Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-06-02
KIwANls CLUB TO BE ORGANIC
ED FRIDAY NIGHT.

The permanent organization meet
ing of the Charles Town kiwanis viii
be effected next Friday evening. at
seven o'clock. The place viii be an
nounced later. arrangements being
in charge of A. B. Link.
The Temporary Officers of the
Club are W. f. Alexander. President;
G. X. Wysong, Secretary: A. h.
Link. Treasurer. Permanent officers
will be elected at the meeting FRIDAY
night. Fank b. Robinson served as
Chairman of the meeting held Thurs
dav, when the list of prospects was
discussed and arrangements made 10
interview those eligible TO member
shin.
Delegations of Kiwanians from
Martinshurg and Winchester will
forerather with the local kiwanians
or this occasion. and ii is expected
that rousing meeting will result.
There has been talk for sometime
about the organization of a unit of
one of the Service Clubs here in
Charles Town. but anly within the
past two weeks. when on three diff
ferent occasions during that time
representatives from the Martins
burg Club iourneved over to Charles
Town and met with some of our
leading business and professional
men. Sentiment was definitely crvs-
tallized in favor of Kiwanis. and the
organization Friday night of the
Charles Town Kiwanis Club is the
result.
Kiwanis takes two men from each
line for business and professional en-
deavor Meetings are held weekly.
either at noon or at the evening
meal. Always meal is served. al
though it is optional with the local
clubs whether they shall meet at a
MONDAY luncheon. or an evening din
ner. or supper.
Perhaps seventy-fve per cent of
the activities of Kiwanis Clubs are
civic in nature. All members must
call each other by their first or nick
names in kiwanis meetings Natural
ness is developed and suspiciousness-
mindedness dissipated. Then in an
atmosphere Of fellowship and con-
geniality cooperative-mind is
created. men taught TO think and act
in terms of organized effort for their
community rather than in terms of
individual or selfish effort for them
selves. and through coordinated eff
fort community projects are carried
through to a successful conclusion.
Kiwanx now has sixteen hundred
clubs and approximately one hun
dred thousand members-the leading
and outstanding service club in field
of fifteen. Kiwanis is only eleven
years old. but has, in every COM
munity so fortunate as to have a SER
vice club. fully justified its existence
by rendering unselfish and altruistic
service to it.
The need of such an organization
here in Charles Town has been felt
for quite some time. and with the adj
vent of the National Park area
created recently bv an Act of Con-
gress. and the activities of Shenan.
doah Valley. Inc. Kiwanis in Char
les Town will be getting off to a fly
ing start for there will be many
things which can be done through or
gained effort that could not be re.
allied otherwise.
A feature Of the funetioning OF
Kiwanis Clubs is the Ladies Nights
that are held every quarter 1t ii
automatic that the ladies in com,
munitv whore Kiwanis Clubs func.
ton are as enthusiastic as the men
largely because every three month.
the members invite their wives
mothers or sweethearts to participate
in special meetings planned for then
entertainment. The women folks
are thus enabled to see their hus
bands or sweethearts as they are
in their Club meetings. and are the
better able to understand why wher
kiwanis essays to do thing the Club
Is always successful.