Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-19
KIWANIS CLUB
BANQUET Held
AT FL JARDIN
international Night Is
Observed by the
Members of Local
Organization

The annual international all-Ki-
wants night was observed BY tho
brownsville club Monday Mt 3
hotel. ~
n kiwanis clubs throughout the
United States and C-nada chose for
TINS year June Is rs the date on
whicn every club at the same hour
would pay tribute to their o~rranizn-
ton and the purpose for which il
Inc club was we'll represented. the
only ansentees being those VINO fo-
business reasons or because Of vaca-
lions were out OF the city. The wives
= sweethearts of all kiwaniars
were included in this gathering.
Inc attractive lounge OF the hotel
vas decorated for the occasion and
the head OF the table was backed by
= large United States flag and j
kiwanis banner.
W. IS. Sellers, president of the
club. with his Will Rogers ability To
wise crack" made the affair a most
informal one. He called upon All
Presene 70 stand and give their name
a their native state. il was n no
ticeable fact that so per cent Of
those present were native Texans
otner states represented being Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama.
Inc kiwanis spirit was shown in
a hearty way Kiwanis songs were
sung. Roy Garcia's orchestra from
a Queen theater played through
out the evening.
mrs; Fritz Schmidt sang "At Part
Ing" by Rogers, and for an encore
gave ASHES of Roses" hv Wood
man. She was accompanied al the
piano by Mrs. Arthur Kinkade. Miss
katherine Morley. who has lust re-
turned from Houston. where She has
peer studying voice, sang 'Mv Bun
gaiow of Dreams" and was called
upon for repeated encorcs. Travis
Jennings, chairman of the enter
tainment committee and toastmas-
ter, presented Rev. o. &. Crow as
the speaker Of the evening.
Kew. Crow made a brief but i'm
pressive talk on the meaning Of XII
wants 10 the man. TO the commune
W and the nation, bearing out the
TACT mat II was a need of fellow
snip n q hunger for intellectual
contact that caused the founder ~
the klwanis club to ask another man
70 lunch with him once each week
AIDING another member TO the 9roun
n by q until out Of that GROW
= civic organization that was "a he
recognized all ever the world as one
OF the leading factors in civic life
ne emphasized the fact that the
basis OF all things done. and done
well, was from the incentive 10 live
ior q definite purpose in spite Of
human weaknesses. Citing as an ex-
ample the fact that weekly some
man or another to his XII
wants luncheon, discouraged. ready
10 quit, but after an hour spent with
contact of other men they leave with
new courage, new vigor and deter
mination, their hungry hearts an
peased through the fellowship of
brotherly love.
That Kiwanis embraces kindred
minds with a program laid out TO
build not only in their organization
but 10 build a soul and character
for their community. Wa the high
light Of Rev. Crows address. That
they embrace n platform Of uplift
that is open to the eyes Of the
world; that all may see their aim
aud their accomplishment. Their
strong neral character leaving foot
prints on the pages Of history that
all may sse AID know and follow.
AZ .o;i6, promptly. each guest and
Kiwanien stood not only in Browns
VILE. but throughout 100 clubs
in North America, and paid silent
tribute to that great Kiwanis pur-
pose Cor which they stand as build
ers. The purpose Of Fellowship
This silent tribute concluded the
nrocram.