The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-12
tOfsiciai city, State and County Newspaper
Wnv Sheer at Luncheon Clubs?

WHATS Tho answer TO "cli bono? applied TO the
Y service Clubs? They have been the targets for a y"
II good nat,rcd. yet biting criticism. because, ike the
hrift Of tic Scotch. a 10, of joking could be built around
i hem. and a few critics have even golc 70 Tar as &c
,nccr a, them as though their brcc1incss and occa
l ioaal solemnitics OF mental processes we're the sisnii-
. .ant feature Of their existence and activity.
Las, night the Lions held a zone conference that might
h answer tho query. What Good?" Fifty members o.
i clubs here at Mardan and throughout, The Slope terri
z DRY got together and ccunsc!cd on what sood they couio
II perform for their home communities, the chan. OF COM
II nunities represented in the Bismarck zone. their state
and the nation.
n From Mandan came a message OF cooperation. 81
III Eliminating fact ions. OF smoothing out differences that
Ii some project for the good Of the city could De put over.
III The Hebron delegate told OF how "atc:worss ana sew
|Jcracc systems we're put over there at a cost OF more than
$500 600 after tho water proposal had been ceieateo Twice
In each case after a costly industrial fire.
M Other delegates spoke OF the inspiration such examples
|J~crc TO them and pledged themselves to 20 back 10 their
M communities and initiate projects BY which the welfare
|xo9 their own towns would be served. Better roads through
the southern tier Of the Slope. for instance.
Judge Christianson created a lot Of interest III Com
munity Chests and was asked a LOT Of questions as 70
[4,rranizirg them. The visiting Lions were much i'm
pressed with tho example and chest experiences o.
H Bismarck.
They we're told that just such practical projects and
movements as tho Lions were engaged III we're Deifg
4 promoted by the NOtaIldI5 dHu Az nl"diio O0"H
izauons.
III the presence OF this earnest gathering. the jibcs and
,ecrs at the luncheon clubs would have sounded flat and
\ silly and sensclcss.
There vas A good deal OF talk about child welfare.
which again gives answer TO the "cui bono? OF the
knockcr. Th- October Excl,angeitc, organ Of the Ex-
change clubs, specialized on the topic. " contains 2
storytelling how each Exchange club IN the country
devoted one day this last lmmer to putting on q picnic
for the under privileged children Of its community.
There are upwards Of . dozen photographs with the
story: photographs OF kids, eating ice cream, exploring
bags OF candy. sliding Gown chute the -chutcs riding on
roller coasters, plungirg IN swimming pools. scampcrlns
OH tho grass, eating lunch under trees. playing OH sandy
beaches, footing horns, playing ball. adnhring new toys
and having. In general. a swell time.
These children were orphans. Cripplcs. some OF them
kids who didn't get out to play much, who didn't see an
Amusement park or an ice cream cone or a decent bath
ing beach from one summers end to the other. But III
these photographs every one Of them IS grinning.
The story that goes with the pictures gives the de-
tails. Ten thousand children entertained at Detroit
5000 at Nashville GOO at Mcrchantville. N. J. -.
loo at Providence 500 at Macon $50 at Dallas
II. and so on, through paragraph after paragraph, all
over the nation
That's the Exchange clubs story. The other lunch
con clubs do the same thing. Kiwanis, Rotary. Lions
and the rest-they all 60 in for It. Bismarck k'ooies
know this at Christmas time.
Now maybe that isn't very important. And maybe
some OF tho luncheon club speakers do say foolish things
once in a while. Maybe some Of the songs the members
4 oing are a bit mawkisl now and then.
Maybe so. But-wcll, there aren't any too many happy
Eehudrcn III this world. Some of them arc too darncd un-
happy. year in and year out, to let a man who thinks
about en- much sleep well at night.
And it's hard to poke fun at the sight Of busy bust
ness men devoting their time to giving a bunch OF or
phans and cripples q good time. Somehow this stunt Of
b the Exchange clubs makes the sneers of the intel
"a ectuals' sound . bit flat.
II why should the club members mind the laughter. any
|RAny7 They've made some thousands Of kids laugh. too
land that's more important.
IN These are the days when q clever politician can almost
hever be sure ct night that great principles he will be