Arizona republican., 1921-02-18
PERMANENCE IF WORK
 IN REORGANIZATION PLAN |S DISCUSSED

f7 Men who are backing the reorgani- zation- movement of the chamber of commerce are naturally concerned about the permanence of the. work the community will enter upon at the con ciuSion of the next weeks intensive membership enrolment. One of these men. for years a staunch. supporter or such civic c-commercial bodies as have existed today, told a representa- tive of the Arizona Republican why he has faith in the lasting qualities of the present movement.
 The modern plan of organization which has ,been adopted he said, "is the best guarantee that the chamber will be permanent. The structure contains the elements of pcrmanence. if they are rightly directed. Stating the question in this way puts the ans wer up to the membership as whole, squarely.
 "The modern chamber of commerce differs from that of former times in that it does not consist mainly of a board of directors and d contributing not lie in the board of directors. for the directors without the cooperation of the members can do little or noth- ing.
 Chief aids in maintaining the in terest of the members are the genuine ueInOcIdCy OIa the bOuA, IIit HiNAibNAs forum and the special committees.
 Men and women who invest $25 a year for each membership they take will want to feel they are getting their moneys worth of action. They VIII therefore be alert in watching for ac- complishment. It is this form of il. terest which must be maintained frot' the start, for it will be hard to arouse it if 1t is allowed to flag.
 "The election of officers and di- rectors and the building of the program of work will be the first things un- '<naertakert. These will serve further to 1Asumulate interest and arouse expec- tation. With the program or worh carefully defined, will come the ap- pointment of the special committees As has been fully explained. these vii be composed of men interested in the projects committed to them, and 1t has also been told how the members for um will serve as a means of checkine up the work of the committees ane keeping the membership as a whol' informed on the progress being made
 Tn a city like Phoenix it is easy ts conceive that enough things will b' found to do to employ the time ant service of ai considerable number O the members of the club. 1t will p found that when man has served oi A committee which has accompliSne'
 
 the community, he will have a sens sat pride in the accomplishment. Ill es,7thlsiasm will spread to others ana Il a surprisingly short time service on tn committees will be regarded both a a duty and a pleasure.
 "As new projects are brought for ward more and more of the citizens will be- called upon to give thought ant effort The management or the cham Der will. of course, adopt means O keeping the members as a whole Tn formed on the work in hand. it will b' equipped to give ready and rellapl answers to inquiries and requests. l will have one or more special bureau for the benefit of particular interests and it will be able to tell the mem bers what other committees are doin in large way.
 Thus realization on the part of tn members that the chamber of com merce is doing definite things wi maintain their interest. for what ma is not proud to belong to an organiza tion which has an established repu tation for accomplishment?
 Along with this feeling of pride ( membership will come the discover that the chamber of commerce. is mighty fine place for the cultivation ( wider acquaintance and good fellow ship which every normal human bein seeks.
 "In any consideration of the perma nency of the chamber of commerce 6 an active force in the community at count should be taken of the youn men who are brought into the organ zation. These are the leaders of tC morrow in the business and profes sional life of the community. The come int othe chamber under circun stances certain to arouse their intere at the start This is sure to hold unt they have found themselves and the begin to take an active part in u city's affairs. Thus there is COT stantIy growing supply Of new enthl siasnl
 Perhaps the best test of the pel nyanency of a modern chamber commerce is the experience whe