The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-13

from local vaudeville house. o.
some prominent man Ur woman g.
spluurning iu Tulsa hc or she is iu
vitcd 90 attend and address the club
that meets ON that ddV. local mus
cans frequently appear at the
luuthtuus, adding substantially Co
The program variety.
While the Cub memberships are
TO some extent duplicated and inter
locking, with perhaps one man
member Of Two or more W the clubs.
these " u porccpuhle variation iu
prugtams that makos them AN at
uactivc. There m mo- doubt OF the
intellectual value or these luuchcons,
but there is another sid, that should
not be overlooked.
Know Your Ncighbor.
There is AN old saw which states
iu substance that Nuu should get &c.
qu1luted with your ue.chhur YOU
miEAt LIKE him. Nowhere ls the
truth ot this tdaFc better illustrated
thHu at the club uuphcous Bust
mess men Who iu the conduct of their
ind Nidual affairs are virtually sc-
cludcd inside four walls get away at
the noon hour and meet their com.
pctiturs as we'll as the professional
man who has his office uu the fourth
floor OF the building they occupy.
They learn that IAN Jones lsut such
a reserved ana dIEuif.od chap as
they had concluded he was, and
that they have many things iu COM
mon with each other.
They lind also that Jones was
raised within % miles ut the old
home town back iu Iowa, and that
ne knew every man uud his dog In
he county. 80 there's a social side
t.. I
into The homes OF mcmhcrs. The as.
EociatiOus and acquaintance
formed the talks heard. the
.nterchangcd of ideas, and the
atmosphere Of familiarity that
prcVadc- these muuhcuus IL a
sure safeguard against bgorty,
uu- -Amcrluauism. pruNiucialism and
all the other evils that threat
rn the man who Is Isolated
from his fellow citizens and who
may be prone To become parsimoni-
Gus and narrow minded because of
such isolation.
These clubs are the fratcrnitics OF
business men, similar In organization
10 fratcrnal societies of college men.
Most OF those rcprO tented In Tuls I
are members Of national organiza-
TONS of the same name, the national
association promoting In u national
way what is proposed and propa
gated by the local clubs. Their mem
hcrship rolls contain the names OF
men in virtually every business or
profession the doctor, lawyer.
merchant, capalitst, banker, durg
Gist, candy maker, dentist, baker,
ncwspaperman. and all others. The
caudymakcr learns the Views OF the
banker: the merchants is apprised of
the destist's joys and grief
Natiunal( district and state con-
ventions are held annually or at
more frequent periods during the
year. They are for the purpose OF
bringing together tho representative
men fum over "a specified territory
FOR an open discussion of problems
that affect the present or future Of
the masses and which deserve dis
cuGsion and solution by practical
men who are not Influenced by
"isms" and other efforts of radicals.
Not An Admiration society.
Contrary to the suppoHtlon of the
average layman, these clubs are not
superficial ofganiZa ations that only
provide an opportunity for vain man
to bask contentedly In the after
glow of n warm meal while sitting
among the recognized leaders OF the