Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-23
1000 ROTAKIANS
HOLD ANNIVERSARY
MEET HERE TODAY
Delegates From Many
Cities Assemble to Cele-
brate Ten Years Of Ac-
tivity as an International
Body.

One thousand members of Rotary Clubs
In score Of cities, comprising the East
ern division of the international assoca-
tion, assembled in Philadelphia this morn
ing as the guests Of the club in this city
to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the
founding of their organization.
On special trains and cars from as far
north as Boston, as far west as Pitts
burgh and as far south as Washington
representatives of nearly every line Of en-
deavor, businese and professional, with
their wives began pouring into Phlladel-
phia before o'clock this morning and as
sembled at the Adalphia Hotel as the
first step on the elaborate pro gram of
entertainment, business sessions, lunch
cons and dinners that has been arranged
for them
The feature of the conclave is to be
the banquet at the Manufacturers Club
tonight, at which Goyerao brumhaugh
will be the gucs Ct honor and make the
principal address. Other speakers will be
Glenn C. Meade. cf Philadelphia, former
president of the International Rotary
Clubs, and Richard w. Iobst, pres dent Of
the Rotary Club of Allentown Guy Gun
daker, the local president, will preside.
A vaudeville program arranged by the
courtesy of Harry Jordan. manager Of
Keith's, will conclude the evenings en-
tertainment. The program TODAY was
entertaining and varied. After registra-
ton at the Ade'phia Hotel the schedu
included sightseeing in automobiles dur
ing the morning, ending up at Kugler's
restaurant where luncheon was served
At . o'clock the delegates Rosidlown
to the business Of the day and the coii'
clave was formally opened by5 dhe adj
dress of welcome from Guy Gundaker anc
the greeting from the city of Philadelphia
by f. j. Cattell, City Statistician. The
chairman of the meeting was Il. J,
Berlet vice president of the international
association, assisted by Charles A. An
gell, president of the Brooklyn club, and
Harrison W. Howell, president o. the
Wilmington club and Mayor of that city.
From 2:3O. on the meeting was given
over to the reading and discussion Of
papers on Rotary topics, Samuel H.
Cook, president of the Syracuse club,
read the first paper, Hitting the Bulls
Eye in Rotary" Among others were
"The Overtones of the Rotarian Pro-
cessionaI" by Stewart C. Mcfarland, of
Pittsburgh; "The Practical and Ideal
Phases of Rotary" by Thomas F. Hiskey,
of Baltimore; Suggestions on Conven-
tions, etc." by Ralph D. Baker, of Cam
den. and 'Intercity Relations" by G. w.
Harris, president OF the WASHINGTON club.
For the wives ana women friends of
the visiting Rotaransi there was also an
elaborate program of entertainment. They
went on tours of the city In automobiles
this morning, will have lunch at Kug-
ler's and attended the theatre in the after
noon. In the evening they will have their
own banquet in a room reserved for them
at the Manufacturers Club. and after
ward 80 to the theatre again,
At II o'clock the various parties wiz
check out at the Adelphia, say farewells
and depart .,.-r
In honor OF the conclave and the PRES
cnce of distinguished Rotarians from
other cities by order OF Rotarian Clayton
w Pike, chief Of the e ectrlcal Bureau
City Hall will be Illuminated from 7
p. IN. until II o'clock midnight.