The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-20
Every Seat In Elks' Hall
Filled and Fine Pro-
gram Is Rendered With
out a Hitch-Ideals of
Citizenship Held Up
and Principles of Civic
Improvement Set Forth
In Eloquent Language


World problems are local problems
and their solution depends upon the
action and spirit of each individual
community.
This was the central thought of the
address of Colvin B. Brown, chief of
the organization service bureau of
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. in his
address at the Community Progress
dinner at Elks' Hall last night.
1t was a message ringing with
sound, patriotic progressive intelli-
gence, which went to the right spot
and touched a responsive chord in the
heart of Lakeland. In brief and con-
else terms he outlined the great pro-
blems upon which the improvement
and growth of the city depends,
showed that they are merely extern
sions of the problems of the nation,
and pointed out that the highest type
of citizenship required for their solu
ton, constituted the encouragement
and support of the government at
Washington which is confronted by
difficulties of the same character.
Defining the good citizen as a man
who does something for his commun-
ity, he showed that civic improvement
was school for citizenship, and that
progress was its reward.
Every seat in the hall was filled,
and many, unable to secure places at
the tables, crowded in to hear the
speaking. Dinner was served at seven
o'clock 1t was preceded by an invo-
Ixy pn1i
liyened by some interesting music by
the new chamber of commerce orches.
ira composed of Arthur Davis, Sr.,
director. George B. Brantley, business
manager; Miss Eva Davis, John Korp,
Roland Julian, Ray Hague, Richard
Church, Fl. Crevasse, John Wright,
Harold Harnly, Delbert Snyder, Kal !
Korp, D. Fullerton, and George Brant-
ley Jr., with Mrs. Jos. E. Johnson as
pianist and Miss Alice Johnson as
song leader
Manager Jack Armstrong of the
Elks' Grill was caterer, and his eff
forts were appreciated by the crowd.
both on account of the excellence of
the collation. and of the promptness
and efficiency with which it was
served
The invasion of the hall by a
3 flock of newsboys calling out ''Ex-
trai' "Extra!" created a furry of ex-
citement and no little amusement as
the headline, Lakeland Aflame!'
was noted The extra made a great
hit because of the valuable matter it
contained relative to Chamber of
Commerce activities and because of
the skits on and photographs of local
celebrities. The Advertiser-Star-Tele
gram was in great demand, having Il
circulation like Collins Southland
Grapefruit Juice.
o. c. Lanphear, in the capacity OF
POSTMASTER, made brief address, re
counting the experiences and achieve
ments of the Chamber of Commerce
in the course of which he paid fine
tribute to Former Secretary A. j. Hol-
worthy, and referred to the securing
of Southern College as the biggest
thing yet accomplished. He then in
troduced DR.. r. H. Alderman, presi-
dent of Southern College, who spoke
on the Mutual Relationship OF
Southern College and Lakeland.
DIR. Alderman spoke feelingly of the
responsibility of the trustees of the
college in making the Institution
worthy of its setting, plead for the
forbearance and sympathy of the peo-
pie of Lakeland, and asked that he
and the personnel of the college man.
agement be accepted here as citizens
as we'll as representatives of the in.
stitution and invited to assist in al
projects for the welfare of the city
He said he had just completed toul
. of the south, inspecting its most noted
institutions of learning, but nowhere
had he found a college site more at
tractive than that of Lakeland; ant
with the aid and encouragement of the
Lakeland people he hoped to build VI
a college here which would take thu
lead in all the south.
Secretary T. ]. Appleyard was mex
introduced by Toastmaster Lanphear
He spoke briefly. referring to tn,
: spirit OF cooperation and progress
which he had found here upon his ar
rival and urging a continuance of thi
spirit as the guarantee of success o
the projects which the Chamber o
Commerce had in view. Describing A
v. Smell, secretary of the Charleston
S. C. Chamber of Commerce, and re
Gently elected secretary of the Jack
sonville body, as a man with whof
4 he had long hoped at some time t
to work with, he introduced him to tn
audience. 11s!
Mr.. Shell has had an extensive ex
perience' in organization work. Fo
some time he was a resident of Okla
homa city, where the chamber G
Commerce system is perhaps NOR
highly and efficiently developed tina
any where else in the United States
His forte is getting things done. Hi
work at Charleston, s. G. was 8