The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-01
IT WAS WORTH IT
Rotary Club Waited 3 Hours
to Hear Albert.
Presidents Address Made Up
for Long Delay.

Extemporaneous talent in the Ro-
tary club was stretched to its utmost
at the Albert banquet at Pelletier's tea
room last evening when Robert Stone,
president of Topeka Rotarians, re-
ceived a telegram from Allen D. AL
bert, international president. at
o'clock announcing a wreck between
St Joseph and Omaha which made it
Impossible for him to arrive until
1920 o'clock. 1t behooved President
Stone to fill a gap of more than two
hours-not a difficult task after all,
it was proven
Ed c. Fox can entertain that long
and lie he refused to participate in
the program after answering two en-
cores for his dialect stories the audi
ence would have been ready to hear
him a dozen times more. Charles A
Moore president of the Cooperative
club, gave a short talk; Ray n. Latt-
ner sang the Rotary song to the tune
of Little Bit of Heaven and for
an encore chose the Press club parody.
"a Little Bit of Irishman," written by
Harry Caylor.
Reading by Mrs. johnson.
Marco Morrow presented a Rotary
cup to Father John Murphy and the
priest responded impressively and
with feeling. Mrs. Lillian Stone John
son. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Stone, gave an excellent reading and
a very good orchestra played numer-
Gus selections. A feature the women
of the crowd missed was a smoking
room established by the men near the
elevator.
President Albert arrived about
1880 O'Clock and made a half hour
address. His well chosen and deliv-
cred remarks were all about Rotary
and when he explained to the ladies
that liquor and coarse stories were
tabooed at Rotary meetings there were
volumes of applause A story told in
the Albert way about his own chill
dren probably brought out more clear
ly the true aim of Rotary.
That's Rotary.
One day young Albert came romp-
ing into the big Minneapolis home and
upon being question told his father
that he had been playing football
who played?" asked the father.
Some of the boys and Nike
DO you like football?"
It's z beany game"
who told you that?'
Mike
Who's Mike?"
oh. Mikes the son of John, the
new man in the garage"
1T was then l realized that in order
to rear my children properly. 1 must
at the same time look out for the well
fare of Mike, the son of John, the new
man in the garage" said Mr.. Albert
That's Rotary
Then he outlined some of the char
table work done by Rotarians. His
remarks all met with much applause.
His talk is smooth and his illustrations
TEEN with the heart throb." He is
a fascinating speaker and never fails
to hold his audience. He is man
worth hearing.
Rotary Spol.cs.
President Albert will speak at s
o'clock tonight at the high school
auditorium. The meeting will be I'M
der the auspices of the Commercial
club and open to every one. Forces
Which Build Cities" will be his sub
ject. President Albert thas been a stu
dent of civic affairs for years and this
lecture is famed throughout the
country.
How die Albert get on his dress
suit? 1t wasn't seven minutes after
the train arrived until he reached Pei
letters, the most Immediately
dressed man present.
A. P. McKown, manager of Pelle-
tiers, came in for his full share of
praise for the pretty decorations The
partition in the tea room prepared for
banquets is now in and from now on
Pclletier's promises to be the center
of club activities. Wraps were checked
on the first floor and rugs spread over
the floor from the Ninth street door
to the elevator.
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