Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-08
WANTS TOPUT
KIWANIS CLUB
IN ROCK ISLAND
Edward c. Bacon. international
Representative, in City to Look
Situation Over.

Edward c. Bacon, international
representative OF the Kiwanis club
international, whose headquarters
are in Chicago, is in Rock Island
looking over the field with the view
Of putting Rock Island on the
Kiwanis international map.
There is lots of room for another
good luncheon club in this city,
Mr.. Bacon said today THE more
clubs you can have like your live
Rotary club, the better 1t is for
Rock Island; it gives your civic
workers another strong arm to lean
on, to help put things across that
will mean a bettercity in all ways"
Continuing, Mr.. Bacon says:
''Kiwanis is a cross section of bust
nesses and professions in the city,
represented by two outstanding
representatives OF each line of bust
ness and profession, as members,
thus it's influence will be felt
throughout the entire city and COM
munity. Holding weekly lunche9ns
where all are together with one &C
cord, for one hour, making new
friends, knowing and approaching
the old as never before, expanding
and growing close to one another,
all to one great purpose, that of
better manhood and citizenship.
The first and big purpose of
kiwanis is service. Let me quote
the object of the club from sections
l. 2, and of its by laws:
ITO disseminate Kiwanian prin-
ciples Of fair dealing and practices
and the observance of the Golden
Rule.
ITO promote the spirit of frat
ernalism among Kiwanians.
ITO discuss and study the
science of business building and to
promote cooperation between its
members in the development of the
various lines they represent.
To promote and encourage the
living of the Golden Rule in private,
civic. social and business life
Through the organization, how
ever, men come to know each other
and truly appreciate the other
walks of life, and through such
knowledge and acquaintanceship,
all things being equal, each bene-
fits, but the matter of dollars and
alton, but IL surely works out, for
that everyone looks to those they
have confidence in when they come
to buy either goods or service.
''Kiwanis is not political, yet it
always helps to place the best rep
resentatives in all positions Cf
trust, where the interest of city
and state come first, for they owe
that to their family, their city and
their country.
"Kiwanis is not a religious or
ganiZation that is attached to any
particular sect or creed, but does
stand for the highest morality
throughout all countries, both as in
dividual and national.
"Kiwanis is not purely a social
club, but is interested in all the
leading questions of the hour. and
by having leaders from various
sides explain their positions in
short, snappy talks, the member
ship becomes educated in all the as
poets of such questions, thereby ar
irving at a sane and practical con-
clusiOn.
'+Kiwanis is an Indian word or
phrase, that means To serve, to
help one another through service,
to grow, to expand which was
adopted by a group of men some
i've years ago, and the first club
was organized in Detroit FL ON that
beginning, Kiwanianism has grown
so that there now is 178 of our lead
ng cities in the United States and
Canada that have Kiwanis clubs,
with a membership of over $4,000
and is now recognized in
-ernationally as one of the Zig club
In conclusion Mr.. Bacon said:
From the reception 1 am receiving
from the business and professional
men, Rock Island is going to have
! live wire 'bang-Hp' Kiwanis
club"
Many will remember Mr.. Bacon
when he was here about two years
ago, organizing the Boy Scouts. Mr..
Bacon at that time was one of the
national field Scout commissioners.