Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-06
MWANlS CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
Grand Forks to Have Char
ter in Kiwanis Inter =
national. =
Meet Tomorrow to Perfect
Organization; Temporary
Directors Named.

A kiwaniss club for Grand Forks
one Of the 342 clubs in the country
has been organized. and a meeting will
be held some time tomorrow to per-
feet the organization. The temporary
officers are:
PRESIDENT. B. Elton.
sNice President-P. o. Thoreson.
Secretary-George Dixon.
.Treasurer-W. v. tO'COnnor.
The temporary directors are: E.. J.
Lander, DR. H. w. F. Law, p. o.
Thorson. Walter Schlosser, T. B. Ell
ton. W. ", Q'Connor, George Dixon,
G. A.. Abbott.
A Kwanis. club is composed OF
members representing each occupation
or business. two from IA claSsifi-
cation being eligible to join. Invita-
tions now are being sem to a number
of Grand Forks men asking them to
become charter members of the or
g~aniZation.
- Walter c. Humpton, International
field representative Of Chicago, came
to Grand Forks to make 4 survey Of
local conditions to see whether 1t was
advisable to recommend a charter for
Grand Forks. He reported an excel
lent field here for such a club, and
assisted in making the. temporary or
~ganization. The Grand Forks club
will nave representation in the XII
wants Club International, consisting Of
clubs in, the United States and Can
ada. H5
A Kiwanis club is composed of
representative business and profess
Sional men of h city in which it is
located and according to it's con
+, stitution, may have not more than
two members from any. classification
of business or profession in h a city.
Its object is to disseminate principles
of fair dealing and practices and the
observance If the Golden Rule in pri-
waite, civic. socia! and business life.
Through it's weekly luncheon meetings.
.; spirit Of cooperation, good fellow;
ship Inc fraternalism is developed
among its members, while the science
OF business building and community
development is part of it's program.
All large cities in the United States
and Canada, as well as many cities
Al small as 5000 population. now
have active Kiwanis clubs. Intercity
relationship exists between the mem
bers n it is stated that many civic
and community advantages have re-
suited from cooperative undertakings
originated by local clubs and passed
or to other cities.
w Stands for Fair Dealing.
The membership in a Kiwanis
club" said Mr.. Hampton, sis limited
tsby being restricted to definite bust
ness and professional cla~ssifications
Its purpose aims and ideals require
that its membership be made up OF
high grade men who stand for fail
dealings, for service. for human fel.
lowship, and for the vital principles
Of the Golden Rule. Such men not
only benefit each other by getting to.
/ gether once a week at lunch time, but
they constitute a body in Kiwanis
which stands ready to aid every com.
munity movement hat looks to bet.
terment. In other words, to use g
m~odernized ALTERATION, it is an or.
ganization of men with purpose, pep
punch and personality. which is Z
real asset to the city.
ALLOW me to make it clear tina
the iwanis club in no way overlap:
Or duplicates the. activities of the
Commercial club or of the Rotary
club, but on the contrary, history il
more than 200 cities shows that these
organizations have proved essential t.
the progress Of the community. Each
body has its distinct spheres of oper
alton and in practically every cit,
Where theT function, these organiza,
tons act in harmony with each 9th.
err. Cooperation is a basic principl,
from the community standpoint of al
Of them.
in over $50 cities where boil
clubs have been organized, Kiwani
and Rotary. because their aims an
ideals are the same, are working il
harmonious cooperation for the bes
interest OF the city. During the pas
year over 100 joint meetings hav,
been held by these clubs in cite
throughout the United States and Can