Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-17
MARSE|LLES CLUB
SHOWN THE WAY TO
BIGGER, BETTER CITY
TOPICS OF GREAT INTEREST TO
MUNICIPALITY ARE THRESHEC
OUT AT ANNUAL BANQUET OF
CIVIC STING ORGANIZE
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not seem to daunt the interest for
there were over 100 present
After short time devoted to greet,
mgs, the men left Thompson hotel and
went to ODD Fellows Hall, where Sam
EppStcin served the following menu;
Grape Fruit with Cherries.
Roast Chicken. Giblet Gravy.
French Peas In Thimble Shells,
Cranberry Sauce.
Banana Salad with Mayonase.
Olives.
Parker House Rolls
Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream,
Coffee and Cigars.
Rev. Long Tells How.
c. +. Trowbridgc acted 40 toast
master and introduced Rev C. NJ.
Long, speaker of the evening, secre.
tary OF the Community club at Monti
cello. Rev. Long is no stranger hero
having spoke for the Defense League
while pastor of n church in Streator
His address was confined chiefly to
Il description Of community work as
carried en- at Monticello He said
that nothing Is done now as 1t was ten
years ago, let alone thirty Some say
that the present generation is going
to the devil faster than over before,
but that is not true, even though they
have automobiles to travel in.
He said that to make success OF
any enterprise, everybody should get
behind il and help. That change Is
the essence of life, and to meet the
demands Of our younger generation
we must study their needs and ambi
tons, and not be afraid of doing
things different A man should take
off his coat and get acquainted, really
acquainted with his boys by playing
and working with them and gctting
their point of view.
In speaking C the manner of con
Quoting affairs in Monticello, he said
that there were several committees
the hard roads committee, the school
committee and the advertising com
mittee Each of these had live wires
as chairmen, and worked as though
their own particular committee was
wholly responsible for the success Of
Monticello. The hard roads men held
frequent, almost constant, conferences
with the authorities In Springfield,
and as a consequence had hard road7
in every direction from Monticello.
The advertising committee used
every legitimate manner Of getting be-
fore the public the advantages and
beauties of Monticello, They sent GU,
by mail hundreds, thousands even, o.
circulars and folders lauding the man.
fold beauties and advantages of Mon
ticello. Schools, churches, clubs, nat
ural scenery, business advantages, all
were enlarged upon and imprcsSe1
upon the attention OF those residing
in other cities and places.
Once week a community lunch
was served, rather as a means of pro-
noting neighborly feelings than. as a
banquet" for it was desired rather to
get the people together than to stun
them like turkeys.
In reference to churches he said
that there ought not to be more than
community could properly support,
but up to that point the more the bet
ter And in another connection ne
said that you must not take from peo'
pie something unless you were pre-
pared to supply something better
The Proposed New Paper.
A. Y. Workman gave slight report
of the work Of the committee on Sc
curing a paper for Marseilles. He said
they had first looked around to see
what they could get Then q Chicago
paper advised advertising in the Print
ers' Journal. About thirty answered,
the most attractive answer being from
Mr. Dunlap Of Macon. After many
conferences an understanding was
arrived at and the club was to vote
on the proposition. This was that the
plant should be moved to Marseille3
by the Greater Marscilles club. A
vote resulted in the affirmative carry,
ing, though many did not commit
themselves by voting either way.
MIR. Simmons reported for the folder
committee. which was necessarily
brief
School Superintendent C.. V. Meal
pine spoke CT the necessity OF coop
Grafton to bring about community
welfare, and enlarged to slight de,
gree On this theme
S. R. Lewis said that what the
speaker of the evening had said APP
pealed to him, as he believed that IT
one could not replace with better not
to take away, so as he had nothing
better to offer than had been said, he
would say nothing.
"Hittng the Bulls Eye"
Captain j. d. Mcbride then spoke o.
the necessity for an auto for the pub
lie health nurse, supported by the
local Red Cross. He felt so deeply on
this subject that his talk to his fire
company had resulted in their donat-
ing their pay for fire drill, amounting
to SIS, to this object.
S r. evils moved that 500 be
taken from the Greater Marseilles
club treasury and donated to this
worthy object Carried. George Ster-
rett said he was so impressed by the
value of the work done by the Red
Cross nurse that he would pledge $40.
Harry Spencer donated $50 from the
Certain-teed. The Defense League do
mated S., and so many Others proffer-
ed subscriptions that $500 was raised
right on the spot for this work.
1t was moved and seconded that the
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