The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-05-26
Occasion Compells President
Beam To Say He's Never
Seen Finer Crowd
GUESTS GET HIGH BROW
ALSO MIRTH, LAUGHTER
An Evening Of Unusual Pleas
ure Is Enjoyed By Mem
bers of Chamber

Seldom have the members of the
Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce
come together upon a more pleasant
or profitable occasion than that of
Wednesday evening-the Fathers and
Sons, dinner. At this dinner were 1870
guests. But few were present Meth.
er as fathers nor sons.
The dinner was served at $50
o'clock by committee of ladies from
the Gay street M. T.. church of whom
Mrs. II. X. Lybarger is the chairman.
Notwithstanding the difficulties of
serving in short time 80 large mum
Der 1t was, nevertheless, done equally
well and expeditiously.
When President Beam stood up to
announce the program for the even
ing following the dinner he observed
as he looked about he never had seen
liner looking crowd gathere together
in Mt. Vernon. Touching the occasion
that had brought the company togeth.
er President Beam was reminded Of
the three points OF the recent talk
given by Prof. Charles l.. Williams of
Denison university at the annual Y.
M. c. A. meeting on Monday evening.
These were, heredity, environment
and will power. Heredity is something
we cannot help, he observed. VIII
power is OF less Importance than for.
merly since the temptation and evils
of the open saloon have been removed
But environment touches all. The
Chamber of Commerce can be used in
throwing about the people of this com
munity the right environment about
life here.
President Beam presented Chair.
man Dayton l.. Schrantz of the cham
ber's military committee who were in
charge Of the program for the evening.
Chairman Schrantz in presenting the
program offered for the entertainment
of the company confessed regretfully
their plans had gone somewhat awry.
They had planned to have a radio con.
cert program but because of the storm
or something else that feature must
perforce be omitted.
j. s. McCrackin, former president
OF the Chamber of Commerce, was
presented to break the ice, ahd to
hand out line of "high-brow" talk
Tor which he is noted. lie took as his
subject "The Relation of Father to
Son or Son to Father This was as
convenient a vehicle as any on which
to ride and the speaker seemed to so
regard ii for he seemed to pay but lit
tie further attention to his subject He
browsed around In his favorte realm
or Psychology and philosophy.
Mr.. McCrackin informed his audit.
ors he had made the discovery recent.
ly that a certain Prof. James of Har-
ward university has divided the phil
0sophers into three kinds or varieties
Being much Interested thereat he
found reading further they are classed
as rationalists, empirOcists and prag.
matsts.
The first of these bend and suit ev.
erything to a theory or rule; the
second are at the opposite end of the
arc. The pragmatists hold a position
midway, taking something OF the best
OF both the others and combining
Them In a most practical and useful
way. Observing the beautiful and ex-
quislte harmony thus resulting Mr..
McCrackin suggested the adoption of
something like 1t as the ideal of the
relation of fathers and sons.
Principal II. G. Koch presented
Samuel Workman who addressed the
chamber on "The High School Boys
viewpoint OF the Chamber of Com.
merce." II was his observation that
few High school boys have any real
conceptions of what the Chamber of
Commerce It, In logical and con.
yincing way he developed and present.
ed his own ideas of the value and
relation OF the chamber to the boys of
the High school. He had had but briei
time for preparation but nevertheless
gave most excellent appreciation OF
a chamber OF commerce and it's rela.
tion to its community.
Rev. Donald Wonders. rector of st
Paul's Episcopal church, spoke for q
few minutes on "The Attitude of the
Son Toward His Father" He called
attention to the fact that points Of
view are changing. We now have di
rected play for boys. In this connec
tiop he spoke OF the Y. M. o. A. camr
1nsl hRxA 2ank Brink Haven and of ths