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S3 aBitatMfciiimsiI 'Trail 'Em "To Salem Convention Edition BUSY Kiwanis Real Force For Civic Progress In Developing City - Kiwanis in Salem is a force, an influence that brings actual results, a service club that does more than prattle of brotherly love once a week. In the nearly eight years that Kiwanis has been organized in the capital city,- the results PASTPREXY SAM CUMMINGS CUMM1NGS DUE AS HONOR GUEST AT CONVENTION O. Samuel Cummlngs, Dallas, Tex- as, past president of the Kiwanis International, who will be the guest of honor during the district con vention here next week, was tin first International executive secre- tar yand has been actively connect ed with Kiwanis work since 1917. Since that time he has held either club, district or International of fice continuously. Sam Cummlngs Joined the Chica go Kiwanis club In the early part of 1917 and shortly afterward was elected secretary. He held this posi tion for two years and at the Provi dence convention In 181 he was chosen the first employed officer of Kiwanis International and estab lished the headquarters office In Chicago. Be held this position for three years and resigned to enter business. Fred Parker, the present secretary of the International, was suggested for the position by Cum- His interest in Kiwanis was main tained and In 1921-22 he was chair man of the international committee on Kiwanis education. In 1923-23 he was a member of the committee on public affairs for Che United States and from 1922 to 1924 he served as chairman of the commit tee on Kiwanis education for the Texas-Oklahoma district. In 1923-24 he served again on the International committee on Kiwanis education. At the Denver international con vention in 1924 he was elected In ternational trustee and re-elected to the position at the International In Montreal In 1926. During 1924 he was president of the Dallas. Tex. Kiwanis club and during the past year ne nas been vice-president of tne ciuo at Kansas city. Mo. During the International In Mil waukee In June, one of the Milwau kee papers carried the toUowlni ner. tonal sketch of the Immediate past president: "Mr. Cummlngs was born In Kr aanston. 111., lest than forty years ago. He received bis education, both common school and university, In Xvanston. Always interested in ed ucational work be hat established and has served at the director of courses In the business schools of two universities. "While a majority of his avoca tlonal time has been devoted to KI- wants for the last eleven years, he (Concluded on past 9. column 6) Salem Has Lure For Homemakers and for Opportunity Seekers Salem, the capital and the second lsrarmif Mtv in th. . tt Oregon, justly claims business, Industrial, educational and ocial advantages second to none. Its civic center six blocks long, its broad streets, many of them bordered with imm.u trees, its long auracuve residential sections, and its neat RIHs MOT W7 VIS?' Salem outstanding among the at tractive eitlet of the northwest. Visitors tram the east coast often compare Salem to a prosperous New England city not only In Its appear ance but In Its spirit as well This tndentlflcation tt proudly claimed by the city's residents who remem ber the her! tag, left by old Jasoo HOURS ol its wars are dearly apparent in the city schools, the parks, In the civic assets. Probably the greatest single ac complishment of tha Salem Kiwan is club was the sponsoring of the city planning and toning commis sion. Until Kiwanis took up the question of the proper regulation of the growing pains of the small city, its rapid expansion threatened to stifle the- natural beauty which its pioneer founders oequcathed It. BEHIND BRIDGE SYSTEM The system of attractive perma nent bridges which the city has been installing throughout the city during the last two years, received Its first enthusiastic support from the Kiwanis club. A bond Issue vigorously endorsed by the Kiwan lans tth other civic organisations following In the vanguard made the permanent bridges a possibility. Kiwanis is rarely given its due for bringing a very important and consequential organization to Sa lem. It is not generally known that the Commonwealth Fund of New York City received Its first en couragement in its plan to estab lish a child health demonstration In Marion county from .he Salem Ki wanis club. That is actually the case, however, as letters In the sec. retary's files show.- At the end of this year the Commonwealth Fund will withdraw Its financial support from Marlon county but the county health unit work wiu continue. SPONSORED CHARITIES How many people know that the Associated Charities of Salem was sponsored and organised by the Sa lem Klnwanls club? Because many floaters" and their families who drift In during the summer months for the berry picking and hop pick ing seasons, lack sufficient funds to move south In the fall, the Char ities here have heavier - duties to (Concluded on page s, column 1) 17 COMMITTEES CONTRIBUTE TO SESSION PLANS Seventeen committee. Including in their personnel every member of the Salem Kiwanis club, have been appointed by Scott Page, the con vention chairman, and Ralph Cool er, the Salem Kiwanis president, to take charge of convention activ ities. The committees Include the fol lowing with the chairman of each committee named first: nunt Fritt SlMle. W. J. Branm. tutt) Sam Koter. Houslnc W. W. Clwdwtek. T. A. Wind- Ithar. Willi. Cltvk. W. J. UUtvUb nd I. C KUMIT. Reception 7funefl Nicholson, Dr. Htntr Morris, 0m H. Aides, John K. OkitWO. P. Coenow, r. A. Bison. A. 8. Bum, X. H. VinWlnkta, Jobs I Rud. uid Har ry Worth. Luncheon Ed Schnoke, Howard Hul 7. Oeort Kins, Walter Nelson and M. 8. Whiuhouaa. DreoraUona Da rid Wright, Otrald Flatcbtr, W. L Needham. Phil Brewiwll. Aatl Xoit and Ralph BamUtno. OredenUala Dr. Henry Morris. J. If. Chamber, U O. Clement and O. B. Spen cer. Fu bbe.tr C. B. Wilton, Harry R. Oraln. ana bmioob aacKeti. Musle Earl Cochran, Dr. C. A. Dvwna, T. B. HooerU, and Oeorce Ttrwlillaer. Bntertalnmcnt Chartea Knowland. Harry Levy, L. Bar rick. Jamea Mott. and B. O. Patton. ZiuplraUonal L M. Doafhton, O. A. Kella, and Dr. O. A. Boala. Ladles Entertainment R. H. Oooley, D. B. Hill, H. T. Love, and Fred Thompson. Dane o. J. Myers, Rhea Luper. and 0. B. McCuIloufh. Oolf K X. Bran. I U. Douchton. Wm. P. Bills, T. M. Hicks, Oeorse King, and or. r. H. Tnompaon, " Exhibits N. D. EIRott, A. U UvrcooB of Corvallls, and A O. Nelson. Plorat Karl Becks. P. A. Docrflar. O O. Alter, Don Roberts, Carl Miller, And Herman ciara. ReclstraUon T. M. Bleks, WlUard Wlrts. and Orant Holt Transportation A J. Vlck, Oscar Lap ham. Doutias McKay, William Watklna, A. H. filnsenhelmer, D, B. Jarman, uwrae venrs, ana van wieoer. Lee and the early missionaries who founded Salem and called It the "city of peace." Salem is more than a city of peace, atlthatlnthelattlSorao yean become a city of Industry. Its large paper mill, Its big paper convert ing plant. Its half dosen Immense (Concluded on pat, I, column i PLANNED FOR VISITING PRESIDENT RALPH AND HIS ' ,v ".?-fvv jj ' IP A'1 jj PRESIDENTS OF PAST YEARS ARE STILL ON DECK Excepting for its first president who Is now located in Portland, all of the presidents and secretaries of the Salem Kiwanis club during its eight years of life are still active and leading members of the orga nisation. Roy Shields, president In 1921-33, first two years, it now counsel for the Union Pacific railroad in Port land. John K. Carson, the second president it Marlon county's popu lar young district attorney of elon gated proportions. After being secretary of the. Sa lem club for the first three years of Its Mfe, Dr. Henry Morris, local op tometrist, was elected to the pres idency in 1034. C. B. McCullough, bridge engineer for the state high way commission, was president in 1925. He was succeeded tne next year by Ed Schunke, manager of Roth's grocery, on of Salem's larg est retail firms. Karl Becke, local real estate and Insurance man, guid ed the club't course in 1937, and last year the president was Charles Wiper, dealer In insurance and in vestments. Ralph Cooley, this year's president, is manager of Bishop's clothing store. The Salem club has a habit of re electing its secretaries. Following the three year service of Dr. Morris, the club selected Nate Elliott, head of one of the city's largest print shops, to take care of Its detail work. Mr. Elliott served for the next three years and In 1937 W. L Need- n, owner of a local book store. succeeded him. Douglas McKay, owner of the Salem Chevrolet ga rage, was secretary In 1928 and this year Nate Elliott is serving again. OBJECTIVES OF KIWANIS VARIED Objectives of Kiwanis Interna tional for 1929-30 were outlined at the International convention - at Milwaukee last month as follows: To continue aggressively a pro gram of service for under-privileged children. To continue efforts to obtain a better Understanding between the farmer and the city man. To enlist the Interest of all Ki wanis clubs in providing vocational guidance and placement for young men and women through Kiwanis members offering advice in their respective classifications. To promote1 an intelligent, ar freaslvw and serviceable clUsenshlp through a Better understanaing public problems and fundamentals of government, to tne end especial ly that there shall be a sound and more general exercise of the fran chise. FOUR IN OFFICES OF INTERNATIONAL The following Klwanlans of this district have held office In ttw In ternational organisation: 1930 Oeorge A. Lovejoy, Portland, Ore., third vice president. 1922 Dr. Herbert O. Riggs, Van couver, B. C third vice president. 19U-29 Jsmes P. Neal. Walla Wal la, Wash, vice president, trustee, 1929-30, T. Hsrry Oowman, Seat tle, Wash., trustee. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1929 in R-H-doolg?" Events of Convention SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 1:00 P.M. Delegates arrive 4:09 P.M. Sightseeing drives around the city and the state In stitutions 8:09 P.M. Inspirational service at the First Persbyterian church Musio by the Eugene quartet MONDAY, AUGUST 19 7:09 A.M. Semi-annual meeting of the District Trustees at breakfast at the Marlon hotel ... 1:00 A.M. Secretaries' and Presidents' breakfasts at the Marlon 1:15 AJnL Convention opens In the House ef Representatives, Oregon State Capitol Addresses of welcome by Klwanlan O. . P. Coshow, Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court; by Governor Patterson, and Mayor Livesley lt:99 M. Luncheon for the men at the armory l:30 P.M. Luncheon for Urn women at the Marion hotel with Mrs. Harold Jones ec Portland presiding 1:30 P.M. Sessions resume In the House of Representative! ' Drive around the elty for the women guests closing with a garden tea In tho F. O. Deckebach ganleat l:M P.M. Adjournment :30 P.M. Governor's tatatuet In the Salesa Armory f :00 tM. Gsvemor'i baU at Schmdler'a hall m Pout county TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 1:09 A.M. Secretaries' breakfast at tho Marlon f :1S A.M. Sessions resume la the 12 M. Luacbeoa 1 for men at Luncheon for women 1:30 TM. Business tesslea in the House ef KeamearUtiTSa ' EsseUoa af alflcera and tekctioa at site for 130 - . . ... eauveaUoa Bridge tea for wostea guelt at the Etta dak S:30 P.M. sight seeing trips to ladastrial plants of Salesa f :00 PJt. Entertainment rn wlllsoa park by the Salest Ameri- ..... can licgMa urum contest 1:00 TM. District banquet at talnment and contests. Stunt night. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 All day Gotf matches at bath Dlahee and Salem Couatry Clubs Salem Kiwanis Roster ' On the supposition that a curiosity regarding the character of his hosts satisfied be- iore ne accepts tneir Hospitality the Camtal Journal takea pleasure in announcing the gaming tne personnel of the Kalph Cooley, president of cial Influence to have himself p-T pointed chairman of the ladies en tertainment committee for the con vention. The rest of the year he is manager of Bishops' clothing store. N. D. Elliott, better known as Nate Elliott, has served at secretary of tha Salem Kiwanis club for four years. The reason why he can't get rid of the Job Is that he Issues the best Kiwanis bulletin In the north-! west. He heads one of the city's best known print shops, O. P. Coshow, chief Justice of the Oregon supreme court is one of the most distinguished members of the Salem club. Besides being chief Jus tice, Judge Coshow Is the only dem ocrat on tha supreme bench. - John L. Rand la next on the list since the subject In hand is the Ore gon supreme court. Judge Rand has served for a number of years. He formerly hailed from Baker. I H. Van Winkle guides the ship of state through Its legal entangle ments. Ha k) officially known at attorney -general of tha Mat of Oregon. Charles E. Wilson, known the town over at "Charier," It an hon orary member of the Salem club but an Important asset. He It sec retary of tha Salem chamber of commerce and last year at the Aber deen district convention he was an Important factor In bring the con vention to Salem this year, John H. Carson, ex-president of tha Salem organisation, la serving his third four-year term as district attorney of Marlon county. You cant mist him when you come to House of Representatives the Armory at tha Mariaa carps, second ta ti the Armory foDowed by guest should have his natural followinar oertinent fni-ra re. Salem Kiwanis club. the host club, used his off i Salem. He Is tlx feet six Inches tall, takes strides almost that long and likes to wear a soft grey hat on the back of hit head. Can you imagine a district attorney that la a whit at hit Job, a keen attorney, and it still ono of the most popular men In the county? John Carson It. Professor T. 8. Roberts It one of the best loved Salem Klwanlans. Mutto It hit business and he makes It both a vocation and an avocation. His residence studio It one of the city' musical centers. Ray Yocum, manager of the Re Id Murdock company cannery here, couldn't find enough berries and cherries and prunes in Kugene, his former home, to put Into cans, to he cams up to Salem, T. AWIndlthar It tha chap who always wears clean collars. No won der, ha owns one of the elty't larg er laundries. This convention he Is serving on the housing committee because he has had Iota of exper ience with conventions. W. P. Watkint It good for pun oa "That tired feeling." because he sells tires. But we might say that be doea know and understand the service station business, David Wright It on person who dreads silver thaws and wind storms worse than poison. Being superin tendent tor the Portland Electric Power company for the Salem ter ritory not a small Job. H. R. Worth Is one of Salem's best known merchants. The growth (Concluded on pass 7. column 1) AIDES l- j SIX CLUBS IN DISTRICT BACK IN 1919; 85 NOW The Pacific Northwest Kiwanis district wai organised by represen tatives ol the Kiwanis clubs of Port land, Seattle, Tacoma and Vancou- ver, B. O. at a meeting held In Ta coma on January 17, 1919. The for mation of the district organisation was directed by the then Interna tional Secretary O. Samuel Cum mlngs. Mr. Cummlngs comes to the Salem convention In a different ca pacity, that of immediate past In ternational president, having turned over his badge of office to the new president, Horace . W. McDavid, at the International Kiwanis conven tion at Milwaukee, Wis. In June. From the four clubs Involved In the first district convention, Mr. Cummlngs will meet at Salem the representatives of 86 clubs from Bri tish Columbia, Washington, pan handle of Idaho and Oregon. The growth of the district by years Is shown as follows: In 1919. clubs; 1920 added 4 clubs; 1921, added 10 clubs; 1923, added 9 clubs; 1933, added 13 clubs; 1934, added clubs; 1935. vdded clubs; 1936, added clubs r 1937, added t clubs; 1938, added 9 clubs; 1939, added 8 clubs. Total 85 clubs. PERSISTENCY WINSJESSION Ask the Salem Klwanlans If they believe In the motto "If at once you dont succeed try, try again." Every year since the Salem Kiwanis club was organised way back In 1M1 Sa lem has been asking for the district convention but last year at Aber deen was the first time their efforts bore fruit. Incidentally the Salem club start ed going to conventions when It was very, very young. In lact It sent Its first delegates to a district con vention when It was Just six days old. The Sslem Klwanlans received their charter October 7, 1821. Six daya later, October 13, It sent three official delegates to the district con ventlon at Victoria. They have con. ventiont late in Victoria because they prefer to wait until after the tourist rush. At that first convention eight years ago the Salem delegation in cluded Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Cross, Or. and Mrs. Henry K. Morris and T. M. Hicks. Salem will undoubtedly be send lng msny more than five delegates to Victoria next summer when the Victoria Klwanlans will be district convention hosts for the second tun. BARRICK BIG CHIEF - OF DIVISION STAFF Division eight of the Pacific North west district of Kiwanis Interna tional, actually the host division to the convention. Is headed by Lieu-tenant-Oovemor Claude W. Bar rick of Tillamook, Ore. Mr. Barrtck succeeded Dr. Henry Morris of the Salem club as lieutenant governor for the division. . The club, Included In the division are located at Beaverton, Oregon City, McMlnnvllle, Tillamook. Dal las, Corvallls, Albany, and Salem. KIWANIANS Salem Club Plans To Play Host in Fashion To Establish Record With the training and experience gained from serving as host to two national conventions, several northwest conven tions, and a state-wide convention of the American Legion, all within the last two months' tertain the annual convention of the Pacific Northwest Dis trict of Kiwanis International at it 1 1 ' has never been entertained before In the ten years of Ha organization. AU oi tne xacuiuea me city. and even the use of the state cap ital itself for convention sessions, will be opened to the Klwanlans ol the Northwest during their three day stay in Salem. A round of pleas ure and entertainment Is planned for the guests including breakfasts, luncheons and banquets, drives about the city and the various state institutions, garden teas and bridge parties for the women guests, a ball at one of the most attractive subur ban dance balls in the state, an en tertainment in WllLson park by Sa lem's drum corps which placed sec ond in the national contest a ". Hous ton last year, and a round of goll for devotees of the sport. AU of the entertainment is arranged so that it will not Interfere with the reg ular sessions of the district conven tion which will be held morning and afternoon in the house of rep resentatives at the statehouse. PLANS ARE COMPLETED Transportation committees, hous ing committees,' and credentials committees have planned their work so that the 1000 or more delegates expected for the convention, may be taken care of witl. the greatest possible ease and convenience. The 1929 convention of the Pa cific Northwest district which in cludes the 85 Kiwanis clubs in Brit ish Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and the panhandle of Idaho, will open Sunday aiiernoon, August ih, when early arrivals will be taken on a sight-seeing tour of the city. At 8 o'clock Sunday evening the Inspirational service which ' tradi tionally opens a Kiwanis conven tion, will be held In the First Pres byterian church, one of Salem's newest and most attractive church es. District trustees will meet at breakfast at the Marlon hotel at 7 o'clock Monday morning, August (Concluded on pas, a, column 4) VICTORIA NEXT TO ENTERTAIN .KIWANIS CLUB The unusual excellency of the conventions of Klwanlans of the Northwest during the last ten or a dosen years has given the Salem club a high mark at which to aim. Because the convention in Victoria in 1931 Is remembered so well, no other club In the district had the courage to oppose Victoria's bid for the convention again next year. The Victoria club's request was the only one received by the executive offi cers within the time allotted preced ing the convention and the next convention will as a matter of course go to the British Columbia city. In 1832 the district convention was held In Olympla; in 1933 in As toria; In 1934 In Walla Walls; in 193 In Vancouver, B. C; In 193S in Eugene; in 1937 In 8pokane; and in 192B in Aberdeen. Nate Elliott, secretary of the Sa lem club has attended every district convention of Kiwanis since he be came a member shortly before the uiympia convention in 1933. PORTLAND CLUB FIRST Portland can boast of fathering tne first Kiwanis club to be estab Ushed In the Pacific Northwest. The youngest of the 85 clubs In the dis trict are the Paulsbo-North Kitsap county, Washington, which received Its cluirter August 9, and ths Port Orchsrd, Wash., club which is scheduled to receive its charter Au gust 14. Elaborate Plans For Entertaining Women During Session Laid The ladies God bless 'em are going to be well taken care of during KiwaniR district convention. In fact the pres ident of the Salem club, Ralph Cooley, himself, is chairman of the committee appointed to take charge of the ladies' en tertainment. And two of the club's doctors, Dr. Frederick rlill Tnompson and Dr. Leon Bar- rick, and the club't Jeweler, H. T. Love, are on the committee) with him. Salem's two country dubs will be open during convention time to all convention guests who art de voted followers of the little white pellet Tha governor's banquet and the governor's ball Monday evening and the district convention banquet Northwest District time, Salem is prepared to en GOVERNOR; HARRY COWMAN COWMAN GIVES TROPHY TO BEST KIWANIS TALKER The Kiwanis speaking contest for the governor's trophy,' with the nine men chosen 'to represent the divi sions of the northwest district, will be one of the newest and llvest fea tures of the convention here. Gov ernor T. Harry Oowman has offered trophy to the man making the best talk on "Kiwanis." Any phase of Kiwanis educational work may be selected by the speaker. Lieutenant governors of the nine divisions have sponsored local con tests to select the speakers and the represent their divisions and tha contest at the district convention should produce much real oratory and eloquence with each speaker, representing at he will, the best to his division. The governor's trophy to the win ner will be a suitably Inscribed sil ver loving cup. At divisional conferences held la early June, Matt Themes of bpo- ksne was selected to represent di vision five In the speaking contest; Dr. Wllford H. Belknap of Portland to reresent division seven and Prank B. Bennett of Tillamook to represent division eight. Warren Butler of Tacoma will represent di vision three. SINGERS HAYE BIG PLACE ON PROGRAM "Blngln' is the thing to make you cheery,- says an old Scotch ballad and the Klwanlans believe It thor oughly. Two swards will be made during the convention for the best singing groups of Klwanlans. Dr. Elmer Hill of Walla Walla, district music committee chairman, will present a trophy to the Ijst quartet at the convention, and the best singing group, of any size, will receive the district trophy. The slse of the group and their popularity will decide the awarding of the dis trict trophy. Only Klwanlans may take part. Reservations for the singing con test are being made with Nate El liott, secretary of the Salem club. and stunt night Tuesday evening will occupy the women guests as weU as the men but special en tes ta! rim ent Is planned for the women Monday and Tuesday afternoons while the Kiwanis members art In business session. Monday afternoon the guests wit be taken on a motor drive to somt (Concluded on pasVaTcolumn lt T.