Evening star., 1922-03-10
:'K|WAN|ANS PLEAD
FOR ALL TREATIES
Members to Press Senate for
Ratification Of Arms
Pacts at Once.

/, All Of the 651 Kiwanis clubs in the
! United States have been urged to use
every influence on Congress for the
| ratification of the armament pacts
! now before the Senate, according to
a letter read from the International
organization by Charles F. Roberts,
! president of the local kiwanis Club
! at the Hotel Washington yesterday
afternoon.
District of Columbia were requested
to write their representatives in Con-
j greSs to support the administration
in its treaty program.
A letter from F. X. Wholley. di-
rector of the better business bureau.
the initiative In organizing a civic
council for the betterment of the
District, was also read
Plans for Convention.
T. William Barrett, chairman OF the
automobile committee of the club,
announced he had been in touch with
Richard Murphy, who holds similar
position with the Rotary Club. and
, that at least 300 cars would be needed
ny klWanians to help accommodate
the large crowds visiting the city
during the conference Of the fifth dis
tr'ct of Rotary, to be held here March
ze-2S. Many members volunteered
their machines yesterday.
An enjoyable musical program was
presented at the end of the business
session. Miss Priscilla Slaughter, So
prano. accompanied at the piano by
Miss Julia Russell, was forced to re-
spond to many encorcs, while Miss
Adele Sperling,. AL Downs and Robert
Heath, playing this week at the Cos
IL nd. a
Tor several special numbers.
Robert Lawrence led in community
singing and announced that at the
community concert to be given Sun
day the kiwanis Club would be guest
of honor. If Central High School is
not available, Il hall will be secured,
and announcements of same made in
the Sunday papers.
Cosmopolitan Club Meets.
Ten per cent of the men of the
United States do the thinking for the
other 30 per cent. declared Algernon
5. Gardiner, president of the Standard
National Bank. in business talk be-
fore members of the Cosmopolitan
Cub at the Hotel Harrington yes
terday afternoon.
Mr. Gardiner urged that all bust
ness men make better use of their
| own ideas and the IDEAS of their en-
ployes.
Encouragement of thrift among en-
ployes." he said. does much to keep
them satisfied. Employees with bank ac-
counts. fostered. perhaps by the grant
ing of a small bonus or other conces-
son BY employers. make the best and
most faithful employees. Encourage your
| men to save. because the man with
money in the bank is always better
satisfied and better able to give you
his best than the man who has
nothing"
Mr. Gardiner declared that a mans
banker should be his confidant,
helper and adviser in business mat
ters, and said that a closer relation
between bankers and business men
would rebound to the advantage of
both.
The club voted to accept the invi-
tation of the kiwanis Club to form
civic council. and President Philip
Buettner was authorized to appoint
a committee to cooperate with
The bottom has virtually been
reached so far as price reductions in
automobiles are concerned. declared
Chester H. Warrington, president of
the Warrington Motor Company, in
a business talk before members Of
| the Civitan Club at the new City
Club yesterday.
"All prices are better today than
| ever before he said, "and it is false
economy on the part of the buying
public that is responsible for the
existing hesitancy."
The following also made three
minute addresses: DR.. Grant S.
Barnhardt, Oliver. Hoyem of the
American Federation of Labor and
lI. L. Goldheim, Rudolph Jose pre-
sided.