Putnam patriot., 1924-11-28

Tor EMANAUs EHGN AA5N HAl "a IEAAAftE that big things may be accomplished | by the right sort of enthusiasm, con- ! idence in the future of the city, and | hard work.
 l No sooner was the banquet over than the merchants committee held meet ing in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. This was probably a record meeting. l. was not called to order until twenty-five minutes to eleven O. clock and did not adjourn until mid night. But in that hour and twenty five minutes action was taken which will have far-reaching effect on the immediate and future welfare of Put Lam.
 Straight From the Shoulder
 While not an orator. J. s. Greenwalt of Boston. the speaker of the evening. business man with large experience in publicity and advertising cam paigns. put his talk across, as he ex- pressed it straight from the shoul= der. and his very earnestness and con fdence in his subject held his audience and instilled them with some of his own enthusiasm. It was a business talk from beginning Co end, couched in plain language, but forcibly put.
 It was somewhat after eight o'clock when forty-nine sat down to the ta- bles. Among the number were several women. A latecomer made the total who heard the speaker an even fifty.
 Sing Original Songs
 Before President Gilman invited the gathering to be seated he called for the singing of America" During the serving of the various courses there were community songs led by Ralph (. Jenkins. Copies of the songs were dis tributed Co each one and two original compositions were especial hits of the evening, as they touched on Putnam's condition and determination for the future.
 The first song, sung to the tune. Tt ain't goin' to rain no mo, ," was as fol- lows.
 Oh Putnam had a knockout blow.
 Her strength Was on the wane. Hard times had come We lost our bank
 And gloom began to reign.
 But 1t ain't a-gonner reign no more. no more.
 II ain't a-gonner' reign no more. Sc cheer up. boys. and drive out gloom, II ain't a=gonner reign no more. But you can't knock out Putnam Shes too much hrawn and brains, Hard times have gone, we've got three And gloom no longer reigns
 The second original song was sung l te the tune of the Yale bulldog song With the following words i Putnam. Putnam. we've come back. ] We've come back
 ! Putnam. Putnam. we've come back, l Back from the gloom attack.
 So we'll all together boost for our town.
 i Knockers. eo and sit down. ! Putnam. Putnam. we've come back, We've come back.
 l These songs were sung sung again and repeated, each time with better volume and greater enthusiasm. Miss 0blltz was at the piano.
 Speaker Introduced When the last course had been serv- cd the president rapped for order Iu ' Nltht NAA attAAAh tue alAtAATN ne EAAAnsu to ] the important subject Co be discussed. said all would be surprised if the amount of Putnam money that was spent out of town could be totalled and mentioned the automobile as being one of the chief factors in people trading beyond the borders
 Mir. Greenwalt. in his introductory remarks. said he was going to talk ffrE.f -las | if what he said should hit anyone pres eut he hoped they were not thin skin ned. He said in part This is a very important sub | ject- have given 1t great deal of thought and time, and have gather
 ed together facts and ideas which 1
 hope will be of interest. In this
 subject of Trade at Home" there
 is much back of it. will lay be-
 fore you some of the weak spots and
 some suggestions. want to talk
 about things that are practical.
 There is no such thing as a mid
 de man in your town; no middle
 ground. He is either with you or
 against you. The man who is not
 for his home town should be given
 the title N G.. for he is no good to i the town nor to himself.
 'I agree with your chairman, the automobile has much to do with
 money being spent out of town. Then there Is the self-satisfed man. whose l bins are full of coal and who has plenty. His attitude is I should worry abou, the other fellow. He ! is the fellow who sits back while the
 go getters are building. doing all the work l. isn't fair deal Then there is the Knockers Club-every ] city has one-the calamity howler and the spreader of tales.
 Enthusiasm and a Reason
 All movements must move. If
 you start anything there must be
 enthusiasm and there must be a rea-
 son. There must be doers and get
 ters. Without a plan no business or
 anything else can be driven home. \ constant supply Of steam is what keeps the train going. Flashes of enthusiasm is nothing Co it.
 You must Keep going You can not do everything in a single effort. Canstancy linked to persistence is
 what moves mon { aims Hammering away is what makes business grow. It is therefore for this re son tn.