The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-09
KIWANIS CLUB
CHARTER GIVEN
BY GOVERNOR
Club Is Formally Launched in
Bismarck in Presence of
200 at Banquet
MANY VISITORS HERE
Messages from Other Clubs
Throughout the State are
Received by Local Or
ganization
MANY VISITORS HERE

Kiwanis formally began building
in Bismarck last night, with the
presentation Of its charter by A. E.
Pickard, district Governor, who
came from Minneapolis to make the
presentation, give a bit Of advice and
felicitate the local Kiwanians upon
entering into the community Of
spirit existing among the $4,000 Ki-
wanians in the country. Present to
speed the Bismarck Kiwanis club on
its way were more than 100 Mandan,
Fargo, Valley City and Darlington
Kiwanians.
The presentation Of the charter
was bit Of formality in an evening
Of informality at the banquet table,
with dozen speakers interspersing
something Of serious nature with
witticisms, jokes and pleasantries.
There came in addition to the per-
sonal word Of greeting from the
representatives Of other clubs pre-
sent messages from international Of
ficers and other clubs. The visitors
brought with them a smile and a
willingness to join in the program,
interspersing interesting features.
District Governor Pickard, in his
address and charter presentation,
held before the Kiwanians presented
the motto Of the organisation, which
is eve Build" He let Everyone in
on the secret Of the selection Of the
name Kiwanis. 1T was chosen, he
said, by q linguist familiar with In
dian dialects, and among, the mean
ings ascribed to the word ''Kiwains"
in broad sense is ave Build" The
organization, he said, was founded
in Buffalo eight years ago, then with
the motto I'VE Trade indicating q
foundation of reciprocity and mu-
tuality, but as the vision of the club
broadened and they began to formu-
late a program of service to the en-
tire community the more fitting mot
to, eve Build" came into being.
For, he emphasized, the Kiwanis club
is primarily service club.
Concerned With Present
Mr.. Pickard declare that KiwaNis,
filling its niche in the order Of
things, was not so concerned with
the past or, with the future as such,
but with the present. Its founda-
tion, he said, was the Golden Rule Of
fellowship and its tenets to make
things a little more pleasant and the
members little more. useful in the
present order of things.
its life. It has as an aim the lifting
| of the shell that holds one aloof and
learning to know one another. Bis.
marck, he said, was the eighth XII.
wants club in the state, and they
now are to be found over the entire
country.
The banquet table at the McKen.
zie hotel, where upwards Of 200 XII.
, wanians and their ladies gathered
was decorated in fall colors. Among
the decorations was a beautiful bas.
ket Of roses sent by the Bismarck
Rotary club.
After the singing of "America
and the invocation by DR.. Ryerson
and the singing of songs under thu
leadership Of Spencer Boise, Judg.
L. E. Birdzell, district trustee, open
ed the speaking program with brie1
review Of the Kiwanis life and in
PRODUCING Attorney General Georg'
! F. Shafer, who was the toastmastel
Of the evening. william c. Greer
/. Of Fargo, .lieutenant-governor for tn,
district, unable to be present be
| cause Of court case which hel,
him at home, sent instead = tele
gram Of greeting, and DR.. De Mot o.
/ Minot responded to the welcome o
/ Kiwanis to, the visitors. ::
! Accepts Charter
j =, President Scott Cameron Of the 10
I. cal club, in accepting the charte
; presented by District Governo
Z Pickafd,. referred to the sayings o
!, Ebert Il Hubbard, who declared tha
"to know a. man is to like him.
Much mistrust and dislike, is oc
cssioned among people because the
\ do not know each other, he said, add
4 ing thst it was a purpose Of Kiwani
: to throw off the cloak and see tha
esch one got acquainted with tn
other. He expressed the pleasur
of the local Kiwanians at being abl
to become part Of an internationa
\ organization which already had 9
many achievements to its credi
and told its purpose to endeavor :
fully measure up to the high star
dard that had been set.
II Mr.. Cameron especially thanke
T the Mandan Kiwanians or joihin
!. in the festivities, and said that tn
two cities and the two organisation
i should accomplish much by commo
effort for, he said, what is good fe
the one 10 also good for the other.
j Mrs. John A. Graham charming
sang for the assembled guests, Wit
Mrs. r.. A. Tracy % accompanis
John Dick Of Carrington sang tn
| solos.
4 Attendance prizes, given. by 10
J were drawn, one Tor the ladies %
i another for The men. Mrs. James |
! 1 FitssimMons Of Mandan' received Il