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VOLUME XXVII
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25,1927
NUMBER 34
WHAT IS KIWANIS
Ideals Behind the Motto “We Build'* and the Consequent
Service to the Community Which Is Developed.
What is behind the organization arity that breeds contempt, but com
which has been built up to a strength' panionship. What it may lack in dig
of 100,000 in a little over twelve nity it makes up in devotion. It is not
years
interested in a man’s purse, but in his
Kiwanis means, “We build.” personality. It concerns itself with a
The main objectives of Kiwanis are: member's character, not his cash.
Development of community leaders, Kiwanis is international in scope,
thinkers and workers. but passionately loyal to flag and
The encouragement of better rera-‘ country, city and province. It is com
tions between Canada and the United
States, between Ontario and Quebec,
between city and city, and between
man and man.
What is the code of ethics of Ki
wanis ?
The code of ethics reads as follows,
posed of 100,000 everyday, normal fel
lows in the United States and Canada,
who meet in their respective communi
ties, to promote business ethics, en
courage friendships, co-operate in civ
ic betterment projects, create confi
dence and help make the world better
as outlined by Kiwanian T. Stanley, j by improving themselves first. They
Toronto: are not engaged in reform, but in pol-J
As a Kiwanian: I will do my part ishing off their own rough edges on,
to introduce into the business life of. the wheel of fellowship and friendly I
the nation at large, and of my imme- personal contact.
diate community in particular, the
ideals and principles of International
Kiwanis to which I have subscribed.
I will co-operate with International
Kiwanis toward creating a
standard” in business.
I will join in a' united effort of Ki-
wanians throughout the United States
and Canada to inculate the uplifting
influence of Kiwanis into business life
and to eliminate any and all unehtical
practices, as judged by the “Kiwanis
standard,” whether in operation
through ignorance or with intent.
In my immediate business or pro
fession, the Kiwanis principles of
brotherly love, service and square
dealing shall govern all my actions and
relations in respect to both clients and
employees and this spirit shall also
control my attitude toward creditors
and competitors.
I believe that, while Kiwanis does
There are 34 of them in Clinton. J
When they meet they call each other (
by their first names. They believe in
doing things with a smile and occas-
Kiwanis _ ionally with a song. They believe that
if you know the other fellow you will
like him. They play hard, work hard
and trust in each other. They prefer
not to criticise unless criticism will
construct. They are trying to make a
success, not of business, but of life.
They believe that only by employing
the golden rule can mankind hasten
the golden age.
The Intimate Side
Of Kiwanis
(By Kiwanian Cliff Killen)
Others have written of the ideals
that Kiwanis stands for, of its nation-
not demand that I deal exclusively j al endeavor to make this old world a
with Kiwanians, it is just and fair that | little better, thru its efforts to follow
I consider my fellow Kiwanians in all its motto, “We Build.”
business transactions; and that, all j ket us think the*!, for a moment, of
things being equal, I extend the eour- another phase of Kiwanis. We all have
tesy of my business to them. | lived in more or less daily contact
I will be interested in the business with most of the men who belong to
welfare of my fellow Kiwanians, and Kiwanis, yet, when we look back' to
when the opportunity arises, I will do : the time before we joined Kiwanis, we
my utmost to further their busines8»«plainly see that our frief^Rhip and
either by recommendation, or by pass- J our personal regard was not as strong
ing on to them any information to as it is now that Kiwanis spirit brings
their advantage.
I will consider it to be my duty to
report to Kiwanians any malicious re
ports or comments which come to my
knowledge as reflecting against their
credit or success.
uskcloser and nearer in a family broth
erhood.
Notice the hearty hand-dasp, the
slap on the shoulder that means more
in friendship than the most polite of
greetings ever can, the smiles of wel-
I will also consider it my duty to come,, the intimate “joshing” of one
Kiwanis to report to my club president 1 another. All" Those spontaneous ex-
the name of any Kiwanian whom I pressions of personal pleasure at
know to be willingly practicing bus-(meeting were never so pronounced as
iness methods which do not reflect his they are now at the Kiwanis meetings.
honesty or integrity.
I believe that every local club should
It used to be Mr. This or That; now
it’s “Hey, take off your hat, pull up
be at the service of each respective , your chair, stick out your feet, loosen
member to assist him in solving any (up your belt and start to eat.” Bill
problem which may arise in his partic- on your left, Tom on your right, while
ular businesr*t)r profession. 1 straight across, Jim’s a welcome sight.
I believe in a “Kiwanian standard” Larry at one end with Joe at the other,
in business, governed by the ideals of ready to see what the menu uncovers.
International Kiwanis—brotherly love, “Hello there, old boy, you look fine as
service and square dealing
And Again
And again, what is Kiwanis?
Kiwanis is radio-activity of the soul.
It is a spiritual element permeating'
human relationship, ’t is made up of
emanations from man’s better self.
Radium is a material force in the
world; Kiwanis is a moral force in
the world of men. Radium defies many
of the accepted law’s of nature; Ki
wanis breaks down the most stubborn
barriers of distrust, reserve, unfriend
liness.
Like radium its energy is inexhaus
tible and its power irresistible. The
more it expands, the more it has to
give. Both are concentrates, the pro
ducts of a refining process which has
but one object, the extraction of vir
tue ond the elimination of dross.
Kiwanis represents ideas in evolu
tion and ideals in practice. It is pop
ularly held to be a business organiza
tion, but its interests are far broader,
its mission muchdoftier, its aspirations
infinitely greater than can be inter
preted by any use of the word “busi-
the dickens.” “Why shouldn’t 1, huh?
I’m most full of fried chicken.”
And so it goes; good fellowship
reigns supreme and every man leaves
with a warmer spot in his heart for
his fellow Kiw'anians.
Another thing noticeable is that the
spirit of Kiwanis is not local. Many
times while on the road we meet a
strange car with a “K” emblem on the
radiator and they never-fail to blow
their horn or wave a friendly greeting.
While climbing thru the mountain of
Tennessee, we came to a car from Illi
nois, with the “K” emblem on the rear
window. We shouted “Hello, Kiwanis”
and the answering yell was as hearty
and full of glad surprise as if we’d
given them a million. Every once in
a while some little intimate thing like
that comes up that makes one know
that Kiwanis is doing good in the
world aside from its known policy of
helping to build those who cannot do it
all themselves. j
The very word “intimate” means i
closer, and that is what Kiwanis does;j
it makes us closer, better friends. Dif-1
ness.” It is a body of business and , ference in age, or station in life is for-
profeSrsional men, rather, banded to-! gotten and all are friends, intimate
gether for purposes of mutual and
general uplift.
It is not a religious organization,
but it believes in God.
It is not sectarian but it believes in
the church.
It is not benevolent, but it believes
in charity. -
friends, and when all is said and done,
no finer tribute can be paid than to |
say “He is my friend.”
To Know Kiwanis
“To know Kiwanis it is necessary;
j for each member to study its litera-1
. , . , . , i ture, its magazine, and its accomplish-1
V V’i f ? ' be ,eves iwents; to understand something of the
m brotherhood. , (organization beyond the limites of I
It. is not political, but it believes in one’s own club; to sense its large vis-i
good government. jion; to really understand the extent!
Kiwanis cares nothing for tradi-j which oyer 101,312 men can follow
tions, but everything for truth. It de
lights to break precedent, Aut pre
serve principle. It hates formality,
but fosters familiarity; not the farltili-
iy*
the same general lines of approach
and yet find so many different ways
of expressing a community respphsi-
bility.”—Buffalo, N. Y.
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OFFICERS OF THE CLINTON
KIWANIS CLUB
The present officers and committees of the Clinton Ki
wanis Club are as follows: '
President Larry B. Dillard
Vice-President L. Ross. Lynn
Secretary-Treasurer Gilbert Blakely
Trustee Hugh Simpson
Directors:
Ned Anderson Duck Copeland
Wilson Harris Will Copeland
Bynum Betts Lew Hatton
Lloyd McCrary
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Committees:
Reception, Program—Bynum Betts, chairman, Billy Hoy,
Ross Lynn, John Hunter, Wilson Harris, Butler Boyd,
Ned Anderson.
Music—Cliff Killen, chairman, Almon Spencer.
Education—Ross Lynn, chairman, Almon Spencer, Ed Long,
Billy Hoy, Burney Parkinson.
Inter-Club Relations—John Hunter, chairman, Ned Ander
son, Will Copeland.
Good Will, Grievances—Braxton King, chairman, Joe Bai
ley, Gobe Sloan, Jack Anderson.
Business Standards—Jack Young, chairman, Gary Dillard,
Dick Moorhead, Jack Pinson.
Public Affairs, Agriculture—Homer Henry, chairman, Hen
derson Pitts, Chaney Stone, Allie Milling, Hale Shands.
Publicity—Wilson Harris, chairman, Jphn Spratt, Bub
Young, George Smith.
Finance—Larry Dillard, Ross Lynn, Gilbert Blakely, Ned
Anderson, Bynum Betts, Duck Copeland, Will Copeland,
Wilson Harris, Lew Hatton, Lloyd McCrary.
House—Lloyd McCrary, chairman. Duck Copeland, Lew
Hatton.
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Ladies Honorary—Mrs. Larry Dillard, Mrs. Duck Copeland,
Mrs. Ed Long, Mrs. Will Copeland, Mrs. Hugh Simpson.
President
‘GIVE, NOT GET,’ IS
KIWANIS IDEAL
North Carolinian Says Club Not
Knife and Fork Affair.
LARRY DILLARD
Larry Dillard, well-known gents’
furnishings merchant, is president of
the Clinton club and has been active
in Kiwanis circles- since the club was
organized five years ago. He has had
much to do with the growth and .suc
cess of the organization and was the
unanimous choice of the members to
hold the president’s reins this year.
On the Level
To meet upon the level,
Is an easy thing to say,
But when it comes to practice,
Do we do it every day ?
Do we meet him on the level
If the brother chance to be
Just a little out at the elbow,
Or baggy at the knee ?
Madison, Florida.
Henderson, N. C.—Declaring that
Kiwanis stands for the practical appli
cations of high personal ideals and un
selfish service, Frank H. Jeter of Ra
leigh, lieutenant-governor of the third
division of Carolina’s Kiwanis district,
issued a call to the members of the
Henderson club to put the principles of
! their organization into practice in
their daily dealings with their fellow-
men.
“If you joined Kiwanis for what you
get rather than for what you give, you
have missed the fundamental concep
tion of the body and y r ou are no true
Kiwanian. Unless your club is more
to you than a weekly knife and fork
contest, unless you are willing to de
vote part of your time and money and
strength to the service of your ffellow-
men, unless your membership in Ki-
, wanis means a deepening of the sense
of your obligation to the community
and the nation, you have not begun to
grasp the ideals of Kiwanis.
j Mr. Jeter stated that the organiza
tion’s principles and ideals of high
personal conduct and service have now
become so widely known that Kiwan
ians are marked men and for that rea
son great care should be exercised in
the selection of new members. No man
worthy of membership should fail to re
ceive an invitation, he insisted, but he
made it clear that Kiwanis today has
more to offer an individual than an in-,
dividual has to offer Kiwanis, no mat
ter who he may be. “Pick your mem
bers carefully,” he continued, “for
membership in your local club means
fellowship with the great International
body and by your local membership
your community will judge Kiwanis as
a national movement.
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