Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-01-19
k|WAN|S OBSERVE
ANNIVERSARY WITH
SPLENDID BANQUET
Seventh Birthday Made
Red Letter Event for
Local Club
WE BUILD" KEY NOTE
DR.. L. E. M'Nair, Presi-
dent of Jacksonville
Club, a Speaker

Palatka Kiwanians celebrated the
seventh anniversary of the founding
of Kiwanis with a brilliant banquet
at the Putnam County Country club
last night, more than one hundred
being seated about the tables when
President Clifton Loveland called the
gathering to attention.
The program arranged for the oc-
casion was decidedly unique, a spirit
of good fellowship and fun running
throughout. Set in the dancing pa
vlion at the the club, where wives of
several of the Kiwanians had
wrought tastefully with palms and
bamboo, the program proceeded
without hitch, and no small part of
its success was due to the music, and
the short verses chanted at each
speaker as he rose.
DR.. L. E. McNair, president of the
Jacksonville Kiwanis club, was the
speaker of the evening, coming to
Palatka especially to be with the To-
cal club. He was one of the enthu-
siastic Kiwanians who came down
on the occasion of the installation of
the local club. He charmed his hear
ers with his splendid sermon on "We
Build" and instilled new spirit of
Kiwanis into the hearts of the men,
bers who heard him.
Pledge in Song.
When President Clifton rose to
welcome the guests he was inter-
rupted by the Kiwanis choir, which
sang the "Howdy-do" song, promis-
ing to do everything possible for the
president, who in a few graceful
words, turned the meeting over to
John L. Sheppard, Jr., toastmaster.
w. P. Dineen, greeted by "Bull-
sheviki" song, spoke of the history
of Kiwanis from its inception seven
years ago to the present time, grow
ing to membership of 10000 and
spreading its gospel of "We Build"
throughout the universe.
Bob Earnest was introduced with
testimonial that he had pep every
STEP and related the accomplish
ments of Kiwanis in Palatka and
what it proposes to do. He review
ed the enterprises for civic improve
ment in which the club has engaged
during it's short life indicating ear
nest. activity on the part Of all men,
berS.
John Points was enjoined by the
choir "to give us a speech, a peach
of a Speech" but to "cut it short"
it was surmised, Johns nat
ural inclination, plumber-like, to talk
rather than work. He saw the point
and illustrated with story of the
man who went to Heaven and failed
to find any plumbers there. He said
the plumber had forgotten his tools
and went back to find them. Speak
inc seriously he recited instances of
the splendid growth of the club.
Sweet Adeline," with words about
seeing his map in the singers
dreams, closed Johns oration.
Greetings From Friends.
Brief greetings were extended by
invited guests, which included "Ro-
tarians," by Frank Wagner; "Wom-
ans Club" Mrs. S. C. Stallings;
"City of Palatka," H. NJ. Fearnside;
chamber of Commerce." j. W.
Hart: "The Press" Goode M. Guerry.
Following these brief greetings
DR.. McNair was introduced to speak
on "Kiwanis." Orators who had
preceded the illustrious speaker, and
who had suffered disappointment in
their own efforts, were placated with
the subtlety of DR.. McNair's express
ed surprise that it was considered
advisable to send to Jacksonville for
speakers when there were so many
orators of such brilliant talents al
ready members of the club. "But if
each of them were to speak an hour
a day and on into next week they
could not do justice to the subject
on which yau have asked me to
speak," he declared. "Kiwanis is