The diamond drill., 1921-04-09
DECISION TO FORM ONE WAS MADE
LAST WEDNESDAY EVENING
WILL BE INSTITUTED APRIL 23
Big Delegation Coming From Mar
quette to Start The New Or
ganization On Its Way

HdulLdLlOn TO MOTh LOT the beANelhuths
OF Crystal Falls will take was de-
cided at a meeting OF the Crystal Falls
Club last Wednesday when twenty
ono persons signihed their willing
ness To Join and maintain Rotary
Club in Crystal Falls
The committee having the matter
in hand Is made OF A. l.. Burridge,
Murray Riddell, Herbert Larson, w
II. REIN and George Brotherton.
John Doelle OF Marquette, who is as
sisting District President Kaye was
present and conferred with the COM
mittee. All OF the preliminary ar
rangements have been made and 1t
is now certain that no hitch Will oc-
cur In the proceedings.
The formation OF the Rotary Club
will in no affect the Crystal Falls
Club which will continue just as II
Is those members not wishing to be-
come Rotarians not changing their re-
lationship with the larger organiza-
tion in any way.
The roster OF the Rotary Club was
thrown open TO all members OF the
Crystal Falls Club and TO all new ap-
plicants.
Doelle Makes Fine Talk
The Rotary Club, what II stands for,
how IL is formed and how maintained.
was thoroughly explained by Mr..
Doelle in a fine talk which he made TO
the Club following a feed.
Mr.. Doelle explained the object OF q
Rotary Club TO be Service; service TO
ones community The members OF a
Rotary Club obligate themselves TO
meet once each week AT a lunch and
devote an hour or so TO questions hav-
ing dn view the betterment of the
community. The feed" Is an absol-
utely necessary requirement and the
meeting of the Club once each week
goes with IL. There is no lodging
the weekly meeting if one Is at home
and in good health.
Mr.. Doelle detailed how Rotary
Clubs work for the upbuilding of a
community in every way. He detailed
what has been done at Marquette and
in other places and showed his hear
ers how Rotary Club can be made
to benefit Crystal Falls. His remarks
were listened to carefully and after
he concluded he was bombarded with
questions by his audience until all
requirements OF Rotary CluD were
thoroughly understood by all present
Must DO Something For City
Previous to Mr. Doelle taking the
floor. Mr.. Thomas Conlin, who was
chairman OF the committe having the
feed In hand. explained the conditions
that exist here at the present time
The old businessmen's association is
not functioning. On every side of us
the towns are organizing. Iron Riv-
er has Chamber of Commerce which
is spending $500 per month TO boom
the town. Stambaugh has a develop
ment Bureau. And, SO on along the
line, the communities are organized
20 promote community welfare. Crys-
tai Falls must wake up or be lost in
the shuffle. The speaker called at
tention 90 the great number OF idle
men in the community. Told how he
thought something might be done TO
get work started TO get these men 20
work. How the matter has been left
10 the sporadic efforts OF three or four
citizens who have spent much time
and money without tho concerted sup-
port of a large part OF the community
20 help them. How he believed some
central organization. the energies Of
which was devoted 10 taking initia-
tive i'm such matters and tie obliga-
tions OF the members such that they
have 10 give the organization attention
or drop out would tide over the pres
ent depression when Il Is impossible
to get any large and expensive organ
ization going
Mr.. Doelle's remarks supplemented
these. showing how the wants or Crys-
tai Falls can he taken care OF temper
arIly through this organization.
Open Roll To All
II was decided 10 open the roll OF
the proposed club TO all. the only re
strictions being that they be support
ing members OF the Crystal Falls
Club The reason for this Is that the
Rotary Club must have some place q
meet and by combining the two the
expense OF both organizations can be
kept at n minimum.
Each person was canvassed In turn
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