Evening star., 1922-02-19

meet at the Cochran Hotel. now the
Franklin Square. for luncheon. Possi.
bilities Of organizing a club here were
discussed and finally a local organiza-
tion was formed. Frederick A. Cochran.
merchant tailor, agreed to serve as the
clubs first president until the body was
incorporated, which occurred in May
OF the same year, and Roe Fulker-
son was elected to the presidency.
1t was freely admitted by the or
cess were far from bright during
the clubs early life. but due to the
untiring efforts of Mr.. Fulkerson and
few of his lieutenants, the spirit
was kept alive and after several
stormy months silver Innings began
dreams of the founders began to be
realized.
List Of Six Presldents.
Since it's formation hcal kiwanis
has had six presidents. included
among whom, besides Messrs. Coch-
ran and Fulkerson, were Eugene
Adams of johnson & Adams, in
surers: John j. Boobar, general man
ager Of the Terminal and Yellow
terms; Claude H. woodward, District
of Columbia manager Of the Globe
Wernicke Company. and the incum-
bent, Charles F. Roberts, manager Of
tne domo insurance Company OF New
York.
The local club is included in the
capital district of Kiwanis. which.
is composed Of all Kiwanis clubs in
the District of Columbia. Virginia,
Maryland and Delaware. Mr.. Boobar
Is governor Of the capital district:
restricted membership is carried out
by the Kiwanis, but on a somewhat
broader scale, two representatives
from each classified business or pro-
fession being eligible. There are at
present 100 members of the WASH
ington kiwanis Club.
And, too, the same as Rotary, strict
attendance at meetings Is required
of all Kiwanians. Should a member
absent himself from four consecutive
meetings his name Is brought up before
the board Of governors. and at their dis
cretion depends his remaining on the
clubs roster.
Two Distinct Meetings.
The local kiwanis Club has two dis
tinct kinds of meetings, one the
weekly and the other the quarterly
meeting. The weekly meeting Is
held at 1880 o'clock every Thursday
at the Washington Hotel for lunch
con. The quarterly meetings. at
which the women Of the members
families usually attend. are also held
at the hotel. but, as a rule. take place
at night. when more elaborate en-
tertainment % program is presented.
weekly meetings of the club is some-
what similar to that of Rotary. Fol-
lowing the calling of the meeting to
order by the president, short prayer
or minister, either Rev. William W.
Shearer of ST. Colombo's Episcopal
Church or Rev. John C. Palmer of
the Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church after which the entire as
ica."
1t is the custom of certain Of the
membership to subscribe boosts at
each meeting. which are distributed
to I'll those whose name names are drawn from
worthwhile, and considerable interest
is manifested as the names are being
drawn.
A short business session usually fol-
to the organization are read either
by the president or secretary. George
W. Winslow. All visiting Kiwanians
and guests of the club are then re-
Quested to stand and after giving
their name, occupation and home ad-
soonest and homeliest guest present.
The holders of the tickets are pre-
sented with flowers provided at each
meeting by Kiwanian George Shaeffer.
"Mr." subject to Fine.
Luncheon over. the remainder of
the time is generally devoted to ad-
dresses by well known public men.
Many speakers Of national and inter-
national reputation have spoken at
the club in the past year.
A rather amusing regulation of the
club is that any member using the
term "Mr." when addressing a fell
low member Is fined 10 cents, and
before he is allowed to continue talk
ing he is visited by the clubs
"sheriff." James A: Keiliher. who COL
lects on the spot. The "sheriff's" fund
goes to some worthy charity at the
end of the year.
The Kiwanis Club has just COM
pleted a most successful Christmas
work. Through it's "Christmas pack"
1t supplied more than 1000 poor chill
dren of the city, and visited every
charitable institution in Washington.
The members weBe greatly aided in
this work by their women.
The officers of the Kiwanis Club of
Washington, elected last December.
are Charles F. Roberts. president:
Harry G.. Kimball, first vice presi-
dent: Frank L. Wagner. second vice
president: George H. Winslow. secre-
tary-treasurer. The board of direc-
tors is composed of Claude H. Wood
ward. DIR. George A. Baker. Charles
w. Pimper. Mark Lansburgh and j.
MaxOn Cunningham.