Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-02

Richmond will be host to-day TO the
Fourth, or Southeastern Division of the
Rotary Club, composed of clubs from
Virginia, North and South Carolina, the
occasion being the annual Rotarinn
Rally Day. The event is the first 10
be held in Richmond. but members of
tho local club have arranged ii program
for tho day that lead them 10 make the
predictions thst brother Rotarians Will
want 10 rotate to the market place of
tho South with greater frequency.
While the first item on the program
iE breakfast, which is 10 be served at
the Richmond Hotel at S o'clock, the
visiting Rotarians viii he held at the
Main and Byrd Street Stations. and es-
Corted to tho Richmond From o'clock
this morning until midnight, 800 of
the brethren will spend a most strenu-
Gus day. and during this time the Rich
lnond Rotary Rotary Club expects to
carry out the idea that the genius homo
takes himself entirely too seriously.
At the same time that the local club
is entertaining the visitors from the
nefEhborinG States il Will carry out the
idea Of the Rotary Clubs in general,
which is that business men. not only
OF communities, but also business men
OF the great sections OF the country
ought TO know each others business
Business men from the two Carolinas
and cities in Virginia will be constantly
reminded OF the fact that they are
ordinary humans all during the day.
RAILROADS TO GIVE
ROTARlASS SPECIAL, CARS
The railroads entering Richmond
from the South have made especial mr.
rangements to handle the Rotarisns.
ana special cars will be placed in SER
vice, that all members of the clubs
ma ytravel In party. Tho Norfolk
and Western Railway will handle spe-
clal cars from Norfolk and Roanoke,
oy way OF Petersburg; the Atlantic
coast Line special from Wilmington:
the Southern n special from winston
Salem and Asheville, while the Sea-
BOARD VIII handle the Raleigh and Dur
nam clubs. They will all arrive in
richmond nj practically the same time,
ava VIII be met at the stations by
members OF the local clubs.
promptly al 10 o'clock the confer
ence of the Southeastern Division will
be called to order by David p sites
arters which there will be brIer adj
dresses and discussions. Judge woltor
-. staples, OF Roanoke will sneak on
nat snail We Do With Our Involun
Larry Rotarians"" File will he followed
%! w: H. Bagley, business manager of
we News and Observer. of Raleigh.
Oh ioW May Rotary BE Given to tho
Smaller Towns and Country wItbon,
Giving Them a Rotary Club?"' G; otis
Aleade member of the -Internatinnal
noiuthlttee, VIII make a short talk an
Philosophy and Education"
RoTARLANs WILL HAVE
sFECLAL STUNTS AT RAIL-. PARK
Inc stunts arranged by the COM
lnlttee, OF which there is TO ne nm am-
sehopile parade and great meeting
Mt the Broad Street Park Ia ,ri,nnss
the baseball game between Rich,nonS
ana montreal, are Of such originality
shat IT Is expected that :, ,uoyinc-n;c-
ture concern VIII have a camera mn,
mere to click off several hundred feet
OF Aim. :"
The committees. ;. assisting General
Chairman T. 6. Sydnor follows: Harry
V. Cole, finance; j. A. tiawthron rer.
istration; George W. Rogers b,dtcs
and program; George A. Mortiand, an.
tomobiles; II. II. Hester, wagons. Trucks
ana surveys; Alvin NJ Smith, vaude-
vale and cabaret: Benjamin W. viii
son, baseball and pink lemonade; G.
L. (1ack RabbiD Beardsley, stunts"
ana "capers": John c. Corley. bond
and orchestra: Thomas 3. McAdams
country Club; 5. 7. Atkinson, hotel and
'depots; Walker Cot;reli, refreshments.
howard D. Bryant, music master.
Franz F Apt, floral decorations: W.
Z. Morton. scrg eant at-arIns, ana Mayor
The cities from which tho Ro,ar,aps
VIII come and tho names Of the prcsi-
dents and secretaries OF the several
clubs are
North Carolina: Asheville-Gcorre
r. Lee, president; T. L. Caller. score
taiy. faieigt--Albert L. Cox u?csi
dent; Howard White. secretary Win
ston -Salem-E. Z. o. Norvcli, president.
;. wilson Gray, secretary. Wilmington
John r.. Murch!son. president. A1nor.o
Harris, secretary. Durha,n-M. e. Nay
som' president; Sidney c Chambers,
secretary.
South Carolina: SpartauhurE--R f..
Boggs president; Alfred W. Horton
secretary Grcenville j T.. SHRINE,
president; Robert =. Rowe, secretary,
Virginia: Norfolk-P Morgan nus
sell president ". Y. Mermance. acc,c.
tary. Roanoke-C;. . Gooch. Jr.. pr,s
ident: John Wood, secretary Newport
Ncws-John i Whey. president: " X.
Harris, secretary.