The Devils Lake world., 1922-10-04
WHAT is THE KIWANIS
CLUB?
Typical kiwanis Service,
By Kiwanian C. w. Buttz

hood Of man, and practical, everyday
Christianity, for civic improvement,
for wholesome competition and for
better business methods and ethics,
such are some of the activities of
Kiwanis and some of the reasons for
it's existence.
Never contender for place, never
a voluntary candidate for public IA
vor in his work as Kiwanian, the
individual member seeks nothing in
return for his unselfish service save
the reward of conscience that comes
to any individual whose life has been
the continuous examplification of the
life Of builder, not Destroyer
the building of influences of those
high qualities sometimes called Puri-
tan, sometimes American, those that
spell for civic good and individual
righteousness,-"a blessing to the
common man."
With this idea, on the evening Of
June 27, 1921. Fifty Devils Lake
men met at the Grayson hotel and
organized the Devils Lake Kiwanis
club. At their weekly gathering they
leave their troubles and business cares
outside with their hats, eats, sing a
few songs, get each others viewpoint
and Interpretation of the Golden Rule
so they may better live up to it, MAX
ing the happiness of others the basis
upon which they build their own.
They discuss or act upon or do
something toward better community
spirit, toward better understanding
between man and man, in an effort
to fulfill the motto of the organiza-
tion. "We Build" This Club has in
terested itself along numerous lines
and its activities have during the few
months Of its existence been varied
indeed. Just to mention few. 1t Of
fered prizes for the best name for the
city park, the old Chautauqua
grounds, which resulted in the present
permanent name of "Lakewood;" it
conducted celebration of Canadian
American day, the 104th anniversary
of the signing Of the Rush-Bagot
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain settling forever the
troublesome boundry disputes be-
tween this country and Canada, re-
sulting in over a hundred years of
peace between the two great English
speaking countries of the world; they
have placed several large roads signs
along the main highway leading to
Devils Lake, the plan to cover re-
gion Of about hundred miles radius
when completed, calling attention of
tourists to the desirability of Devils
Lake as night camp; with the local
Rotary Club are engaged in an effort
to bring about the building Of
national highway connecting the state
highway of the south boundry of the
county with Sully's Hill National
Park, the Fort Totten Indian Schools
and. the Fort Totten Indian Reser-
vation generally; they assisted the
local Rotary Club in raising funds
thru the different fraternal orders to
employ district Boy Scout leader.
Among its activities relating to
country conditions and better COM
munity spirit may be mentioned the
luncheon hour spent with Mr., Shell
yer, who addressed us on the subject
Of raising the level Of North Dakota's
great inland sea-Devils Lake enter
tanning at luncheon the teachers of
our city last fall; the splendid talk of
former Governor John Burke on bet
ter local community team work; the
luncheon to and addresses by the Of
ficers and promoters Of the local
farmers Cooperative Creamery; the
livery interesting address by dairyman