The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
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.rSial Club VIII change Name
r (,nanhsr Of Commerce. aad
Change Methods.

A. . result Va
~ purpose last evening az the MO
~ Commercial club. Molinss
.s.mber Of commerce was launca'
8 The fundamental facts OF the
,.,.ch.ng are that the Moline Com
.rcial club will continue to exist,
- will be under the name OF the
rolins Chamber Of Commerce. The
,,hvs Of the commercial club Will
= rivesed as much a. necessary
y ibis step. s..
n the enthusiasm evident last
saskt continues, the new Organiza-
~ win have the power Of a tor
80 With the impetus Of a flood.
M change of policy which will 90
along with the change of the name
Vii transform the organization
,nto one in which everyone works
instead Of a few working and the
rat looking on. Two distinct
sreups we're represented last night
when the diners were seated. One
sroup. which could probably num-
Der less than 100, were the men
vho were behind the chamber OF
commerce movement. They were
IN favor Of the commerce chamber
being separate from a commeSeial
club. This group had met several
times previously and a temporary
chamber Of commerce had been or
eanized by them. 1t had made all
ARRANGEMENTS for the dinner, and
had announced the purpose Of the
gsthering as the formation OF the
Moline Chamber of Commerce.
z The other group was made up OF
nearly every one else at the din
ner, and represented the member
ship of the Moline Commercial
club. This group held that the club
was not dead, but only doing, and
that it could work as well. if not
better, than a new organization
This group contained many who
felt that the blame for the failure
Of the club to satisfy the CONNER
cial organization rested on them
They were anxious to show that
they and the club were all right
This group were successful in the
contest that followed, and the lead
ing figures in the victory were
Floyd H. Todd and R. B. Lourie.
The proposition that the Moline
Commercial club should be remain.
ed and reawakened was launched
by Mr.. Todd, and Mr.. Lourie was
instrumental in holding the meet
ing together when the Overwhelm-
ing sentiment was for adjourn.
ment before any real progress had
been made. The vote in support
Of Mr.. Todd's proposition, which
was the action approved by the Mo
line Commercial club, was two
votes removed from unanimity.
The active discussion regarding
the chamber Of commerce was made
by Percy F. Morgan, New Yorl
city, who is a specialist on com
mercial organization and chamber.
Of commerce. Mr.. Morgan had beer
engaged as speaker of the evenig
because Of his connection with sucl
organizations in all parts OF tn,
country.
The address was opened by Mr.
Morgan with the modern bushes.
axiom that organization, is tn,
Eoundwork Of any success and par
ucularly of success in civic bet
!dment and that cooperation mus
follow organization in order tina
consistent progress be accomplish
"a. Then he made statement mos
pertinent to the meeting, saying:
NO chamber of commerce ca,
sacceed-0r rather has succeeded
without giving its undivided at
'ention to civic advancement"
he went On to characterize tn,
civic duty of any man as of eoua
Importance with his family an,
BUSINESS duties. He declared tina
chamber Of commerce was tn
WINDOW through which the outsid
world looked at the city, and tina
city was known in proportion :,
energy displayed by its cham
g OF commerce. He closed b,
wing that no business was NOR
Mportant than a city's bushes
ana by advancing services as tn
S Nc FACTOR in making a city's bust
aeis successful.
Nnen the speaker had finfshe,
Sylus E. Dietz rose and move,
suat tnere be organized the Molin
.namoer of Commerce. The mo
Ing. ~ "eoise Stas
n Ssorge ". Johnson opened the re
marks. He raised the point Of in
sa Used expenditure ~entailed i
msnportng two institutions, an
! ~ - ne thought such separatio,
vas ill-advised
Ar' Todd followed Mr.. johnson
No. upened his remarks by sayin
rss no understood the Moline Com
nsoa ai club was chamber of com
ne ne, and called attention to tn
/ ihaueIsnips held by the club i
eo,r aee and national chambers O
Sh aneIee. He cited the instance
i i.s. ere me club had functioned ei
1 M sa. as a chamber Of commerce.
mr. salu that the commercial clu
49, 'ned the nucleus for the pro
MY ea chamber of commerce and b
nnss ea the men urging the new OF
I n s,;.'o TO Join with the club /
] ~ me proposition over tn
m.,. ne closed by Offering a
1 'ssssauent to the motion before tn
sNt - s, providing that a commi,
1 Al zen. five from the CONNER
! setin,aa o - and five from the srou
4Isssas the new chamber of CON
4 m De authorized to formulat
III CONTEMPLATING change Of nam
81 a. sne Moline Commercial clu
a ne Moline Chamber Of Con-
81 ~ = With such changes as nece,
B eai a. - tne bylaws Of the CONNER
N Ieu,s. uo as would provide for il
Iuncfinu;c