Show citizenship EXPRESSED THROUGH organization EFFORT the wn who expounding his big energies wholly on private ait affair refuses to flee take part dart in public at lt fain pluming himself on his own wisdom in minding big own busl but ineas nees is blind bund to the ran rac mat his own business Is made possible only by the of U iier bert spencer prom from all I 1 that ii Is said laid of localism and citizenship there can tam be no to ideal of citizenship without corn com service man live lives not for him elf self alone though he used to in the day days of savagery sav agry gry but with the develop ment 0 civilization there has his come tome in to our that word corn maulty which seeks to bind the in of mankind into late shelf of corn con mon purpose mutual benefit hai has te individual gain as a the theme of human endeavor cooperative effort has supe superseded private contest in the en ell ter prise of man mout and lad the welfare of the many bai has become necessary to guaran tee fee the welfare of the few citizenship hai hits a s larger meaning than it used to have tt t no longer means mere obedience to law it uee use ful ervice service ai as will and baa has many form forms of expression the fulfill mant C t of each of which on tribute 3 to a ma perfect whole moreover there it Is more to bervice than thin the mere practical benefits bene fiti of its giving gi the moral effect of willing Is i often of freater importance than the material results obtained ber ser vice vite given upon beino ought sought ii is good but service given is better loyalty to be worth mil must 1 b ex pressed pre estu A citizen expresses his loyalty with community service ler vice the mea medium IM of expression foi for community service Is organization effort and organization t fort implies authority of the thI citizen 1 1111 will which ii 13 the taproot tap toot of power p ower community do 40 not exist for nothing they lave ave purpose es the purpose purposes of rotary and kiwanis ure primarily benevolent and inspirational they leek seek to bring into expression the highest motives of the individual their theme ii Is brotherhood the purposes of the chamber of corn com merce ie are objectively economic and practical the organization applies it s e elf if to the development of busi buline neds cli leet e ct ively fairly and impartially it con coil statutes iti tute utes a pool of individual effort ani idea for he benefit of ail all dividend dividends are paid indirectly in lit the form of great er business bu convenience and facilities and inco incon III profit profits are ultimate rather direct that is where the idealism of the chamber of commerce com merve movement comes in for the efforts of the mem bers toward realization of the orga organizations ilza purposes characterize those indi as 83 having aill la zu in bu business en ter prise they are distin as having the ability to recognize the fact that service is a form of investment the returns of which are certain abeth er material or otherwise the chamber of commerce standi stands for community progress and improvement it advocates AdVOCAt tl conciliation of opposing forces within the community it is the medium of expression of individual ideas to this end whatever is of good influence in the community the them ier wr of commerce recommend i whit what is not of good influence it at seeks to improve cr but not to contest or to anta gouze fair 1 minded hi le he its method of investigation it oen lag f on tho the principal stat alo va 0 bow in difference or apparent disloyalty do so 0 o from misunderstanding rather than 1 from any deliberate intention to a btag anize and disobey while it ii Is not a ocial social organization primarily it is interested interfiled in such problem problems to the extent that they interfere with and predent profitable and contin jul busl bull neis efterp ise the price Cl Ch iLber of commeree commerce jq now cow more than ever a community or from necessity iti its commit tee tie personnel peno noel cannot include the entire membership bat but it doe does include an all un usually large portion of it various committee committees are tire almost continually employed and ai AS often ai As conditions require the entire membership will win tt consulted on community matter matters and in kited into the more enjoyable phases of ocial social experience and intercourse for theeo these reasons it merit wholehearted on the me part of all citizens analysis of it its accomplishments will reveal the realization of anch much corn com benefit alto 1 individual benefit in many fult arices it ii Is an open forum for discussion of matter matters by any or all sill only to the ex tent I 1 tl at these are offered and refused consideration ration will citizens eit izena be justified in condemning the chamber of corn com merce for unfair au and failure to achieve lamont johnson Joh |