Brevard Harris Elected President of Local Kiwanis, Dec. 13, 1924

Interesting Meeting of Concord Kiwanians. . . Helpful Address by Rev. Loy Thompson of Salisbury—New Officers Elected

Kiwanians at their regular weekly meeting at the Y.M.C.A. on Friday held their annual election of officers for the year 1925, and heard a helpful address by Rev. Loy D. Thompson pastor of the First Methodist Church of Salisbury.

The result of the ballots for officers during 1925 showed the following Kiwanians elected:

President, Brevard Harris; Vice President, Clarence Barrier; District Trustee, James P. Cook; Directors, Howard L. Collie, Boyd Grady, Luther Hartsell Jr., Gilbert Hedrix, Robert E. Ridenhour Sr., Morrison King and Fred Shepherd.

Howard Collie, in charge of the program for the meeting, announced that he had been fortunate in procuring one of the international officers to make a talk to the club, and introduced Mr. Thompson, vice president of Kiwanis International.

The speaker declared it was in no spirit of criticism that he made his remarks, but it was in the spirit of a surgeon who cuts into the place where the trouble is located, in order that his patient may be brought back to health again. He proceeded to array the club for its sins of omissions and sins of commission, and closed his talk with eh hope that his remarks would have a good effect upon the club.

At the close of the talk Buck Harris declared that he had looked over the latest issue of the Kiwanis Magazine, but had failed to find listed as an international vice president any one by the name of Thompson. Luther Hartsell said that when he attended the international convention in Denver, he had the privilege of meeting all the international officers at a reception, but he could not recall ever having seen the speaker before. Howard Collie then arose and introduced the guest as the Rev. Mr. Thompson of Salisbury, much to the amusement of the club.

The attendance prize given by Howard Callie was drawn by Will M. Linker.

James P. Cook will be in charge of the program on next Friday.

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Dec. 13, 1924 newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073201/1924-12-13/ed-1/seq-2/#words=DECEMBER+13%2C+1924