The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-07
LEGION RALLY
AT BARLOW NEXT
FRIDAY EVENING
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Towns To Be Represented
At the Meeting

The Knowles G. Oglesby Camp,
American Legion. posts of Polk county.
Among the posts which will be rep
resented at the meeting are those Of
Lakeland, Fort Meade, Mulberry. Lake
Wales and Winter Haven, and it is
expected that each of these posts will
have a large representation.
Owing to the large number expect
edcto be in attendance at the rally,
the high school auditorium was Sc.
lected for the meeting. The local
post will entertain the speakers and
members Of county posts with Il smok-
or during the evening.
All eX-service men, whether NOM
bors of post or not are extended a
cordial invitation to be guests at the
meeting.
Tag Essay $50. T.. ...... 49,.
The answer to. this question of such
vital Importance is embraced in one
word of four letters, WORK! Sounds
easy, eh? Let me tell you, it's not so
easy as it sounds. Let me put an
other question: What quality must
predominant to make this word efec
tive?
Does it mean that every citizen
should find some kind Of useful occu-
patton? Yes, it means that, but is the
desired end reached through this
alone2 MOI
Does it mean that every citizen
should seek to aid the city admins.
tration, neyer knocking it for it's
shortcomings, thus intoxicating his
own unfavorable opinions into the
minds of others and spreading dis
satisfaction generally, but that in
stead of knocking he should Quietly
and optimistically set to work to have
the defects remedied? Yes, but is
this enough?-Nol
Does it mean that every citizen
should boost and advertise the re-
sources of his city. never failing in
his travels to speak a word of praise
at every opportunity, thus inducing
strangers to invest and cast their
lots with us? Yes, but that's not all
What else?
Does it mean that after getting the
people here that we must not forget
the prime necessity of keeping them
here, by extending the glad hand of
fellowship, by endeavoring to supplant
the pangs of inconsistencies with the
love of Lakeland as their home-in
short by making themSfeel at home
Immediately upon their arrival? Yes,
but is this enough ?-No.
Does it mean that every citizen
should have faith in the institutions
of his city, investing his money in
Lakeland property, buying Lakeland
products whenever possible, deposit
ing his money in Lakeland banks. and
backing to the fullest extent of his
means every enterprise that is for the
best interests of Lakeland? Yes, but
could the citizens of Lakeland possess
all these admirable qualities and yet
fail to successfully reach the end de-
sired? Yes.
There must be Capitalization of eff
fort; there must be system; there
must be fountainhead from which
all these streams of individual eff
fort must flow. In short there must
be a MODERN CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE, organized ON firm financial
basis and backed by every individual
and institution of Lakeland. Knock
the Chamber of Commerce and you
knock Lakeland.
The workings of this municipality
might well be compared to 4 great
cog-wheel, of which every individual
citizen represents cog, revolving
around hub, the Chamber of Com
MERGE. Mr.. Citizen, as cog in this
wheel are you doing your part? If
you are, you possess the qualities out
lined above. But now our question is
answered. Why is this not enough?
Because of the importance of the hub
around which the wheel of industry
revolves. With sound hub, a mod
ern financed Chamber of Commerce,
the wheel of prosperity will turn, but
with a weak one, it will wobbe on it's
basis, and stagnation and failure will
follow in its wake. What kind of
hub must Lakeland have? Let your
answer be expressed by WORK!