The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-04
klWANlS CLUB
By Neal A. Douglass, Jr.

tfN L"'""'h 1uriiitNH HlhN lN
go-getter, but when whole flock
Of them y together the vocabulary
of the writpr Is over taxed and We
admit there is no way Of expressing
~, other than 90 say they are all
( there with the goods. and the more
the better. as there are none 81
them who slackens in the work
I merely because there D. someone
else 20 30 the pushing, but they
I 20 altogether and we have, as a
monument 90 their thrift and 90
-get-itedncss the club of the Plains"
I established by our people, rocog-
nized by all who are familiar with
| conditions az they exist. and adj
vertiscd 10 the world. That spirit
was clearly existant at the meeting
I Of the kiwanis Club AZ the COya
/ hotel Thursday noon. Several
I splendid talks were made, Sam G.
I Arnett having demonstrated beyond
any reasonable doubt that IL does
not take very long 20 make a real
impressive talk, as the writer was
I unable TO time him, not having a
stop watch. He said about a hun
dred and one things in about a doz-
en- words, all We could get Of which
was that he IL IN Lubbock because
Lubbock IS Lubbock. and there is no
substitute for this place anywhere.
Such men as Sam G. Arnett have
made Lubbock. Such men have
created desire within the hearts
of their brothers from other sec
tions 70 come here. and after get
ting them here, convinced them OF
the superiority Of this country which
was proven IN a speech By Judge
George Foster. when he said he
bad vamped on two sides Of Lub-
book for more than twenty years
and was unable TO become satisfied
with his surroundings until by mere
chance discovered that the only
place IN the world for him and his
was Lubbock. Judge Foster is an
able speaker and made il plain 10
his hearers that he immediately dis
covered the uselessneSs Of his ex-
istence during that time spent away
from what viii some day be recog-
nlzed a. mot only the Hub Of the
western section Of Texas, bur the
Hub Of the great Southwest"
Talks don't build towns, but XII
wanians do. and there has to be
more or less talking and certainly
that Kiwanis bunch are there with
the goods on that part Of the sub
jet.
Marco Dupre. superintendent Of
the Lubbock schools is about the
hardest working man in town, and
we are sure the work he has done
in organizing, or rather causing to
be organized a chapter Of Girls
Scouts, with more than forty mem
beers at this time, was beyond ex-
pectations Of those who were to as
sist him with the work He had
the whole thing almost completed
before some Of the Kiwanians knew
what was being done. He works
more and talks more than a little,
showing that there Is nothing TO the
old saying that talking binders ac-
ton. He combines the two, mast
ers the situation at hand and goes
about the work in sure enough XII |
wants style.
Miss Huff, district field woman
for the American Red Cross. who /
Is here looking after that work, !
made an interesting talk, assuring |
the ky~anis members that as child |
welfare is great part Of the work /
Of the Red Cross Il would be her /
pleasure to assist in any way should |
the infant Kiwanis club Of Lubbock 4
need attention Of any sort. Miss
Huff Is a splendid speaker, and has
become very popular with the peo-
pie Of Lubbock.
Miss Ellis, secretary Of the Lub-
book Chapter Of the Red Cross ex-
planned the work she has been do
ing in getting several children who
have been away from school started |
Il was decided that the Kiwanis |
membership raise fifty dollars for
the work she is doing, and before !
very many minutes had passed the
fifty dollars had been given, and |
Miss Ellis expressed her apprecia-
ton to the club for the offering.
Special music was furnished |
throughout the meeting by Mr.. Jack /
Taylor, saxaphone, Miss Winnie
Bates, Of Lubbock, and Mr.. little
punk" Burns. G. w. Beene, ac-
companied by Miss Noble Slagle,
rendered several comical and much |
appreciated numbers
Gerald V. Smith certainly exercis- |
ed his experience in Kiwanis work.
as Chairman OF the day he con-
Quoted the meeting in orderly fash
ion, adding jest and pep TO every
talk BY n short comment on the /
speaker and his subject
When Il comes 20 real hard hit
ting and getting there with things i
the Lubbock kiwanis Club member
ship Il on the Job. and prove their
ability from every angle. The work