but that the building of character, the harmonizing of human inter- 

 ests, the cultivating of mutual confidence and friendship and the 

 establishment of the homes of the community in peace and affection, 

 lie at the very basis of all real prosperity and permanent happiness 

 and progress in our cities. 



To bring about such results as these is not only one of the noblest 

 motives that can actuate the heart of man, but it also requires a 

 firmness of purpose, a keenness of intellect and the exercise of an 

 unselfish spirit that would be worthy of the best and the noblest 

 among us, and would do more in ten years to secure the real joy of 

 living and to disseminate the good things of life, both material and 

 spiritual, than has been accomplished in these directions during the 

 centuries of the past. Is it not worth the trial? All honor to our 

 business men who have seen the light and grasped the opportunity. 



