Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-29
ROTAR|ANS TAKE LOOK
At CAPITAL Of FUTURE
Series Of Pictures Explained in an
Address by William E.
Shannon.
New Constitution Adopted Changing
Annual Meeting From Jan
uary to May.

The members Of the Rotary Club of
Washington, D. c., assembled in annual
meeting last evening in the small ball
room of the New Willard and held high
carnival for awhile and then settled
down to the serious business of con-
stdering and adopting new constitui
ton. and fby-lawA Features Of the
evening included g dinner and an sx:-
tempofaneous address BY wide Efeat-
dent William e. Shannon. explanatory
Of a series of paintings Of the Wash
ington Of the future. The paintings,
loaned by Col. w. W. Harris. the engf-
neer officer in charge Of public build
fngs and grounds, were on display in
the room. Mr.. Shannon also presented
to each club member and each visitor
a de luxe copy Of Our Nations City"
by William H. Taft and James Bryce.
Guests Of the Club.
The visitors included C. F. Laughlin
of the Cleveland Rotary Club. governor
of the seventh rotary district: H. s.
Kissell, president of the Springfield
(Ohio) Rotary Club; Dennis P. Cooke,
F. S. Hiett. F. s. Oppenheimer and J.
wylie Brownlee of the Rotary clubs of
Columbus. Ohio: Toledo Ohio; New
York city, and Knoxville. Tenn, respec-
lively. Each was properly introduced
and warmly welcomed, and each made
appropriate remarks.
During the evening a long-distance
telephone message was received from
the secretary Of the Rotary Club Of
Kalamazoo, Mich, conveying the
greetings of that club to the Wash
ington Club.
time of the annual meeting from jan
uary to the fourth Friday Of May, and
the present officers were continued
until that time 1t was announced that
the members will inspect the plant Of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
entertained at luncheon there by the
general manager. Rotarian d. s. Por-
ter.
A vote of thanks was rendered Rota-
rians D. J. Callahan and p. c. Graham
laws. Thomas W. Sidwell, recently
elected to membership, was present for
the FIRST time. and initiated In true
RotaMan style. George W. Harris.
president Of the club, presided.
Rotarians at Meeting.
The members present last evening
were c. A. Aspinwall. Charles e. Berry.
]. NJ. Bird. Clifford X. Bergman. w.
w. Bowie. John w. Brawner. John
Brewer. Henry Brewood. Walter
Brownley. D. ]. Callahan. C. H. Claudy,
A. L. Cline. C. Fred Cook. Arthur Cope
land. Charles Demonet. T. c. Dulin. w.
Elmer Espey. W. J. Eynon. John O.
Gheen. W. H. Gottlieb, e. C. Graham,
Charles A. Hammett, Samuel Hart. G.
w. Harris. e. d. Hathaway. J. Philip
Hermann. Leroy w. Heron. John d.
Hodges. E. @. Horton. Holcombe G.
Johnson. A. F. Jorss. Clarence P. King.
Ralph W. Lee. John c. Let's. Fred s.
Lincoln. A. P. Lyon. william j. McNal-
ly. william e. McReynolds. George H
Markward. Arthur ]. May. Frank p
Milburn. John Newbold. L; Bert Nye
Charles J. ONeill. H. T. Onterdinger
George Pitt. John Poole, D. s. Porter
Samuel ]. Prescott. Raymond w. Pull
man. Hugh Reilly. Roland 8. Robbins
Charles W. Semmes. William e. Shan
non. James Sharp. Thomas w. sidwell
E. II. Snyder, H. c. C. Stiles. Joseph M
stoddard. H. F. TAFT. 8. j. venable
John C. Walker. John L. Weaver. Wal
ter T. Weaver. L. Perry West and Sid.
ney West.