replied are urged to
do SO at once. Those who are not
members OF the Chamber of Com
merce and who would like ~ attend
are cordially invited to communicate
with the secretary at once. Mir. Hol-
worthy's letter follows.
Lakeland, Fla. Dec. IS, 1915.
"Gentlemen-The new year is
about to open and with it new plans,
new opportunities. In many ways
the prospects are brighter and more
promising, but nothing worth while
will come, at least to stay, unless
there be corresponding effort.
Lakeland has reached the proud
position this year of being the larg
est inland town in the State, but no
man who knows anything at all of
the spirit which is at work in other
good towns will fail to realize that
in order to hold this proud position
Lakeland will have to be alive and
throbbing in every pulse and artery
OF her being.
DIVISIONS, strife, discord, envy,
jealousy, opposition and all other
forms OF petty seltishness never
built up or maintained any town
and il any elements of this kind eX-
list, they must be put down and all
citizens come together, get together,
in an enthusiastic effort of active CO.
operation A town grows upon what
it feeds-4and the growth is CORE
spondingly strong or weak.
The men and women of Lakeland
are very busy with their own indi-
vidua. problems, and often forget the
great community interests which go
to make up the success of each indi-
yidual. Forget the other fellows in
terests, and yours will be forgotten.
lndividualize your interests and your
success will be as your vision, petty
and narrow, and men will have no
more interest in your welfare than
you have in theirs.
Build up your business on the
community plan; have "a thought for
the interest, the welfare of the 9TH
er fellows, and this spirit will grow
and your business will grow and the
business of the community will grow
and we will all prosper.
The coming year gives new OPP
portunity for Lakeland. 1t is psyche
logically the time for new start
! alone lines for all forms of activity
and development.
The secretary has in mind an eX-
preston of the get together spirit,
by means of dinner next week
when the men of the community can
rub Up against each other. forgetting
! all sorts of differences and remem,
beri.,, only the opportunities which
lie before us.
A good start will mean much fol
| fort to start in and pull together
durins 1916 will do much TO make
the coming year prosperous one
This is an individual appeal OF
the part OF the secretary. 1t has
been discussed with no one. He sim
| ply Gcsires to do the town and every
one in it service He appeals tt
each citizen to whom this may b'
sent to evidence his interest in the
plan by approving same and promis
ing co. operation by signing his name
where signitied below. A majority
| Oh SuCH SleUdluTtS w III SllOW Willie
ness to cooperate. Neglect to do g
will defeat the plan, but the effort tt
do something worth while will have
| been made.
/ Good out-of-town speakers will be
secured. A good meal for a reason
able price. A chance to forget some
things not worth while thinking
, about and to think about some
things worth while.
sign and send in at once. Your
failure to do so will signify your
non approval or Indifference.
For a pull together during 1916.
Cordially yours.
A. ]. HOLWORTHY,
! Secretary