Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-06-24
co-oPERATivE SOCIETY HOLDS
SECOND ANNUAL MEETING
AND NOMlNATEs OFFICERS

The second annual meeting OF the
Twin City Cooperative Society, which
had been adjourned from June 4. was
held Sunday afternoon at Labor Hall,
and although there was only a hot
weather attendance. the regular or
der of business was carried out.
President @ b Jenkins opens the
meeting He made some appropriate
remarks on the growth and prosper
ity of the society since its organiza-
ton two years ago He urged par
ticularly the undivided patronage of
the members. which, he said. is es-
sential for the continued success OF
the society. Mr. Jenkins address
follows:
Fellow Co-operRturs.
Your officers anticipated making our Sec
ond annual meeting very successful one, but
from various reasons II became almost faii-
ure, the lack of quorum prevented the nee
essary business being transacted. so we find
ourselves gathered here today to do I'll IT
which was put off until tomorrow. AS stated
many times before the success OF the co-oper-
ative movement rests solely in the hands OF
the members Yoy may be willing TO trust
your officers to the fullest extent, but their
power to go forward Is limited by your in
difference and neglect. Enthusiasm ia needed
just as much now, If not more SO, than when
the society was being organized. greater
effort Is being put forth 20 destroy every
movement in which the worker Is interested
than ever before. His trade union and the
cooperative Store are both slated 10 go and
when either il crushed, where both exist IN
the same community. the other will become
almost II not altogether impotent How many
l.F.I .s.f. 4. 4h..aR h n.
bands trade anion7 How many men would
like TO see them destroyed We cannot bring
ourselves to even think OF IL 10 allow our
unions to be stamped out would be about
| like placing an army in the battle front with
out arms or ammunition. To deliberately de
stroy the Cooperative Movement Is taking the
arms and ammunition away from the army
| Neglect is next TO deliberation in our case
| The move to destroy both Is not open but
| secret and subtle and will win out II we
| do not get out and work openly for the up
| building and permanent maintenance OF our
cherished ideals, which are the right TO bar,
gain collectively. live decently, and nave equal
opportunity with all other men.
From the auditors report YOU VIII see fnat
we have held our own We have neither
gained nor lost We feel encouraged 20 go
on although il is very diseouraging at timca.
| More LOYALTY on the part OF our members Is
| imperative We would like to see our mem
! bership awake from their lethargy and be-
come imbued with the idea that we are not
brildinv for today. but for tomorrow In
difference cowardice. lethargy, avarice, greed
and the desire 70 promote self interests are
| inheritances we have from our foreiathers-
ANY one or all the things named above are
responsible for the hardness OF the struggle
today. -.
I Pardon me, please il | seem TO preach. But
/ Il YOU pass the struggle on TO the coming
/ generations you are not good parents Tor
4 children To have You owe all TO them and
their future because you are the ones re.
/ sponsible for their existence and they shouid
not bf made responsible for your faults.
In other words if you do not make the
effort to build for pogterity you are going
backward. 80.
Your officers fully realize the phase through
,,hirh We seem to have almost passed and
how each must struggle. skimp and save e
vet through and they have hopes that each
rnsr,her bas been fired with the desire to
hnild a bigger and better Cooperative 10
! sietv in the Twin Cities so that IN the eFeni
/ 81 another stressfui time they VIII not need
! 10 neglect their own store because tney can
buv a cheaper article at cheaper price some
where else. 80
In conclusion let US say that there are
| 4,yn other branches OF the cooperative move
| ,,,nt that should be developed with the store
! Ons i ALREADY going The Twin City Review
| schfrh has been Of untold value 70 tht
| ,,.arlre I ~ his community. The other IS an
| shsol,,te necessity to the store the paper. ana
the union movement Bank IN wnieh the
| ,por,ers could deposit their savings, showing
that they could not be used against them II
case Of strike or lockout
| Hopinv to see all three named enterprises
having the full support Of the Twin City iaooi
/ movement in the near future. l remain