The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-21
Kiwanis Club Had a Very
Enthusiastic Meeting Last Thursday
With Luncheon AT Manhattan Parlor

Did you ever see fellow try TO
be funny when really that Is the on
lv way he ever was? Well, that s
what we all saw at the kiwaris
luncheon at the Manhattan yester-
day when j. Is. C1rdwell took charge
of the program He tried 90 eN-
plain that II is because he acts fun
nv that makes everybody laugh
when they see him, and made an
out Of il, for the whole bunch
knew the straight Of u, and any
way he went ahead with the pro-
gram, and that meeting is recorded
In the minds of the members as
about the liveliest thing that has
been pulled off in Lubbock since
the Stag party for our visiting
nomadic statesmen,
Robert Sowder made a great long
speech on something about the four
powers pact, but owing TO the tact
that Louie Moore was near the
writer and kept saying something
about tho whole world running on
a one-boss schedule, we were UNI
able to get the meaning of his
speech, and finally he quit through
sympathy for the visitors for whom
he did not have so much I'll feeling
as the regular membership. lie Is
a spellbinder from the old blue
back series, and when 1t comes TO
comedy he is right there. KY
lander. head of the program COM
mittee had planned this meeting to
be a comical one and Robert GER
tainly met all specifications in
building" that speech.
II. A. Davidson had a long drawn
out philosophical subject too deep
for the writer to comprehend, but
finally closed by saying something
about il pays 60 advertise, and told
a few things on Purine chicken
chow that made us all set up and
take notice. He won first place as
salesman at the Travelling Mems
lunch, and if he ever got off that
subject we were unable TO find him
during that time.
c. L. Maedgen made "a lengthy
talk on the financial conditions of
the country, and the relative high
standing Of a Kiwanian with other
citizens, as a banker looks at things.
He is a good business man and dis
played extraordinary ability as a
Judge Of character on this occasion.
Claude Hurlbut made an inter-
esting spell-binders account of what
the Tumble y" pool out IN the
country club section would add to
the leasure resorts of this section,
and announced that the opening
day the pool would be turned over
to Rotary and kiwanis Clubs for
Joint meeting. Hurlbut is a typi-
cal Kiwanian and is from the old
school when il comes TO after-dln-
ner speaking
+. A. Morgan said il was his opin-
ion that the Lubbock Longhorns'
were going TO make a lot of local
fans become interested in the great
American game from the start, and
proved TO his hearers that If be
had not forgotten a few notes he
would have displayed oratorical tai
ent beyond expectations Of even his
nearest friends.
L. T. Martin closed the speech
making period with an apology for
having believed Fred Boerner the
ntsl luuhlNt man III Niit hAtt'Af NhNH
made some important announce
ments. He is a Rotarian tooth and
toenail and we are sure glad to
have his kind visitors to our lunch
cons.
Edgar Inman, Luther +. Meredith
and Mesdames Rylander and Trim
kle, accompanied by Mr.. Ed. Rob
inson, furnished the musical NUM-
bers, which were appreciated and
enjoyed by all present.
Prof. Dupre, superintendent OF
the Lubbock schools, thanked the
Kiwanis Club for its cooperation
In raising necessary funds to send
the stock judging team to Fort
Worth. whore they won state cham
pionship.
Cheer up April showers viii say
it with flowers.
Some folks can make everything