Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-05-01
Why you Should
Join Commerce

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e and that should N san all the r.orI,. u,
= NcImilion:
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4 roion we anne In contact with -.,..r-
. ri who were NOT sure Just VIVA, tGo
r Chamber of commerce va, or v.Ht.
q the. should Join, not many. but q f.w
: and for the boneft of those few. wish
.o eve my deinitioin of the, ,,.rJ.
r CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
n !. 4 Chamber of sCommercc +, ann or
gsuilation trough which public ,rir-
4 tied citizens in a community may OK
\ rrc,s themselves colleetivelv ON ai,s.
!. iious of community welfare and
: through which they NAV make tL,ir
B collective dc Tres effective.
n .. 1t is a body Il mem and women
acting in their t1paeity as citizens.
9 not as rcrreseutatIves Of any ,pc..ai
s rraup or Cess, and devoted to the mat
,laI and cultural alyancemeut of the
, whole community.
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. spirited and wants to help make his
Parish better plaee in which to live
G and work. The Chamber Of Commerce
. is organized to help every man who
wants TO help his Parish. 1t coordi-
3 mates all forces for community i'm
4 provomeut and gives them direction
and driving power.
] 1. It is an Organization Of those peo.
! pie within the Parish who are DESTROYS
: Ct forwarding its welfare and who be.
[ lieve that they can best do this through
! cooperative efforts
). \ Chamber Of commerce is the
watcb-tower for Opportunity, not simply
to anticipate evil, but TO seek oppor
tunities, opportunities for improve
! ments of al sorts. 'Just as the man
standing on the top Of the mountain
looking toward the East win catch the
! first rays Of the rising sun long before
the people in the vallvpelow will know
, Chamber of Comerce will see opportu-
!. mites for the Parish before the men
engaged in the comn1cfee Of tle Par
ish viii know the oneftunity is com
, ing
: Now, why you slpul oin aside fr1m
] the above: $50
l. You should belw;{lbg at all times
to make some sae<n' of your time
means and conyeni't q advance ,he
common welfare.
2. A man NAV iltor<quietlv in his
chosen field and nodlf he know to the
public and still b4tlfo best Of eiti-
zen. He may be li<eEd in the low
lest kind d wep( ~ # he does that
i SgE' Z e = ST. s.; s''i msss sHS
welfare but with ket u P4ate aim Of
helping others he is a good citizen.
Ii he works fof hsaself alone with no
though for Others, ms not and cannot
the very foundation Of good citizenship
and good government
3. Do not allow Our daily tasks to
obscure your vision IF our problems
here in Vermilion. Honestly liquidate
your debt to your Parish by expending
, time, thought, money tot elevate bot !
social and civic standards. If you do
this, whether rich or poor, you are a
good citizen.
1. BE honest, honorable and Just in
! your relations to mankiad, loyal to your
, friends, to your family and 70 vour
country and loyal to your convictions
and conscience; chivaIrie to the weak
and dependent; ready to saerince per-
sonal interest and personal comfort for
the good of the community.
). Do not live for yourself alone, BE
concerned in the welfare of your fel
bowman. If necessary make ga fees
to rectify wrongs eliminate evils. En-
eadvor to see that all these principals
find expression in our laws and n the
administration Of the affairs of the
government.
G. Because this Chamber Of Commerse
! will link our Parish with other in great
. business and patriotic movements. II
is the gauge OF our Parish 3 enterprise
! prosperity and ambitions and reflects
, accordingly upon every citizens. It
is the only organizations equipped to
anayze and supply the Parish IS needs
Affiliation with the Chamber of Com.
mercc operates to your own advantage
by phcsenting opportunity to meet
other business men, TO establish good
connections, and to assist other busi
ness both in existance in our Parish and
prospective.
I. LASTLY, REMEMBER THIS Is
\ PARISH CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE FOR The WHOLE PARSE
AND THE PEOPLE OF EVERY
WARD IN OUR PARISH SHOULD
i PULL AND Boost FOR TT. WE
SHOULD GET SO ENTHUSIASTIC
FOR IT THROUGHOUT OUR PAR
ISL THAT IF THERE is SOME ONE
WHO WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING
AGAINST II HE WILL HAVE To
SAY 1T IN HIS SLEEP. WE WANT
, \ THOUSAND MEMBERS.
have been quite disappointed, a.
Chairman Of the Membership Commit
tee, that steps have not been taken to
organize the women of the Parish. They
are Just as well able to pass on the
needs of the Parish and work for its
welfare as the men aren't they7 Well
get together, Ladies, organize and if
you need our help we want to give it.
Just call on the Membership Commit
tee. See how many you can get to.
gether. Louisiana is now wondering
whether to pass up the suffrage ques.
ton. Decide it for the State here and
now