Evening star., 1927-05-20
PRAISES GREATEST
WORK OF K|WAN|S
FulkerSon Holds Teaching of
Responsibility Is Club
Feature.

Development of local kiwanians'
sense of responsibility toward the
community in which they live was
named by Roe Fulkerson, first presi-
dent Of the Washington Kiwanis Club,
as the greatest accomplishment of the
local club during its ten years Of ex-
1stence.
Speaking at luncheon Of the
Washington Kiwanis Club, in Celebra-
ton of its tenth anniversary, attended
by seven local visiting civic club presi'
dents and many other guests, in the
Washington Hotel yesterday, Mr.. F'ul-
kerson declared: "Kiwanis has made
men realize that they owe something
for the prosperity Washington has
given them" In this connection he
pointed out that the club was active
in the Liberty Loan drive during the
World War: has had many crippled
children treated at its expense and
done various forms of welfare work,
but indicated that greatest OF all has
been the development Of the sense OF
responsibility among its individual
club members.
Club Organized In 1917.
Mr.. Fulkerson began by telling how
the club was first organized in 1917,
at which time, he said. none of the
first members knew just what it was
for and many Joined, perhaps, for
selfish reasons" He then described
the development of the club spirit
and the desire among the members to
aid the community.
The meeting was called to order
by William S. Quinter, president, who
read the names of visiting Kiwanians
and civic club executives, whom he
welcomed.
Michael D. Schaefer, president of
the Federation of Civic Club EXecu-
tives. responded. He told briefly Of
the organization of the group Of
which he is president and said its
members hope to accomplish great
deal during the coming year.
Following the addresses musical Sc
1ections were rendered by "Gellman's
whispering Orchestra" from the
Earle Theater, and by the Three
Happy-Go-Lucky Boys" from the
Meyer Davis Orchestra. The club
members also Joined in singing sew
eral numbers during the luncheon.
Among the civic club presidents at
tending were: John n. SwartZen.
-
w. Brahany, Lions Club; William w.
Everett, Rotary; Mrs. Helen d. Reed,
Soroptomists; Radford Moses, Thirteen
Club; Miss Jane Bartlett, Zonta, and
Michael D. Schaefer, president of the
Federation of Civic Club Executives.
$4,000 Welfare Fund.
The work Of organizing the local
Kiwanis Club was begun in Febru-
ary. 1917. but it's charter was officially
granted May 19 Of that year and 1t
was the latter date that all joined IN
celebrating yesterday.
More than $12. 900 was spent by the
club, under the direction of its welfare
committee, during the years 1923. 1924,
1925 and 1926 for orthopedic treat
ment for crippled children and other
welfare work. The greater part of
this sum was spent during the past
two years.
Statements prepared by the past
presidents of the local club preceding
the tenth anniversary celebration told
of general influence Of Kiwanis Inter
national in developing a spirit of fell
lowship between Canada and the
United States, through it's members in
both countries. They also told Of the
Kiwanis spirit and what the club
means to it's members.
The past presidents, in the order
in which they served, are Mr.. Fu1ker-
son, Eugene G. Adams, John j. Boo
bar, Claude H. Woodward, Charles F.
Roberts. Claude w. Owen, Harry w.
Kimball. Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan
and Mark Lansburgh.