HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-02-12, Page 7Left to •' right are, front row:4. Jon P. Doherty, `2nd
vice-president; Ray W. "Cook, president; .Ken McGee, past
president and -Don Ruetz, secretary. Back row: Bob Melic-k.,
registrar; Bill Kirkey, director-; Bill Lawless, deputy governor
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Robert Alexander; Anedo Andreini,
Robert -Baechler, - Paul Baechter,
Stan Connelly, Ray Cook, ,Gond
Crawford, Doug Cruickshank, Jack ,
Cummings, John Doherty, Maurice
of zone B•, the installation officer; Joseph Morrissey, director
'a_nd._.John •Shaddick', bulletin' editor.-- Absent were Doug
Cruikshank,' 1st vice president;: Paul Baechler, JreasuKer and
Chuck Jewell; director. —"' staff photo
Gardiner, Bill° Hanley, ,Harold
Hibbert, Ted • Lamont, Bill
Lougheed, Bill Kirkey, Chuck'
Jewell, Pete McCauley, Ken McGee,
Bill ' McKellar, Bob Melick, Bob
Mills, 'Joe Morrissey, Jim Peters,
Don Ruetz, John Shaddick, Dgb
Shewfelt, John- Sturdy, 'Barry
Whetstone, Vic Whetstone, Bob
;McDougall, George White, Ron
Haacke, Fred -Jewell, 'Dick Yeomen.
When a small group of young men gathereJ together on a winter's night of -February �9 0 in Hamilton, Ontario, to discuss the -formation of
-•ate-yvurig men's club little did they realize it vQould be the spark that would flame into a nation-wide organization of over 350 clubs and
12,100 members.
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That in fact was the beginning of the Kinsmen Club at Hamilton. Harold A. (Hal)- Rogers, who was 201at the time, was a salesman tor his
_ . ; . • ,• e ±une=t eas4L n-t•r- hands.: : Fl ever# tri - - ention his " problem one dayto...
fathers plumbing •and heating firm [gut he^fou-nxE-hzs=tersrrx ..his ads- p.#r m p
youthful Harold Thillips, of Montreal, who was working out his ninth lonely month in a strange city. . .
After a preliminary meeting in Phillip's rooms, -the group expanded and, hetd its first dinner meeting in the old Nanking Cafe on. Hamilton's
King Street.. That was the start of the movement which now has clubs iri"'ev ryC'anadian province and which does a tremendous community
service•job in countless ways.
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The Charter '.Night Of The Goderkh Kinsnlen....,---, t.. Clubn
More than 100 guests were present at the banquet and ceremonies•of the Goderich .Kinsmen Club's Charter Night at,the British Fkchange
Hotel on Thursday, May 15, 1947. Visitors. were present from many southern Ontario Kinsmen Clubs including "Pop" Rogers, thesfattier of
Hal Rogersiwho was the original founder of the Kinsmen Organization, .
After the official welcoe to the town by Mayor •D,. D. Mooney, the following officers were installed: Dick Cornish, presiint; F. Skelton,
vice-president; W.,mMcGrath, secretary; S. 1-1 henton.,.,tceasurer; IV. J. Patterson, W. Ross, G. Bannister, directors. The charter members were:
S. Carrier, R. Bellamy, W. Larder, W. Westbrook, J. Whaley, K. Pennington, J. G„ MacDonald.,' B.. R. Robinson -,_,LC... Ait14en, C. Bridgewater, R.
--Easterbrook, J. 1. Lege, E': W. MacL.eadN C. Larder, R. Nelson, J. A. Linfield, R. Bentley, and B. A. Sully:- e
RECENTLY CQMPLETEDPROJE'CTS-
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* " Addition to Kinsmen playground
* Kirt Carnival
* ftain Goderich Adult Retarded 'Centre
• *▪ .Sponsor retarded children to camp
* Donate to Minor Hockey Association
a •°* Entertain patients at psychiatric.hospital
* Octogenarian picnic •
* Sponsor town -band
*`-Provide exercise bicycle for aritt'ritic victims
' a *. Sponsor "Kinsmen►Safety Walking Man."
Planned and provided workers for "Santa Claus" parade
* Sponsor soccer team"" '
* Sponsor girls' baseball teams '
Whereas,, The Association- of Kinsmen-' 'Clubs celebrates its 50th anniversary of
community service across Canada from February 15 to 21. 1970 and
Whereas, this organization has provided leadership in many community endeavours
beyond'the Kinsmen Association through the talehts,of its membership
therefore proclaim the week .of February 15 to ?1; 1970 as Kinsmen: Golden •
Anniversary-. Week in Goderich in rerognitio-n of the outstanding contribution this
young men's service club has made to'G•oderich-.
* Kinsmen sponsored annual Trade. Fair`for eleven years
* Model of U.S.A. spacecraft at1 Ho1gby Fair
* Beard growing congest in 1967 ' ,•
* Kin.smen Labour Day parades
* Kinsmen school traffic patnols -
"* Dominion Day .playground carnivals
* Musical comedy "Going Places.A'
* Donkey baseball game
* Kinsmen Club mutt show �� e
*. The Canadian.Guards Band
'* Chartered Clinton Kinsmen Club
The Goderich Kinsmen Club, has donated $1,200 to the new
Kinsmen National Institute foiiMeptal Retardation, an'$825,000
project which fs to be offictalty opened'.on February 2.0, 1970.
The Club feels the In't'itut"e will be one of this nation's most
m eaningful developments reflecting :the 'dynamic and
monumental contributions of Kinsmen and Kinettes at local and
national levels over the past half century and in-th.e.-years .to
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MANY OF THE ABOVE• WOULD NOT HAVE BEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CO-OPERATIA OF THF KINETTES.
Kin I' en _McGee,- Kin Doug Cruickshank,
Kin Bill Kirkey •-
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