The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-08-20
GREAT CITIES WAS
SUBJECT Of PROF.
GREEN'S SPEECH
Instructor At Teachers In
stitute Gives Fine Talk
Today
Asks Cooperation Of The Citi-
zen For His City; Outline
OF His Remarks

L ne DIX UTedt CltleS, was tne SUI |
ject of the address before the Cham
ber Of Commerce today, delivered by |
DR.. F. H. Green OF the English depart
ment of the State Normal school,
West Chester, Penn. The program
was given under the auspices Of the
Membership committee, the chairman
of which is Mr.. J. s. McCrackin.
DR.. Green proved to be one Of the
most forecful and impressive speak
ers called to address the organization
in many months. His discussion was
sunny and bright with the essence Of
the humor of the day, and was stud
ded with the solid truth that every
American should hear at this change
full period of the country's history. No
address in the whole history of the
organization has received more wrapt
attention or more hearty applause
from the men, than did the speech to.
day.
The great appeal Of the speech was
| for the hearty cooperation of the citi-
zens of the city for the good and
Worthwhile things that the city as a
whole was pushing. He said, there
is always something rotten in Den
mark, when the people of town are
eternally growing about it's institu-
tions." He said that it was not best
to be like some cities obsessed with
the idea of the greatness of it's fami-
ly tree. "It is all we'll and good to
be born well the first time, but it is
SO much better to be born well the
second time. The question today is
not one of heredity, but of your in.
trinsc worth to society, one of what
can you dor"
The speaker then dwelt in very
Interesting manner on the general top
ic of the cities that he was not going
to talk about in his speech. namely,
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Bos
ton, London, Paris, and others. He
told many interesting anecdotes about
these great centers of population il.
Illustrating why he could not use them
as the subject of his address.
The cities mentioned in the ad
dress were six important centers in
the moral geography that should be
part of every mans make up accord
ing to DR.. Green.
The first city was Simplicity. This
quality, the speaker said was the most
desirable of all the qualities that go
to make up character.
Capacity was the second city men.
toned. The wish of all men of the
present is for more efficiency in men.
tai training, and there is no man but
who wishes that his son should be
better equipped mentally for facing
the world than he is. 1--WE must learn
to mix our paints with brains, as did
the noted artist" said DR.. Green.
The third city was Vivacity. Every
man and every city must be alive to
the developments going on around
about. A life of activity is the only
life worth while.
The fourth city was Tenacity, that
power of cities and individuals to
hang to whatever they set out to
accomplish.
The fifth city was Veracity, or that
quality Of telling the truth and moth.
ing but the truth. He said that of
them all America needs this quality
J drilled into it day by day
The sixth city was Felicity, that fac
ulty of having joy permeate the work
of the day. This quality should be
the feature of every mans life, a
beaming joy peculiar to his own per-
sonality. Love of the job you are do.
ing is the base of this quality in it's
real nature, he declared.
The luncheon was served by the la.
dies Of the NJ. E. church, Mrs. Jared
Belt, chairman.