The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-04-20
kIWANIANS HERE
RECEIVE CHARTER

District Governor L.
Cloire Flint Makes Address
At Presentation
? Hardin,s Kiwanis club re-
ceived its charter Wednesday
night in the presence of near
&N one hundred fifty persons
from five communities.
Preceding the charter presen-
Station, a. banquet was served by
ladies Of the local Baptist, Four
square and German Congrega-
tiOnal churches. The meeting
took place in the basement Of
the Hardin Masonic temple. It
was attended by Kiwanians and
their wives.
POSTMASTER for the evening
was Lieutenant-G Governor Of Ki-
wants John A. Keefe, of Billings,
to whom was given credit by
several speakers and letters as
being the godfather of the Har-
din Kiwanis group and nearly
solely responsible for the exis-
tence of that club, here. He
was assisted by William Dunlay,
Kiwanis field worker from Chi
cago, and many members of
the Billings KiManis club, to
which goes the credit as spon-
sor club.
Many Come Distances
In addition to the thirty per-
sons from Hardin, Sheridan was
represented by q persons, Bill
lings by 81, Livingston by seven,
and MiSSoula by one. There were
Is special guests from Hardin
and elsewhere.
kilograms of congratulations
were received from H. G. Hat
field, Oklahoma City, intema-
tional president of Kiwanis;
Fred c. w. Parker, Chicago, in
ternational secretary; Martin P.
Moe, Helena, district secretary
treasurer: L. G. Brockman, Lew
istown, acknowledgements of
division B; and these clubs
Glasgow, Helena, Kalispell, Fl.
Benton, Glendive, Deer Lodge,
Butte, Missoula. Letters were
from Great Falls and Sidney.
Greetings from Personalities
One telegram WAS received
from D. L. Strang, former Har-
din resident, who is now presi-
dent of the Ilwaco-Long Beach
(Washington) Kiwanis club.
Special guests at the banquet
who brought greetings from To-
cal organizations were DR.. and
Mrs. Wayne RanSier, mayor;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Putnam, d.
rector of the Big Horn County
Chamber of Commerce; Mr. and
Mrs. George Gustafson, post
adjutant, American Legion Post
No. 8; Mr.. and Mrs. James
Roberts, president of Billings
Rotary club; Mr.. and Mrs. B.
J. Kleinhesselink, representing
the Crow Indian reservation.
Patriotic Opening
The meeting was opened by a
presentation of the American
Flag by the American Legion
Boy Scout color guard which
consisted of Robert Sweet, flag
bearer; Alvin Torske and Bobby
Shoemaker, color guards; Jim
Morris, in command, and Ralph
Strand bugler; Songs, God
Save The King" and "America"
were sung by all, followed by
the oath of allegiance to the
American flag. Invocation was
pronounced by the Rev. Ernest
w. Denning, Hardin'S Methodist
minister, and a charter member
of the Hardin KiWaniS club.
During the dinner, group sing
ing was led by Pat Kelley, sec
rotary of the Livingston Cham
Der of Commerce, and a XII
wanian with a seventeen year
record of perfect attendance.
AccOmpaniSt was Mrs. Lew Will
liams of Billings.
A KiWaniS education program
which involved every member of
the Hardin club was chair
named by Charles Stobaugh,
Big Horn County superintendent
of schools and chairman of the
Hardin club KiNanis education
program.
Montana Kiwanis Sponsor
Speaks
George E. Smell, Billings, re-
ferred to as the father of XII
wants clubs in Montana, ad-
dressed the gathering center
ing his remarks on the growth
in size and worthiness of XII
wants and concluded with this
definition of Kiwanis-a "con-
scious driving force toward
newer and higher detectives"
A large ovation greeted the
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