The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-31
PIONEER
IN CLUB WORK
Organization Was Nucle-
us for Civic Activities
Of Tulsa Youths

Tulsa Is a young mans city. THIS /
might bd by way OF being a tritc
saying We're it not ror the fact that
the truth Of it is SO obvious that
1t is repeated virtually every time
n newcomer has become wcIl enough
acquainted with Tulsa 10 realize this
outstanding feature Of its business
and social life. Tho fact that II is
so docs not mean that II lust hap
pcnCd. there is and has hcon a rol.
son for it. that reason being that
young men Of Tulsa to paraphrase |
and AucliCizc the phrase describing /
in brici the career Of tho COnlueror. |
came, they looked about them and |
then went to IL. Young business men |
of Tulsa are organized; the accom- |
plishment Of the Junior Chamber |
of Commerce ranks that orEaniza- |
tion high among civic clubs Of the |
city, but the Junior Chamber Of |
Commerce claims no analogy 10 the |
history Of Topsy. that it lust
srowcd." II was tho result Of an or |
Eani2ation That organization was !
the Secotym club
II all started in tho spring after !
tho 'var a bunch Of young fellows .
got together for the primary aim !
Of interesting the men who were |
returning from tho war I'm some |
phH~o Of church activity: inasmuch |
as there was actual need for n young !
mans organization, this served as
tho nucleus for what later proved
to be n club whose aim was oN-
pressed by the meaning Of fits name
Serve the community through
young men. It's aims and interests
are as broad as those OF young men.
Not NJ religious organization. not. in
the sonso that the Junior Chamber
is for instance. a civic crganha-
tion. and always keeping out Of poll
tics, the Sccotym club has offered
10 its members n solid foundation
Of training for active participation In
civic affairs and has as a club on
several occasions taken tho initia
tive in carrying through PROPOSE
tions. such as the putting over the
Lyceum course one winter.
Arouscs Civic Interest.
"Thc Sccotym club" said Or. G.
s Summers, one of the charter mcm-
bcrs of the club at one time its pres
idcnt and of tho last group of grad
yates. Impressed upon me the rel
sponsihili'ies and obligations citizen
owes to his community by way ~
actually making some contribution
to its wellboing. \ young man with
no previous experience in club work
Is enabled 20 tar" mp NOR" easily
ana naturally the work OF other civic
clubs and acquires an angle on civic
affairs that ho could not have ac-
duircd otherwise. Aside from this,
II has been privilege TO me to b"
with the bunch Of as clean and as
hiGhmlndcd fcllowa as the S"cntym
club represents. Tho Ncootym club
u n unit through which public hcno-
1T can be accomplished; It is an
| organization that without always
I definitely sponsoring somo mothiuE' or.
| icrs an already ORGANIZED channel
! for effort along civic lines whom
| opportunity presents itself or nccd
| arises
] G 4 Border, assistant secretary
I os the Chamber OF Commerce, and
! also one Of tho charter members of
| Seco'ym, and a recent graduate, bee
! liovc5 that ne club was tho start i
/ ing point ~ his interest and pnriici-
| patton in civic afiair' IhrouSh 'n'|
! Soc"tym club h" took ~ active part
| In the carly organization of tn" jun
! Tor chamber. Of commerce. serving
| on the first board OF directors, ana
! later becoming is secretary, am of
! flee that he lett carly I'm tho SUM
! NOR 70 tax" mp hiS work ns assist
/ amt mauaRrg director Of the scnl"r
! chamber.
| Association with the f"l!o"s who
} are momhcr7 Of the club ana the
! privilege Of their friendship is ono
! of tho outstanding features 'hht
, makes tho S'ro'Nm rlup worth Whl,',
! i'm the opinion of l.. j. Alison or inc
| Seneca Coal company Jim Arnold
| of Coeden, who is now president Of
! the club, stressed the TACT that the
| talks gwen at the "Wednesday lunch
! cons Of tho club hv members con-