The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14

If Hammond's business men were t.
act on the advice and inspiration they
received at the weekly Chamber OF
Commerce luncheon today from Pro-
fessor P. G. Holden, of the educational
extension department of the Interna-
tionai Harvester company. the fame OF
the citys cooperation and co-ordina-
ton of efforts toward efficiency in
every phase Of life would spread to.
the worlds ends within a year
The most striking thing about the
extraordinary talk by Professor Hold
en- was that he convinced his audience
that it is possible. provided there is
sufficient interest and Willingness on
the part of the men who were as
sernbled at the luncheon. In point OF
attendance it was one of the. largest
in the history of the Chamber. eighty
men having been present.
AT half past three O'Clock Professor
Holden addressed a meeting of ladies
at the Central school His coming to
Hammond today was generally &C.
knowiedged by those present to hava
been one OF the best scoops' Snper~
Entendent Mcdaniel ever pulled or.
in the way of providing a speaker. H@
left his audience filed with entkus-
iasIn and new resolutions.
The key TO Professor Holden.s prc-
gram, he pointed out, lies in a CEN
tralized directing organization which
rnarsha1s for progress every factor
now in the city, all with the idea TO
get in touch and keep in toucl with
every home in the community, par
ticularly with view of reaching the
youth of the city. This planning d.
recting, leading and protecting central
organization he said must have the CO.
operation of the city government the
business men, organized labor. the
press, the courts. the lodges. the boz
scouts. the homes. the schools. the
churches, women's organization. the
Y. NJ. @ A. and all other social organ
zations. The average city's effort
now are too scattered.
The strongest spur in the Individual
he said IS the property interest aud
every child when eight years OIL
should have something that il fees IS
all together its own; every family he
urged should live in its own home
Imagine mother singing TO its child.
Fiat Sweet Flat instead Of Home
Sweet Home"
He pleaded for larger vision In the
individual and in the community. lifs
so lived as though it were to last .
thousand years instead of a few score
years.
He pointed to the community inter-
est of Edinburgh and Berlin and 20 la
national life of Germany where setae
centralized body in every community
is acquainted with every family aul
every individual. Again and again he
emphasized the inspiration of owning
a home. People do not fight for
boarding house" he said. They may
fight in them but not for them
Professor Holden pointed out thai
the company which employs him is in
touch with every farmer in the United
states. and If that is possible he argu-
ed it IS possible for every city to be in
touch with every home. He pleaded
for "A Hammond Spirit, or this he
said
we should sing it in our songs,
preach it in our pulp9ts, read II IN our
papers, and live it in our lives.
eSonne of the hrainiest men are in
the penitentiaries." said the speaker
at another point in his interesting dis
course s@rhe greatest charity Is help
ing boys and girls to find their places
Of greatest usefulness What IS Ham
1nond doing in that direction? Ham
inond can be no greater than her peo-
pie"
The organization and fostering OF a
Junior chamber Of commeSee. made up
of boys from the ages OF sixteen to
twenty. was a project he advocated.
such body fun of vision and enthus-
iasn he said would tackle etvic prob
lens which a body of older men would
go at half-heartedly.
.You would be surprised what such
body of youngsters would do with
your street cleaning problems and
other sanitary measures.
The advantage from financial
standpoint of a high school course was
another subject on which the speaker
laid convincing stress.