The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-15
WORDS OF KiwANIs
Words

Words, words, words, words"
cried Hamlet, frantic with the lying
speech Of hyp0cutcal sycophants
with whom he was surrounded, and
thousands of men of position n the
world echo bis sentiments today
One word, "IconOclasm,' tore Che
Roman Empire into halves and pre-
cipiiatcd the dissolution of the
greatest state the world had known
Three words, Liberty, Equality,
Fraternity sent the rabhle " the
French cities az the throats Of the
European mOnarcks under the con-
quering eagles Of Napoleon.
Two words, "Spurlos Nersenkt. %
brought America into the Great War
and hurled the invncihle legi0us ~
the Great Republic against the levies
Of the Kaiser.
One word. "Kiwanis, IS a coined
word.
II had no original meaning what
ever It's meaning the soul of the
word-has been gwen i By kiwan-
ians.
II Is something clean, something
seryieeable, something that IS not
self-seckin~ something essentially
human, something bright, lovable
and dependable
An those thing never could be
expressed before in a single word.
Kinwanis is in Lubbock 20 stay
and build.
"A passin' the buck somewhat
put the Kiwanis items IN our last
issue on the bum, as the publicity
committee composed Of the writer
and few other fellows who are
equally rs efficient i'm the buck cir
culating art lost their tracks IN max
ing arrangements, as result Of
which we are the only one with
sufficient reason 90 warrant ssu-
ance II an excuse, which we are
sure the Kiwanians viii agree i'm
mediatcly after hearing our side Of
the story. We were kept go busy
perpsing the pages Of that wonder
ful little book that BOyce Cardwell
presented Us on that occasion, it be-
ing the first Of IFS kind we have
ever used, which BOyce will youch
for, that getting away from the in
tercsting items contained therein
was beyond our resisting force, and
the time which should have been
spent tn making an account Of that
very interesting meeting was used
I'M applying our every mental force
IN absorbing the great facts con-
tanned therein, and right here let
us state that we have found Mr.
Webster one Of the best short SEN
tence authors we have ever read af-
ter Boyce is a fine fellow, and
We are glad 20 have such a splendid
present from him.
Believing that the excuse is suf-
ficcnt, and that il will be a good
idea 20 refrain from having to make
one We will give in detail an ac-
count Of the last meeting. held az
the Manhattan Parlor Thursday Of
last week.
Roche Newton was chairman Of
the day, and though he was some
what taken at surprise and handed
that little job, went into it with
true Kiwanian enthusiasm and help
ed TO make that one Of the snappiest
programs that we have had in some
time.
Righteousness in City Building"
WIS Allt Un0ltAA " aA1AfTN W w
made by Rev. c. n. n. Ferguson,
and though he refused. because Of
lack Of time 20 prepare TO thorough
" discuss il, he gave a very inter-
esting account OF himself. and de-
clared that the appetite Of a
Methodist preacher is uncomfortable
when fried chicken Is near at hand,
and asked the fellows to please let
him back to the table in order that
he might partake Of the food that
made Mefhodism famous. Rev. Fer
guson is a regular fellow, and the
younger members Of the Kiwanis
Club appreciate his participation in
Club activities, in that il gives them
an opportunity 20 learn a few things
from a man who has passed along
the route they are going long ago,
and who realizes that service 10
others is a great work. and one
which should be INDUCED in with
pleasure.
What we could do Tor the Boys