DEVELOPMENT OF · BETTER TOWN AND COUNTRY RELATIONS-Cont

DEVELOPMENT OF · BETTER TOWN AND COUNTRY

RELATIONS-Cont.

Plattville, Wis.

Portage La Pr<!.irie, Man.

Port Clinton, Ohio Prince Albert, Sask.

Princeton, Ky.

Punxsutawney, Pa.

Quincy, Ill.

Raleigh, N. C.

Red Wing, Minn.

Regina, Can.

Reidsville, N. C.

Richmond, Ind.

Richmond, Va.

Ridgway, Pa.

Rochester, '}f. H.

Rosebur~, Ore.

Rushville, Ind.

Rusk, Texas St. Marys, Pa.

Salem, Ohio

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Seaford, Del.

Searcy, Ark.

Shelton, Conn.

Sparta,· Wis.

Sioux City, Iowa State College, Pa.

Steubenville, Ohio Sulphur, Okla.

Syracuse, N. Y.

Tacoma, Wash.

Tahlequah, Okla.

Tipton, Ind ..

Boys' and Girls' Clubs

Uhrichsville, Ohio Union, S. C.

Wagoner, Okla.

Washington, N. ] . Waterville, Me.

Waukan, Iowa Wayne, Nebr.

Waynesburg, Pa.

West Palm Beach, Fla.

Wetaskiwin, Alta., Can.

Wheeling, W. Va.

Williamston, Mich.

Winder, Ga.

Winnipeg, Man.

Woodsfield, Ohio Yakima, Wash.

Albion, Nebr. Second annual banquet was given for members of the Boone County Pig, Baby Beef, and Dairy Calf clubs. . . , Anthony, Kan. Club aided county farm agent in establishing Boys' and Girls

Clubs in surrounding rural communities.

Ardmore, Okla. Gave radio to the best farm organization and attended two meetings with farm boys' clubs.

Beckley, W. Va. Voted to sponsor "Four-H" club work in rural sections of

Raleigh County. ·

Binghamton, N. Y. Held a meeting with boys in the poultry raising conbtest and their fathers were guests. Later birds were auctioned off to mem. ers and amount of $131.50 raised to be used for continuing 1926 contest. Silver

cups were won by boys with best birds. .

Bloomsburg, Pa. Entertained boys of Columbia County Potato club wluch the club assisted in sponsoring last year.

Burlington, N. J. Financed a Sweet Potato club that was started with twelve members.

Cordele, Ga. Club is backing farm youths in the county so that they may secure money at the bank to purchase pure bred calves.

Crookston, Minn. Purchased cup for Boys' and Girls' Pig clubs.

Delphos, Ohio. Agriculture Co~nmittee is organizing a Calf Club of sixty boys and girls in the community as part of the plan to co-operate with the f~rnied The Calf Club exhibited the animals at the Delphos Tri-County Fair ~he th~ baby beefs were sold at auction to the highest bidder on last day of fair.

Denison, low~. Se_!)t "Four-H" club girl of farm bureau to Ames to take short course bemg given at the university.

Detroit, Minn. The club backed the Becker County Boys' Calf Club. f Douglas, Wyo. Arranged to foster five calf clubs among ranch boys west ⁰

town and have raised for that purpose $1,200.

DuBois, Pa. Voted to sponsor a Potato Club this year. d Dubuque, Iowa. Entertained about forty children who entered the Potato an

Poultry Club contest at which time prizes were awarded to winners.

E m ona, p · K an. G d · ar enmg Club was quite a success and we average d ales at ⁵ • g abo.ut $4.00 every Friday. The boys took quite an interest in harvesttn their crop.

Fergus Falls, Mipn. The club is sponsoring the organization kno'':~ as the Sheep Club for the purpose of closer relations with rural communities.

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DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER TOWN AND COUNTRY RELATIONS-Cont.

Fort Collins Colo. Entered into an agreement by which worthy boys will be allowed 'to borrow money for purpose of entering Baby Beef Club. Interest rate to be at 6 per cent.

Franklin, Ind. Played "Big Dad Act" to Pig and Calf Club's members. Enter- tained them at lunch and went on an inspection trip of the principal industries of the city.

Frederick, Md. Entertained Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Clubs of county.

Great Falls, Mont. Club raised $250.00 to be used in buying young stock for Boys' and Girls' Club. Stock will be sold on notes and members of club will be assigned to certain purchasers to visit them once a month to encourage them in their work.

Greenfield, Ind. Entertained thirty boys from rural districts who comprised the Kiwanis Potato Club.

Hackettstown, N. J. Entertained the Warren County Calf Club with other, Kiwanis clubs.

Haskell, Okla. Sponsoring organization known as Ten Acre Cotton Club.

Hawkinsville, Ga. Club selected sixty Cotton Club boys who will be financed and otherwise encouraged in the extensive cultivation of one acre of cotton each, under boll weevil conditions.

Hot ~prin~s, S. D. Gave a dinner to twenty-one boy and girl members of Kiwanis Potato Club.

Iowa City, Iowa. Each club member furnished some farm boy or girl with fifteen-day-old chicks. Members kept in touch with the boys and girls during the season and the chickens were shown at the fall farm show.

Jacks?n, Ky. T\venty-one members pledged themselves to purchase one or more PPWs and give them to some worthy boy or girl so that they might join the

1g Club.

Kearney, Nebr. Donation of $40.00 to the established Calf Club made it possible

~o ke~p up. the interesting work among the rural youths taking an interest

Ill swme raising

Kirksville, Mo.. G;ve financial help so that Boys' and Girls' Clubs could be L awarded prizes for their exhibits at community fair.

LaFayette, Ind. Sponsoring pig clt~b work in county.

Lancaster, Wii;. Formed a Bovs' and Girls' Lamb Club.

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L . res ^Ill arger potato productions.

exi.ngton, Nebr. Additional contributions to the Boys' Dairy Calf Club will M ~ncrease work and enthusiasm for dairy undertakings.

an~~?Woc, Wis. Club was the guest of Guernsey Breeders' Association. Enter- o/11ed members of Boys' and Girls' Calf Club and their parents during time

. county fair. .

Midland M' h S

we ' ic. · _Ponsored a Boys' Calf Club. Six thoroughbred Jersey calves clube IJlacke~ directly under the committee's supervision and the future of the M Wor is assured.

onbroae, Wis. Entertained members of countv boys' and girls' clubs at evening llQUel . •

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in~. manced a Boys' and Girls' Dairy Club for the commg bo ; he .Pig Club which the club has been sponsoring among the farm th: e ~¹¹~ girls of the community closed with a very successful show, and Neills ill 11 ne~ were also exhibited at the county fair.

invth:' Wifd Su_Pplied ice cream to boys and girls of the largest calf club Oklah 'Y?r while they were at the Clark County Fair.

an°~~rCity, Okla. Twenty-three members of the Kiwanis Pig Club made age profit of $34.36 each on their hogs this year.

RELATIONS-Cont.

Oswego, N. Y. The seed for the Boys' Agriculture Club was distributed to the lads at St. Francis' Home and the Orphans' Home. Also gave hatching eggs and certified seed potatoes to the members of the Boys' Club.

Pontiac, Mich. Entertained members of Potato Clubs. Eighty-two boys were present. Prizes were given for boys and clubs exhibiting best potatoes.

Sheboygan, Wis. Gave a picnic for members of Pig, Poultry and Calf Club.

Spokane, Wash. Had demonstration of Boys' and Girls' Club work. Boys were members of the Pig Club and from the Seed Potato Club, and girls demon- strated dressmaking.

Terre Haute, Ind. Through the Kiwanis Potato Club an extra 5,500 bushels of potatoes was produced by the 176 boy and girl members. Fifty or more boys and girls of the Potato Club were entertained as guests at a noon luncheon. The carload of potatoes purchased and distributed among mem- bers cost the club $888.06.

Thomson, Ga. The club has done much in the way of organizing Pig and Poul- try Clubs.

Toccoa, Ga. Each member will take club boy for buddy during 1926 and help him raise acre of cotton.

Troy, N. Y. Entertained sLxty-five members of the Boys' Potato Club an.d t~eir fathers. Also awarded $55 in cash and a silver cup to boys' organization.

Warsaw, N. Y. Club co-operating with about thirty boys of the county in a potato growing contest.

Ypsilanti, Mich. Corn and canning clubs are popular undertakings, and patro_ns of rural school are taking an active interest in the Parent-Teachers Associa- tion, which the club is encouraging.

Fairs, Shows and Demonstrations

Auburn, N. Y. Sent out 800 complimentary tickets to farmers for a?mission to .Auburn's Exposition of Progress which was in charge of Kiwaruans.

Baker, Ore. Worked with the Chamber of Commerce in paying cxpe.nses of child representative to state fair in connection with farm co-operation.

Baton Rouge, La. Underwrote the cost of an Agricultural Club Fair.

Bremerton, Wash. .Assisted with county fair and had a booth for registration and better acquainted ourselves with the farmers of the county.

Canton, Mo. The Lewis County Poultry show, under the direction of ou~ club, offered the best educational and entertaining exposition in this section of the west.

Casper, Wyo. Donated silver loving cup to pure seed and poultry show.

Corbin, Ky. Promoted a poultry show. Raised $400 for prizes.

Deer Lodge, Mont. A poultry show which attracted the attention of mahY e.'Chibitors was under the supervision of Kiwanians. . Dodge City, Kan. Supervised the live stock judging contest at the county fair

and entertained all the winners.

Dubuque, Iowa. Prizes were awarded by club at annual poultry show. . Enderlin, N. Dak. Sponsored Third Annual Tri-County Corn Show and Festml Lancaster, Wis. Entertained about 600 farmers of the vicinity with a "County

Builder's Day" and also served them lunch. .

Lecto~ Ohio. Arranged a potato contest in which si.~ty-two boys Cl?d

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participated. Potatoes were e."<hibited at Business Men's Fall Festival an prizes were awarded.

Pittsburg, Kan. Had charge of Farmers-Merchant picnic with a total attendance of 1500.

Pt. Arthur-Ft. William, Can. Took country school children to County Fair·

Provided transportation and lunch to about 1,200 children. . Spanish Fork, Utah. A live stock show was a huge success for this commUilltr·

DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER TOWN AND COUNTRY RELATIONS-Cont.

Thomaston, Ga. Kiwanis club sponsored the best county fair in this section of state.

Wabash, Ind. A "Pig to Hog" contest was sponsored among the farmer youths, with prizes for the winner, and all those participating were taken to the Indiana State Fair.

Wooster, Ohio. Paid $50 in prizes to Boys' and Girls' Clubs at county fair.

KIWANIS AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE (International Objective)

Co-operation Towards Civic Improvement

Kiwanis clubs worked with Chambers of Commerce on the following varied activities:

Anniston, Ala. Assisted Junior Chamber of Commerce with the Calhoun County Fair.

Bluefield, W. Va. Backed the creation of the Bluefield Automobile Club.

Cuero, Texas. Assisted in a drive to get a cotton mill.

Davenport, Iowa. Aided in securing $25,000 per year for three years for the purpose of bringing new industries to Davenport.

Du B?is, Pa. Appointed a committee to help welcome tourists in connection with the Annual Golden Rule Tour of Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce.

Galen.a, ~11. Co-operated to get a white way, one mile long, in the business d1str1ct. ,

Hanover, Pa. Raised $350,000 for the erection of a new hotel, and ninety-five per cent of the club purchased stock.

Hartwell, Ga. Have joined in publishing free road maps for tourists along the route from Washington, D. C., to Miami.

Horton, Kan. Helped to put over free fair and stock show.

Hot ~prings,. Ark. Club working with Chamber of Commerce in drive to adver- tise town ..

Hudson, N. Y. Will take part in "Old Home Week" celebration.

Idaho Falls, Idaho. Helped to get better camp grounds.

~amestown,

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Pledged support in the "Greater North Dakota" work.

acoCn, Ga. Agreed to sponsor the agricultural department of the Chamber of ommerce.

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Jaw, Sask. G_a_v.e the Board of Trade assistance in their projects.

unciec'·lnd. Secured the taking of a referendum report on "The Ten Tests of a ity."

~ewark,

Ohio. Worked for better sewer system and civic lighting.

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Actively S?pported a driye f?r $300,000 as an

advertisin~

fund for e city ef Norfolk m order to brmg its advantages to the attention of the country at large.

Pho~n?c,

Ariz. Assisted Valley Beautiful Committee to clean up the rural dis- cr0ictst surrounding Phoenix by encouraging removal of weeds and signs from

un ry roadsides.

Plant C"ty Fl.

p ¹ ' a. Joined in selling stock to the amount of $150,000 for a hotel.

p ortsrnouth, Va. Aided in distributing tourist tags to visiting automobilists.

rescott, Gr . Ariz · T en mem ers were appointed to assist b . . . m water carmva . 1 a t R ky anite Dells. to help make up deficit of annual Frontier Day celebration.

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Ro~kyouMnt,

N. C. Participated ·in getting more roads leading in and out of ount.

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Shelton, Conn. A series of lectures by our club and the Derby Shelton Board of Trade were held, the proce.eds of which are to be used by .t~e two organizations for some new activity for the betterment of the two c1t1es.

Springfield, Mo. Held a joint meeting to raise $50,000 for civic work.

Tucson, Ariz. Aided in promoting stock sales on new tourist hotel. I~dividual

members succeeded in selling more stock than any other organization.

Tuscumbia, Ala. Purchased approximately $50.00 worth of equipment for t~e

new grill room of the new Chamber of Commerce building which club will occupy. Club had much to do with erection of this $20,000 structure.

Utica, N. Y. Joined the Chamber when efforts were made to boost Utica.

Vincennes, Ind .. Co-operating with Chamber of Commerce; asked for a more representation of the public in the affairs of the city and its future develop- ments.

Warren, Pa. Taking active part in co-operation with Chamber of Commerce in the city's industrial campaign.

Warsaw, Ind. Supported a drive for securing factories in Warsaw.

Waynesburg, Pa. Took an active part in assisting the raising of $100,000 for a great railroad project.

Youngstown, Ohio. Appointed twelve "Minute Men" for the Chamber of Com- merce Educational and Publicity campaign as speakers at various luncheon clubs in an attempt to familiarize business men with outstanding features of the city.

. Other c.lu.bs. that during the past year have assisted Chambers of Commerce m general c1v1c improvements were:

Albany, Ore. Hickory, N. C.

Bartlesville, Okla. Hoquiam, Wash.

Bell, Cal. Hutchinson Kan

Brookville, Pa. Jackson, Mich. · Butler, Pa. Kissimmee, Fla.

Clarksburg, W. Va. Lancaster, Pa.

Colfax, Wash. Lenoir, N. C.

Columbus, Ga. Lewiston, Mont.

Conneaut, Ohio Lincoln, Nebr.

Coos B~y, Ore. Long Beach, Cal.

Dade City, Fla. Mexico, Mo.

Dallas, Texas Mineral Wells Texas Darlington, S. C. Monroe, Wis. ' East Orange, N. J. New Britain, Conn.

Enfield, N. C. Olympia, Wash.

Greenfield, Mass.

Pensacola, Fla.

Port Huron, Mich.

Ravenna, Ohio Redlands, Cal.

Reedsport, Ore.

Reidsville, N. C.

Saginaw, Mich.

San Benito, Texas Santa Fe, N. Mex.

Springfield, Mo.

Storm Lake, Iowa Victoria, B. C.

Walla Walla, Wash.

Woodlawn, Pa.

Wyandotte, Mich.

Expansion, New Members, Campaign for Funds

Different types of assistance rendered to Chambers of Commerce toward their expansion have been reported as follows: ·

Americus, Ga. Worked to re-organize Chamber of Commerce.

Anni~t~n, Ala. Won gavel offered by local Chamber of Commerce, for the first c1v1c club to acquire a one hundred per cent membership in the Chamber of Commerce.

Asheville, N. C. The club won the prize over all other civic clubs in the Chamber of Commerce drive for $50,000 in memberships.

Athens, Ga. Rebuilt and revived Chamber of Commerce.

Be~, Cal. Out of twelve Board of Directors, eight members are Kiwanians.

BoISe, Idaho. Provided for re-organization of Boise Chamber of Commerce.

Daytona, Fla. 'Worked in drive for 6,000 members representing ov~r $150,~00.

Town now .has second largest organization in the world in pomt of size, and largest m world based upon population.

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KIWANIS AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE-Cont.

Delroy, Fla. Assisted in re-organization work.

Excelsior Springs, Mo. Raised $17,500 for the year's activities.

Fitchburg, Mass. Took active part in establishing a Chamber of Commerce of over 1,000 members.

Hendersonville; N. C. Put over a drive which netted $15,000.

Hollywood, Cal. Assumed a pledge for forty life memberships and made a record of forty-eight.

Hopewell, Va. Entire club was active in re-organization of Chamber of Com- merce.

Kansas City, Kan. Worked with the State Chamber of Commerce which met here in January.

Lankershim, Cal. United for the annual membership drive and also raised about

$4,000.

Macomb, Ill. Attended and helped promote the district meeting of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce.

Medford, Ore. Secured 600 automobiles for the National Guard Encampment Caravan trip to Crater Lake National Park. Sufficient cars were secured to take 2,500 men to Crater Lake, for a two hundred mile trip, and a camp over night.

New Albany, Ind. Helped add 261 new members as a result of the work of thirty men who were sent out to sell the city to the citizens.

Newport News, Va. Subscribed to an annual active membership in the Newport News Chamber of Commerce.

Orleans, Ind. Worked for the re-organization of the Commercial Club which was down and out until spec.iat attention was given to it.

Petersburg, Va·. Our club joined the Chamber of Commerce.

St. Augustine, Fla. Worked to add 850 new members.

St. Jofseph, Mo. Sponsored a booster meeting for the activities of the Chamber o Commerce, and it was attended by almost 200 enthusiastic men.

Schenectady, N. Y. A drive by Kiwanis brought a new record membership to our Chan11ber of Commerce.

Scranton, Pa .. Succeeded for the Chamber of Commerce in putting over one of the most successful drives in the United States, obtaining one member for

T" every forty men, women, and children in Scranton.

itu~hilICh Fla. One of the club meetings was turned over to the directors of b e amber of Commerce drive. The drive was for $20,000 and 800 mem- l crs. Club promoted 1,300 members and about $33,000. Now this city

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^{the l~rge~t} organization in the world based on per capita subscription.

U. very K1waman belongs to the Chamber of Commerce.

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Y. The Public Affairs Committee is endeavoring to build up the use- V ness of the Chamber of Commerce.

an~~~ver, Wash. Club put on membership drive for Chamber of Commerce W' won cup for securing most new members.

mchester, Ky. Aided the Chamber of Commerce in a drive for new members.

Organization of Chambers of Commerce

Cleveland T

Colu b ' enn. Club assisted in organizing a Chamber of Commerce.

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Cone di ' ⁵• 1 mg ernon, Alabama, to orgamze a Chamber of Commerce.

Doug~:s ~Kan. He~ped organize a Chamber of Commerce.

Elmir 'N a. Organized a Chamber of Commerce.

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Many club nfombers helped in drive to form the new Elmira F ta ion of Commerce.

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for cou 't a. En.dorsed and arranged to organize Chamber of Commerce n Y and raised over $3,000 in the club for organization.

Hinton, W. Va. Supported organization of Chamber of Commerce.

Irwin, Pa. Kiwanians supporting movement to organize Chamber of Commerce.

Lakewood, N.

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Backed Chamber of Commerce in process of organization.

Medford, Mass. Medford Chamber of Commerce now a reality through the efforts of our club.

Melrose Park, Ill. Organized a Chamber of Commerce, with a membership of 188.

Milledgeville, Ga. Established a Chamber of Commerce.

Redwood City, Cat. Sponsored the re-organization of the Chamber of Commerce in this city. Seven members out of nine elected were Kiwanians, including the president.

Shamokin, Pa. Aided in building the first Chamber of Commerce.

South Boston, Va. Passed a resolution endorsing and giving thei,r support to the Chamber of Commerce which has just been organized.

Vidalia, Ga. A Chamber of Commerce was organized by a committee of this Kiwanis Club. Previously all matters usually attended to by a Chamber of Commerce had been handled by the club.

The following clubs reported giving aid to Chambers of Commerce:

Abilene, Texas Ada, Okla.

Ames, Iowa Atlantic City, N. J.

Austin, Texas Bartow, Fla.

Binghamton, N. Y.

Bridgeport, Conn.

Camden, N. J.

Eagle Rock, Cal.

El Reno, Okla.

Evansville, Ind.

Everett, Wash.

Flint, Mich.

Fort Dodge, Iowa Freeport, Ill.

Glendale, Cal.

Kewanee, Ill.

Kingston, N. Y.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Lakewood, Ohio London, Ont.

Mexico, Mo.

Mobile, Ala.

Morgantown, W. Va.

Pittsburg, Kan.

Portland, Ore.

Rome, Ga.

San Bernardino, Cal.

Texarkana, Texas Vallejo, Cat.

Williamson, W. Va.

EDUCATIONAL WORK

Many activities were undertaken by Kiwanis Clubs during the past twelve months. The educational pursuits accomplished aided every student, as well as the schools, faculty, and authorities.

Aberdeen, N. C. Donated a loving cup to be awarded to the school having the best attendance record in county for the year. . Aberdeen, Wash. Gave a trophy to the high school student first in leadership,

sportsmanship, scholastic ability, and athletic prowess.

Ada, Okla. Established night schools for illiterate adults throughout the county.

Akr<?n, Ohio. Supported recommendation of Summit County Historical Societ>J m requesting the mayor and city council to preserve an old stone schoo building as a historical museum.

Albany, Ore. Got behind movement to have school board purchase present col- lege site for a future high school.

Aledo, Ill. Purchased Chautauqua tickets and donated them to worthy persons in the community who are not financially able to purchase this entcrtai~ment Amory, Miss. Club took census of city for population and educational purposes.

Anniston, Ala. Furnished speakers advocating three mill tax for educational purposes.

Ashlan~, Va. Club hel~ County Relay Carnival, county school c~ildren com- peting. Gave two silver cups to winning schools and $250.00 m badges to winning children.

Bartlesville, Okla. Put radios in the two high schools and thus enabled aboat 1,200 students ot hear President Coolidge's inaugur~l address.