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page ten THE CUNTON CHRONICfLE, CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1927 KIWANIS^ Address at Religious Musicale, Memphis Convention. Bv GEORGE H. ROSS, Past International President We should be grateful to the people of Memphis, and particularly to the Kiwanians, for making it possible to hold this, the eleventh international convention of Kiwanis, in this fair city. , I shall not presume to anticipate the appreciation that will in due course be made in your name and on your behalf, but I am constrained to say ed that growth be considered but an index of our possibilities. Service clubs and kindred organi zations came into being for the pur pose of endeavoring, in a general way, to make all who enjoy the franchise conscious of their individual responsi- the day when men, led by the master Spirit, will go forth to greater heights | of accomplishments * j We owe more to the household of our faith than we give, and we can be gin paying off life’s arrears by con signing to the limbo of forgotten things the day of exquisite trifles, lifeless creeds arid short lived service, and ushering in the true and all in clusive spirit of service—the soul’s in heritance—of divine investiture and longer tenure. When we say that Kiwanis never indulges in imaginative pageantry of 'its own success and is not at all con- force tdom. is where service is perfect free- Buihiing—Not Boasting Weulive to build not boast. If Ki- isMs to prove a successful, benefi- bilities, as well as appreciative of their privileges, and specifically, to teach ,lB '”7' . . , -—men o increase emeasurti an q ", mon i v ca u temporal power, it should that for the rare beauty of this city ity of their friendship towards on. an-1 no , ^ , nf( , rr „ (| ? hat { u an or([anila . and countryside, the soft wistfullights! other. This peat and concerted move- |(in ^ im „ tl f , their and shadows on hills and plains, the m.nt of the several service clubs and , hat merab ,„ hlp in Kiwanis mighty river, the calm quiet of this kindred organizations was inaugurat-, abatc(h jndustrv Quit , & c „ ntrarv: summer evening, and, above every- ed because it was realized that here Kiwant< is a , onward mov i nK thing, friends old and new; for all was a field ot human^endeavor, the these, and the capacity to enjoy them, i cultivation of which was not a respon- we are filled with joy and deep, very sibility of governmental agencies; nor deep, gratitude. I could it be left satisfactorily to indi-' In view of the fact that during the ! viduals working single-handed. j regular sessions of the convention! Service Means Applied Effort ,warns there will be presented and discussed ( You have all heard, at different cent experiment, and present and fu- the various constituent features of, times, many definitions of Kiwanis, all ture generations the beneficiaries of Kiwanis, I have, frankly, been at some J of which, to your mind, fell short of its bounty; if it is to prove strong pains to keep from trespassing on the' the mark, and so it will be tonight, amongst the strong, to be a creative subjects assigned to others. With For our purposes this evening let us force, and not suffer early decay as your indulgence I will discuss, quite state it briefly and in general terms the results of forced maturity, we its briefly and in a very general way, cer- this way: . . I members - individually and collectively, tain phases of the service club move- Kiwanis is a wonderful and irresist- must recur to first prmciples of undev- ment and, specifically, what we as Ki- ible movement for better citizenship, standing and friendship, wanians mean by the simple though based unon principles that go back to Understanding is the master key oft misunderstood word, “friendship.” the very wellsprings of the years. It which readily unlocks the door of One cannot fail to be impressed with demands of its votaries nothing that friendship and causes it to swing wide the remarkable growth of the service if- unreasonable or impracticable, dn upon its hinges'. club movement and to indeed marvel the one hand it urges concentration of j, becoming of friends to speak at the thousands of clubs and hun- energies and deplores the inaugura- f ran kiy to'each other, in the certain dreds of thousands of members. One tion of a multiplicity of activities that knowledge that their friendship is of wonders how it all came about, espec- weary the membership and simpl> SU ch a character as not to permit of ially in times of peace. It would not mean time elaborately thrown away. an y misunderstanding. It will make he all surprising, in fact one would On the other hand, it claims that ser-^ s j ron g er ^e strands of friendship if expect, to find a surge of public opin- vice means persistent and applied ef- we careful to recognize the ion towards higher things immediately fort, and bids us bring into plsy cer- f ac ^ that there are limits to what one following a world war, but when con- tain unexercised virtues. \\ ith nigh should demand or expect of a friend, tinued in times of peace one instinc- the authority of an oracle it says that life is long which answers life’s great end. Time is not the measure of life; intensive service is the only true International good will must be pred icated upon true patriotism—not at tively looks for a reason. Posterity will acquit us of any de sire to boast when we record the fact that in qur generation there were men who refused to stand idly by and allow gauge. Science has conferred upon the \Ye should never hesitate but rather display an eager readiness to assess each other’s good qualities and pay tribute, ungrudging tribute, where it is due. After all a true friend should the two peoples who inhabit this pros porous part of the world In order that there tnay be no doubt in anyone’s mind as to what Kiwanis means by international good will, and to rid my remarks of any suggestion of cant, let me say that international good will is not—nor can it ever be— a substitute for direct and unswerving loyalty to one’s own country. It is'b elemental that one must love his own country with patriotic fervor and in tense loyalty before he can properly experience any sense of good will to wards the people of neighboring lands. ijl motism—not the expense of it. Kiwanis has been successful as an international organi zation because it has recognized these fundamental principles. Personal friendships are really the godfathers of the international friend ship that exists between the two coun tries from w'hich membership in our international organization is drawn. There are two kinds, of international friendship; one based on profitable ness, commercially expressed, the oth er based on respect. It is hardly fair to dignify the first with the term friendship; it is in reality just a re lationship and, at that, one largely regulated and controlled by the meas ure of profit that flows from the ar- langement. Relationships may con tinue without what we understand as friendship being involved, but, I am bound to add, history records that friendships have always enjoyed long er tenure than relationships. Interna tionally .speaking, business favors, concessions and such like, are too of ten extended solely with a view to extorting gratitude beneficial to the donor. To the English-speaking peo ples that type of friendship—pardon the word, is destitute of those virtues which for time out of mind we have been taught were elemental in such matters. Confidence the Parent of Friendship We believe that confidence is the pa rent and preserver of friendship and 1 that friendships rest on truthfulness j and understanding. Wo are firmly j convinced that flattery and adulation r! ir-< > To Move Soon We expect with the next few days to move our business into the ware house building on South Broadway adjoining Fuller Grocery Co., where we will be better prepared to serve our customers than ever before. Complete line of Poultry Supplies and Feeds. We buy chickens and eggs. Clinton Hatchery & Feed Company Kiwanian John Spratt be as "one’s second self, to whom it is, age-old amenities to be elbowed aside world great and lasting benefits. R' possible to speak with absolute confi-iare subversive of friendship, but that and crowded out during an age of un-; has, amongst other very wonderful d ence> ] frank speaking and honest dealing paralleled prosperity, an age when things, made possible the recovery of ( F r j en( j g hip is a child of the heart* or en ^uring friendships. We' men’s ambitions were in the main fo- valuable by-products out of material: therefore u is exioraatie that friend : cussed upon material gain. We stand that for time out of mind we were , i ships can exist only between men of nis no i like nund and common purpose. Good know, and can state with authorita tiveness unquestioned, that between true friends it is possible to rempn- debtor to those far-seeing, keen sight-! wont to discard. Kiwanis ed men who were quick to appreciate! apalogy for copying science and is, * n l * ni e" n do not make friends^ with bad ! strate without biterness and to re that growth in population and in-; its ownsimpleway.bythehand of | men diver ^ nce of charaoter f orb i ds . j prove without insult. It hasbeenour crease in material wealth were not the friendship and the searchlight of good ( . annot i ove and respect anyone !never recognition of these fun- ultimate purpose or the final goal.; fellowahip, seeking out the hidden ' ^ , tan(|ards differ s |, arp , v f rom * Nor »ere they willing that m the eyes stuff of nature. yours. Personally. 1 have neve; met a of the world we should stand measured | Kiwanis believes that '" every true man who5< . atquaintancc , valued who by such a doubtful and uncertain yard- man there is a priest of the past, a had the abiHt to do without f r i en ds. wseuier. i on Rather did they insist on being pious and constant guardian of the would be deplorable if it were tal absenc e °* an y attempt to impute stick. damentals of genuine friendship that J has, over these many decades, served | to bind our two countries more closely ! together. I bid you note that the to- j gauged by a nobler line and maintain-. pure love of service, and yearns for A Good Appearance Pays V A man should select his wear ing apparel with care. We are offering a complete line of Gent’s Furnishings for fall wear. New Hats, Shirts, Oxfords,, etc., now arriving. - We strive always to give the best values. To serve you is a pleasure. made up of men with hearts untravel ed in the realms of friendship and souls unmindful of the needs of oth ers. The Influence of Friendship This great convention would be aj drab, colorless place, a sunless retreat, without the radiating influence of friendship. I make bold to say that friendship is the strongest of all the magnets that draw us here. I am firmly convinced that if all our Ki wanis friendships were suddenly blot ted out and the refining influences of such friendships lost to us, our efforts in Kiwanis would not only go unbless ed and prove unfruitful, but our far flung organization would shrivel up, die and be left, a corpse, unknown, un coffined and unburied. Blair in4»is beautiful way describes friendship thus: “Friendship! Mysterious cement of the soul! Sweetner of life! And solder of so ciety!” Cement of the soul! Sweetener of life! Solder of society!” Could anything be more expressive? to the other motives meaner than our 1 own has made possible the solution of many problems that arose. There are no yardstick means of i measuring personal or international ‘ friendships; the fixed and accepted! standards of weights and measures certainly cannot be applied. Interna tional relationships—mark the “relationships”—may be established and maintained without interruption for generations, purely as a matter of good business and with a total ab sence of affection on either side. On the other hand, true international friendships—note the word, “friend ships”—as typified by our two coun tries, derive their permanence through being established upon the sure foun-l dation of mutual good faith and con fidence. We believe that friendships die when affliction and understanding disappear, although relationships may continue where the benefit is mutual. | The sum total of friendship is not represented by any one thing; rather is it made up of, shall we say, many j little things that do not weigh very much individually, but which collec tively make an impressive total. I would not presume to define, accord- If It's to be Had at a Drug Store YOUNG’S HAS IT. “The Old Reliable” Youni’s Pharmacy Kiwanian Jack Young • < ► The heart of friendship will never j ing to my narrow guage, the constitu- grow cold, the flame upon the altar of j ent features of friendship, but I do i ! understanding will never bum low, i make bold to say that a healthy rival-, if we remember that the only way to ry, where neither is jealous, but rath- 1 gain a friend is to be one. Friendship is not a mutually bene ficial exchange of kind offices; there er pleased at each other’s successes, makes for a type of personal and in ternational friendship that precludes Dillard “The One-Price Store” No. 2 Musgrove*Sf. Clinton, S. C. Nettleton |Shoes and Oxfords] $11.00 and $12.00 Kiwanian Larry Dillard ! is no coin current capable of paying i the possibility of dissolution by the for faith and confidence. [destructive activities of men with dis- Who shall inherit the spirit of eased or inventive minds, friendship, that unbought grace ofj Jt has been said that you may as life ? Down the slanted sunlight of the j we Il take the sun out of the sky as dawn comes the answer from the pro-; take friendship out of life. If that be phet of the soul; men with that God-' so> and taking friendship out of life! given quality of understanding that means darkening the sun to human- j includes faith in humankind, men of kind, then, pray tell me, what sort of unbounded courage, men of unfalter- a world would it be without English ing trust, men unawed by influence speaking friendship and the influence and unbribed by gain. that flows from that friendship? International Good Will ldealg In Common I sometimes wonder how many of the 100,000 men in the ranks of Ki wanis have ever had brought to their minds the true significance of the word “international” in our name. What percentage of the membership has ever stopped to consider that “in Our two great nations have common ideals of right, truth and justice, com mon standards of morality, a common language and a common responsibili ty. There has come down to us a com mon heritage from a common ances- Umatlo'nai"IfTthe"name'of the'oldMt' “ d only be pr«erved .nd. please God, passed on to those who fol low us, providing we keep faith with: “Those who died for liberty service club in existence has an en- Stirely different meaning from the 1 same word in our name? How many [realize that the broad term “interam- | tional,” as it is generally understood, [has when applied to Kiwanis a much more limited meaning? Why? Sim- And did not die in vain, Who counted light their loss That gave the world eternal gain.’ We in this generation can put gen- ply because Kiwanis is not world wide j erations yet unborn in our debt by the but draws its membership from the fidelity with which we adhere to the peoples of just two countries—yours and mine. It has frequently been asked why Kiwanis does not copy the example of great principles of internatiohlal un derstanding, stated with such emphatic warrant by our fathers’ forefathers. It is our bounden duty, not only for one of the older service clubs and : th® sa ke of our two countries, but for branch out into all the leading coun- mankind throughout the world, that Iries of the world. The answer is that lit is felt that Kiwanis has a particu lar mission on this North American Continent and that, by confining its efforts to the United States and Can- ! ada, it is sowing for a very rich har- ♦ vest in a bettcr Umler8ta nding between ‘ we, by a firm, true and resolute course of action, give proof to all nations that the ultimate object we pursue, the supreme purpose of our,two nations with'regard to each other, is to de velop and foster a friendship based (Continued on Page 15) ’ Ideal Is Service- THE AIM - of this Bank is to render friendly, courteous and complete Banking Service to each individual custom er. YOUR BUSINESS INVITED i: First National Bank Kiwanians Butler Boyd and Lloyd McCrary. / / J \/ /t : j •