Hickory daily record., 1922-11-09
GREAT PROGRAM
At K|NlAI5
DINNER

With an entertainment Ey jules
Brazil of Toronto. Cam, and an ad-
dress by DR.. E. w. Skies, president
! of Coker College of Hartsville, S. c..
the observance of ladies night Ey
the Hickory Kiwanis club was the
most profitable and enjoyable Of any
similar occasion in the history Of
the organization The banquet was
held at Hotel Huffry and plates were
laid for 100 persons-and they all
appeared to be there. Mr.. Brazil, who
was known to only those Kiwanians
who have attended conventions at
which he was on the program. furnish
ed laughter for more than an hour,
the versatility Of his attac'. being
such as to keep the company in a
state of expectancy at all times. Z.
It was nearly 9. o'cioek before the
doors were opened and Secretary
Norwood Bass assembled the tickets
and saw to the seating Of the large
company. Among the guests were a
.aumber Of Kiwanians from Newton
and Conover and other couples from
Hickory and the county. The enter
tainment by unanimous vote was not
halted at II o'clock. as Mr.. Brazil
suggested, but was carried over. until
nearly midnight.
W.lAugustus Sell, extending his
jurisdiction from Hickory city to
Hickory township, acted as toast
master and put it over with his usual
charm. The honors sat easily upon
him..
Connolly Gamble started the COM
pany off with America. Rev. w. Rufus
El1NarJ rJctH III
and the guests wrote their names on
slips of paper provided. President
Donald T. Anplegate announced that
Mrs. S. L. Whitener had drawn the
ladies' prize and Sar' Fl. Farabee the
mems prize, the latter a beautiful
silver lead pencil. The menu cards
we're furnished by IT. Carl Miller Of
the Clay Printing Company and were
attractively prepared.
c.. Robert Brady, president of the
Newton Kiwanis -.l:lio, referred to
the distinction that Catawba county
has in having two clubs and declared
that both we.e live organizations :;o-
il much for ssla community.
DR.. Skies, who is native of Union
;ounty and formerly held a chair at
Wake Forest College, declared that
the. greatest blessing of$the American
states is taxation. taking direct issue
with those ~ko cofnpaa aainagainst pay
ing taxes for the common good and
showing why tire wealth Of the ccun-
try is ready to do its part bv ali.
DR.. Skies introduced his subject by
to the campaign speeches in
South Carolina. where all the candi-
dates bunch together and where most
Of them discuss taxation and related
subjects, generally criticising high
taxes From those speeches, DR.. Skies
said, one gathered that "the greatest
curse ever put on mankind is taxa
tion." He took the opposite view and
showed why it is the greatest blessing
that ever came 10 the poor man. He
told of poor man in his town who
wanted rich man to ioIn him IN
The poor man had six
children in school and paid S3.5G a
year. The rich man, who pays the
,axes, was satisfied. Your tax is paid
according to your ability to pay, the
speaker asserted, and went on to
show the things that the community !,
gets.
The rich man can provide educa-
,ional facilities and long before towns
mad water systems, the W@tiltNy '-aA
heir own private systems. Now the
poor man and his family can get
heir daily baths if they desire at a
minimum cosby taxing wealth.
Sanitation has heightened the average !
ife 10 years. The time v i'll ccJne when
he state will provide free hospitals
for the treatment of the lpoor-and
wealth will cheerfuiiv pay it's large
,art. In this connection DR.. Skies COM
mended DR.. w. S. Rankin ana his
work as secretary OF the North Caro-
ina state board oc heath. |
The slogan of the kiwanians, DIR.
Skies said, is to take care Of TIE
neglected child. The poor o. ignorant
parent cannot provide for his off
spring and it is only through eduea-
ion that the same opportunities can
oe offered rich and poor. The dream
# the American democracy. President
Skies asserted, is to give every boy
md girl equal opportunity to make /
he best that is in him. That's an
deal to which wealth has been con-
verted. THAT is what taxationb SO
cl