Want to communicate with others who have interest and expertise in Seckatary Hawkins and the Fair and Square Club? Club members exchange information and answer questions about the books and newspaper and Radio history too. There is no charge and the other members will be happy to hear from you. There are also many photos and maps and other fun things that do not appear on Seckatary.com. This is a group email list which does not have much email; however, some choose to get a weekly digest of emails so they are not bothered during the week. Alternatively, you can choose an option called NOMAIL and you will not receive any email - you can just go to the site, sign in, and read any or all of the email posts from any month since the start of this group. This is also a way for you to read what has happened since the onset and read many of the retyped Seck stories that only appeared in the newspapers. And it is all free, just like membership in the club is free - all you gotta do is ask.

*PLEASE NOTE: You must become a Seckatary Hawkins Fair & Square Club member first before you can join in the Seckataryclubmail email group fun.

STEP 1: Click the  button to join the Seckatary Hawkins Fair & Square Club. By joining you promise to abide by the Fair & Square Club rules.

STEP 2: Click the button to subscribe to Seckatary Club Mail

*Always be Fair and Square.
*Attend all meetings, or give excuse when absent.
*Always leave word with your mother where you are going, so you may be found if wanted in a hurry.
*No loud noise in the clubhouse. Wait till you are out on the river bank, and then shout to your heart's content.
*No fighting. - Members having complaints against other members must tell the captain, and the matter will be taken up fair and square.
*Tell the truth. A boy who lies cannot be trusted.
*Don't try to hide your mistakes. Look upon them as lessons and resolve never to be fooled the same way again.
*Never give up. Don't think you can't do a hard task just because you have failed in previous attempts. Always try again.
*Treat your fellow club members as you would want them to treat you.
*Use common sense in everything. Look before you leap. Never make a move until you have considered every angle. Better to do nothing than do it wrong.
*Try to learn one new thing each day, so that you will know more today than you knew yesterday. Knowledge is power.
*Stick to your friends and they will stick to you.
*And a friend in need is a friend indeed.

OUR MEMBERSHIP PLEDGE:

"I shall always be fair and square, possessed with strength of character, honest with God and my friends, and in later life, a good citizen."

Club Song Sheets (Click to see song sheet)

FAIR & SQUARE CLUB MARCH
PRELUDE OF INTRO MUSIC …

Now here’s a song to Seckatary Hawkins,
And a greeting to each member here today;
We have promised to live up to mighty ideals,
So with joy in ev’ry heart you hear us say:

Fair and square as we march along,
Do and dare in our hearts a song;
Hear the rum-a-tee-dum of the trumpet and drum;
Down through life’s great highway.
Fair and square we march along,
Do and dare in our hearts a song;
Friend to friend all our troubles we will share
To greet you Fair and Square.

A dozen rules we swear to keep forever
And by them improve our hearts a dozen ways;
Now each rule is worthy of our best attention,
So let ev’ry member’s heart swell as he says:

Fair and square as we march along,
Do and dare in our hearts a song;
Hear the rum-a-tee-dum of the trumpet and drum;
Down through life’s great highway.
Fair and square we march along,
Do and dare in our hearts a song;
Friend to friend all our troubles we will share
To greet you Fair and Square.
Fair and Square.

by Ole Foerch, Director of the Detroit News Orchestra.

Club Song Sheet (Click to see song sheet)

DOWN ON THE OLD RIVERBANK
With the Seckatary Hawkins Club
By George F. Ritenbaugh - 1930

I'll meet you down on the old river bank with the Seckatary Haw-kins Club;
Where each young Tom, Dick, and Harry, Larry and Hank,
with not one among them a Dub;
For the Pittsburg Press, we must confess has ma-tured us from just a tiny grub.
So meet us Down on the old river bank with the SECKATARY HAWKINS CLUB.
I'll meet you...SECKATARY HAWKINS, SECKATARY HAWKINS CLUB.

Second Verse:

All homage to our sisters, one and all -
The wee Seckatary Hawkins girls.
There is Rosie, Mary, Jennie and Doll,
Everyone pure as precious pearls.
Like the Pittsburg Press
They mean success, without 'em we would only be a sub.
So meet us down on the old riverbank
With the Seckatary Hawkins Club.

Copyright © 1921.22.25.26.30.32.48.53