Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-10
DOUGLAS K|WAN|S
CLUB Wins MONTH.
ATTENDANCE PRIZE.

One of the features of the closing
session of the Kiwanis district con-
vention in Bisbee Tuesday was the
awarding OF the October attendance
prize to the Douglas Kiwanis club,
the local club having maintained q
100 per cent attendance record
throughout the mont hof October.
Fred W. Nichols of Las Vegas, n.
NJ, a brother of c. A. Nichols, local
Kiwanian, was elected lieutenant
governor Of the north New Mexico
district Harry F. Robinson OF AL
buquerque, II. M, was elected gov
ernor of the southwest district for,
Kiwanis; George Fletcher of Roswell,
N. NJ. was named lieutenant COVER
nor for southern New Mexico, and Or.
w. p Sims OF Bisbee. was chosen for
the same office in Arizona.
The last business transacted by the
Kiwanians before adjournment of the
convention was the selection of the
place of the 1927 district convention.
Santa Fe. N. M, was chosen, subject
to the approval of the district tru5-
tees. The convention at Bisbee was
the largest Kiwanis convention ever
held in the southwest. The conven
ton voted against recommending the
extension of the jurisdiction beyond
the limits of the United States and
Canada
The Las Vegas Kiwanis club was
awarded the Coulthard cup for send
ing the most delegates the greatest
number of miles to the convention.
The morning session Tuesday OPEN
ed with a message of greeting from
Hartwell Newell, president of the
Bisbee Chamber of Commerce. He
was followed by Fred Parker, inter-
national secretary of Kiwanis, who
delivered an address on Information
nj Ohjectives."
Earl II. Drake gave an address on
Citizenship and Rev. George An
drews pastor OF the Congregational
church of Tucson, gave an inspiring
talk on "Kiwanis Ideals"
The hour from IL a. M. to IL m.
was given over to open forum dis
cussion and the morning session closed
with the song, 'Kiwanis.'
II. F. Robinson, lieutenant governor
y
southwest district, called the after
noon session to order at p. nj. In
vocation, & song and awarding of Ihe
October attendance prize to the Doug"
las Kiwanis club followed.
The major portion of the closing
session was given over to the read
ing of reports of the various com
mittees. Following the reading and
approval of the committee reports,
the delegates nominated and elected
officers for the coming term and Sc
lected the place for the 1927 con-
vention.
dinner and dance at the Warren
District Country club Tuesday eve
ing brought the district convention
to n close.
Delegates to the convention and the
| many Klwanians who attended feel
that the convention was one of the
most successful ever held in this
district and returned to their re-
spective homes feeling that great
amount Of constructive work had
been accomplished.
During the convention, the British
! flag was presented to the southwest
district by the Vancouver, +. c., XII
wants club. The presentation was
made by Capt. J. w. B. Blackman
| of Canada.
/ The attendance prize won by the
Douglas Kiwanis club was in the
! form of a check for $205. This prize
! was formed by each club in the dis
trict contributing $40 and the Bis
bee club contributing $25, the tota
amount forming: the prize. Tht
Clarkdale Kiwanis club was SECOND
ia The contest with "a per cent at
tendance, and the Las Vegas, ". M.
club, with 92 per cent, was third.
Attendance records for the yeal
showed the Roswell, n NJ, club frs
with 84.19 per cent; Bisbee second
with 77.42 per cent, and Douglas
third, with 1866 per cent.