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Kiwanis Club observes 50 yearsWednesday, May 8,1974 23of service in Muscatineawards International, dub will celebrate its f evening at a Kiwanis ;ht” banquet at the y club.sial hour at 6 p.m., opening ceremony at 7 include singing of the ica, the pledge of m by Rev. Leon Knitt. ormer KiWanis Lt. r of ceremonies for the i will include special sn Allen and Raymond embers of Muscatine active in the club. Lt. ne, will be introduced. ie anniversary banquet iner, Springfield, 111., Eastern Iowa District, een a member of the ib at Springfield since perfect attendance, He new members into hisSupport of ) 1/(.V! lt;ind HI('A uilh cash and equipment.Patd expenses for open heart .surgery for a needy boy.Annual donation to K munis- Spastic I Sira lys is 11 os pita I,Annual support of Salvatinu Arrny C.hristnsas Fund.Provided playground equipment for a park.Helped finance lighting of high school athletic field.Provided various appliances for retarded children.Provided major cost of lighting Jour tennis courts.All of the above items (and many more) were made possible by the active participation of the club members in promoting fund-raising projects such as: pancake day, square dance festivals, home talent shows, Travel and Adventure series, apple sales, Marine band concerts, peanut sales, and others.RALPH E. LINDNER1973-71 rjfYVArnni*Founded in DetroitInternational had grown in size to 1,245 clubs and a total of 89,695 members.The Muscatine Kiwanis club was sponsored by the Kiwanis club of Davenport and the charter was presented at a banquet held April 23, 1924.Nic LeGrand, Lt. Governor of Division 11, was chairman of the charter presentation program which opened with the singing of “America.”The invocation was given by Rev. C. W. Hempstead, a charter member of the Muscatine Kiwanis club. Toastmaster was Frank Betty, president of the Davenport club.Kiwanis Governor Daniel S. Wentworth, Chicago, made the presentation of the original charter. It was accepted by Jake Kendig, first president of the Muscatine Kiwanis club.Eugene Walsch, past president of the Davenport club, presented the flag which was accepted by W. I. Axtell of Muscatine. Walter Lane, president of the Maquoketa Kiwanis club, presented the gavel. J. F. Devitt, Muscatine, gave the greetings to visiting clubs.Charter members
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Muscatine Wednesday Muscatine Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Wed, May 08, 1974
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