Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-31
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COMMERCE HAS
Open MEETING ]! |
First Public Meeting Of Organization
Held $3.50 Dinner at Elks Club,
Followed BY Toast
Program.
COOPERATION THE wATcHWoRD
President sparboe Presided and See.
retary Outlined Work Of the
Organization.
COOPERATION THE WATCHWORD

The Webster City Chamber of
Commerce held~it first meeting Fri
day evening at the Elks club. the oc-
casion beizg a $50 dinner, followed
by a toast program. The feature OF
4 the evening was the toast Of Secre-
tary ]. C.. Want HUI, who outlined
the work of the organization.
Covers were laid for $50 and the
inner-stfictly war luncheon
was served by the Baptist ladies.
During the meal music was fur
nished by a Puritan phonograph
from the Miller furniture store A
strictly war simplicity marked the
meal. There were no flowers or
other decorations. The meeting was
marked by dominant spirit of CO.
operation and patriotism coopera-
tion. to the end that the Webster
City Chamber OF Commerce may live,
grow and become the biggest factor
in. the development OF, the city and.
along with the cooperative spirit, q
patriotism that will move every resi-
dent Of this community to give the
very best service to the government
in the successful prosecution OF the
war. n,
Sparboe Toastnaster.
H. M. Sparboe. president Of the
Chamber of Commerce, presided as
POSTMASTER. Mr.. Sparboe is always
POSTMASTER par excellence and his
effort Friday evening was no excep-
ton to the rule. He believes thor
oughly that an organization ouch az
the Chamber OF Commerce is I'm alb
solute necessity He realizes, also,
that to be a real organization, At
must have, the full cooperation Of all.
The. people OF the Community must
realize their dependency, one upon
the other. America, as a nation, has
paid the penalty for lack OF war
preparation. Cities, as well as ma
lions, must get the spirit Of prepared
ness-preparedness for development.
expansion and social betterment.
Barnstedt Speaks.
The POSTMASTER. first introduced
County Attorney J. E. Burnstedt, who
responded to the toast. Patriotic Ac-
tivities of the Chamber OF Com
anerce." 1t is his doctrine that q
mans wealth must not be measured
by his tax assessment, nor his use
fuliess by his wealth. The measure
Of both, is his usefulness to his coun-
try. Webster City has thus far nobly
done its part in the war and all alli-
ed activities, due in very large part
to the activities of the men connected
with the Chamber Of Commerce. In
the present crisis, men who do not
lay their all upon the altar Of patri-
otism are traitors to their country
We have sent our young men to the
front and we at home must also show
our layalty. We can accomplish most
by team work. The Chamber OF Com
merce furnishes the best method OF
+ cooperative work America can, Will
and must, beat Germany and. to Q
man. we must stand behind our gov
eminent. And when the day OF sur
render comes, Mr.. Burnstedt express
ed the hope that the sword OF Ger
man militarism be delivered, not to
an Englishman. not to Frenchman,
not even to an American. but to g
representative of war-ridden and tor
tured Belgium.
The Members Council.
A. ]. ironing, vice president Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, next spoke on
the work OF the members council.
This council is composed of three
men from each trade. business or
profession among the membership OF
the Chamber Of Commerce. 1t will
be made up Of about Is men. 1t ini-
81 a.tt B.
tiates most OF the activities OF the
organization and the actions Of the
board OF directors are referred to It
for a referendum vote. Mr.. Fronins
asked the whole hearted cooperation
of all members and promised an nm
biased action on all suggestions
made to this body, which is the most
important of all subdivisions of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Rieheson on Cooperation"
C. H. Richeson was next introduced
to speak on Cooperation" He was
impressed by the wonderful man
power of the Chamber OF Commerce
IL the organization could have the
full cooperation of the membership.