Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 4 | Kiwanians Indulge in 'Chestnuts'

I INDULGE IN 6 CHESTNUTS ITS ITS' Dr Williams Modernizes es Old Yarn to Fit x Situation If It you OU enjoy hearing a gOO good yarn arn I or oryo two yo always original but remembered re- re on the spur of or the moment to fit Cit a n. situation get a member of the 1 club lub to take you as a guest to one of or the thc weekly h luncheons at atthe at atthe the Newhouse hotel Here are arc two stories told last Thursday II n Rev J T. T H t T t nil 11 amen SI H r ams III In Ining canIn can can- au auIng Ing the thc attention of President Will G. G I Farrell of or the Rotary club to the fact tact that the were cre building bullring up an or organization which could rank with wilh the ol older er organization of oC business men gave o a the following tale talc to Illustrate his hI's point An Irish soldier In France Flance given Iven a weeks week's furlough but was worried worried worried wor wor- ried about how he could enjoy enJo It It not having an any monc money He lie finally decided deel ed to write a letter to the Lord asking ask ing lug him for on which he calculated calculated calculated he would be he able to enjoy himself himself him him- self to the limit When the letter reached the postoffice It was wa decided to turn It ft over to the Y M M. r. r C C. A. A There the officers of oC the ol organization allon discussed the matter with laughter but finally decided that the they should answer Cr such an Ingenuous letter prop prop- erly They collected 50 50 and sent It to Pat Ho lie went on his furlough enjoyed en enjoyed en en- joyed himself to the tho limit and when he came back felt Celt ho he ou ought ht to write the Lord and thank Him for the pres pres- ent nt He Ue did tins this giving profuse thanks I and winding up his letter as follows But Lord I 1 want ant to ask one thing more mOle Next time lime you send me any moray money mone dont don't send It b by the Y M. M of C C. A A. Tr Try the of Columbus for those Y M L C C. A A. A fellows swiped half of that Secretary A A. A II 11 Harding of the Rotary Ro Ro- Rotary tar tary club when called upon said that he had been promised that he would not trot be asked to talk talk and and that the request re request request re- re quest put him In mind of oC the thc man whose wife was on her hel death bed and asked him biro to grant her a parting wish It was he should attend her lien funeral with her mother whom he most heartily heart heart- ily 11 disliked ed It was Impossible to re refuse re- re fuse Cuse and th the tho husband consented with the remark Yes my dear deal I J will but you OU know It will spoil the whole da day fur for inc mo