Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-03-04
OPENED WITH
FINE PROGRAM
New Home of Chamber of Com
merce Dedicated With Music
and Speech
ADDRESS OF REV. CLARK
VISUALIZED PURPOSE
Musical Talent Heretofore Unknown
to Many Introduced at House
warming

warming
Good feeling and the spirit Of CO.
operation marked the "hOuse-warm-
ing" with which the new home Of the
Ladysmith Chamber Of Commerce, over
the Unique theatcr was formally ded-
icated to the upbuilding Of the city
Monday night.
About one hundred men. members of
the Chamber Of Commerce and their
friends, gathered to join in any move
ment for the upbuilding of the city,
enjoy the program prepared for the
entertainment OF the members and
their guests. and inspect the new home
of the city's push club. 1t was Il pro
greSSive, forward-looking body of men
who thus gathered in the city's inter
ests and no one can fOretelI what great
things and Inspirations may develop
from this get-tOgcther movement.
Pleasing Musical Talent
1t developed at once that all kinds
of desirable and diversified local tai
cnt may he dug up" on short notice
for the entertainment and edification
Of our people. rs the evenings pro
gram showed. j. L.. McCoriSOn. pres
ident Of the Chamber of Commerce.
acted as master of ceremonies in Il very
happy and able manner To arouse
II merry spirit. if that was necessary.
the opening number was the lively
song. Hail. Hail. the Gangs All
oItot NV RITZ
in which members joined. This was
followed by another vocal selection by
a quartet composed of J. A. McAdamS.
NJ A. Alden. Russell Williams and
Wesley Moore. Then Mr.. McCOris0n
called upon William Powers, viOlinist,
and a now addition to musical talent
Of the vicinity His selection was 50
enthusiastically received that he re-
+ = 4ragd to three encores before the
crowd would be satisfied. The demand
for music was in the air and {. F. Witt
mayer was called for Il vocal solo.
His response brought forth Il burst Of
applause. The singer was accOmpan-
led on the piano by Albert Conklin.
Clark Robinson rendered three lively
piano selections before he was allowed
ia quit the instrument. Another voice.
rich in tone and fullness. pleased the
audience so much when J. F. Adams.
st. Paul. responded to the request OF
The presiding functionary, that he gra-
c0uSly responded to the entreating en-
core He was accompanied by Mis-.
Armstrong on the piano and Mr.. Pow
rrS. viOlinist. "On Wisconsin," by the
entire aSsemblagp. concluded very
pleasing Musical program.
An outstanding feature of the pro
gram was the address OF Rev. Grant y.
Clark. on cooperation. His splendid
talk visualizcd the real purpose and
spirit of the Chamber of Commerce OF
I.adysmith and cannot but strengthen
and encourage that purpose.
High Lights in Clarll's Address
Speaking on the subject, Cooper
ating." Mr.. Clark said in part
I'VE must remember that it is pos
Sible for a small city to be east in a
large mold: and some fairly large
cities are east in small mold. l be-
lieve. gentlemen. that the most Vita
task before this organization is to see
to il that LadySmith shall be cast IL
an increasingly large mold.
when | look into the faces of this
splendid group of men here tonight
feel inStinctively that your faces arc
turned toward the east: that you are
watching for. and are seeing, the first
light of the coming dawn-the dawn
of new day for Ladysmith; a day
of bigger achievement and richer at
tainment Il day when our foundations
shall he enlarged. and a more glorious
supcrStructurc built thereon.
Stated briefly. cooperation con
SiSt$ in the application of common
sense to our community problems
And we arc led to believe that a cit!
which has no problems is also lacking
future The successful solution o.
our problems will form a basis. ;
foundation upon which to build more
largely and more permanently.
The basis of cooperation is faitl
alN good will To understand th
viewpoint of the other fellow, and t.
learn to believe in his essential good
ness must result in giving power t
two men which neither of them alon
could possess. And to permit the con
tagion of such Il spirit to sprea
throughout our city signifies the high
est type Of cooperation"
OF course. such Il meeting wOul
not be complete without an appea
to the inner man. This appeal wa
prepared by expert chefs and wa
pleasing and satisfying. After til
luncheon, smoking and general CONVEX
sati0n and visiting occupied the after
tion of the men until the meeting cam