The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-12
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Next, we haNe a toW-not enough
professional societies. such as the
Lawyers club the COUNTY Medical So
Cicty. Minister alliance. and society
of Forostors. iy and large. these on 4.
carnations have Leaned toward tho
idea of seif-improVcmcnt. AT the eN-
pcnsc of then possible function AZ
civic agcncics The recent embark
mcnt OF the Medical society IA "A Sati-
tary campaign. however and the
splendid service all are rendering
along %patriotc lines, probably marks
the h|eginnius OF "A permanent I'M
proVcmcnt In NAT direction.
w huVo uu Merchants assoCia -
tton-primatIlN and lcgttimnteIN "A
settlement o~rganization, who's work
should. TO save overlapping. 10 allied
with the Chamber OF Commerce.
Then we have our causes from
tho phiiosophl.ll standpoint. perhaps
the most important OF ali. These in
clude the Public Health association,
the fame Protective association. Pub
lic Welfare league. An7i-saloon league.
Suffrage league etc.
In most of the foregoing organize
tons, women sro members. and In
many, leader, In addition YOU have
here present thy allied Momcn's clubs.
as r-epresentatlNy of stu another class
OF publtC-splrlird organizations. IN
which might Doe included the y. VI. e..
A., y. W G. A.. and Boy scouts. an OF
which are too well known TO require
com sicut
DO YOU realize hat We have h.atdlv
begun to cuumvrate the organizations
which aspire, 900 creator ot less degree,
To the distinction of being civic agcn.
ctcs' We have not begun ON labor
nntAnU FH..N. mid ..
crafts, an OF which are branching out
more or less INTO civics. We have not
vet mcntiou,I the patriotic rganiza a.
ions, whosc -uud works are known 10
all, MOI the political and religious.
which aspire tu work or teach IN tho
ticld OF civic lfiuirs. To avoid grow.
ing woarisomu shall venture the fiat
statement tlut titty voluntary orgpni-
cations are o%r,lttng In the civic field
of Albuqueruu.
The Gym, ,cs in those %orgauiza.
tons "a mcdl,H Of lost causes tho,
seem To him Do chaotic host OF 'Cranks.'
%'highbrows. fuI 'rcformcrp. But To
the optimist. tnis woltcr df public.
spirited activities ~ one Of the most
inspiring features OF American life.
each rcprcsouuur O. separate manifcA-
tltion OF tho iudoiatiguhlc idoalism of
the American puuplc. Need I add that
"a the puhlC-spiritAd Al"budueranaan,
they prove thut our little city Is spirit
ually alive. tNplcaliy American. and
up on ~ toe. which after a}l BE- lust
as important as the number of a.
pliers la our p~opulatiuon.
Organizing Nlbuqucrquc's Organila.
lions.
II have always had a dream that
this democratic tangle of
tiOna could De put In order, and mado
To work toward "a common end. I have
imagined the chamber OF Commerce
as the common C~entrc--thc clearing.
house. as It were, of all public-spirit-
cd effort in Albuquerque. az course,
there would hc no limit TO our future.
" such a nm could he accomplished.
The combined force would be i~rresist .
ible. IL rs 10 be hoped that some day
there may be born "a commercial see.
retaty with the brains. as well as the
nerve, Ia accomplish ".
"A single example OF the difficulties
Will havc To suffice. one OF the worst
because most Unnecessary clenNages In
our population ts between the business
men, as such. and all other persons.
To remedy this. the trade. crnft. and
labor organizations should be- repre-
scented m the chamber OF Commerce
h would double the public pressure
behind civic movements initiated by
the chamber But the business men
decline 10 try the experiment, prefer
ring " 'chuE along on one cylinder.
sun know of not n project Of or