El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-06
TALK ON
CITIZENS DUTY
Rev. Fuller Swift Tells the
Villas Council What Good
Qualities Are.

ABILITY, reliability, endurance and
I activity are the four qualities that
/ comprise good citizenship" said Rev.
I Fuller Swifs, rector Of st. Clements
I Episcopal church, at a mass meeting
Of citizens at the Villas community
] council, which met at the Villas school
I Wednesday night. Mr.. Swifts talk
was a clear and logical statement Of
/ citizenship. its value. and how its
area may be. widened and what quail
ties should be developed to enhance
good citizenship.
j. II. McBrOOm chairman OF the
/ Villas council presided over the meet
Z ms, which was opened by the singing
CT the star SpanEled Banner" by
the audience
Girl Dancers Please.
A fancy dance executed by the two
small daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. Win
chester Cooley, Carolyn and Ma
In the evening. Miss Eleanor Irwin.
daughter Of Dr. =. H. Irwin. delighted
the entire assemblage by particu-
larry graceful presentation Of esthetic
dancing
Mrs. ". D. Howe sang several Sc
lections, which were greeted by hearty
applause. In one Of them. Keep the
Home Fires Burning" the audience
Joined in the chorus with vigor. Judge
Howe himself made hit by his rendi-
ton OF Goodbye, Dolly Gray"
Speaking on Citizenship" illus
trarnE his talk by an algehraic out
line on the blackboard, DR.. Swift said;
Decrease ErrOrss Increase Value.
"A mans value as a citizen is in
inverse proportion 10 the errors that
he makes Decrease the errors and
you increase the value Of his citizen
shin N1HwmHr NJ N-fwne
Of omission and commission, and
nearly all such errors are the result
Of faulty use Of the mind the soul,
or the body For instance. lack OF
judgment is an error Of the mind, and
is a serious defect in any mans citi-
zcnship. Lack OF judgment leads many
men into the commission Of errors,
which, were their sense Of judgment
better developed, they would never
commit.
Loyalty Positive Quality.
"A positive quality Of the soul Is
loyalty. the negative Of which is dis
loyalty. Here is another serious de-
feet in citizenship, and one which TO-
tally disqualifies men from doing
their proper share Of work in helping
.-The positive quality Of the body
Is strength. with its negative. weak
ness. Unless a man or woman is
trained 70 use strength, OF II they
have no strength. rleT are weak
physically. and are unable TO stand
the constant strain. which being
good citizen in these days entails.
Constant labor is the duty Of the good
citizen. and where he is unable to
perform that labor, because Of physi-
cal weakness, just so far is he lack
ing in citizenship.
Gives Citizen Ability.
~But the possession Of the posi-
tive qualities Of the mind. gives the
citizen ability. Positive qualities Of
the soul give him reliability, and posi-
tive qualities Of the body give him en-
durance. Add the one faculty OF &C
ton, and your citizen has an unlimit-
cd area OF citizenship, which in these
dark days is an absolute necessity
With these four attributes, a man OF
woman is equipped to do his OF her
full duty toward the winning or this
war. which is the end and aim OF the
civilized world"
8Ir. 1IcBroom. in closing. announced
as the committee to be in charge Of
the ARRANGEMENTS for the next meet
ing. Airs. ~. 70. Howe, Emmett Hines
ana Miss Margaret z. Hitchcock
Henry S. Beach. Mrs w r. Brown
and Mrs. r. B. Redic were the con-
mittee I'm charge Of Wednesday nights
program. T.. s. Andrews. who was
scheduled TO speak, was unable 70 be
present.