Heartland Express First Quarter 2017
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THE HEA RTLAND EXPR ESS Civitan History: 1926-1950 First Quarter 2017 rom depression to a second world war and then into the Far better was the example of the excellent, strong Toronto bitter beginnings of the Cold War, the 1930’s and 1940s Club that was founded in 1932 through the joint effort of the Officers & Calendar 2 wFere some of the most difficult and challenging times America Detroit Civitan Club and a former president of the Birmingham, Governor’s Message 4 and the world ever faced. During the early years of the Great Alabama Club, K.Y. Benson, who had taken up residence in Governor-Elect Message 5 Depression, all service clubs suffered sharp drops in mem - Toronto. But Secretary Cumdy reconsidered his stand Editor’s Message 5 bership, and Civitan was no exception, decreasing in size against paid workers in 1935 when he told the convention Region 7 Meeting 6 during the early thirties to only seventy two clubs. Insuffi - audience that volunteer efforts within Civitan were Area I & II Meeting 7 cient funding during the depression turned what might not succeeding in building clubs and reminded them that Celebrate Civitan Centennial 7 otherwise have been normal, everyday problems into the larger service clubs were successfully using paid 100 Ways to Celebrate 8 crisis situations for Civitan. Loss of mem - organizers. In late 100 Years! bership, inadequate money, tensions 1937, as better Sponsorship Awards 9 between staff and club members and of - economic times Junior Civitan and 10 ficers, even questions related to the or - appeared on the Campus Civitan ganizations’ basic purpose all plagued horizon, a field Wichita Civitan Club 11 Civitan during the 1930s. Indeed the ex - representative Bartlesville Civitan Club 11 istence of Civitan seemed at risk. was hired to work Yet neither Civitan Optimism nor its on the west coast New Junior Civitan Club 11 most energetic efforts could shield the expansion where Little Rock Civitan Club 11 organization from the drastic l oss of members, nor from the non- Civitan clubs were often great distances from one another. Bob Jones for President-Elect 12 payment of dues and the resulting, devastating loss of revenue. Depression era clubs continued to give visible assistance to Miracles Do Happen 12 Because of these financial problems, in 1931 Civitan International [their] communities. The Toronto club developed a camp for crip - Mystery Civitan 12 sold bonds to its members to help finance staff salaries and to cover pled children, Chattanooga’s Club raised money for a children’s Foundation Liaison 13 miscellaneous organizational expenses. Members who returned the hospital; Birmingham sponsored activities at a county orphanage; bonds and forgave the debt that Civitan owed them were lavishly and and Civitans in Knoxville supported a hospital publicly praised at conventions during the 1930s. The fiscal situation To treat patients with tuberculosis. Club in Georgia raised would have been far worse had it not been for the actions of two p ast money to build a facility to treat victims of infantile paralysis; the presidents, Frederick E. Lykes of North Carolina and Harold Miami Club, through its radio program “Sunbeams and Shadows,” Tschudi of Maryland, who agreed to forgive half of the expenses raised more than $40,000.00 to provide services for the indigents; they had incurred in service to the Club. Continued on page three HeartLaND eXPress First Quarter 2017 Heartland district Officers Heartland district calendar Governor Area 4 Director Frank Kelley TBD feBrUarY [email protected] Area 5 Director February 23-25 Governor’s Update, Birmingham Governor Elect Mary Isabell Bob Shell [email protected] MarcH [email protected] Area 6 Director Immediate Past Governor CeCe Cox [email protected] March 10-13 Junior Civitan Dance a Thon, Myrtle Beach, SC Marcia E. Dechand Area 7 Director March 17-19 Region 7 Spring Meeting, Oklahoma City [email protected] TBD Past Governor Director Long Range Planning March 24 Deadline ADDS and DELETES for April Billing Harold Connell Markham Howe [email protected] [email protected] aPril Secretary/Directory Junior Civitan Chair Carol Robertson Carolyn Edwards April 2 Centennial Leadership Team-District Board Meeting- [email protected] [email protected] Call 712-770-4010, access code 329057#. Treasurer Campus Civitan All reports due to District Secretary Carol Robertson Harold Connell Dr. Diane Potts no later than March 15th. [email protected] [email protected] April 6-8 International Board of Directors Meeting/ Judge Advocate Fruit cake/Awards April is Civitan Awareness Month Bill Buscher Norma Pew [email protected] [email protected] April 20 April dues delinquent after this date Chaplain Candy/Coin Box Chair April 30 Area Directors Reports Past Due Steve Jackson TBD [email protected] District Leadership Training at Sergeant at Arms Meetings/Convention Albert Cox Fred Norman [email protected] [email protected] Audit Chair Meeting Coordinator THE HEARTLAND EXPRESS Jack Truesdell Searching For Awesome Party/ Heartland Express is the quarterly newsletter of the Heartland District Civ - [email protected] Meeting Planners- Call Frank itans. It's your source for news of all activities and plans in our district and Area 1 Director Public Relations a chance to get a little recognition for your club and share your Civitan Don Schultz Jack Fournier experience with other clubs across the five states of Heartland District. [email protected] [email protected] Want to get on board the Area 2 Director Webmaster David Overton Heartland Express? Dale deReign Send your photos and news [email protected] [email protected] items for publication in the Area 3 Director Heartland Newsletter Editor Ann Livingston newsletter to our editor, Ann Joyce Sullivan Livingston at [email protected] . [email protected] [email protected] 2 HeartLaND eXPress First Quarter 2017 imously carried in 1940, but with a re - to consider an official connec - Civitan minder that the Auxiliary would receive tion with [Civitan Interna - no financial support from the organiza - tional]. This Latin American History: tion for its projects. prospect engendered great As the depression era eased, at excitement for CI members, 1926-1950 the 1939 convention a resolution although an official relation - (continued. from page one) passed making the gladiolus the club ship with clubs in Mexico did many clubs throughout America and Flower. The convention heard argu - not occur for two decades. Canada sponsored Junior Civitan ments that the gladiolus was an The successful conclusion During WorlD War ii, the shaDysiDe Clubs. A trend was clearly observable ideal choice because the flower, of World War II, inaugurated a civitan club in birmingham helD so many – Civitans were drawn to projects like Civitan itself, was widely period of rapid growth for successful bonD Drives that the army air that helped children and the and easily cultivated and Civitan and other service forces nameD a b-25 in the club's honor. physically and mentally chal - bloomed “upward”. clubs. In the decade from lenged of any age. In 1941-1942 Civitan 1946 to 1956 alone, Civitan tripled 1 Armbrester, Margaret E, The Civitan Story experienced a divisive in size and became the sixth largest 1917-1992, EBSCO Media, 1992, excerpts from In 1936 Civitan Interna - pages 43-50 tional took an important step internal board dispute be - service club In the United States. when it established a semi-of - tween the president and the ficial relationship with the secretary. The dispute in - tensified in 1942 due to ex - growing number of women’s at the 1939 penses incurred that were auxiliaries that, following St. convention, civitan’s secOnd 25 Years Petersburg, Fla pattern, a resolution not on the budget [as well as sprang up in City after city. passeD making someone owning] the Civitan the glaDiolus Within a year, President name and may reap financial 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt became an honorary New York Civitan the club benefits from that ownership. C. Francis Cowdrey of Massa - floWer 1938 Civitan advocated passage of a bill in Congress that re - chusetts praised the ladies’ This resulted in the groups, but expressed con - board asking the president quired aliens, after a residence of two years to begin steps cern that the scattered units did not not to serve on the Executive Board toward attaining citizenship or be subject to deportation. use the same name. He suggested as past president and not rehiring the 1939 First Junior Civitan Club Initiation in East Nashville, Ten - adoption of the name “Civinettes,” secretary. but no official action was taken by the The 1943 convention amended nessee the constitution to allow local clubs organization. Civitan leaders praised 1940 Civitan International convention in Birmingham, Alabama the ladies’ work as a natural one for the to decide independently on use of wives of members, but a debate arose the classification system were by 1946 The Civitan International Honor Key was first announced only one Lawyer, one Doctor, and in 1940. Mrs. Earl Qullian of Atlanta, in the March Civitan Magazine Georgia, and wife of a past president one Preacher was allowed in each quickly assured the convention that the Club. Just as that decision permit - 1947 Bluebonnet Civitan Club of Dallas Texas established wives had no desire to be members; ted some local club “discrimina - they simply wanted a single name and tion” – that related to race. [That 1947 Membership of 10,000 had chartered 34 new clubs same Year] with “white” removed, official recognition under those cir - 1949 Benton Arkansas Civitan Club established cumstances, a motion to recognize the the 1943 convention issued an invi - officially named Civitan Auxiliary unan - tation to a “Civitas” club in Mexico 3 HeartLaND eXPress First Quarter 2017 G ovErnor ’ s M EssaGE By Frank Kelley, Heartland District Governor, 2016-2017 appy New Year Heartland Civi - Club Builders to serve as Leads on Htans! Well, as we move farther you to the clubs that have Civitan clubs in your imme - Building Teams, call me today! into 2017 it is my hope that you are added members this year! diate community.