The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-06
BLACKFOOT MEN
WILL ORGANIZE
KIWANIS CLUB
Energies Devoted to
Building and Con
structive Programs
FOR PROGRESS
Organization Composed
of Men From All Busi-
ness and Profes-
sional Walks

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A lot of the men of Blackfoot will
meet on Tuesday evening for the
purpose of organizing a Kfwanis
club. 1t requires fifty members to
get q charter and it is our under
standing that arrangements have
been made for that many.
Kiwanis means to build. The
basis principles on which they op-
crate are building or constructive
programs for the locality. More at
tention is paid to-, constructive
thoughts than to sociability in the
Kiwanis club
Kiwanis works on the idea that a
city is no greater than. the men and
firms of which 1t is composed; that
the character Of the town is no bet
ter than the character Of the men
and women who compose it. 1t
works on the idea that men, in order
to accomplish great things must
know each other and pull together
in team work In order to know each
other, men must meet each other
and set aside time to visit together.
If men in business would know their
town and each other they must meet
together and talk these things over.
A man pursues his own business by
himself, but when he meets with
the other men of the town, he is ex-
pected to dismiss his personal af-
fairs and personal interests for one
hour and consider the needs and well
fare Of the town and the community
as whole that hour.
Kiwanis meets once a week, usu-
ally at meal time, and they spend
that hour talking around and across
the table. Men can plan good things
the easiest when they; are enjoying
the luxury OF eating. During the
hour when they dismiss all care,
when they visit together in the ex-
change of ideas they are the most
likely to get new ideas and get the
best of ideas In this happy hour to-
gether, they can do the most con-
structive thinking and plan for the
best constructive work.
1t is the rule of Kiwanis that it
select only two men from each voca-
tion in the community, as: Two dry
goods men, two shoe men, two hard
ware men, two farmers, two stock
men, two bee men, two chemists,
two lawyers, two doctors, two teach
ers and so on down the line of voca-
tions.
Kiwanis is not aristocratic; it is
more on the Democratic order. 1t
does not cater to men in high places
but rather seeks to met men on the
level: the big broad level. 1t cul-
tivates the human side OF affairs; It
cultivates the common thought and
touch.
No town becomes a great city with
out men of vision, and men who give
of their time and thought for public
good are blest and blamed and hon
ored and misunderstood. Their ef-
forts in behalf of the community are
misinterpreted and 1nisrepresented,
but the master minds go on think
ing and doing, regardless OF the
rabble.
It was such view of life that
prompted Rudyard Kipling to write
these lines in his famous If"
If YOU can dream-and not make
dreams your master; I,
II you can think-and not make
4 thoughts your aim.
II you can meet with triumph and
disaster
And treat those two impostors just
the same; 4.,Iea
II you can bear to hear the truth
you've spoken te .S8s
Twisted by knaves to make trap
for fools, sl ts .tS
Or watch the things you gave your
life to, broken, n ''8.
And stoop, and build 'em up with
worn-out tools;
II you can talk with crowds and
" keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings-nor lose the
common, touch, E,llis.s
II neither foes nor loving friends can
hurt you, Be l3G3fs VIZ.
II all men count with you, but
none too much; .y
II you can fill the unforgiving
minute
with sixty seconds worth Of dis
IA tance run,
Yours is the earth and everything
that's in It, w N I " .s /, ~ w
And which Is more you'll be a
man nv son!