Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-05
CHARTER BANQUET
ATTRACTS 200 TO
K|WAMS POW WOW
GALA EVENT STAGED LAST NIGHT
AT CONGREGATIONS CHURCH
WITH GUY GUERNSEY, CHICAGO
ALDERMAN, PILOT OF THE
CRAFT GOOD TIME"

Kiwanis had a big night in Ottawa
last night.
Celebrating presentation Of the
local clubs charter with banquet n
the pprlOrS OF the congregational
church, 600 Kwanians from all ser.
tions Of northern Illinois made a rep
resentatiye gathering Of the elan for
the gala event
with "cats" horaldcd as the biz
item on the niehts entertainment, the
GuZzlinG in reality w2s, in spite of it,
hoing mighty good. minor issue com
pared with the program Of tOasts and
the great amount Of good time that
went with them.
Guy Guernsey, Chicago alderman
and an inyctcratc booster for the III
nois valley was the main squeak iis
Iuratiycly and IN realty, at the ban
QUOT he served as t1astmp tor. FL
ing the time with clever repartco IN
answer to thruwta shot his way by
spclkor", and literally iilline the room
with his presence. Guernsey, Incl
dntally, is one of the papas of HI
vanish in Illinois. the founder of the
Chicago club and daddy to all the 1T
tie clubs scattered about Illinois. He
is at his best as tOastmaster. as w)s
evidenced by the laughter he evoked
throughout a long yea verify long,
evening. which cOUld easily have be
come mighty bOrCgome but for the
smart way in which he handled af'
fairs and kept the banquoters in good
fettle
Mr.. Guernsey incidentally amon'
his rapid fire rcmfrks informed the
Kiwanians that he was now doing a
bit Of missionary work in Illinois try.
ing to convert the state into the RIGHT
state park frame Of mind. BY that he
meant he was carrying the word into
all hooks and cranniea of the common
wealth against cOmmercialism at
Starved Rock, which, he said, ssouIG
be clcanscd entirely Of the dollar
fmarli and tho states greatest beauty
spot returned to the people unsullied
by too much commerce and restored
to its original purposes OF a public
place of. enjoyment where money did
not figure in the enjoyment.
Governor George A, Shurtleff Of Hi
nos Kiwanis clubs was present and
addressed the meeting, explaining
what Kiwanis had done in the few
years CT its existence Kiwanis got
It's Start in Detroit in 1871 with fcur
members At the present. he said,
there arc 10000 men wearing the biz
TX" on their coat lapels, In Ottawa
fh"ro Gre fftv-three members all live
men in live businesses.
Ono Of the finest features Of the
meeting. hcNovcr. was the musical
program in which the De Kalb quar-
tot. Mrs Dorothy Retior Fisher JUS
tin Jaeger and James O'ToOle dis.
played their talents before the admir-
ing crowds MI drew loud and con
tinued applause for their numbers and
wore forced to repeat encorcs. Miss
Father Rcilov presided at the piano
for Mr.. Jaeger and Mr.. O'Toole, while
Miss LoIah Petit played the accom-
panments for Mrs Fisher
Visitors were present from Chicago,
Peoria. Kankakce. De Kalh, Aurora,
Chicago Heights. Streator, Pontiac,
Moline Austin, WoOdlawn and Engle-
wood. Aurora with a delegation of
fifty won the attendance honOrs.
Addresses were delivered by Scna
tor Harold Kcssinpcr of Aurora, NJ.
Shurtlett, Oliver Gibbs of Aurora, lieu
tenant governor Of the Illinois district
Daniel Wentworth Of Chicago. Presi-
dent David Refor of the ottawa club,
Judge w. H. limbaugh and others.
Mr.. Refor spoke in acceptance q