The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-05-20
KIWANIANS HEAR
REDPATH SPEAKER
Granville Jones Guest at AGid-week
LunCheOn-Plan Fourth Of July
Celebration.

Comparing America to a vast reser-
voir of drinking water, and the inflow
of foreign immigration as filthy polu-
tion and poison. Granville Jones, noted
lecturer and ken student of world eco
nomics, urged the members of Brookha-
ven Kiwanis Club. at Wednesdays mid
week luncheon to first purify the res
ervoir then close the cracks against this
unhealthy seepage from foreign cess
pools. His talk to the Kiwanis Club
was intensely interesting. immensely
instructive and entertaining to super
lative degree. Mr.. Jones is more the
talker than the orator, and his ability
to mix wit with wisdom, fancy with
fact and fun with figures is a gift both
rare and delightful.
President c. B. Perkins, in a brief
and snappy foreword, prepared the
members for a worth while talk. but
Mr.. Jones thirty-minute address far
exceeded the glowing prediction of the
club president. 1t was the sort of
talk that will bear fruit for months
and years to come; for it planted seeds
of thought and suggestion in receptive
minds and brains well able to mature
the maximum harvest.
After pointing out the dangers that
accompany the unchecked flow of Eu-
ropean undesirables into the United
States, Mr. Jones turned to the reme-
dy, putting his finger on what he con-
siders the most vital step-education.
"The children in school today will be
in charge of affairs tomorrow" declar-
ed the speaker, land the most import
ant thing in the United States today is
our support and supervision of schools.
He stated that the biggest man in the
county-and the one given the least
-support-was the county superintendent
of public instruction.
Mr.. Jones stated that church work
was closely allied with Americanism.
IT suggest that you fellows go to your
pastor-no, mean to your wife's pastor
and tell him from now on to count
on you to aid in every church move
ment and religious undertaking. Do
you know" continued Mr.. Jones with
a twinkle. that the pastor thinks half
the women of his congregation are
grass widows? It's because you fell
lows don't give the time and attention
you should to your religious obliga-
tons"
Before the address by Mr.. Jones, ].
w. McGrath told of attending the laun-
ching of the new Kiwanis Club at Nc
Comb Tuesday noon. Mr. McGrath said
the new organization was offered by a
banker, a lawyer and doctor; adding
that the financial, legal and physical
needs of the club should be we'll look
ed after. President Perkins suggested
that if they'd add an undertaken they'd
be prepared for any emergency.
A. A. Cohn proposed that the Brook
haven Kiwanis Club stage an old fash
ioned Fourth of July celeI@ation, with
speeches, barbecue, picnic and base ball
game. He said that as this was a po-
such number of candidates, he be-
lieved it food idea to stage an affair
entirely free from political talks. This
suggestion was quickly and enthusias-
tically endorsed. President Perkins
asked for discussion but J. w. Nc
Grath pointed out that a baseball pro-
position needed no discussion. The
president then appointed committee
composed of A. A. cohn, H. v Wall, W.
NJ. Turnbough. w. D. Davis and A. B.
Furlow This committee with w.
McGrath, chairman of the regular XII
wants entertainment committee, is to
work out the details and make all ar
for a spectacular fcelebra-
tion of the Fourth
J.. NJ. Wood, who attended two or
three games of baseball between the
York Giants and the st. Louis Cardi-
nails last week, told of the excitement
at these games. and also recalled the
errors made by those big league play
ers. He added that the big fellows
made hobbies just the same as the mi
nor league players, and that was what
made baseball the great national game.