Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-03-09
.KIWANIS BANQUET
TO R0TES WAS A
BRILLIANT Event
Over 100 Business Men
Gather Around Ban
quet Table
FEAST AND FELLOWSHIP
Cooperation Keynote to
Witty Speeches by
Hosts and Guests

One of the most brilliant banquets
ever given in Palatka was that last
night when the Kiwanis club played
hosts to the Rotary club at the Hotel
Martl nat o'clock, being the first
function in the new hostelry, which is
not yet fully completed. A more rep
resentative collection of Palatka
business men has never been assem-
bled around a festive board in the
Gem City, and the keynote of every
word spoken was Cooperation" for
Palatka's future.
Visitors present expressed admir-
alton at the spirit of brotherly love
existing tbetween the two clubs.
which are only rivals in giving serv-
ice, and from Cliff Loveland's first
word of greeting until the singing
of america" there was no abate-
ment in the spirit of good fellow
ship. Immediately after calling the
meeting to order President Love-
land turned the gavel over to John
Points, who toast-mastered in his
best vein, and made many wonder
why Chauncy Depew's name was so
high up on the list Of dinner takers.
l"Cap" had Point to everything he
said, and from "tinware" to "uiah-
ners and organs" his wit never
Jagged.
One of the most pleasurable incl
dents of the gathering was the music
furnished by the High School orches-
ira, made up of high school boys and
girls. After practicing only few
months they were able to render a
program that gives great promise to
the music-lovers of Palatka.
Loveland Greets Rotes.
! President Cliff Loveland, of the
Kiwanians, was splendid lin his
greetings to the guests and in his
tribute to the spirit of Rotary and
Kiwanis. He spoke of the great pow
err that has been developed in the
union of business men to do good fof
their communities and for their feh
low men. He pointed out the great
progress of both organizations and
characterized them as religious in
devotion to service.
President Fearnside, of the Rotary
club, expressed the deep appreciation
of the Rotes, not only of the hospi-
tality extended for the evening, but
!, for the splendid spirit of friendship
and cooperation which the Kiwan-
ians had shown. 81 am very sure
: that l speak for every Rotarian in
our club when l pledge the enthusias-
tic support of every man in any en-
deavor that your club may engage"
said H. NJ, "and we shall feel that
you are with us in our undertakings
for betterment of Palatka, our coun-
ty and our state" He also explained
that those members of the Rotary
lclub who were absent were either out
of the city or detained by circum-
stances over which they had no con-
troll.
Jim Hart on Cooperation.
Secretary Jim Hart, of the Cham
Der of Commerce, lodged Gap"
Points thrust at his polished pate
and spoke of Putting Three Shoul-
Iders to the Wheel" Those who do
not take the time to study what CO.
operation really means he said, Of
ten confuse it with efforts not al
ways directed for good and that "we
do not want the cooperation which
! would make of US Babylonian spec.
tacle," but that 1--WE want to units
for good and keep talking the same
language"
"We are just beginning to get to.
gether," the secretary said, "to gel
everything possible out of a situa
tion. Monday we jump into the cap.
ital removal fight. In the next thirty
days we start the good roads battle
: We need more factories. We wan
: more people. We are starting .
{ building and loan association. W.
: want a permanent bridge over the
: river. We want the world TO know
J, what Palatka Is. Who can tell them
a II not all Of us! But it doesn't near
{ just your dollars TO do these things.