The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
Kiwanians Confer
On 34-35 Program;
To Elect Officers
Conferences Discuss Club
Detectives; Convention
Ends Thursday

TORONTO, Ont. June 13.-I
There are 1870 Kiwanis clubs in
Canada and the U. S. with a
membership of $4,000, Fred c.
w. Parker, of Chicago, secre-
tary, declared in his annual re-
port to delegates at the kiwanis
convention here today. The SER
vice organization was founded in
Detroit in January. 1915.
The annual report of the agrl.-
cultural committee urged a land
utilization program. All clubs
will bring urban and rural lead
ers together at an early date to
discuss landuse planning, prob
lens and suburban settlements.
Other activities to be continued
are the promotionof diversified
farming, institutes and scientific
farming projects, dairying and
pure-bred stock raising. sponsor
ing grain and stock shows and
fairs, and All boys and girls
club work. Over $40 clubs in
the u. S. and Canada are already
engaged in this agricultural
work, John C. Taylor, Of Boze-
man, Montana, chairman of the
agriculture committee, reports.
Other members of the agriculture
committee are: Carl F. Chase,
Nampa. Idaho: and ]. A. Fro
hook, Bradentown, Florida.
In vocational guidance work |
each Kiwanian will continue to
aid those students in teretsed
aid those students interested in
his business or profession. Back
to-school campaigns, character
planned use of leisure
time of young people and health |
education are all included in pro-
posed COMMUNICATIVE programs
for the clubs during 1934-35.
Both sexes are to be included
and the plans are to help young
people of high school and col
eye age. g.
Child welfare work will also
re continued. This work includ-
rs the supplying of food, cloth
ng, medical attention and moral
guidance. .i..'-'.'.
All forms of general health
work, including clinics, hospita-
ization, preventoriums. vacation
camps, etc, are also all continu-
,us activities.
In citizenship work for 1884
IS an intensive effort is to be
made for the education of voters
in the complex social problems
civilization. Open
forums, night schools for litter
ates, naturalization work among
the foreign born. citizenship
councils, prizes and awards for
community service,
vote campaigns, study
IF tax problems and special weeks
set aside both in the United
States and Canada for citizen
ship training are all part of the
approved program.
Delegates will elect officers
TODAY for the year l934-35. Six
members of the board Of trus-
tees will tomorrow end their two
year term of office. They are:
A. Copeland Callen, Of Urbana,
NJ. DR.. William j. Darlington,
Atlantic City, N. j.; Harper Cat
ton. Madisonville, KY; James NJ.
Lynch, Florence, S. c.: Isaac p.
McNab, Petersboro. Ont; and
Curry w. Watson, Lincoln, Neb.
Two vice president, Judge Arch
A. Schramm, of Marietta, Ohio,
and Andrew Whyte, Edmonton,
Alberta, and H. G. Hatfield, Ok
ahoma City, Oklahoma, treasurer.
will also complete their one-year
term of office.
Trustees to CO. t.nue in office
for another are: Claude A. Dock,
of Detroit, Mich; Charles S.
Donlev. Pittsburgh, Pa: Clinton
s. Harley. Seattle, Wash; c.
Harold Hippler. Eustis, Fla;
Charles E. Millikan, Los Ange-
les, Calf. and George +. Smell,
Billings, Mont.
The convention ends tomorrow
at noon, when final reports will
be heard on resolutions, and
there will be an awarding of
trophies in the attendance and
contest. Messages
will also be brought to delegates
from all past international presi-
dents of the organization.