The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-03-14
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MONDAY TOsW'ELL
COMMERCIALCLUB
Everybody Should Join to Help
Center War Activities and
: Work for Bemidji,
ORGANIZATION HAS LED IN
= PROMOTING CITY'S WELFARE
You Are Asked to Help in the Up
building Of Your Home City;
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ORGANIZATION HAS LED IN
7. PROMOTING CITY'S WELFARE

The biggest membership drive ever
launched in Bemidji- in cohnection
with the Commercial club, will be-
gin Monday, March Is. Practically
every member Of the club will be
asked to contribute portion OF his
time and services to- effect q most
successful campaign. The desire of
the committee in charge of this, work
is to double, the present membership
of the cluD. q. ..<?c... - ,.f, 49,.
Wilke Spurs Movemer' ~. -.
The address given by William
Wilke of Gray. Eagle to. the club
members and guests at the Odd Eel.
lows hall, Tuesday nigth, is. in a
large measure, responsible for this
action. He brought out the fact
that 1t becomes the patriotic duty
of every business and professional
man, who possibly can, to join the
Commercial club. Its activities in
the war work have been too great
for any citizen to shirk responsibility
Of added duties as member of the
Commercial club
AL Get Together.
"You help win the war by join
ing the Commercial club as much as
you do by working single-handed at
some particular branch in the war
SERVICE" said Mr.. Wilke Continu-
ing, he said: "You do more to help
win the war. by cooperating with
the Commercial club and joining its
ranks than you can, accomplish. In
any other way. It is your patriotic
duty. - The. war cannot be won un-
less every committee keeps UP the
proper spirit and the work necessary,
as outlined by the government"
Will Benefit You.
If you are not now member of
the Commercial club and think you
should be, do not wait to be called
upon, but turn in your application
to the secretary. This campaign is
going to be thorough and no de-
sirable applicant will be overlooked.
The city will be combed with fine
toothed comb and when the COM
mittee calls on you do not hesitate.
Have your mind made up. The work
the club is doingis as much to- your
benefit as to thaabenefft of its men,
bers. The entire city profits by it's
efforts. There Is, not selfish thing
about the Commercial club. Its .pur-
pose is q bigger and better Bemidji.
The development and things accom-
plished, in addition to its war SER
vices given the>past year, are briefly
outlined elsewhere in this issue.
The plan of canvass will include
a large number of committees, who
will be given certain names and
their instructions are not to take
mo" for an answer.
Special Inducements.
Special inducements are being Of
fered during this membership drive.
The membership fee is $40. The con-
stitution provides that this fee must
be paid. New members will be re-
quired to pay no dues for the first
four months. They will, however,
be required to pay the membership
fee, and where they cannot conven-
iently pay the entire fee,, they Will
be given the privilege to pay 1t In
monthly installments.
Business concerns who have been
contributing to the secretary's funds
will be given memberships for each
$3.50 paid monthly. These member
ships may be given to some one IN
their employ and entities them to
every right and makes them full
fledged member.
200 is Goal Sought.
A membership Of 200 is the goal
the committee has set. In order that
it reach this figure, it will be neces-
sary that each member do his duty.
Talk the Commercial club, boost
the Commercial club and live the
club. for that entire
week.
The drive will open Monday, March
IS. The business section will liter
ally swarm with men seeking new
members. You cannot dodge the is
sue longer. They will search you
out wherever you are. Don't h1de,
but come out in the open, ready to
your "bit" for your country, your
city and your club.