The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-14
YOUNG MEN TAKE
,UP CIVIC BURDEN
Junior Chamber of Com
merce Organized Will
Be Live Factor.
LOOK TO THE FUTURE
Utilize Talent and Force of
Young Men in Upbuilding
the Wonder City.

What is heralded as the most po-
tcntlaI factor IN Tulsa's civic future
A came into being last week in the or
~.spization of the long promised jun
Tor chamber OF commerce. But 1t
did more than gust arrive. 1t came
with all the pep and enthusiasm mat
any of the livest young men OF the
city could give it.
II was about two years ago that
the idea was first suggested for Tul-
"a News arrived OF the doings Of
such an organization in Dallas and
other cities. Surely Tulsa, the city
Of Young men. was ncglcclinY untold
resources by falling To harttss the
dynamic power of her young men
and direct that power along me lines
OF civic betcrment
Although membership in the rcgu-
lar chamber OF commerce was open
to thcm they found little opportunity
for leadership in such an organlza-
rlon whose membership was dom
mated hy older men of more power
and prestige in tho business ard
financial life Of the community. The
r.ty had no exclusively yourg mems
ursanization OF purely civic nature.
Hence the need of the junior cham
Der.
But it was long cry from the
,fconceptiou of the idea to the organ
ffization meeting last Tuesday night.
After months OF discussion the first
step came through the appointment
Of an organization committee by the
Fccotym club a young mems reli-
gIous organization. which saw the
need OF a young mems non political,
non -seCtarian, non-reugious organ
ization in Tulsa and in interest or
tho proposition the club sent rs its
hnr n
attend the st. Louis convention jan
uary 2l where national junior
chamber OF commerce was formed.
Mr. Thompson not only brought
back with him information and en-
thusiasm which STIMULATED the move
ment in Tulsa, but also honor to him
self and Tulsa in being made one OF
tho national directors of the move
ment.
Things began to materializc at
once. Fifty hand-picked, live-wire
young Tulsans met and launched the
organization with very audible
splash G. A. Border was made
chairman pro TEN and w. II. Thaw-
Icy was elected secretary pro TEN.
Following are the men elected
members OF the first board OF direc-
tors:
julius Livingston. A. w. Watkins
J. S. Mcintyre. Robert a, Steward,
John Rainboldt, =. II. Mills, II. c.
Mills, l.. V. Surtees, c. a. Border,
M o. Mason, n. A. Thompson, J.
'onstantin, Henry f. Thomas, n. l..
+. Holley, George $. Berry, Jr., DR..
s. Summers. John Rogers, William
j.. Spencer.
Permanent officers will be elected
and other details OF organization will
be perfected at a luncheon meeting
or the board Of directors early this
week, it has been announced. When
this is completed the chamber will
inaugurate an extensive campaign
for members Already numerous ap-
pications for mem bership have been
received and its promoters are opu-
mistc over the future Of the move
nent.
!, In discussing the field OF tho jun
4 lor chamber Of commerce with n
World reporter, MIR. Thompson said:
There are hundreds of orGani2a
tons in Tulsa. Why herald the ar
rival Of new one? Our young men
pass through the stages of thcir edu-
cation, leaving college to enter the
business world at, say, %. Others
enter direct from high school at the
age OF s. They join the chamber of
commerce at the age of 80 or 40 or
thelr firms. All this time they have
oeen voting, living in the city. riding
on ITS transportation lines. suffering
i'm It's faults and profiting by its
virtues, but often never lifting n
hand for the good Of their own town.
When they enter the chamber Of
commerce they realize the immense
amount Of work to'be done: some OF
mem enter with zest into the fight 10
put Tulsa first But what of all
Nhose years when they were Just pas
sengers? We do not take our lads
from grade school and put them into
lhe university. II we did, we would
M n"t he surprised to see them fail
d an all their studies. Yet we expect
unframed men to start in and be-
come all at once useful mem bers OF
the chamber Of commerce. The jun
lor chamber Of commerce gives
S'"hE man chance to make his
l'a'aNes on small scale, Tho saw
WF TO he city is evident Later.
N""h ne is a decisive force In his
own field, tho young man will have
hda years OF civic work in the junior
N'Wber and can start with all this
older body.
NoW' think Of the Junior cham
ger IN another light There is moth |
ns so mereiless as n great town
Nh'n you are on the outside. sup
ose mat there is brilliant young
t,o7'on engineer whose work brings
mn 10 Tulsa, He has ideas. he has |
LeLsy' He is potential source OF |
500 10 the town, But nobody sim |
eles him out and when he leaves
a cars later he leaves behind no rec
! t.d OF accomplishment The city |
lag wasted its rightful inheritance !
mas thrown away its most precious
Sgsse the ability OF forceful man, |
rs me business OF the junior cham |
s-s OF commerce TO find these men |
work 'Ho's sy l"
,oah2ther supposition; Here is an
80 young man OF ability. He has
tualh tance in Tulsa. He has the |
t,e OK certain social set. He Is |
.rs ,,'eHt TO pass his time at the office |
the, cup; lie sees the traffic lam |
,"al hold him up on Main street at |
,s"l' But all this is the business OF |
- policeman, and 1t never touches