Evening star., 1922-12-14
OPT|M|STS LAUNCH
TRAINING PROGRAM
Lectures on Business e.
ficiency Provided for CON-
ing Meetings.

With the election of officers at the
annual meeting of the Optimist Club
Yesterday afternoon at the Arlington
Hotel. an entirely new project was
launched whereby the business man
members of the organization would
make their luncheon meetings occa-
sions for special training in their
conduct Of business.
Shortly after his selection as presi-
son, A. NJ Fisher outlined the new
policy of the club. He drew up a
chart. on which he based his stand
on the recently innovated policy.
Lectures at each meeting by ex-
perts in the various lines of business
and commerce will give the club the
surroundings of business unlEer-
sity.
Provides special Training.
The object of this entire project it
was explained. is to allow the busi-
ness men who are members of the
organization to apply the most re-
Gently adopted scientific methods to
their business. so that the ultimate
outcome will be the most beneficial
and efficient service possible to their
patrons.
Among items under the general
program heading for the coming year
will be talks on executive manage
ment. personnel. contracts. general
supervision. advertising. personal
canvassing, orders. production.
transportation. finance and account
ing. and materials and equipment.
Each of these has been reduced TO a
more technical heading.
Other officers elected were: A. h.
IL.
dents: Fred :. Quintcr. sergeant-at
arms and collector of fines: G. L. S.
Williams. score retary-treasurer: George
Eiliian and Frank Parsons, members
of the board of governors
To Meet mt City Club.
The club also decided to hold meet
'ngs in the future at the City Club on
Wednesdays at 1880 o'clock. A vote
Of thanks was extended to DR.. Atkin-
son and his staff of retiring officers
for the successful conduct of the
business of the organization during
the past year.
L. f. Dawes. member Of the boun-
daries commission of Liberia, de-
livsred a short talk to the club on
African customs and habits.
He told OF the superstition that is
etill rife in interior Africa. He also
showed how this was used by persons
passing through the country for the
ldVan'age Of me Latter
"One of my most treasured pos
sessions" he said. was little horse
shoe magnet. With il ! could make
'iu-j ju' or magic that would pull the
mcst recalcitrant chief into line. For
instance. would hand him the mag
toward it. it would show that he was
planning trouble for me They al
ways were planning some sort of
business. and the magnet game never
failed to put the fear of punishment
into their hearts.
Like White Mans Medicine.
when the Carnegie expedition was
In Africa to observe the total eclipse
of the sun profound impression of
tn" white mans medicine fas ere
ated. For instance. the scientists
connected with the exposition told of
the darkening If the sun some days
in advance Natives were mystified.
They all turned out to see the dem
Onstration.
After il was over. a . prominent
business man of Liberia said to me ::
I'd hate to be alone with that man
much. when he can tell all about the
sun getting dark. He knows every
thing anybody is thinking"
Commenting on the situation exist
ing in this country about divorces
and murders. and ringing in the IA
nous French proverb in crime
"cherchez la femme'-he called to the
clubs attention the similarity of con-
dttions in Africa. where. he declared.
among the tribes two-thirds OF the
trouble these days was caused by men
of one party, group or tribe stealing
women from another party.
He was given q vote OF thanks at
the conclusion of his address!
The weekly lottery prizes fer club
members were furnished by Joseph
Burkart and George Shaffer. being
won by Optimists Hurley andJCiilbert
John Hancock won q special prize
put up tor drawing by Optimist raul
lsrnAn IL