The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-08
DR.. OFT in Belfast.

Ile ID d SueSt OI tne bOdfQ OF lfdQe at a
Banquet and Delivers an Address to
Men in Odd Fellows Hall, Followed by a
Lecture in the Colonial Theatre.
DR.. Edward Amherst OFT of Waukegan, ILL.,.
made his second visit to Belfast last Friday,
and was the guest of the Belfast Board of
Trade at a banquet in Odd Fellows hall at 6 p.
m. Covers we're laid for over 200 men. and
the members of Aurora Rebekah Lodge cater
ed and served delicious and abundant menu.
The tables were decorated with red and white
pinks. DR.. Ott. Mayor William K Keene.
President Morris L. Slugg and officers of the
Board of Trade, with several of the local
clergymen, occupied the head table. At Up.
m. all adjourned to the lodge room, when
Mayor Keene introduced DR.. OFT, who had
been announced for an address to men only on
.'Givic Betterment or Community Building"
He expressed his pleasure of meeting SO large
body of men under such pleasant conditions,
and said: 81 find you are making the complaint
that your members of the Board of Trade are
not pulling together. That is not strange
that same fault is found everywhere ev You
want to do team work now but for years and
years you have been taught not to do it; you
have been taught division in religion and
in patriotism. The towns have been divided
and one has been taught to hate the other
Friendship and fraternal organizations form
groups of men and societies. But forget il;
put up rev flag for the good of Belfast and
don't be surprised to see the response. Teach
the present and future generations unity
Teach the boys in their games to win for Bel.
fast and when they grow up they will work
for Belfast. The material in. Belfast is just as
good as anywhere in the United States. Lelfn
new lesson. Hitch up your teams for work
and pull together. What is your program?
Have you one? l find that one of the chief
reasons in most communities for not pulling
together. From ocean to ocean there is lack
of program, and when this is so you find. COM
planning, kicking, fault-fnding and lack of
loyalty. Work for community health and you
viii have something to do, Put up your
standard for community beauty work for
it and see to it that others work for it
and respect it." OF New Jersey city he
said one instrumental in locating a
large factory, an asset of the town to be sure,
but it was placed in beautiful residential
section which it practically ruined, as one
residence built at cost of 100000 was offered
for $4,000. While it is good thing to bring
IN new local industries, if you can find them,
that other cities don't want; you can't
steal them--good ones-it is far better to
build up what you already have. Stand by
your neighbors, lend hand at home. Teach
men to act collectively. Growth is not by ac-
cident. Stop talking of boosting; that is
foolish word. Sell Belfast to its own citizens.
There is more advertising of certain cigar
ette brand than there is of the interests Of
your 5000 people. Use community building
bulletin boards. In city of this size put up
30 boards where men and boys can see them
every time they the streets. Change
your advertisements every month; use the
fundamental principles in hand drawn designs
of good colorings. DIR. OFT called attention to
one of his bulletins "a beauty-with this mot
to, "Our Community is Our Job, the Rest of
the World is All Right The real secret of
advertising Is to see thing and see it often.
The churches and schools can help in this
commun ty building work. The small cities and
tu"hS are Wndl save lne very lie the
country. The big city is menace to its State
and you can't help it. Have your muscales
and plays in your own city. Say, Il will be
happy here" Il wat to stay here" Think
for yourself. Help make Belfast stand for
something. Wear a uniform and don't be
content with tinsel crown and sword. Begin
now and the new generation will stay here
a.-1C f,r h..
your young men take their education some-
where else and sell il! Keep them here! If
you don't your city is doomed. DR. OFT said
that he addressed an audience of 600 people in
California and could count only six gray neads
In the audience. he came directly across
country. and the first time he spoke in new
England at least two-thlrds of mis- audience
were gray. do you see what | mean-the
children are in California, the fathers aud
mothers are in New England The young
men are building 100000 schoolhouses, the
Older men are ashamed Of what they have for
scnool buildings. Your own community prob
lens are your own job. Be loyal to your city
and work together tor its best interests
AT the close of DR.. Otis pring and up
Belfast Board of Trade, thanked the Doctor for
his vision and urged that the men OF Belfast
work together to make it reality for today.
He hoped Belfast would get together. pull to-
gether, sndlay out sensible program to make
Belfast place we wish it to be and work to
make it SO. He referred to the schoolhouse
problem, which was being agitated when he
came here seven years ago. Belfast is still
talking school building but is not working to
that end in team fashion.
For more than two hours last Friday night
DR.. Edward Amherst OFT held the close atten-
tion of audience that filled the Colonial
Theater. His subject was "Will Your Dreams
Come True. or the Haunted House." and the
lecture was physiological study in which many
striking illustrations were used to emphasize
and bring home the points the lecturer wished
to make. He was intensely dramatic at times,
and the patriotic and religious sentiments he
expressed brought frequent hearty applause
He was eloquent, pathetic and humorous, fire.
quently moving his hearers to laughter To
attempt to report this lecture would be like