The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-03
LADIES AREGUESTS
OF ROTARY CLUB At
THE TUTW|LER HOTEL
Over $50 Attend First Ban
quet of Kind By the
Local Club
CLEVER SKIT BY
PASCHAL G.. SHOOK
Mrs. John T. Turner Makes Hit When
She Answers Commandments of
Rotary Club-Dr. Phillips
Speaks on Rotary"

The members of the Rotary club OF
Birmingham last night entertained
their ladies in the ballroom of the Tut
wfler hotel at a banquet The occa-
sion was repiete with merriment In
termingled with which was enough Of
the serious to make the banquet most
Interesting. Addresses were delivered
by members of the club and by their
ladies, and souvenirs were distributed.
Culpepper Exum presided. There were
present more than $50.
One of the cleverest skits of the
evening was the class conducted by
p. G. Shook as teacher. Mr.. Shook
called upon 10 members of the club
TO recite the commandments of the
club. Each commandment was an in
junction to the lady members of the
Rotarian's family and each gave a
rule by which the ladies were asked to
conduct themselves when In the pres
ence of their Rotarian husbands a
gentle roast" of the fair sex was hid
den in each of the commandments.
Mrs. Turner Answers
Almost NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on the
programme of the evening was vio-
lin solo to be delivered by Mrs. John
T. Turner. Mrs. Turner when called
upon asked permission to speak a few
words before proceeding with the solo.
The toastmaster granted the desired
permission, but before the words oi
assent had left his mouth the husband
Of the lady arose and reponstrated
with her for desiring to speak. Cries
from Rotarians in many parts of tn.
spacious dining hall drowned the words
of Mrs. Turner'S husband and she
spoke.
Her address was In answer to the
commandments of the Rotarians and
in every sentence her words carried a
sting, the pain of which was greatly
m.tigated by her charm. She responded
to the commandment which said
Thou shalt not measure the success
of your husband by that of your next
door neighbor; nor shalt thou refer to
the success of the neighbor insinuat-
ingly when in the presence of thy hus-
band. nor shalt thou feed the success
of thy neighbor to him for lunch, for
breakfast and for dinner" And to the
other nine commandments she had an
art answer that took the Rotary club
entirely by surprise. For good measure
she gave five commandments by which
Rotarians should be guided.
Wnen she nad Ilnlened her address
the applause was deafening and the
violin solo was entirely forgotten.
The regular business session of tho
Rotary club was the first number OH
the evenings programme. kilograms
from absent members were read and
the routine business plunged into. The
business concluded 1t was necessary, ri
Is customary in the Rotary club, fol
cvery member to introduce his neighbo,
to the club. This was done and much
fun resulted.
Sidney r. Lazarus made one of the
hits of the evening when he introduced
Mr. and Mrs r. B. Crawford as Mr.
and Mrs. Bridal Couple Crawford"
DR.. j. HI. Phillips in introducing Mr.
and Mrs. j. E. Shelby called forth much
applause by introducing Mrs. Shelby
as the inspiration of Mr.. Shelby's ac
tivities
Rusht0n Tells Of Ice Industry
j. Frank Rushton was called upon BY
the toastmaster to talk about his bust
ress He told about the making Of
| ice from the time when those who hac
the luxury cut 1t from rivers in win.
! ter and buried 1t In sawdust to keel
fer the coming summer on up to TIL;
present time when 1t IL made In hugs
! plants with hundreds of tons capacity
per day. The address was interesting
| and held the attention OF the ladies
| throughout. Mr.. Rushton told of ths
.LontInuea On Rage rem