Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-09-17
COMMERCIAL CLUB NEWS.

COMMERCIAL CLUB NEWS.
To everyone who has any local
pride there come from time to time
ideas of things that ought to be done
for the public good. Most Of these
things are too big for any individual
to accomplish. Most of them require
a general sentiment in the community
to make them go.
Because of this, Commercial Clubs
are organized. The Commercial club
is the machine for working out plans
for the public welfare. All ideas are
welcomed and discussion with others
usually proves the merit OF the idea,
and often improves it. And a group
working for the idea can do more
than any individual. But CONNER
cial club has no supernatural powers.
1t is merely an expression Of the will
of its members. II nothing is put in,
nothing comes out, but If each men,
ber puts in only little the accumu-
lated result is astonishing.
The increasing success of the coun-
ty fair is an example of the result Of
united effort. The best qualified per-
son in the world could not make a
successful county fair without help.
But when considerable number give
their best thought. time, money and
personal service surprising results
follow.
II everyone who cares anything
about his home surroundings, the
physical conditions OF Manchester,
the influences surrounding our young
people, the intellectual and moral tone
Of the community would seriously
consider, the advantage Of uniting
with sjI1 the others here In trying to
do what easily to be done by con-
certed action, it seems that the COM
mittsa ion Civic improvements or
Public Welfare OF the club would be
flooded with ideas and offers OF help.
Why not?
Do We need an apostle to come and
tell US what needs to be done for Man
chester? Or are we too lazy to try
to do anything unless goaded and
shamed into it by some stranger?
The campaign for Public Welfare
had to be postponed because the
speaker was prevented from coming
by sickness. What will happen il he
never does come? Will we fold our
hands and conclude that we can do
nothing without him? Wouldn't it be
more sensible to use our own intelli-
gence and work out our own cam
paign? The Public Welfare League
and flying squadron Of speakers
could never do much for Manchester
without some help right here at home.
Why not help ourselves and be doing
something in the mean time until
the organizer comes?
The commercial club has no restric-
tions as to membership on account OF
sex. The women of Manchester are
welcome either as members or ad-
vfsers and doubly welcome as workers
along any program of community i'm
provement. They are naturally more
interested than the men in many
lines Of community development and
there is no reason why they should
not unite with the commercial club
and inspire definite action on the
things in which they are interested.
There is an increasing tendency
throughout the country for women to
take an active part in Commercial
club work and they are now members
of boards Of directors and chairmen
of committees and bureaus in many
progressive organizations.
"If you want to live in the kind of a
town
Like the kind Of a town you like.
You needn't slip your clothes In a
grip
And start on long, long hike.
You'll only find what you left behind
For. there's nothing that's really new
It's a knock at yourself when you
knock your town
1t isn't the town-it's you.
Real towns are not made by mer
afraid
Lest somebody else gets ahead.
When everyone works and nobody
shirks
You can raise town from the dead
And if while you make your persona
stake 4
Your neighbors can make one, too,
Your town will be what you want II
to be.
1t isn't the town-it's you.