South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-21
A. R. ERSKINE Is
HEAD Of KNIFE
AND FORK CLUB
Annual Election OF Officers
Marks Eighth Annual Ban
quet of Organization.

With the election Of officers for
the ensuing year. a lecture by an eX-
plorer OF the north pole and a talk
by a well known humorist. the eighth
monthly dinner and the 18th season
OF the South Bend Knife and Fork
club was brought 20 a close Tues
day night when over $50 members
OF the club attended the dinner and
meeting held at the oliver hotel
Capt Viljhalmur Stefansson, who
recently returned 20 civilization after
five and a half years spent in explor-
ing the Arctic regions related his ex-
periences encountered during his ex-
petitions. His address was followed
by illustrated slides and scenes taken
along his famous Journey
Hubert Leon Cope, well known
humorist. who has kept the soldiers
and sailors in this country and Eu-
rope in good humOr since the out
break OF the war. gave a short talk
in which his humOr and wit were
thoroughly displayed ard which
were well appreciated by the club
Religion OF Laughter"
Reads List of Names.
Chairman Abe Frank Of the nomi-
mating committee of officers for the
coming year. Immediately after the
dinner was served. read the follow
ing list OF names of men selected for
officers and directors OF the club.
which met the approval OF the mem
bers and they were unanimously
elected
A. 4. Erskine, president; Warde
L. Mack, president; l.. +. Gree
nan. secretary and treasurer.
Directors. r. Brandon. r. H.
Horst. c. a. Dolph. +. Z. Herring. J.
r Men, +. G.. Reimbold, II. g. Davis,
e. II. McMichael. Claude Campbell,
and A. II. Heller.
Mishawaka director, George ?.
Williams; Elkhart. J. c. Fleming;
Cassopolis, {. l.. Cone; Niles, Will
bur Burns.
Capt. StefanssOn stated his party,
unlike other arctic explorers. used an
entirely different theory regarding
what they considered necessaries to
be taken along on their expeditions.
"Perry's (noted explorer greatest
difficulty seemed TO be fguring out
how 10 carry enough food TO last him
through his trip" ne declared.
Had One Sled.
"Our party, however. had an alto
gether different theory. We did not
load up with food stuffs to last us
.L-o..~t. ,,,,t o,--odf4fov Nt,t etartad
out with one sled and six dogs. on
this sled was packed our clothing,
ammunition and a very small food
supply. and we had the determine
ton that when this food supply gave
out that we would have to obtain
living as best we could.
Ninety percent OF our food on the
trip consisted OF seal. while the other
Ten percent consisted of polar bear
meat" he continued. Interesting
methods used in capturing seals was
explained in detail by the explorer.
while also che various ruses used in
killing polar bears was told. He
said that with one pound OF ammu-
milton his party secured on an aver
age OF 200 tons OF meat.
How the disease of "scurvy,'
which is dreaded the most by all ex-
pIoring expeditions. was evaded was
told by the captain. He said that
previous expeditionary parties had
failed TO take advantage OF living on
fresh meats and that fresh meats
were the greatest preventative of
his terrible disease.
Mr.. Cope IN his talk stated that
real happiness comes from the inside
and not from the outside. Laugh
ter is a catching quality and it has
its physical effects You can either
laugh and grow tat. or you can
laugh and grow thin Laughter
means something physically. ment-
ally and morally. and by continued
laughter you can make yourself
good looking i'm spite Of yourself, "
he declared.
Fred woodward was the toast
master FOR the evenings program.
and Rabbi Albert J. Minda gave the
invocation.