The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
Sane Men Must Talk Out
Loud Against Agitators
VIEW OF Mr.. DAVE
Stirring Address Delivered BY
Him Before Advertising
Forum

lHK ClIlZ6US Vi IndAhdtos " oo ~ SAAA&As,
out loud at all times, in sharp CON
trast to the rawlings of agitators
throughout the country, and espe-
cially in the presence OF chiicren 50
that knowledge Of true Amerfcanlsm
would be carried along by future
generations, was the message deiiye
cred to members of the Advertising
Forum of the Civic and Commerce.
association at its annual meeting.
by Grosvenor Dave, nationally
known speaker The meeting was
preceded by banquet at the Helm
rich hotel.
The speaker, although touching
on various phases of physical and
mental life, in his topic THE
Changing Times" he laid great
stress on the duty Of clear thinking
citizens of the country. to think
straight and out loud in argument
with those who with their utter ig-
norance of the great American fam
lily would disrupt 1T by having those
related to 1t working against eacn
other.
p. A. Boie was unanimously elect
ed president of the Advertising For
UNI upon the recommendation Of the
nominating committee which made
the selection of nominees for OIL
GERS of the organization for the next
wear. J. A. Smith was elected vice
president and R-W Penney, assis-
tant secretary. w. E. Olsen was ire
elected secretary of the club. The
nominating committee upon whose
recommendation the club elected its
new officers were: C. W. Fisher, Ray
Westhoff and Leo Landkamer. The
executive committee elected to serve
during the next year are: X. R.
Hamilton, retiring president; A. H
Silber and F. J. Spery.
Mr.. Dave did not confine his talk
WIDELY to his subjectaof the chang
ing times but Internationally kept. the
his witticisms. He started his talk
with a request for everyone TO say,
alta boy" the pep word of Ameri
7. He. 'congfatpIated the dvertisir
Fofti4lf on 0penfHE -ftsn4eeffne VII Y
prayer, which was given by Dr. J ".
Andrews He told OF the great OPP
tomistic feeling everywhere in 10
United States. in the more than SHn
towns and cities where he had spck
en-of the boastful feeling of the i'm
habitants.
Garden Spot Everywhere.
"fn the recent years gone Dy m a,
least sixty of the places have made
addresses I have drunk of the purest
water on this green earth. nhave
been in the garden spot of the Unit
ed States numberless times. It Is,
wonderful-this boastful spirit
where man stands I'D for his com
munity. II he don't Who will
wherever I found boastful spir
IL in a town. / always knew that
was in good community. The spir
II of American TOWNS is that the he
lieve they are growing and Y be-
lieying this they really do. ~ izene
Of the United States do not want te
be part of dying towr or city,
To bring out his point regardine
the progressive spirit of American
life, he told of the towns of France
which he had visited. stating that
there was no desire of inhabitants
to make of their city anything else
but what they had had already
'In my travels about the country
everywhere. which brinxs me 10 the
problem of your Civic and Commerce
association. To other towns of this
state and other states all you are
here Is q mere spot. Yet in this snot
there is working great civic de
velopment."
ITO itself, Mankato is a city-.and
the rest of the world the spot. Who
is il but you who will bring Improve
ment to your city? 1t Is the citi-
zens of Mankato and no one else
There must be a united effort
clearing house of ideas. There must
be a place where unity of actor
may take expression"
GAS I understand the continuation
Of your organization is on the car
pet now. I expressly urge you busi
ness men of Mankato to- put your
whole heart and strength Into the
continuation OF this organization
Every man saws I want this and
want that but with no organization
behind those wishes. nothing but
wishes will be the result"
The Changing Times.
In speaking about the changing
times, Mr. Dave laid emphasis or
the fact that elder men were drift
ing away from the knowledge OF
what occurred in past years, He
spoke of the numerous eventions ane
happenings of former years which
were playing such tremendous par
in the present daily life. He referf
ed to the coming of the automobile
the passing or the horse and cart
the advent of lighting. railroads. fly.
ing machines, telephone and wfr.-
less-all of which people OF today
were losing sight of as the great
changing of times.
There is a tremendous fnteres
among the child of TODAY in :schoo
to lay background TO the facts he
learns to explain the things o. thu
present Too few of us think less
what occurred a week ago. There
are so many new things that come
before us daily that we lose sieht o.
what 1t. all means. Think of ths
great difference In the country to-
day compared to twenty five years
ago"
These changing times have made
a marked and utter change in so31
relationship throughout the country
They have spread instantly from ont
spot to another They have sbeel
moving so fast that we don't catcI
what il all means. The individua
must pass, but the mass of peopI
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