The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-20
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Dan Weigle. president Of the Com
munity Welfare Incorporated of ST.
Paul, and talented young man who
is popularly known as the Apostle
of Pep" was the principal speaker at
the annual meeting of the Mankato
Civic and Commerce association held
at the Heinrich Hotel last night
With real message and thorough
knowledge of his subject, Mr. Weigle
who has a wonderful vocabulary and
f1uency of speech developed his sub
jects along entirely original lines.
His speech was listened TO with
marked interest
This meeting was largely attended
and was preceded ny a six thirty
O'Clock dinner served in the dining
room of the hotel. The meeting was
presided over by Charles K Mayer.
chairman Of the forum committee of
the Mankato Civic and Commerce
association. who announced that it
was the annual meeting Of the asso-
citation. and was the opening of a
campaign for new membership drive.
Chairman Mayer called attention TO
the marked success of the monthly
forum meetings. which gave the
members opportunity TO take an act
i've part in the work Of the associa-
tion, and thus learn more about Man
kato. Mr.. Mayer announced that last
nights meeting concluded the winter
series. and closed by thanking the
membership. committee and press
for their hearty Co operation.
Secretary W. K. Olson made a very
complete report OF the activities of
the association for the past wear. and
M. d. Fritz, treasurer OF the associa
ton, in his financial report showed
that the civic and commerce associa
ton is on a sound financial footing.
Mel Nielsen, one of the local for
fists. received a vote Of thanks for the
floral decorations on the tables.
Puts Pep Into Address
Launching forth into the discus
sion OF the topic at hand with his
usual dash, Mr.! Weigle said in the
opening:
1.-THE undeveloped resources OF
Mankato are spiritual~and not mat =
erial. Have faith in Mankato. II
everybody believed in the future OF
this city he would invest more of
himself and his money in it. Some
people say: I believe IN Mankato;
but kick like everything when they
are called upon to invest personal
time and service and money in work
for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or the com =
munity. Faith without works is dead
so a dead town is a town where
everybody repeats the community
creed; believe in my city, and then
do nothing The longer I live and the
more time spend in community de-
velopment, the more strongly | be
come convinced that the destiny OF
the American city materially as well
as socially is dependent on the spirit
of the people who live in them, and
how best to develop spirited Cit =
zenship OF high degree. Soul power is
the prime question that ought to con :
Germ the thoughts of the chamber OF
commerce throughout the United
States.
You say church, home and school
ought to be responsible for such de-
velopments, The chamber of com
meroe is to get industries and 10
make better business. All true, but
If the spirit Of the people is right
business is better, and the industrial
leader Of to day is looking for the
place where people are happy-not
gloom, where poverty and ignorance
minimized. Health exalted and social
and real laws respected.
Watching It's Citizenship
"As one studies the cities OF Am