South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-17
ELECT Herring AS
new PRESIDENT OF
.KNIFE-FORK CLUB
Prominent Speakers to APP
pear Here Next Year-Final
Dinner of Season Held.

pear mere INfAt i ear mai
Dinner of Season Held.
wrh the election OF Frank r.
Herring as president. the Knife and
Fork club Is assured Of a season OF
unusual interest
The close contact with the affairs
OF the nation for many years. his
visits 20 All parts OF the country as
a lecturer and his many years Of
public work have given him the wild
est circle OF personal friendships and
acquaintance with the leaders in
every phase OF the national life.
That wealth Of personal contact
with the leaders Of industry. OF
statesnanshlp and OF authorship
viii be placed at the service Of this
organization which has nationwide
reputation Of furnishing the best OBJ
tainable talent and thought for It's
guests Under the leadership Of
Pres't Herring the club members may
expect That next years programs
will draw from these leaders in In
dustry and in public life those who
have hitherto RETAINED from public
lectures and dinners.
Name Other Officers.
other officers for the year who
will serve with him are.
Carl L. Hibbard. vice-presldent.
\ and l. +. Greenan. secretary-treas-
urer The following in addition to
the officers. were selected as direct
ors at the final monthly dinner Of
the clubs 1921-1922 season held
Tuesday night in the Rotary room
of the Oliver hotel. H. Gail Davis
Thomas II Brandon, Joseph r. Neff.
Charles Z Speth. r. II. Horst. IL v.
Kimble. J. " Hunter. Joseph j..
Oliver. Jr.. Clarence II. Smoke and
Z NJ. Anders. Of South Bend: and
7. Q. Anderson. Mishawaka: Fl. r..
Borneman, Elkhart; Glen DeCoudres
North Liberty. and A W. SSrtOre.
Niles, Mich.
Speeches by Hon. Randolph Bed
ford, member OF the Queensland.
Australia, legislature. on Japan and
the Pacific White Man" and by
Charles II Newcomb. executive sec
rotary OF the Industrial Association
OF Cleveland. on The Psychology of
Laughter" furnished fitting climax
10 the clubs 14th season at Tues
day nights dinner. Rabbi Albert G..
SIinda presided as POSTMASTER at the
occasion.
Emphasizing the extraordinary
similarity Of people and conditions"
between Australia and the United
States. Mr.. Bedford. who is distin
guished as a playwright. novelist,
mining explorer and business man
no less than a legislator. urged an
Increasing degree OF understanding
and cooperation between the two
white nations bordering on the Pa
ciic He gave a vivid account of the
physical and political conditions In
Australia, comparing them with con-
dhions in America.
Prohted by Experience
Australia. according 70 Mr.. Bed
ford. has profted in many ways by
American experience. Slavery was
abolished May years ago and the
government paid the passage Of the
negroes back to their original homes.
A strict color line has now been
drawn which, directed chiefly at the
Japanese. prohibits the entrance of
members Of any cclored races into
Australia. Mr.. Bedford, who rep
resents the extreme anti-Japanese
sentiment. predicted that if the
number OF Japanese i'm Hawaii con-
tinues 10 increase NJ the present
gate. the United States will soon
have japanese representing Hawaii
In the American congress. The
ne pointed out. lis the demOcratiza-
zion OF Japan"
The speaker described the vast
resources OF Australia and mentioned
some Of the reforms which had been
adopted. especially in his own state
Of Queensland, such as the estab-
Nshment OF agricultural land banks.
the state system of Insurance and
workmen's compensation. judicial
settleme-t Of labor disputes and the
extensive measures adopted for re-
habilitating the veterans OF the
World war.
IN regard 10 Australta's need for
financial assistance from America,
Mr.. Bedford said. NO country In
the world offers such n fine field FOR
investments as Australia. Austria
la offers the same opportunities for
investment as America did in 1S49
ard the SOS"
Better Understood.
An Australian IS better understood
sn America than IN England. accord
ing 10 Mr.. Bedford. Il nope to see
our two countries get closer togeth-
er." he continued. mot only because
they are the only two white men in
the Pacific. but because II there were
ever two countries intended 10 carry
on civilization 20 It's highest achieve
rnents they are the United states
and Australia"
a serious discussion OF the subject
OF laughter freely interpreted with
amusing instances which produced
in the audience frequent outbursts
OF the phenomenon described was
given by the second spealCer. MI.
Newconb. who was professor OF ora
tory at Ohio Wesleyan college before
assuming his present position IN
Cleveland.
Why does a man laugh? and what
makes a thing funuy7 were some OF
the questions the speaker attempted
20 answer.
Primitive man Ia guided entirely
bv hts instincts. Mr.. Newcomb
pointed out. The customs. tradi-
tions. laws and manners which de-
vslop with civilization are simply
checks on the primitive instincts.
Occasionally these restraints OF the
established order are violated. and