Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-17
TUESDAY. DECEMBER II, 1918.
ORGANIZATION

III the events of the war here at
home have taught one lesson more
forcibIy than another IL is that OF the
power OF organization. Without or
ganization there are few, II any, COM
munities which would have carried
through their program OF war ac-
tivity TO the successful conclusion
which has been achieved in virtually
evry locality of this great country. An
instance is that OF certain midwest
ern county which raised about "a per
cent OF its quota on the first Liberty
loan and about 81 per cent of its quota
on the second loan. II was unorganized.
Organizers went into the county for
the third loan and the result was that
the county held the record for over
subscription in the United States by
over-subscribing more than 200 per
cent Organization did it.
In every activity OF any character
organization is the secret of success.
The only instance we know of where
organization was not to be desired is
told by gentleman who visited an in
sane institution OF which a friend was
superintendent. The insane patients
were permitted free range of the
grounds and the superintendent walk
ed freely among them. Are you not
afraid these crazy folk viii jump onto
you and kin you some day" the WISH
tor asked. "Oh. no.. was the reply,
they're not organized"
II does seem that people of intelli-
gence. having a definite and common
purpose in life, owe II to themselves
and to the ideals which they seek, to
organize. Organization is sometimes
misused but it's power is certain no
matter 10 what use IL is put.
Annapolis business men are losing
n tremendous volume of business
which is rightly due them merely be-
cause they are not organized and CIV
ing the strength of their organization
to the purpose of securing this bust
ness. Organization, properly consti-
tuted. rightfully directed and aggres
sively employed, can do more for An
napolis in a business way in a single
year than can be accomplished in ten
with lack of IL.
But organization does not mean a
mere banding together of a group of
individuals under a high-sounding
name, adopting a constitution and by
laws, weekly or monthly meeting and
a religious payment of dues. 1t means
all of this. But II means infinitely
more il the organization is to be any
thing more than mere name.
Organized effort cannot be made
without individual effort An organi-
xation, to be effective. must be COM
prised of membership in which each
individual is an aggressive unit, not
satisfied to let the organization itself
bear the burden but determined to
give his own individual best efforts to
the common cause.
We are confident there are enough
public-spirited. forward-looking bust
ness men in Annapolis TO form the nue.
leus of an organization which will de-
velop into one which would serve An
napolis to good purpose Ii should be a
fundamental of the organization that
every citizen who has the good of the
city at heart should be eligible to, and
be invited to. membership. The wage
Garner who believes in Annapolis
should have equal voice with his en-
ployer, thus making of the organiza-
tion community of interest The po-
tency of such an organization cannot
be computed
Let's get together on this.