Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
ROTARY HEARS
OF WHAT BIG
MEETING DID
DELEGATE or BROWNSVILLE CLUB
At MEETING TODAY DELIVERS
LENGTHY REPORT ABOUT
SOUTH'S HOSPITALITY.
ONE LONG GOOD TIME FROM H0US-
TON THROUGH THE OLD SOUTH
TO ATLANTA is SHOWN IN
PRESIDENTS REPORT.

What happened to Rotarians on their
way to Atlanta, and what happened to
them at Atlanta. what they saw. what they
heard, what they did, and what they learn
ed, was told il the report Of Dave L..
|Spero, president Of the Brownsville Ro-
'tary Club. its delegate TO the International
convention at Atlanta last week, at the
weekly luncheon Of the club AT Paul's
Cafe today. If the report, which appar-
emily covered the ground thoroughly from
the time Of leaving Brownsville until the
time OF leaving Atlanta, is taken A. an in
ldex. the Rotarians from Texas INDUCED in
one long rood time from the moment they
gathered at Houston for the trip to At
lanta.
The true Southern hospitality. the kind
that only those have lived in or have trav-
elcd in what j. termed the 'Old South was
never better cxemplified than in the en-
pertaining, wining and dining that en-
gagged the delegates from Texas in pass
ine through Beaumont. New Orleans. Mo-
bile. Montgomery and n half dozen towns
that claimed time ranging from a half
hour to ! day. and al New OrIeans-but
hero'~ what Delegate Spero has TO say
about IL:
''llere ! an sorry and ashamed to have.
to admit that out Texas delegates seemed
a. have n most intimate former %acauaint-
,ancc with Ramos and Sazerac which they
~ nrwcd with great gusto and enthusiasm.
For the benefit of those unacquaintcd
with these two world known names ! will
explain that the Ramos CHM Fizz j. a.
famous as Elinor GYMS Three Weeks. and
the Sazerac cocktail runs it n close sec
ond.
AT two o'clock autos met Us at the
Gruncald 10 show III the town. Ii was the
Brownsville club delegates good fortune
to be the guest Of lowering Moore, the
preSidcnt Of the New Orleans club. and
what Brother Moore left unshown of New
Orleans j. not worth showing. The sight
seeing -trip ended nj West End Park on
Lake Pontchartrain. where an excellent
supper was served in the pavilion. Among
other prevaricators, the writer also had
the opportunity 10 elaborate upon the ad-
vantages and beauties of our section and
the excellence of our club, followed by
great applause, a. he can prove BY Emil
Camiade.
"Shortly before midnight the party re-
turned to the train, a few stopping Just
long enough TO say goodbye To friends
Ramos and Sazerac; some even carried
their good -bye's away with them safely
wrapped. a. New Orleans was the last
oasis, Alabama and Georgia both being
dry"
Similar cordiality greeted the delegates
at Mobile and At Montgomery, the capital
of Alabama. where 1--WE were met by the
finest. Invest. i%olliest and most democratic
fellows we have ever met. who took N in
machines on 4 tour Of hilly, beautiful. his
Itoric. old Montgomery"
But there j. the business and sentimen-
tal side Of Rotary that held sway NJ At
%lanta, a. indicated by the following ex-
ccrpt from the report of Mr.. Spero IN
%quoting from the report of the Toledo club
at Atlanta
.'Onc Of the most touching things men
toned j. the work which the Toledo. Ohio,
club has dedicated itself to. that Of taking
care Of the crippled and broken children.
One ease in particular was mentioned. that
of a boy. Alva Bunker by name. who was
found IN an alley IN Toledo. This boy wa,
Is wears old and had been born without
arms and without legs. When adopted by
the Toledo club he had never in all his
fifteen years been out Of the alley IN which
he was born. had never seen a street ear,
and though he existed but ten blocks from
the down town section, he had never beer
there. They took this boy, sent him to a
~cripple's school, where he became bright
lenough Ia win first honors twice, and the
club j. now figuring on spending $4,000 to
arm and lee him 80 that he may be able
to take the position of superintendent of
the school he has attended"
Captain Thurman A. Kinder Of the
Brownsville militia. was a guest al the
Rotary dinner today, and he addressed the
meeting urging the cooperation of II
members in the recruiting to strength of
the Brownsville militia company, now IN
process of organization.
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