Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-27
R0TAR|ANS WILL
RAISE WAR FUND
Plan to Cooperate With the
Chamber of Commerce in
Financial Campaign.
ALLEN ALBERT NOW COMING
Noted Speaker Will Discuss
Civic Subjects at a Pub
lie Meeting.

At It's monthly business session in
Hotel Tulsa last night the Rotary club
OF Tulsa launched Tulsa war fund
campaign for financing various patri-
otto movements not included in the
yl25.0OO Red Cross solicitation last
summer.
4 fund of $40, 600 is to be raised as
follows:
Army camp recreations, 10000.
state and county councils OF defense.
$4,000; army camp library movement,
$4,000; military trairSlg In city
schoos $1,000: outfitting OF Tulsa
home guards. $1,000.
President W. \. Nandever will to-
day appoint n committee to meet the
Chamber of Commerce directors at
thelf luncheon tomorrow, with a view
TO securing the active cooperation of
that organization. The committee will
also get In touch with the local Ii
brarv board of directors, who are in
terestcd in raising Tulsa's quota of
the national fund for establishing IL
hraries In the cantonments and other
training camps.
The council OF defense money is to
be divided between the state and local
councils.
Training in Schools.
Military training is being started in
the high school, but there is no fund
with which TO carry on the work ac-
cordinE to Rotarian T.. f. Oberholtzer,
pernteudeut of schools, so .the Ro-
tary club proposes to include that
item in the budget as we'll as $1,000
for Quitting the home guards, now
in process of formation.
The army camp recreations funds
is urgently needed. The Rotary clubs
OF the eleventh district. comprising
Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. have
undertaken to raise $4,000 for use
at the army camps in the three states
In each instance the sum apportioned
Is TO be matched by citizens of the
community nearest to the camp. The
work Is to be carried on by the Play
ground Association of America at the
request OF the war department. but
the Rotary clubs must raise the
money. The money will be used in
building theaters at each of the camps
and maintaining trained secretaries to
look after the welfare OF tho soldiers
or duty. Rotarian Glenn Condor, one
OF IN etwo district committeeman for
this work in Oklahoma, last night eX-
planned the objects Of the movement.
Members of the club are TO be sent to
Sapulpa and Okmulgee to stimulate
the campaign in those communities.
The Tulsa clubs quota is $500 but
they expect to raise 10000 in order
to take care OF the deficits of Okla
homa City and other clubs that feel
unable 10 secure their quota, based
on membership.
Civic Lecture Soon.
The club voted to bring Allen y.
Albert. former international president
OF Rotary. TO Tulsa, about october 13,
10 deliver public address at Con-
vention hall on city planning. Rota-
rian Albert will come here at the ex-
pense of Rotarian A. l.. Farmer. lie
will spend three days going over the
city, securing material for his lecture.
He IS one OF Americas foremost civic
experts. He has been in Tulsa before.
lie proposes in his lecture to tell rul-
sans the best methods OF booming the
most important city in the state.
Cleve Bruce OF the Tulsa Union
Loan and Savings association was in
troduced as the new secretary of the
club. succeeding John Hammer, who
resigned recently on account Of leay-
ing the city
Al letter from International Presl-
dent Leslie Z. Pidgeon OF Winnipeg.
congratulating the local club upon
having an average of S9iA per cent,
was read by President Vandever
". II. Guiberson and A. l.. Farmer
told OF their vacations in California
and elsewhere. Both returned this
week,
From Camp Mills.
The following telegram from Ro-
tartan c. II. Lahman, now at Camp
Mills where the Tulsa ambulance
company is stationed was received:
CAMP MILLS, GARDEN CITY,
n. Y, Sept. 26.-W. A. Vande-
yer, Tulsa, Okla-Boys all well
and in fine spirits. Now we'll
equipped. Mrs Lahman has many
women on Island at work for all
four ambulance and hospital
companies; the men being sup
Piled with many comforts this
way. President Vandever of the
New York club is rendering VAL
liable assistance in making Pur-
choses. Many of the ambulance