The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-03
SURPRISES CONE FAST
WHEN ROTARIANS' GET
TOGETHER IN RALLY
Unique Reception. Brief Business
Session, Sports at Country Club
and Funeral at Ball Park.
IDEAL OF SERVICE THEME
OF CAUPOLICAN'S SPEECH
South American Indian Declares
Americas Need Spiritual Awaken
ing More Than Preparedness,
stunts Pulled Make Day Lively.

Were Richmond a city that had
need of waking up it would have been
considerably aroused by the doing of
2ss registered visiting ,sRotarians and
some three hundred local Botarians
who did the honors here yesterday,
Some of the livehest scenes ever Wit
messed in Father Byrd's colony were
staged between the hour of the ar
rival of the first visitor early yester-
day morning and the hour at which
the last of the visitors departed ate
last night Hundreds of men became
more Intimately acquainted through
the throwing aside of all business
cares and adopting the playtime prac-
tees of as many school boys at re-
cess From uprnaripasls2 funny stunts
to serious thoughts and speeches the
activities Of the Rotarians ran the
scale.
There was music, noise. and action
throughout the day. and running
through IL all was the spirit OF sex
vice, better servfca toward which
all Rotarians, whether at work or at
play, faithfully Strive. The spirit OF
service was exemplihed in the efforts
of Richmond Rotarians to entertain
their guests as they had never before
been entertained, and it was en-
phasized in the only serious address
In the banquet hall in the Richmond
Hotel ball room last night when
Chief CaupoliCan. a South American
Indian playing in vaudeville ar the
Lyric Theater, spoke on ''Pan-Ameri-
canism."
Day OF Surprises.
The day started with wierd pro-
cession through Main Street and
Ninth. when the visitors were convey
ed in vehicles Of various sorts from
their stations to the Richmond Hotel
where they were registered, break
tasted and whore the conference Of
Fourth District Rotary clubs was held.
In the line, led by the Boy Scouts
drum corps. were the old police patrol
of the ante-motor days, ice COAL
wood. furniture and other open and
covered wagons, and here and there
IN automobil truck to make contrast
sharper The motley array OF con-
veyances that the visitors faced was
their first surprise, Surprises came
rapidly after that. Among them may
Ne mentioned the ar'-st of an alleged
Boston Rotarian on a charge of tres
pass. and his arrangement before
Judge" George Rogers, who imposed
a fine of $40 and costs, payable IN
Mexican money; the reception ard
luncheon with tTliuHllHES auA thT
rally" photograph, at the Country
Club the badger fight, in which the
victim was f. /, Ford, c, Il q. super
inteudeut at Newport News. and the
cock fight in the woods near the club.
and the funeral procession at lnterna-
tional League ball park, which re-
suited in Montreal hurying Bill
Smiths FASTENERS.
Greetings From Chicago.
The business portion of the Fourth
District Conference continued little
more than an hour II was called 10
order by Governor David p. Sites, who
me de his report. after which addresses
were made by Judge Waller r. sta
pies. of Roanoke, W, II. Bagley. of
Raleigh, and Rev. G. Otis Meade. OF
Roanoke, and others. The spirit of
service and the rapid spread of Rotary
was the general theme. Presidents
of the several clubs in attendance
made three minute reports. which
show that the growth Of Rotary has
been great In the three States. the
Carollnas and Virginia. comprising
this district. From Chesley r. Perry.
of Chicago, international secretary OF