Evening star., 1922-03-24
URGES
DUTY Of HAPPINESS
KiWanians Told There Are
Too Many Calamity HoWIers.
Other Clubs Meet.


and there will be less call for charity,
was the advice given members of the
Kiwanis Club by Mgr. C. F. Thomas of
st. Patricks Church at meeting of
that organization in the Hotel Washing
ton yesterday afternoon.
THE duty Of happiness, If carried out
with due regard to moral laws" said the
priest, can result only In health, wealth
and wisdom Too many. however. for
get that charity begins at home. TIis Is
an age OF altrusm. We have introduced
a twelfth commandment-to mind other
peoples business The tendency is to
make everybody happy, regardless OF
their preference as to how 1t should be
done, and In devotion to this command
ment, we have forgotten the eleventh.
mind your own business"
Mgr. Thomas congratulated the club
on the splendid spirit displayed, but
urged the membership that in the pur-
suit of happiness not to forget their
own kith and kin, saying that II this
were universally done America would
soon be rid Of its vast army OF calam-
ity howlers."
Plea for Memorial University.
Miss Jennie Burkes Of Cumberland
Gap, Tenn, made stirring appeal
| for support of Lincoln Memorial Uni
versity, which today is one or the
foremost schools for the mountain
| eers of that section.
Miss Burkes outlined the wonder
| full growth of the institution. which
was started in 1897. and told Of the
| work it was doing in bringing these
real Americans out Of the wilderness
| to learning and light"
Charles F. Roberts presided and
asked the clubs full cooperation in
| assisting in the ceremonies to be held
at Arlington Sunday by the Rotary
Club. Mr.. Roberts announced that
acceptances from all similar clubs of
tho city to appoint committees to
! serve on the "civic club council' sug-
gested by the Kiwanis Club had been
received and that the first meeting CT
the body would be held next Thurs
day.
| Resolution on Admission OF Aliens.
| After Victor B. Deyber. chairman Of
the public affairs committee. had read
several communications relative to
| the clubs attitude toward laws regu-
lating immigration. the following res
| olutton was unanimously adopted:
| That no aliens should be admitted to
the United States except those who.
after proper instruction, shall be fit :
ted to become citizens Of the United
States; that a proper and compre-
hensive system of registration, to
enable the government to keep in
touch with all naturalized citizens, be
| tablished
That educational facilities be Gre
| ated for immigrants and that a GER
\ tain amount of education. both Of a
| general nature and along Americana
zation lines, be made compulsory. and
that time limit be placed upon the
without his taking the proper steps
to become a naturalized citizen"
| Miss Burkes and Mgr. Thomas d.
vided the prizes for the handsomest
and homeliest guests present on a
$3.50 basis.
Cosmopolitan Club Meets.
| "Judicious advertising, coupled with
100 per cent service to every customer.
| 10 the best basis of business" declared
Joseph Trew of the Trew Motor Com
pany In a business talk before the
members Of the Cosmopolitan Club at
the Franklin Square Hotel yesterday.
Give your customer satisfaction
said Mr. Trew. and you have solved
the problem Of business" He spoke
briefly Of the growth of his own busi-
| ness
Because the Cosmopolitan fiscal year
ends April l. 1t was decided that next
Thursdays meeting would be devoted
| to the nomination Of officers. to b4
| elected at the following meeting.
The club also instructed the com.
mittee named to form a civic club
council to meet with representatives
\ OF other organizations next week for
| the purpose of perfecting this council
| The club voted to hold its first get
| together meeting and ladies' night at
Rauschers Immediately following
Lent.
| Chester H. Warrington and Edward
| 8. Brashears were elected delegates
] to the international convention OF
| Civitan/to be held at Chattanooga
Tenn. June s, and 8. at a meeting
of the local Ciyitan Club in the neT,
| City Club yesterday afternoon. Clar-
ence Harding and Spencer B. Curry
| were elected alternates.
| Addresses were delivered by F. x.
Wholley. director of the better busi-
ness bureau, and DR.. S. S. Within of
! Columbia University, q member of
the recently organized Civitan Club
Of New York City. Vice President
Warrington presided.
Fire Chief George Watson was pre-
sented with testimonial for his
meritorious work in connection with
Uxn r.