The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-01-12
The Young Mems Business Club

The Young Mems Business Club of Moss Point celebrated
and every one of those twelve years might well be 4 tribute
to the energy, alertness and genuine civic spiritedness of its
members marked by a long list of accomplishments which
have gone far towards making Moss Point the model COM
m1nity It is
on It's 18th anniversary than an editorial written in tribute
to the club IN 1899 by the late W. 7. Sparkman..
YOUNG MEN TAKING LEAD
1t has been said by writer's that Youth must have its
Day" and that the present is the age of young men in business
and industry. This may well be believed. as far as Moss Point
is concerned, if one will just take the trouble to look around.
Several years ago the younger business and professional
men of the city conceived the idea that they could help in the
as a result they met and organized the Young Mems Business
Club, composed of a number of the outstanding young men
OF the community.
At first the efforts of these young men were directed
mostly to social affairs, and they inaugurated a series of such
affairs, the elimination being the fine spectacular carnival
balls that were attended and enjoyed by the social circles of
Moss Point, P~ascagoula, and the communities around, their
devotees some of them coming from other sections of the
coast. How enjoyable were these affairs, all can remember.
But these young men, having made their impress upon
the social side of life, looked around, and, like Alexander the
Great, sought "other worlds to conquer speaking figura-
lively, and 1t was not long before they found many things of
a civic nature to demand their attention, They set about
to inaugurate improvements that have helped to make Moss
Point a finer and better city, and by their example they have
knitted the citizens Of the city into a progressive force, the
fruits of which may be seen on every side.
In addition to carnival balls and colorful social affairs.
the (. M. B c. conceived the idea of a new and enlarged
Community House, and with its assistance the present fine
and ~eommodious building was the result, a fine locale of many
social and civic gatherings place that can be used for many
Then these progressive young men decided that travel
ers on the o S. 7. should be informed when approaching the
city as to their whereabouts, and now a handsome sign on the
outskirts of the city large enough so that "he who runs Tor
motors) may read," tells the traveller he is approaching "Moss
Point. the Industrial City" Not satisfied with informing
travellers what city was ahead of them, the club members de-
cided to let the citizens of the city know on what streets
they lived. and as a result of that thought committees went
TO work, raised the amount of money required. and in a few
more weeks, maybe days. every street intersection in Moss
Point will be plainly marked with signs telling the names
Of the streets.
A Lighted athletic field to the rear of the present High
school building is one Of the Y. M. B. C.s prospects,. though
of course the club does not claim all the credit for this big
Improvement; but it was through the initiative of the club
that the project was finally brought to a finish. Now the club
Is working on ; project to construct a swimming pool on the