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i f , 1 't -- TL pWANlANS RECEIVE CHARTER TODAY i V7 V '? llSa' Mr-fen V' l b o m ?; bwi f a r.f --"' fjfe v fl 'f M r W V CI ' 114 Li) iwj .rS St? " v4 'i' n H'd . ,. vVS A si "'Ji-r - ' - v f-r -wUv l - PENSACOLA KIVANIANS WORK FOR EVERY INTEREST TENDING T01MPROVEOR BUILD THE CITY en Local Projects Have Engag- tion in June. teen Weeks Since Organiza ed Attention of Club in Six World Market. CENTENNIAL ACROSS CTIVE IN PUTTING om posed of Young and Pepful mined to Make Pensacola a Business Men Who Are Deter- n'. H. BRADFORD.) he Pensacola Klwanla club held first luncheon, under the direction Organizer "William P. "Wright, of '.'alo, Xenr York, less than four :;hs ago, or, to be exact, on June In those four months it has Tg!y displayed to the community ' conception of what a Kiwanis club expected to do and In what sort arfairs It Is supposed to be in- "?sted. . Ten projects, mostly in the nature local improvements, have been en- r'ed vote of the membership, and smiitees appointed with instruction "ost in every way possible for the mplishments. first on the roll of tntprpst was ' hiph density cotton compress, n- 1 July 3. The Kiwanis. club herct the move for the addition to resources of the city, and while rs than Kiwanians assisted to put Project through, the brunt of the fell on the infant club. The cot , r:vs is promised in - December. 4 i'.I swell the activities of the a; Port. At the same . meeting' a ":n5 a marketing1 scheme was en : it has not yet been carried 'r the top, mainly because other '"y. but nulet fforta r heinv to carry it to a successful he world peace treaty as presented r l nited States senate bv Presi- 5t lison was endorsed bv the club l'1 and certified copies of the 0:1 sent to the president of the States and the senate. le olata railroad nrniopt to run. Pensacola with Mobile by direct ; ws accepted as part of the club Sram on Julv 17 and fnrthor an- - has been taken at subsequent "ss to make the road a fact. eeks ago the Pensacola Rail 1 s" 1 Navigation Company's pro- given endorsement, a h &!?Uation for municipal docks ,?un by the Kiwanis club Aug- , - '" J1&U oirt BUILD the ar, when the people voted of bonds for the purpose, A W lt: Was appointed to visit the "mmissioners with a plea for im V.1 attin- The matter has since a much strong agitation in the V.nd bef public audiences, - "eiermination of the club 8 ,s muse come. "oa that has overshadowed Pensacola Tribe of Kiwanians - 'V I LEROY V. HOLSBERRY. President Pensacola Kiwanis Club. all else for the moment dated from August 4, when the 1922 Centennial boost began in the club. The action which counted most, however, was taken September 11, at P. D. Tebault's Ferry, Pass country home, at a time which seemed to be a crisis in' the career of Centennial boosting. Kiwan ians Partridge, Rollo and Thompson put the membership on edge with electrical appeals, and Kiwanis took the Centennial movement by storm from that day on, under the manage rial leadership of Secretary Kiwanian Bayliss, and with the considerbale as sistance of Kiwanian Burke and (Continued on Page Eleven.) J. HARVEY BAYLISS. THE PENSACOLA HOST HONORED JAN EWORLD IS OLD GEORGE He Does Everything That Can't Be Done, Holds Down the Dollar-a-Year Jobs and Keeps - the Whole World Moving. . History has given to mankind the record of the achievements of many men, but a careful perusal of its pages will show us that while there have been many men who have become famous for having done v some one thing, there is but one man who is famous as having done everything. It's an enviable place in history to be the one man who has done every thing but one man has really done Just that. As you think it over, you will find that the statement is true, that just one man has done everything recorded on the long page of the world's history. He did it, not because he wished to do it, but because the other fellow did not. wish, to do: it. You begin to see now who this wonder worker is. Sure! You're right! It's George! No, not George "Washington, who really did things; nor - George Creel, who talks about them. Just George. When the first-laziest-man-in-the- world invented that famous Indoor and outdoor sport of pass-the-buck, he made George the recipient. of the honor, for honor it was. ThinR of the credit of having done "all of those things which comes under the' category of that much-used and little consid ered expression, "Let George Do It." George in so many cases that George is coming into his own. The dollar-a-year man is George. The man in the Why, fellows, to have the buck passed like that, and then go out and do it is the greatest honor in the world The ideals or thinkers and nations have most often been brought to a full accomplishment, not by the first to propose the thing, but by George. As late as our own war, we find that the work has .been passed over to trench is George. The man in the ship yard is George. "When we needed or did not need a new department or bureau created, George was given the job. "When later an investigation of that same bureau was needed, who in vestigated? You're right. Why, fellow Kiwanians, and now it comes out you are overlooking the biggest bet of the day, the softest piece of easy money, glory, honor and, best ; of all, personal satisfaction. Be the George of your club, be the George of your community. A real George knows that his most important duty to the community and to himself is to co-operate with his fellow workers He knows that, regardless of his ability, his efforts must mesh without friction in with the other gears of the social machine of which he is a pan if he is to be of value to the commu nity. When you say, "Let George Do It," you are paying George the biggest eomoliment that one man can pay " other." You are recognizing his power and ability to do it. In other words. vou acknowledge his power ior ser rind that is Kiwanis, your Kiwanis and my. Kiwanis, but service. JOURNAL, THURSDAY MORNING; OCTOBER Who are to Recieve F. L. MILLER. I AM A KIWANIAN I I believe in the. stuff I am putting out and my ability to get results. I believe that honest stuff can be passed out to honest men by honest methods. , I believe in working, not weeping; In boosting, not knocking, and the joy of my job. I believe that a man gets what he goes after, , that one deed done today is worth two deeds tomorrow, and that no chap is down and out until he has lost faith in himself. I believe in the right now; in today and the work that I am doing . in to morrow and the work I expect to do; and in the sure reward the future holds for me. I believe in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity, in good cheer, in friend ship and honest competition. I believe there is something doing somewhere, for every man ready to do it, and I am ready right now! I am a Kiwanian. I AM A KIWANIAN- THE KIWANIAN SPIRIT 9" KIWANIAN spirit is better mani fested "out of the home town:" Re cently several members of the Pensa cola Kiwanians have had occasion to "taste" of this KIWANIAN SPIRIT in other , cities where having been found out by the local Kiwanians have been taken in hand and shown all the hospitality possible, besides having given . valuable assistance in a , busi ness way; giving "real! information of credit ratings, etc- which can only be appreciated by the person directly benefited. This demonstrates that a KIWANIAN is not a " STRANGER where there are KIWANIS CLUB, and there are KIWANIS CLUB in most every important city in the United States 'and Canada, and an effort is being made to organize in other countries.-: - - ; ; ganizer. V , . 2. J. Mercer , Bamett, International 1st Vice-Pres., Birmingham, Ala. 5. O. Sam Cummingt, International Secretary. 6 iRoe Fulkerson, Editor The Torch, - - Sv International' Urgan. ( -4J Organization's1 Charter Today SERVICE IS ' KEYNOTE OF KIWANIS CODE Some Pointed Information About the Aims and Ambi tions of the Organization. ' It has been told with considerable truth "that only he who serves best In the interest of the public should receive, or Is entitled "to continued prosperity." Today it seems to be the keynote of all merchandising, and, in fact, It has become one of the busi- warks of modern business and pro fessional life, and the foundation upon which Kiwanis Is based. To those whose memory reaches back a quarter of a century or more, the complex changes taking place from day to day and from year to year, in the business and social life of the country, present a strange and almost incredible contrast with the attitude of the older generation which seemed to find the word "service" a mental and debasing condition. It is not so many years ago that if one were to mention to the casual stranger that his avocation was giving "service," he was immediately classed as a subordinate and was many times considered to be a social inferior. Within the past few years, however, a great change has taken plae in the meaning usually given to " "service." and It has become now a term proudly applied by men in all walks of life to their business, particularly to the manner in which their business is conducted, for the benefit of the con sumer. Rarely in the twentieth century do we find a man, whether he be pro fessional or business man, who is not constantly calling the attention of the community to the fact that his name, linked with his business, means service. In futherance of his desire to impress upon the consumer this fact, he not only advertises it publicly, but if. he be a wise executive his campaign to insure service, with all that it means in his business, starts with the edu cation of his employes. Code of Ethics. One of the leading and best known hotel systems In the country has pub lished for the guidance of their em ployes, a "Code of Ethics," by which they deem their success in business "has been attained. It is noticeable in reading this code, that no attempt is made by the employer to class his employe as a servant In the sense with which the word was formerly used, but on the contrary, the code impresses upon each of them the fact that he is a vital factor in the success of the business, and while not all busi ness houses have printed on their 'Code of Ethics." they, each of them, seem to be guided In their attitude to ward their employes in much the same manner , as the hotel man mentioned. Kiwanis, too, has its code. . - One of the first lessons the young man " starting out in business life is taught in the average business house now is, that he eis an integral part of 23, 1919 PRESIDENT HOLSBERRY GIVES STORY OF ORGANIZATION OF PENSACOLA KIWANIS CLUB te'""- '. , s J. N. ANDREWS. an organization, which has for its foundation, "service." . Efficiency experts have come into being as a special factor, in modern business, because they have studied and learned the best methods by which the consumer can be given the greatest value, highest quality " and the best prices commensurate with good ser vice. It is from the desire on the part of the business man to render the best in his business to the public that the Kiwanis Club as an institution has come Into existence. Upon this basis of "service" rests the entire organization of Kiwanis. first important move in the. develop ment of the organization was the building up of a department to take .(Continued n Page Eleven.) E. G. CARTER. 1; V f - , - y Tests Showed Plenty of Material Suitable for Forming Strong Tribe of Indians of Youthful Spirits. TEBAULT LED IN ART . OF LETTING LION ROAR Seventy-Five Young Business Men Compose Present Mem bership of Club and No Knock ers or Grouches Admitted. (LEROY V. HOLSBERRY) I have been asked to write a history of the organization of the Kiwanis club of Pensacola for the Special Charter Edition. The history of the organization will be of especial Interest to those connected with the club: and because of the Interest taken by thi club for the promotion of the progress of the city we can ask the general pub--11c to forego some of the usual read ing matter for this one day and. with us celebrate the delivery of our chart er and learn of the principles of our organization. Whatever else you may fail to read, do not fall to read care fully the Kiwanis Creed found in to day's paper, for if you have in mind that the .club is organized for the sel fish reasons, this will certainly dis abuse your mind of that false notion which I find is somewhat prevalent. The question of organizing a Kiwan is club had some consideration several months before the present organiza tion was promoted but it was decided not to organize a club; but when the writer noticed that a club was being organized at Mobile, he 'took the mat ter of organizing a club up with tho organizer and decided to talk the matter over with some of the active young men who were not connected with any similar organization as to the possibility of organizing a club hero and found them enthusiastic for the organization. The proper authorities from the International organization having been procured, the organizer at Mobile having completed his club there early in June came from Mobile here ana began the active work of or ganizing our club after making proper investigations. W. F. (Buffalo Bill). Wright, first came to the city, to the writer's office early one Monday morning, and told the story of the phenominal growth of the Kiwanis club in four and one half years from the time of its organi zation and explained the Creed and told of the unselifsh Bpirlt of the wor thy Kiwanians. He expressly stressed the fact that members must be young and full of "pep" and so strong did he make his statements about th youthfulness of its members that the writer very much feared that he had passed the age limit;: but after of. fering to submit to examination wai . jCnnx i n iitMt on I'aze "Te&Jt i i 1 !, i jt, . -1 ; - r ! i - i 4J . 8 ' J.i . I'- . 1 ! V: - J ?H-V t . '.. i i ' a ; :