, 1924-08-14
VOTERS
CLUB FORMED BY
REPUBLICANS

Jack Crofts. state chairman of the
Wyoming First Voters Republican
Club with headquarters in Lander.
has been in Rawlins for the past
week organizing a First Voters Re-
publican Club in this city and his
efforts bore fruit on Tuesday night
when about thirty young people
gathered at the Ferris Hotel and or
ganized the Rawlins chapter. Local
officers-the president, vice-presi-
lent and secretary were elected and
the purpose of the organization was
explained to the members present.
The movement, called the First
Voters Republican Club. taking the
place of the Young Mems Republican
Club, has successfully operated in
the east and in a few of the western
states and the movement has met
with the approval of the young Re-
publicans themselves-for experience
has shown that they take up the
party work with the enthusiasm OF
youth and 1t is not long until this
organization becomes general and is
OF great assistance to h party or
ganization. Membership in this club
carries no special pledges other than
to lay their services at the disposal
OF the regular party precinct ON
mitteeman. The line OF work which
they carry on is varied in the ex-
IRENE. ranging from distributing Of
party literature to assisting in taking
the polls and the making of campaign
speeches. lumber of strong fig
ures Will emerge from such a move
ment. Especially do they become
by this means interested in politics
and by this designation are brought
INTO active participation In the pres
ent and future welfare OF the party
and become better citizens. Any
young person may be a member who
has reached the age OF twenty-one
since the last presidential election;
then to secure a permanent organi-
zation all young people who will be
able to cast their vote in 1928 are
eligible for membership. For those
younger. but interested in the club,
they are included as associate MEM
bers.
Besides the political work and the
knowledge TO be gained thereby, en-
t~ertainment. dances and other inter-
esting social event will be enjoyed
by the club. At the Ferris Hotel on
Tuesday night the well-known Parco
orchestra furnished the music while
the club organization was in pro-
gress. a Dutch Lunch was served
after which the members went to the
Masonic Temple and danced for
about an hour.
The work Of Jack Crofts was In
deed efficient and complete and It is
now believed that the First Voters
Republican Club OF Rawlins will be
able TO work along smoothly aud be
OF great benefit TO the party. Tho
members who attended the opening
meeting were moro han satisfied
with tho progress which was made
and rs far as n social function was
concerned Il was a great success. All
the members are strong boosters FOR
the organization and are looking
forward TO the work as well as the
social affairs which Will be held
from time to timo In the future. II
Is hoped that the organization will
expand until all the first Republican
voicrs VIII be members.
The club ID especially desireous OF
thanking the Parco orchestra which
furnished the music for the meeting
as my other orchestra in this part
and dance. This orchestra In as good
OF tho state and they certainly put
pep into the pieces they played. 1t
Ia hoped that they may again bc
occurred for other meetings and dan
ccs.