Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-10-20
CHARLES TOWN KIWANIs VISIT
MARTINSBURG CLUB.

Charles Town kiwanis Club, IN al
most full force, took the Wiwanis
gong to the Martinshurg Club on
October 18th, and with the gong,
provided an entertainment program
for the Joint meeting that was con-
tinual delight to every one. One hun
bred and two Kiwanians were pres
emf at the Gold Room. at the Shen-
andoah Hotel, in Martinsburg: di-
vided about equally between Charles
Town and Martinsburg.
After a beefsteak and mushroom
dinner, L. II. Thompson, president of
the Martinsburg club. turned the
meeting over to the Jeffersonians for
the remainder of the evening. w F.
Alexander and brigham" Young
both spoke earnestly on develop
ment of the roads through this sec
ton, asking for concerted action by
both clubs to secure completion of
tie Paw Paw bridge and the con-
Meeting link across the state line in
Virginia. Mr.. Young expressed the
belief that the route from Hancock,
Md, through Berkeley Springs, Mar
tinsburg. Charles Town and Harpers
Ferry to Frederick and Washington
would prove a popular one, If tour
lists could be told of the striking
features of it. such as the view near
Berkeley Springs, the hotel in Mar
tinsburg, the home of the Washing
ton family and the court house where
John Brown was tried in Charles
Town, and the scenic grandeur. at
Harpers Ferry. He suggested plac-
ing advertising boards advantageous
ly at the Hancock Md road inter
section, and at points along the road,
which would tell strangers of the
points of interest. and suggested
pamphlet and map advertising.
These two talks were the only at
tempts at seriousness through the
evening. The rest of the time was CIV
en- up to entertainment alone. The
Charles Town club took along
splendid male quartet, composed OF
Messrs. Dave Fulton, +. E. Brenne-
man, Russell Knerr and Granville
Sydnor. The quartet sang at two
stages of the evening, each time re-
called for an encore by storm OF
applause. The visitors also took
along some gifts that were tr be CIV
en- the nominee from the Martins
burg club who should receive the
most applause for the class in which
he was nominated.
G., ID. Goetz, Ransom manufacturer,
with solemn oratory and profession
of great friendship, told at length OF
wanting to present the president OF
the Martinsburg club with a fitting
produced an enormous
horse collar. which he rendered
Thompson. Attorney Cleve-
land M. Seibert won a pair of beauti-
full brass candle sticks, made in the
brass foundry, at Charles Town: DIR:
G.. Bruce Geyer emerged winner OF
two pairs of interviewer hose, and
Attorney ]. Nevin Kilmer and Dan
Denis each won minor but original
trophies that tickled the risibilities
Of both clubs. Jack b. Brazier then
made presentation of the handsome
Kiwanis gong on behalf Of his club,
with an effective touch of serious
ness mixed in with the irrepressible
fun that bubbles from all of his
talks. Attorney Wade G. Kilmer ac-
cepting for the Martinsburg Club,
spoke eloquently Of the opportunii-
ties for broadening the life of each
club member though just intimate
contacts as this inter-club supper,
wherein members absorbed the ideas
and viewpoints Of others, and made
known parting with his own. and
with gain thru acquiring that OF the
others.