The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-15
FOrGOOd of the
 Community
NTO one has respect for the "bird that 4 befouls it's own nest"

one SIlOIS at chance T0CuIu OIl lIlVCSIIIcut.
 The member of an organization who fails to do his part in making it serve it's high purposes is not entitled to audience when dwelling in it's lack of accomplish ment.
 The Chamber of Commerce literature, letterheads envelopes and all, is soon to bear this printed slogan:
 will not criticise or condemn the
 Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
 for failure to obtain adequate re-
 suits unless myself have given time
 thought and best personal effort in
 helping produce those results.
 Any organization of any kind is what the membership makes of it. The spirit of liberty prevailing in America is due to the character of the men who laid the foundation and those following in their footsteps. The severest critics of Ameri- can institutions are those who interest themselves least in the effort that is made to preserve their integrity.
 Every woman s club is what the woman members make it. The best workers are those who are so busy in the task before them that they have little time for criti- cism.
 If every member cf the Chamber of Commerce should do his utmost to make that institution accomplish 1t would move mountains. The most frequent complaint about all coteries of men and women is that few run it. The few operate it because the many do not take the time and pains to do so.
 The man who has not helped pull the /ft tbo x,,o+, ,o to bewail it's sticking there. It is not so much bashfulness and timidity that keeps men from common effort in common way of letting George do it. and then coming in behind George and lambasting his poor performance.
 The man who does not take the time and trouble to regularly cast his vote in city, county state and national elections and interest himself and endeavor to in terest others in the outcome of elections before ballots are deposited, is not in position to complain at what issues from the ballot box.
 The man who thinks he is rising above politics is helping his country have the poor politics about which he walls The man who pays his dues to an organization and does not go about it, has only half performed
 The man who clings to an organiza- tion capable of doing good and lends it his personal effort is enabling that which will offset criticism He who merely joins and then quits the job, should refrain from criticism of the fruits of his own neglect If criticise he must, the criticism should apply to his own non-performance
 Many man has paid high rent who was able to build his own home prior to the high rent period, but he preferred hav- ing George do it" for him at low price When George commenced to realize he criticised George The fault was his own. 7l These small coteries of men, whose control of organization is lamented, no more wish to control than their critics. These busy business men would far rather share the work than monopolize it. Just astonishing how easy it is to shove another man out fnon-salaried vicarious employ ment.
 The place for the stout kicking is inside the organization and in the producing of results.
 Yours for upbuilding.