Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-24

at thC iS6 uidA HICcllHS Ol Tie wafer
vile Rotary Club yesterday noon at
the Elmwcod Hotel three members of
the Kiwanis club, Edgar J. Brown,
president. P. A. Smith, vice president,
and John L. Thomas, district repre-
sentative, gave addresses.
The first speaker Of the evening was
Mr.. Brown. He responded in behalf
OF the Kiwanis club to the cordial
greeting given his club by Dr. Herbert
Z. Libby, past president of the Rotary
club, In an address Of greeting at a
Kiwanis club meeting last Friday
night. He assured the Rotarians that
the members of the Kiwanfs club would
cooperate with their organization in
every way possible.
Mr.. Brown compared the two clubs
WITH fraternal orders and he called
such clubs the fraternal wheel of the
world. He declared that the members
worked together for the elevation and
betterment of mankind and the i'm
provement Of the community. He spoke
or the condition of the world today and
the solving Of problems that are be-
fore men. He stated that these prob
lens can never be solved correctly
until the principle Of the golden rule
is applied. He said that the spirit of
fraternalism must be placed in the
heart. mind and purpose of men in high
positions of authority. In closing, Mr..
Brown 'rccited the following appropri-
ate little verse:
God give us men. The time demands
strong minds, great hearts, true
faith and willing hands.
Men whom the spoils of office cannot
buy;
Men who possess opinions and will;
Men VINO nave honor; men who will not
Men who can stand before a demi-
gogua
And damn his treachcrous batteries
without winkng;
Iall men, Sun-croWned, who live
above the fog
In public duty and in private thanking.
Mr.. Smith was the next speaker.
He greeted those present with few
entertaining remarks. He spoke of
prior visits he had made to Water
vile Rotary club meetings and said
that the benefits of this club were
eXemplified by the fraternal attitude
of the members by and between
themselves. He noticed more gen.
erous consideration of rights. opin-
ions and privileges of others by the
men Of such an organization.
He said that the greatest good that
can come from Rotary or Kiwanis
is not in the highest tower that can
be built, capital that can be saved
o" made, fine mansions that can be
constructed, but simply by the good
done Ivy the men themselves making
them realize the needs of the COM
munity putting their shoulder 10 the
wheel and pulling together. He de-
CARED that the men do that and the
community are benefited. Between
the two clubs there is no contest, no
division of interest. no rivals for
honor and no jealousy for merited
praise, but the same ideals prevail.
He affirmed that either club
should be proud of any good done
ty the other and in a community like
this there is plenty of room for both
He said that each is stronger for
TIE others presence. and each clun
needs the other as we'll as the COM
munity.
The final speaker was John L.
Thomas. He said in part:
AS members of Rotary and KiWanis
clubs we have assumed the respon-
sibilities. the extent of which very
few of us realize. If / may be per-
mitted l would like to convey my
ANNe' VI ''OiiiS VI llio
l consider every one of you should
take thought of. would classify them
under a few heads:
First, our responsibility to oul
homes. Our homes are the foundu-
tons upon which are built every
hamlet, town, city, state and nation
Such being the case it behooves us
as individuals and as members OF
club units to see that proper ar
rangenentS are made that the home
IS maintained when we are called tc
the life beyond the grave. Every
man Curing his life time should make
some preparation to preserve a por-
Jion of his income that his estate
niey be ample for the preservation
of his future generation.
Second. our responsibility to our
fellow men. Too often we are prone
to trust more of ourselves and less
of our fellow men. Promises should
be made to be kept.
Third our responsibility to our city
AS individuals we can do more fol-
the advancement of our beautiful
city as Rotary and Kiwanis clubs our
responsibilities and possibilities are
unlimited.
Fourth, our responsibility to our
state. AS Maine goes so goes the
nation has long been a political cam
paign slogan. 1t is to be regretted
that we cannot say as Maine Builds
so Other States Build" Our natural
resources ae wonderful, but the most
wonderful of all the Maine young
man, every state in the union has
been enriched by the influx of sturdy
downeast MAZE boys. This exodus is
one of our responsibilities which the
two clubs may we'll study.