Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-27
WILL HEPL ALL
DISABLED MEN
TO GET PLACES
Kiwanis Club Members to Aid
Crippled Soldiers to Sc
cure Positions

| The Kiwanis Club at its weekly
luncheon in the assembly room of
the Y. NJ. c. A. at noon to-day went
on record unanimously to help all
wounded and disabled soldiers to
| help themselves in securing posi-
tions when they are returned home.
The motion was made by William Q.
| Alexander, salesmanager of the
Moorhead Knitting, Company and
was seconded by AL X. Thomas,
cashier OF the East End Bank.
The action was the result of a
stirring address made by Majo
Nicodemus, recently returned from
the war zone. The major praised
the work of the Harrisburg and
Pennsylvania soldiers for their brav-
cry IF 1t had not been for them
there would have been no armistice.
They saved the day in France" he
declared. The French and British
lines were broken. There was a gap
of six miles when the raw Pennsyl-
vania troops stepped into the breach.
They fought against the Imperial
Prussian Guard and won"
Ensign Strouse, the guest of his
father, William Strouse, made a
brief address. Captain w. S. Barker
corroborated the statements of Ma
jor Nicodemus.
President l.. f. Neefe presided at
the meeting. After the first song he
turned the luncheon over to Charles
j.. Schmidt, who acted as Santa
Claus. Santa named as his rein
deer Paul II. Furman and James II.
Lutz, Jr. Christmas presents from
a big tree were distributed to all
present. EX-President Frank G..
Fahnestock. Jr., received in uni-
brella; President l.. f. Neefe was
given a hammer and pair of
Monito socks; Stewart Black, the
pianist, was presented with two
pipes and other gifts were distribut-
ed, among them baskets of fruit
given to Rabbi Louis J. Haas and
the Rev. L. S. Nudge.
The attendance prize, a basket of
cut flowers, was given to Charles r.
Beckley. p. b. Rice, of the firm
of Rice and Tyson. presented calen-
dars and l.. NJ. Bricker of the West
Shore Bakery gave leather key ring
cases. 1t was decided that Christ
mas gifts for members not present
will be sent to the Children's In
dustrial Home.
An interesting address was made
by Bob" Hoy, the guest of A. j.
Simms, in which he told of club work
among the poor in Elmira, n. Y.
The following standing commit
tees for the coming year were nam
ed:
Sick committee-Frank ]. Wallis,
e. !. Book, c. X. Boas, Thomas c.
Black.
Membership and Publicity-Wil-
liam c. Alexander, V. II. Berghaus,
Jr., II. b. Parthemore, Harry Lowen-
gard, W. II. Brown, Frank Morrow,
James II. Lutz, c. c. Merrill and +.
b. Chenoweth.
Civic and Welfare-Al K. Thomas,
T. II. Hamilton, Charles r. Beckley,
/. b. Robinson, Frank r. Downey,
and William Strouse.
Constitution and y-Laws-Rob-
ert t. Fox, Clinton M. Hershey, j. e.
Rutherford, Frank Morrow and ID.
II. Rineard.
Sergeant-at -Arms-Paul II. Fur
man. Ernest Eppley and William +.
Miller.
Music and Attendance-Open.
Grievance Committee-Board Of
directors.
The next meeting of the club will
be held next Thursday noon at the
nn-Harris Hotel. William e. Alex
ander. sales manager of the Moor
head Knitting Company and his
corps of statesmen will have charge
of the gathering.