The Sidney herald., 1955-01-20
KiiwaIlis Club
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The Kiwanis luncheon todav began
the celebration of the 40th anniversary
of KiWanis International. The program
opened In a unique way with all of
the past presidents seated at the head
table. A Kiwanis cake ornamentea
with 40 candles conferred the head
table. DR.. Benson lighted the candles
and Governor Harry Nicholson blew
them all out in his first attempt. Carl
Bratt1n, the first president of the Sid
ney K1wanls club, a charter member
and past district governor, cut the
cake.
President Carl johnson presented a
scroll to the mayor of Sidney, XII
Wanian Curtis Ball. which was ac-
cepted by Lionel Gan in the mayors
absence. The scroll is a rededication
OF the Sidney Kiwanis club to it's
continued service to this community.
The Sidney Kiwanis club is also
celebrating its 30th anniversary this
year, which it will observe in April.
program chairman Rodney Hansen
presented Harry MikelSon, governor
of the Montana District of Kiwanis
International. as the guest speaker.
Governor Nicholson talked on the
commemoration of the 10th anniver-
sary of Kiwanis International. The first
club in 1855 he said, was in Shelby,
and was the 32nd club in the state. The
second club to be chartered in 1855 in
Montana will be Billings on February
26 and viii be unique in the fact that
it will be the first breakfast club in
Kiwanis International.
Governor Mikelson went on to say
that I'm Kiwanis we build members,
not joiners. KiwaniS must train men
to be leaders. Montana has pledged 5
new clubs for 1885. The KiWaniS In
ternational goal is ESQ, 900 new members
by convention time at Cleveland, which
will be the last week in June.
Kiwanis International win celebrate
its 10th anniversary at this convention
and Montana has pledged to send $50
Kiwanians to the convention, not only
for convention purposes but to pro-
mote Harold Doolan as a Kiwanis In
ternational trustee"
The governor quoted from Kiwanis
International President Don Engdahrs
editorial in the Kiwanis Ma gazine in
which EngdShl says that Kiwanis is
aiming at a high mountain, where
there is the shimmering goal of free
dom. Gov. Harry also urged that every
KiWanian carry with him at all times
the brochure hat contains the aims
and detectives for Kiwanians. He end
ed his speech by saying hat a XII
wanian is a free man, a responsible
man, at all times a gentleman and
above all a spiritual man.
Guests present were Tom Nelson,
Plentywood; Carl Bostel, scout execu-
tive; Major D.. Guffanti, Leonard Chris
Hansen, Sergeant Loyal w. Berg, Of
Sidney; Dick Tibbett of Sidney, new
Safeway manager; DR.. r. G.. Rounce of
st. Louis, Mo-, guest Of his father,
Harold Rounce; Henry B. Killing of
Billings; E. w. Page, Governor MikeI-
sons brother-in-1aw of Sidney; and
Clint Mullen of Lambert.
Charter members present were Har-
old Rounce, Roy Rounce, Carl Brat
tin, Harry Clark, Jim Turner, Carl
Johnson, George Johnson and Math
Dasinger.
Past presidents, who were seated al
the head table, included DR.. Benson,
Nels Bach. Carl Brattin, Ray Gerber,
Joe Halvorson, Harry Mikelson, Louis
Lee. Dean Beck, Knute Hoversten.
Otto Habedank, Jim Turner, Babe
Turner, and Harold Rounce and George
Johnson.