Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12
KIWANIS HEARS
IT'S KEE-WANIS
Businessmen Get a Few Point
ers at the Weekly
Luncheon

The grill room of the Penn-Harris
was jammed to the gunwales at noon
to-day with the dynamic Kiwanis
Club luncheoners, presided over by
the president, Baron Neffe, and with
the chief speaker Benjamin M. Mead,
president of the Harrisburg His
torical Society. Mr.. Mead threw a
distinct jolt into the lively "Kee-
wants. folk, for that is the correct
way to pronounce the nifty Redskin
word, when he deplored that Har-
risburg and community were greatly
to be blamed for not marking points
of history, and he urged all the
Kiwanis members to join the His
torical Society and pay some atten-
ton to history in the midst of their
multitude business claims. Mr.. Mead
expressed the opinion that neither
the Jail or courthouse should be deci-
mated to make way for modern
buildings, saying it was an insult to
the memory of John Harris.
When he related how in his boy
hood the boys fished and swan in
Market Square. AL. K. Thomas
whispered that he had a bath there
himself not long ago, but did not
say how he got it. Mr.. Mead eulogiz-
ed the Kiwanis for it's enterprise and
efforts to help humanity. comparing
the organization most favorably
with the Egyptians who built pyra-
mids for worthless monarchs. He
urged the Kiwanis to study history,
which disciplines the understanding
and makes an intelligent man cap
able of reasoning from cause to ef-
feet.
In Secretary Breckenridge's re-
port was read a letter of thanks
from H. I. Romig, father of Reide
Romig, the Telegraph reporter who
died so suddenly and who was ac-
customed to cover the Kiwanis
luncheons for his newspaper. XII
wants sent some lovely flowers to the
bereaved parents and helped in
making funeral arrangem ents.
AL K. Thomas had violent COM
plant to make, charging that some
member of the club put an adver-
tisement in a local paper asking any
one to send him a good Watchdog"
Thomas threatened to bring watch
dog for every member next week IL
the guilty perpetrator of the ad is
not exposed.
Charles Becklev, of the business
college, a six-cylinder flyer, was
chosen to replace Bill Alexander on
the publicity and membership COM
mittee and he promises to put XII
wants on the map." Rabbi Haas
followed and emphasized the 20
grorn. do things and not talk about
EN-" was his slogan. He suggested
an afternoon outdoors with the sick
soldiers of Carlisle hospital as guests.
As nobody volunteered for booster
next time. the president appointed
HSrry Lowengard. To-day the
tronhy for the occasion. a paper
knife. was given by the Bogar Lum-
her Company. AL. Thomas got the
attendance prize two boxes OF candy.
They did not go far. President Neffe
called attention that every member
should have a Kiwanis placard in
his Office and nearly every one
bought the affair. at SIS cents each.
Among the big list of guests were:
Charles s. Gruhb, county commits
sioner's office: M. G. Hoke. lust re-
turned from thirteen months over
seas service in the 321st Field Ar
tillerv: Lieut.. F.. TT. Smith, r. M. A.;
Charles F.. KurZenknabe, also from
overseas. the son Of the wel1-kpown
nnd venerable musician: Corp. r. q.
Regiment: w. M. Renshaw. Greeley
Publishing House. New York; N. W.
Renshaw. Corporal Samuel 7. Fergu-
son, Lieut.. George Haak. and a num-
Der of others.
The Elks have invited Kiwsnis
and Rotary to their great jubilee
on Saturday night in celebration Of
Flag Day.