Show OUR 01 introduce me to your chamber of commerce and tell you what kind of a city you have the above was the rather startling statement made recently by a prom anent authority on community life in reality it was only a striking way of saying what has come to be lecog nihed by men whose lives are devoted to contrasting community conditions in various towns and cities of 0 the united states it Is recognition of the vital truth contained in that statement conscious or unconscious that has led to such marked advance along commercial organization lines throughout the country the chamber of commerce tells the story of the community spirit in proportion to the interest and support it Is receiving from the citizens of the community no organization is of value to a community when that organization exists in name only it must have the hearty support and ac tive cooperation of the membership and the membership must include the men in the community whose inter ests are bound up in the community and who have influence among their fellowmen Cel the trouble with most business busi nees men and professional men Is that they look upon their community organization as ons one of the institutions of their town a sort of a necessary evil once 0 year they dig up lap a stated amount for dues charge the amount to charity and then sit down to watch and wait with critical eye to aee what those fellows do with all the money they take in or else they announce with much gusto that they aie ale not going to join until they see what the organization does that spirit never got a town anywhere such men are community debtors they always want the other fellow to take all the work while they self ashly buckle down to their private business and try to get everything they can out of the community without putting anything in it Is not a question of seeing what the other fellow does it la is what am I 1 doing tusto calif C ot of C secy in tustin newe news |