Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-10-05
.K|WAN|S HAS
COME TO PAYETTE

t the Chamber of Commerce rooms
5 with the following to serve as tenn
3 porary officers and directors:
J E. Turner. temporary president.
Charley Barton. temporary secre-
= tary-treasurer
~. H. Davis, DR.. I. R. Woodward. H.
} w. Douglass, George B. Kellogg,
! Wesley 1. Potter, Jonas G. Hillyer.
I E. F. Cescott, Field Representa-
tive Of The Kiwanis Club. Interna-
tional was present and directed or
ganization. Mr.. Wescott has been IN
Payette for the past two weeks and
will remain until organization is
/ perfected and the club fully organ
lied.
| Kiwanis began in Detroit, Michi-
gan, January goth. 1915, where the
first Kiwanis club was organized.
The great potentialities of the
movement became evident early and
as the high purpose of the institution
became more and more apparent 10
the business world a development be-
gan which is about unparalleled in
the history Of business mems clubs.
Kiwanis is now represented in eight
hundred and seventy-five OF the lead
ing cities OF America, from coast to
coast in the United States and in
Canada with more than seventy-threei
thousand members, including Pres
ident Warren G. Harding. President
General Obergon, and the Prince of
Wales.
Kiwanis membership is composed /
of leading business and professional
men including one man and his COM
petitor from each line in a given
city. This dual representation makes
for a democracy and integrity with
in business and professional circles
which are automatically communi-
Gated to every phase of social and
civic activity, hence. by virtue of the
choice leadership and powerful In
fluence which can thus be con-
centrsted on any community need
Kiwanis clubs are achieving an in
ternational reputation as "Doers Of
Good.
Kiwanis holds an International /
Convention each year. The Conven-
ton this year was attended by about ;
eight thousand Of the choice mem
from all parts of the United States
and Canada, in the City of Toronto
Canada. The slogan adopted by this 5
Convention is "A square deal for the
last Under-privileged Child-A,
future Citizen. The next Interns- l.!
tional Convention will be held next {
June in Atlanta, Georgia. g
There are twenty-eight Kiwants a
Districts which holds an annual con- !
vention each year with its District. I
The Utah-Idaho District Convention t
was held August 1924 this year at t
Ogden, Utah. There was an enroll,
nent of Three hundred and ninety
two of the finest Kiwsnians of the;
two states in attendance. Next
years convention will be with the .
Twin Falls Club, Twin Falls, Idaho,
by which time, owing to added cities
IN this District there Will be at least q
i've hundred in attendance. .
The District Governor of the Utah
IDAHO Kiwanis District is: Honorable
oliver O'Haga, Boise, and the Lieu :,
.enant District Governor is: Clar- :
,nce P. Carbon OF the Logan Kiwants is
hub.
The following cities in the District =
lave effected organizations: Boise, y
Caldwell, Nampa, Weiser, Lewiston,
Occur d'Alene, Twin Falls, Pocatello,
3lackfoot, Idaho Falls and st. An :
hony. Organization being con- Y
emplated in Ontario, Mount Pelier, 9
sand Point, Moscow, Wallace. Ida
10, in the near future. While IN :
Utah there are Salt Lake City. Logan, :,
Brigham City, Provo, Nephi. Spring Il
lille, Spanish Fork and Price TO Il
which will be added additional
Weekly luncheons will be served! :,
n Hotel Bancroft each Tuesday noon :
rom 1915 to lis o'clock, startingi n
md ending strictly on time, the first =,
luncheon was served Tuesday of this ;,
week with delegations from the XII =.
wants Clubs in attendance. :,
The Kwanis Club of Payette will HI
lave Fifty Charter members, each SCI m
ected in advance OF being invited by Il
he temporary board OF directors. W
The present enrolment of the Club. 8,