Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-11-11
AIM TO BETTER
OUR COMMUNITY
Such Is Purpose of Mems Club.
Addressed BY Lawyer
Guest

The Mems Club" was the simple
and practical name given to a new Or
ganiZation which had an adjourned
meeting at the Methodist church So
cial rooms Monday night.
The organization has twO-fold pur-
pose: social and civic. AS stated by
j. w. CarOw. the fundamental pur-
pose will be to make the city and the
community a better place to live in.
The social feature, as suggested by the
clubs president, George Orme, has for
its object to get together and become
letter acquainted, This will be ac-
cOmplished in regular meetings to be
held monthly on the first Monday OF
each month, to be featured by the TAX
ing up Of local problems for discussion
and action. and attended by addresses
by invited speakers from out Of town
and by banquets.
The regular membership fee was
fixed at So, with an extra gym fee TO
be determined upon later and to be
optional with the members. AS the
name suggests, the organization is not
TO be denominational, but to include all
men who desire to work with the club
for better community. Mr.. Orme
said that we need to be reminded once
in a while Of our responsibilities as
parents and citizens.
The question Of having a competitive
hunt and a game supper was left to
the executive committee TO decide and
work out details in case the hunt is 10
be put on.
Speaks From Experience
A guest of the club, ID. Il. NOris,
lawyer and lecturer, who happened to
be in the city as ali attorney in the
trial of a case in the circuit court, was
invited to address the men on the pur-
poses of the new organization. Mr..
Voris is member of club with
similar objects Of attainment ut his
home town. Marion. Iowa.
Early in his talk to the men Mr..
voris said he wished to impress one
1hought, especially, based upon the eX-
pcrienceS of the club Of which he is
member. and that is the feeling of per-
sonal responsibility of each member.
This he stressed strongly throughout
his address. The time has come when
the greatest issues that have ever
come up in our country must be fought
out" he said. and every person should
feel and Indicate an individual respO'l-
sihility in the settlement OF great IS
sues. Altogether too many citizens are
willing to let some one else think ana
act for them. rather than take an ac-
tive part in national and local ques~
tons
An Illustration
The speaker illustrated the import
ance of a feeling OF individual RESPONSE
bility by recOunting an incident that
happened in Indiana, many years ago,
of which he was personally cognlZanf.
In n political campaign voter, render
cd physically helpless by sickness, had
himself carried to the polls that he
might vote for a certain candidate TO-
state senator. This candidate won Dy
one vote. Then followed a train of cir
cumstances. resulting from this act,
which vitally affected the political
and territorial history of the country.
The speaker was reminded of this many
wears later. in Mexico City, when, being
inouisitive over the display OF an
American flag floating over a certain
small plot Of ground, he learned that
$50 bodies of Americans rested in one
tomb under this flag. The fight for in
dependence by Texas. the annexation
of that state by the United States, fol-
lowed by the war between-this country