The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-28
ROTARY CLUBS
ANNUAL FEAST.
Members We're CIR lied at Ban
Quet Las Night For BeHe-
fl VI lue.r Wives.


At ,.n mml um.., Of t.. I,o.
ml uuo ust uHm t.y Wuy. and
I.an,rnrmr- ot tine u0u0 we're u,,o uu.
.tO.Mu.t ud eD,urmurd they we're.
.ly d series OF uidloH stunt .uI 4u
arts OF pruas aud amusing features
winch made the whole evening II rc,el
OF mirth aud laughter.
Tables were placed in the private
banquet room ana every arrangcm, ut
made for the pleasure Of the guests
and the grlling Of the members. The
menu cards had small photographs of
the retiring and incoming presidents,
Carl Welhener and W. O. Dean.
The first shock Of the evening came
when retiring President Welhcner, ut
the close Of brief address, introluc
ed as the new president L. X. Gay
lord, and handed over the presidents
Ruvel to him There was chorus Of
protest and John T. ONeu called for
an explanation, as 1t was the belief
Of the club that Mr. Gaylord was
only vice president, but he was met
with the assertion that the missing
Socialist ballots had been brought In
from Harper county giving MIR
Gaylord majority over Mr Dean,
aud no appeal would be- allowed.
Paid Bonus for Votes
This and Mr. Gaylords acceptance
and smiling acknowledgment Of the
bonus Of So a vote, and udyOcation Of
la Ioicy of strict economy was the
beginning. The announcement that
Joseph Huckns Of the lcclluckins
would join IN the cnonomy program
Iy making the luncheuns only ID cents
aeing content with 100 per cent pro
1t, brought great applause.
Unexpected Interruptions were nu-
merous, from the time a yelled te-
uue forced an entrance aud placed
Mr. Wclhencr In an embarrassing sit
IutIon by her rpptolphcs aud covered
thIs popular bachelor with bushes rs
he fell upon his neck untiI the change
1f voices disclosed her Identity.
The arrival uf pngc calling for
. |Dr Dicken brought the wcllknuwn
,hysiciun to his feet until the boy IN
urprise declared he surely was not
he man, uycrriug He's the guy whc
r ave me dollar for paging Dr Dick
rn'
, Secretary Eugene Wilmington left
the hall rather reluctantly ut an ur
= gent telephone call In the lobby, un
, lnwnre that he had been connected
with tho banquet room upstairs, re-
sponded with greatest gallanlry tc
, the message Of Mrs. Dickcn, whit
the diners were cuuyu9cd with mcr
s rimcnt, explaining later that IT WH'
h Il muu talking on business. James W
= DuPrce barely escaped arrest by aI
intruding policeman ON the charge ol
bootlccging the bond Of 4, NJ p'
: Bolt being refused by Judge Oldfield
q who barred any more straw bonds.
v Paul NJ. Pope finally came to the res
p. cue and persuaded the policeman l'
8 depart.
Couldn't Move Campbell.
Cuy y. McClure's eloquent ndyoca
cv NJ Rotary building aroused mu'i
g enthusiasm and several small sum'
. were subscribed, Mir Gaylord finally
calling for some member patriotic
q enough to give Sl.Ooo This WAS one
d of the prize stunts ut thr committee
% for hv mems ~ nm electrical attach
mpul To the chair Of Colin ). camp
Il bell W the state Bank and the turn
n inc ON OF a strong current the com
} mlttcc expected great things. Bu
r they had not counted on the strength
n or AN things Scotch a. Mr.. Camp
o. he'll spt tight rrmurkIng that 1
" would take more than that to ge
n SlUOO out " u banker
. The ruastlug uf John Fields for be
20 ur slow wos another point not un
10 drrstuud nj first until he was de
10 upunrrd us h.lug most decided,
d 'Wrhud the Tmr- parody ol
r ca Long. long Why to Tipperary,
h written and sung by l.. II BAILEY
'' pokrl all SORTS ~ fun Mt Mr. Fields
Mr. Gaylord and Mr. Wclhener, ant
~ rnr audience Joined cuthusiastlcall
' I'M fnr chorus Some most ridiculOu
' moving pictures and slides carrlcntuI
Us mg the members were feature N
=. DE UGl trio gave several songs an
VI Mrs Harrison r Teasdale gave
reading ou newly welded couples
N unlr the new vice president Nj
~ Daylord. fidrctcd In his chair.
At the conclusion the gavcl wa
turned over 10 the real presidcn
WuIter c. Dean, WHO made M exec
lent talk He also introduced g.
'i smiu ~ Houston, who responde
briefly
'' An Informal dance closed the ente
y ~ Z |" I