Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-21
ROTARIAN FARMER
PLAYS BIG PART
Canadians Are in Favor of the
Tulsa Man as Next Vice
President.
GENERAL WOOD IS SPEAKER
Columbia, We Have Answered
Is Official Song at the
Atlanta Convention.
Special to The World

special to The World
ATLANTA, Ga. June 2O.-Arthur I.
Farmer, retiring president OF the Tulsa
Rotary club. was nominated today for
the office OF international vice-presi-
dent OF the Rotary clubs OF the world.
Ihree vice presidents are To be elected
out OF field OF six when nomina-
tions were called for at the annual
Rotary convention this morning. Gov
crnor Milan OF Dallas. in charge OF
the Twelfth district, secured recognI-
tion.
Il deslde to place In nomination the
name of Arthur l.. Farmer of Tulsa.
OKLA" said Goveronr Milan. Dele
gates In all parts OF the auditorium
started demonstration that lasted
iuliy five minutes. a dozen men were
on their feet to second the pomlna-
uon. only three seconds are per.
mitted Secondng speeches were by
delegations from Rockford. ILL.,, San
Dleso' Cal, and Chattanooga. Tenn.
Then followed the nomination of tn,
other five candidates.
Gets Big Ovation.
Farmer rerelved the biggest ova-
ton of the day. The election will oc-
cur tomorrow morning from $40 to
1880 O'Clock. Six hundred accredited
delegates are entitled to votes. The
result should be known by 10 o'clock.
The man receiving the biggest vote
VIII be made first president. Sec
ond and third vice presidents will be
chosen in the same manner.
one hundred and thirty mine dele
gates ana visitors attended II luncheon
FOR the Eleventh district at the Pied
mont hotel this afternoon. The states
OF Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma
comprise this district. Governor Rob-
sct stone of Topeka introduced Farmer
as 'The next first president of In
I irrational Rotary"
He announced that every club in
the eleventh district would cast n
unanimous vote for the Tulsa man.
Ihe crowd cheered for several min
utes. And twenty Canadian Delegates.
headed by piper came over to that
end OF the dining room and Joined in
Il song in honor OF Farmer. They
brought with them Il. Leslie Pidgen
OF Winnipeg, one OF two candidates
FOR international president
Sings Tulsa's song.
Miss Grace Nelson OF Kansas City.
sang columbia We Have Answered.
patriotic sogg by Rotarian Clarence
B. Douglas secretary of the Tulsa
chamber OF Commerce The music by
Mrs. Ora Lightner Frost Of Tulsa Ii
made big hit and the entire crowd
Joined In singing the last three verses.
printed copies were distributed to
everyone in the dining room.
Thursday morning Miss Nelson will
sing II before the convention with
organist. Charles Sheldon.
TWO thousand copies will be given
iway by the Tulsa Rotarians Today's
EDITION Of the Tulsa Gasser, official
publication Of the oil metropolis dele
cation. was printed with green ink
mblematic OF the Irish color scheme
hat enters into tho costume OF the
Tulsans Copies are eagerly sought
md Tulsa headquarters at the Pied
mont have been besiegcd all day by
persons wanting extra copies to send
home.
General Wood Speaks.
The "apathotic spirit of the Ameri-
IAN people In regard TO the war" was
he keynote of an address here today
py Major General Leonard A. Wood.
Of the southeastern de-
)artment L. 5. A., before the eighth
annual meeting of the international
Association Of Rotary clubs. Tns
nation, he said, has not yet awakened
10 the fact that I'VE are fighting "A
powerful foe and the quicker w
'ealize that sacrifices must be mad-
n order to win the war the quicker
he war VIII end with a soldiers
)luntness, General Wood told the
delegates America would win in Tho
md, but not until terrific price ha,
jeen paid in blood"
There rs a general feeling thruout
he country" he said, that all young
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