The Washington herald., 1921-02-18
SWAP GOOD WILL
WHERE ROTARIAN
MEETS KIWANIAN
Unity in Effort Pledged
At Joint Luncheon. Solon
Leads Clubs.

Chsracterizing the Riwanis and
Rotary clubs of Washington as a
helping hand reaching out to sup
port everything which would de-
velop Washington" Representative
w. Z. Andrews, OF Nebraska, and
the principal speaker at a joint
luncheon meeting of these organi-
Eations at the Hotel Washington.
yesterday urged the members ito
extend this helping hand to all the
States in the Union in order to make
the National Capital the fairest city
in the world"
Representative Andrews declared
that the silent forces of a few prof.
iteeers were still at work in the
District and that 1t was up to these
two organizations, which, he de-
ciared. are backed by the best
thought and physical energy in the
city to curb their activities and
thus guard the good name of the
National Capital from unwarranted
criticism,
First Joint Meeting.
Il do not know" Andrews con-
tinued, why no display or cere-
mony will accompany the coming
inauguration of President elect
Harding and / won't conjecture on
this subject. But 1 do know that
during this period such representa-
tive men as you are will be given
a royal opportunity to lend a help
ing hand to all"
Yesterday was the frst time that
the Kiwanis and Rotary clubshave
visited each other since their or
ganization. The Rotary Club mem
bers were guests of the Kiwanians.
Charles J. O'Neill. president of the
Rotary Club, pledged the unstinted
cooperation of the Rotary Club in
all movements the latter might take
up for the betterment of the Dis
trict, and Claude II. Woodward, pres
idcnt of the Kiwanis Club, expressed
Kiwanians.
John Barton Payne. Secretary Of
the Interior; Maj. Gen. John A. Lc-
jeune, commandant OF the Marine
Corps: Col. Charles w. Kutz, En-
gineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict. and Representative Horace NJ
L
number of prominent guests.
Kutz is Humorist.
Expressing appreciation for the
efforts of the two organizations in
behalf of the District, Lieut.. Col.
Kutz humorously suggested that
they have George Z. Hamilton and
william F. Ham get together at a
luncheon and effect closed COOP
Grafton between the two street rail-
ways systems in the District.
Roland Robbins, who had charge
of the Rotary portion of arrange
ments for the luncheon. reported
that out of the 40 members of the
Rotary Club S5 were present. lie
added that I were i'll and Is out OF
town.
Roe Fulkerson. a member OF the
local Kiwanis Club and the first in
IternatiOnal vice president of the or
ganization, declared that the join
ing Of the two clubs at yesterday s
luncheon marked an epoch in the
civic life of Washington. He sug-
gested that in the future the clubs
get together on civic work and avoid
duplication of effort.
Considerable humor was injected
into the luncheon when President
Woodward awarded the kiwanis
Clubs sixteen regular boosts and
number of special ones to various
members OF the Rotary Club.
Both Win.
When the two clubs were called
upon to choose whether Henry T.
Offterdinger or S. J. Nenable was
the better looking man in order to
| find out which would get a hand
some bouquet Of flowers, the body
Idiplomatically voted "ffty-fifty" and
both of them received a floral
| tribute.
other Rotary members who re-
ceived boosts were: Ross P. An
drews, Charles Semmes, William F.
Ham, z. H. Pitcher. Ralph w. Lee
Thomas w. Sidwell. Arthur Carr,
Henry Brawner. Charles Warner,
Harry Evans, John Reeside and
George NJ. Whitwell.