The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11
ALL GLASSES WILL
Benefit BY WORK OF
new CIVIC CLUB HERE

Evidence that every class of citizen
in Richmond is to be directly benefited
by the work of the new Chamber of
Commerce was presented at the meet
ing of that body held in the X. of P.
building Thursday evening. A plan of
work advanced by the new secretary
which will embrace the entire member
ship. calling for suggestions from all
the members, was - adopted in the
course of the evening.
: Explanation of the purposes and
aims of the body by Frank p. -Chaffee
secretary, in which he set forth the
: duties he will take up as in coopera,
ton with the board of directors and
the membership, was feature of the
meeting. The relative standing of
such an organization. and the good it
can accomplish in the community were
also dealt with by him in his talk.
Educational Campaign.
An extensive educational campaign,
which will show prospective members
what they may gain by cooperation
with the leading forces of the COM
munity, was one of the features of the
work of the near future outlined. By
means of charts, a table of organiza-
ton was shown. illustrating in a
graphic manner the method by which
each member will be enabled to pro-
mote the interests of his own partic-
ular phase of the city's business.
Each group of the organization will
shave a representative to attend the
open meeting held at regular meet
ings, although any number of per-
sons may attend if they so desire. This
representative will bring up the mat:
tiers of interest to his particular group
and these in turn will be referred to
that particular committee under whose
jurisdiction they might come
Postpone Final Action.
The committee appointed to canvass
the membership and report on the
personnel of the board OF directors re-
ported that in its judgment final &C
ton on this matter should be deferred
until the close of the membership
campaign. thus giving the new mem
bers a chance to have a voice IN the
administration.
Financial reports by the temporary
secretary. FED n. Wilson, who rel
tired in favor of the permanent sec
rotary, were given Thursday evening.
A balance of $1.117.3i was shown oy
his statement of receipts and expen-
litures Membership at the present
time numbers 327.
There is money and profits and
dollars and cents in the get-together
movement" said the new secretary,
Thursday evening.
1t paws the town-pays everybody
in it, It means organization, deVei-
opment and accomplishment. 1t makes
mess bigger. 1t means the taking up
of slack. cutting out the waste and
the weeds of sloth and inefficlency,
the taking out the dry-rot and the
throwing off of the dead load.
Energy Made Useful.
1T means that the town of get-to-
gether' has found itself; that it's pub
lie conscience has wakened, that fac
lions are brought together, the folly
of fighting exposed, that energies
wasted in useless contention are con-
verted to dynamic forces. in a com
mon cause, brought to doing instead
of undoin.
while the work here is to be con-
Quoted under the general supervision
of the board of directors representing
all classes of the community, there
must be some one man who is reSpon-
sible for it.
Natural Builders Needed.
1T takes natural advantages plus
natural builders to make real city.
A natural builder is the man who has
faith in his city, who. will devote
part of his time and talent and energy
to it's interests, and who will support
any proper movement for its material
advancement. In short, publlc-Splr-
tied citizen.
In many communities you will find
some man who will say: What this
city needs is few fires and a lot
of funerals Well, the man who
voices such a sentiment is, in my
opinion, afflicted with what might be
termed the 'hoof and mouth disease.
He is slow of hoof in coming for
ward to help in the constructive do
ings of his fellows, but very wide OF
mouth in criticizing the good things
the workers are trying to do. he
usually has a wonderful memory. He
can tell you when his daddy shot
snipe on the site of the present post
office, or when the first electric car
was run in the city. He has great
memory of the past, but little vision