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Kinsmen and Kinettes celebrate anniversary
.Ry Ray Lewis
HBNSALL - Seventy-two yeas
Agoingitinenbic begioninguirkb
was formed with one goal in mind;
to serve others. Last week was of-
ficially National Kinsmen and Kin-
ette Week across Canada, and few
could have visualized back then the
impact the club would have on
many communities nationwide to
this day.
Humble beginnings
Its concept began with Harold
Allin Rogers, a London, Ontario
native born January 3, 1899. He
quit school in the eighth grade and
at age sixteen, followed his father
who had been appointed manager
of a wholesale plumbing -and -
heating supply firm, Standard Sani-
tary -Company, Limited to the city
of Hamilton.
In March of 1916, Rogersenlist-
edfor World War I. Originally as-
signed to the 173rd Battalion, Ar-
gyle and Sutherland Highlanders,
he was spared -none of the horrors
. of war as he found himself re-
assigned to fight at Vimy Ridge
with the 54th Kootenay Battalion.
Recognized for leadership, Rog-
ers was elevated to corporal and
recommended for a commission,
but before it could take place he
was gassed at Paschendaele and
wounded at Amiens. -'
Present Kinettes
Executive
President: Mary Ellen McBride
Vice President: Heather
McTaggart
Secretary: Barb Caldwell
Treasurer: Sandra Consitt
Registr : Sheila Corbett
Rogers returned home and re-
joined his father at the plumbing
supply company, but he longed for
the companionship of other young
adults, the type of comradeship
which had kept life bearable in the
trenches of Vimy.
This longing prompted him to
join the Rotary Club of Hamilton.
Unfortunately, his application was
not accepted because of a member-
ship rule stating that only one per-
son may be enrolled from each em-
ployment classification. The club
already' had a member under the
plumbing -wholesale category, and
ironically it was his own father.
Rogers eventually came up with
the idea to start his own club. On
Saturday, February 20, 1920, 12
young men sat down to dinner in
the Namking Cafe at 65 1/2 King
Street East in Hamilton, across
from Gore Park. Little did they
know then the effect the organiza-
tion would have on the country
The club now has a membership
of over 16,000 young men with
1,000 clubs in more than 600 com-
munities. Their purpose was clear-
ly to initiate programs of improve-
ment of self, of community and of
Continued from page 4
Peter's Point
pie's private property. They have
invented it for their own exclusive
usc. Mea cupla, mea mexima culpa.
What do you want me to do, Alex-
ander, go to the fireplace and wipe
ashes all over my face?Strip to the
waist and whip myself with a cat o'
ninetails? No, not cattails, Alexan-
der. A cat o' ninetails is...Oh, forget
it.
I don't suppose it has ever been
easy to be a father. We all know
that it's easy enough to become a
father. The trouble starts later. But
do you agree that father in our time
are facing greater difficulties? One
problem is that kids these days are
taught to think for themselves.
They treat their parents almost as
equals. We had to treat ours with
respect. If we didn't, we paid dear-
ly, or at least we were made to feel
guilty.
Isn't it amazing that there are
hardly any books on fathering? Not
even the English University Press,
publishers of the famous ''Teach
Yourself" series, has come out with
one. FI(tyy not? Is bee. -keeping more
important than fathering? Or lawn
tennis? Or Urdu?
If anyone writes such a book, he
mustn't forget to include a chapter
on Ac::ng your i4ge.
"You' are old,1 Father William,"
the young neon said, "and your hair
hat become very white; and yet you
incessantly stand on your head - do
you think, at your age, it is right?"
'In my youth" Father William re.
plied to his son, "I feared it Wright
injure ,their brain: but now that I'm
perfectly awe I have none, why, i
do it again and again."
(From Lewis Carrot: Alice's Ad-
ventures in Wonderland.")
nation. Last year, the Ktnsnmen
Club raised over S12.5 million in
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Comer sky spirit
During the late 1940s, men in this
area found a need for such a club
and with a little helped from the
London Kinsmen, eventually a
charter was granted to Exeter. Un-
fortunately, the club exceed to exist
about 10 years ago, and atteltpts to
revive it have failed mostly because
of the large success experienced by
other clubs in the arca such as the
Lions and Optimists.
But before its collapse, the Exeter
Kinsmen Club helped to spawn an
offspring in the village of Hensall,
one that exists to this day. Under
l lip of mommuckamammit
McKelvie and Harold Knight, die
Hensall Kinsmen Club received its
charter in 1954. McKolvie was
elected as president of the club,
with 27 members in attendance dur-
ing the charter night.
Bill Mickle was present that
night, and went on to serve as presi-
dent from 1955-56, and later as
governor for the Kinsmen Club
from 1960-61. While serving,
Mickle had the pleasure of meeting
the club's founder, and recalled
Rogers as a tremendous gentlemen.
"During our anniversary celebra-
tion, he and his wife stayed with us
our "_t 004 MiCklk. "It
was quite an honour, and 1 remem-
ber just the amazing amount of en-
thusiasm he had for the Kinsmen
Club."
Services
Any man between the ages of 19
to 45 years is welcome to become
involved in Kinsmen in order to aid
their community. The Hensall club
has been involved in numerous ac-
tivities over the years, supporting
minor baseball, hockey, figure skat-
ing, and all levels of scouting.
Thcir most recent contribution
Linda Ferguson of the Hensall Kinette Club holds a scrapbook which displays signatures of
the women who attended during the club's Charter Night in 1956.
Kinsmen and Kinette clubs of
Canada launch patriotism project
CAMBRIDGE - In Victoria,
B.C. and Carbonear, Nfld., Kins-
men and Kineue Clubs of Canada
recently launched the 'Proud to be
Canadian' tour as a celebration of
the 125th anniversary of Confeder-
ation.
This six month: project will di-
rectly involve 600 Canadian com-
munities by encouraging a mini-
mum of 1.25 million children
under the voting age to sign spe-
cially designed Canadian flags as a
show of hope and love for the
country.
Lead by flags which have flown
atop the Peace Tower, two proces-
sions will visit over 250 communi-
ties and meet at the Terry Fox Me-
morial in Thunder Bay on June 20,
1992.
An additional 350 Canadian
communities that have a Kinsmen
or a Kinetic club will take part in
the Proud to be Canadian project in
their local community. As the larg-
est all -Canadian service club, Kins-
men and Kineues hope to focus the
attention of the country on the posi-
tive _aspects of being Canadian and
develop an appreciation of the
quality of life, freedoms and rights
that we enjoy as Canadians, but
seem to take for granted.
His Excellency the Right Hon-
ourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn,
Governor General of Canada has
agreed to become the Honorary
Chairperson of the Proud to be Ca-
nadian tour.
National Kinsmen President
Dave Robinson of Port Perry, Onta-
rio and National Kinette President
Gail Malcolm of Ingersoll, Ontario
in a joint statement, declared: "Thc
future of our country is our children
and this project will focus the atten-
tion of todays youth on the pride
and heritage that is an integral part
of being aCp tan. Hopefully, a
renewed enthusiasm in our past
will assist our youth in meeting the
challenges of tomorrow."
Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of
Canada's Proud to be Canadian tour
is one of the five national projects
sanctioned by the Canada 125 Cor-
poration at a recent news confer-
ence.
Kinsmen and Kinetic clubs of
Canada is an organization of ap-
proximately 16,000 young men and
women between the ages of 21 and
45 gathered together in 1,000bs
in 600 Canadian communities or
the purposes of performing co u-
nity service work and to enjoy so-
cial activities. In 1990/91, Kinsmen
and Kinettes raised in excess of $28
million for the people of Canada.
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came in 1986, when money raised
help .4 to rebuild the park pavilion.
_ national—Iev ?l. -ln:-..gnaup
helps' to support die search for a
cure of Cystic Fibrosis, whiie the
Kinsmen Relief Fund and Interna-
tional !relation Projects are helping
to improve conditions in time of
crises world-wide.
Kinettes
Initially, membership for the
Kinsmen Club was restricted solely
to men. However, with the unex-
pected length of World War 1l,
many service clubs across the na-
tion found themselves shon of
much-needed membership. In
1939, or• auxiliaries known
inf y as Kinettes found them-
selves in demand as manpower for
rapidly depleting membership.
In 1942, a formal structure began
to appear, and in 1956 a chapter
was awarded to the village of Hen:
sail. 20 ladies were on hand for
charter night, with Marg Knight,
Helen Drysdale and Fran Mickle as
just some of the influenual mem-
bers. Knight was elected as the
club's first president.
Since that time, the Hensel) Kin-
ette Club has taken up many ser-
vice projects in the area, tirelessly
donating proceeds to the commu-
nity.
au-
nity. %bylining cornea ate Of-
to Hensall Peblic School, car lest
rentals, sponsoring of the Hansen
Fair Queen and visits to Queens-
way Nursing Home are just some
of their activities. In addition, this
year will see an Easter Egg Hunt in
the village as well as a fashion
show.
The Kinettes and Kinsmen to-
gether were also responsible for
one of the very first co-ed ball tour-
naments in the area, something we
now see every weekend.
If anyone is interested in joining
Kinsmen or Kinetics, feel free to
contact Rod Patter or Sheila Cor-
bett.
Present Kinsman
Executive
President: Chuck Dalrymple
Vice President: Ken Firman,
Ron McTaggart
Past President: Marvin Taylor
Secretary: Steve Knight
Treasurer: Jeff Corbeu
Registrar: Rod Parker
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