The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-15
Talismanic Name Indi-
Gates Course.

The convention Oh hlWanlS inter-
national held in st. Paul last week is
now history. Lanesboro Kiwanians
who attended are now still more en-
thusiastic about the organization.
There are many who have but hazy
ideas of the ideals and aims of XII
wants, and for their benefit is here
printed part of an address delivered
at the convention by United States
Cenator Frank B. Willis of Ohio.
"Some organizations may be cross
word puzzles" the senator said, "but
Kiwanis is not. There are no cross
words between Kiwanians, and their
aims are not puzzles. Kiwanis is a
talismanic word, indicating unerring-
ly to the initiated, the course to be
followed by Kiwanians.
Kindness is the outstanding quality
in the creed of Kiwanis. 1t harbors
not hate or rivalry. 1t teaches that
the climb to success is made more
arduous if the way is strewn with
wrecks. Each toiler upword would
help the other and so helf himself.
Men can be friendly competitors with
out being greedy rivals. The spirit
of fellowship banishes the narrowness
of the short-visioned. So Kiwanls
stands for kindness.
Initiative is the second beacon light
on the kiwanis airway. This or
ganization starts things-and fin
! ishes them, too. The world abounds
in fine motives and beneficient plans,
but they need q starter-somebody
to take the initiative, some organiza-
ton with the impelling power of cour-
age and the vitalizing genius of vi
sion.
Will to keep things going also is
Kiwanis asset. Many a good cause
has failed because it's defenders lack
will power and say, eyes, it ought to
be done, but we fear it canot be-"
This is the weakness of timorous
souls. One of our Kiwanis notices
is, cit can't be done, therefore we
will do it." Kiwanis puts the will
into willing.
Anticipation is the essence of ge-
MUS. The man or the club that can
keep one think ahead of the other
fellow is a winner. Kiwanis looks
ahead in its planning for community
service. 1t anticipates the need and
is prepared to meet it. 1t sees the
place in the roof where the leak is
| likely to come and does its work be-
! fore the leak arrives. 1t is not par
ticular whose roof it mends, just so
long as the mending helps the COM
munity. This generous spirit OF
helpfulness and good will is the very
essence of Kiwanis.
Neighborliness is what makes XII
crooJ ,ooirbhorc Tn indi-
vidual as we'll as in national and in
ternational matters, they attend to
their own affairs and ask to dc the
same. They pay their debts and ex-
pect others to do likewise. They are
willing to help and do help, but they
will not yield to others the control
of the manner and extent of the help
ing. They feel themselves strong
enough to do the right thing without
giving others the power to enforce
their own ideas of what is right.
Then conceive that the best way for
one to aid his neighbors is to put
and keep his own house in order. He
helps others and by doing so helps
himself. Kiwanis is living example
of the business success of generous
altruism, yet these beneficient i'm
pulses for community service would
be futile if not coupled with self
help.
Industry, work, is the character
|; builder of the world. With out the
necessity of toll man would become
, flabby, indolent, stagnant, dead. The
battle and toll and struggle of life
develops character. Industry is cure
for many world ills. If some Euro.
, pean nations would work as hard
producing as they do at procrastin.
ating, they would get better results
,, and the world would be happier.
Stability stands for law and order
, 1t upholds the constitution. 1t recog-
, nizes that the idea of law may BIZ
impudently disregarded, that one mar
may violate one law because he does
not like it, then any other man may
select some other law which he will
,, choose to violate. The end of this
whole sordid business is the break
down of all law, the paralysis of in
> dustry, and the overthrow of our
institutions. Amy banker who patron
! ICES a bootlegger encourages the ban
: dit who robs the bank.
Kiwanis is distinctly patriotic ane
cordially supports the President
program to keep America American.