El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-03
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ROTARY NAMED
Rev. G.. L. Overstreet, DR..
R.. L. Ramey and Incom
ing President Chosen.

( Delegates to the national conven-
ton Of Rotary clubs from the Fl Pasc
club were announced by DR.. r. L
Ramey. president. at the Rotary
clubs weekly luncheon Thursday al
Hotel Sheldon grill. Rev. Charles L
Overstreet. pastor Of the First Pres
byterian church. and the incoming
president Of the Rotary club who will
be elected shortly, were selected by
! President Ramey. Dr. Ramey was
also appointed a delegate TO repre-
sent the local Rotarians at the ma
tiOual convention. on motion of Rob
ert Krakauer. The convention VIII
be held at Atlanta. Ca, in June
! Dr. Ramey announced that nomlna-
ton Of new officers will take place
| next weel- Members Of the board 81
directors will also be nominated al
the next luncheon.
/ Directors 10 Decide ChnutauQua.
| Discussion both for and against the
bringing of the chautauQua system 10
l FL PasO for a return engagement nexl
year under the auspices Of the
Rotary club. resulted in the mem
bers deciding that the matter De
placed before the board Of directors
/ to decide The members of the clun
were divided in opinion as to whether
I this enter SAOAAu DO ~
under the Rotary club auspices OF
shouIr be conducted by the individual
FL Pasoans-
says Rotary should Control.
In discussing next years meeting
of the chautauqua under Rotary aus
pices- Z. C Davis said that the cnau-
rauOua for next year was assured. as
a required number Of signatures from
Ell Pasoans TO guarantee the return
of the entertainment had been Sc
cured. but il was his opinion that the
Rotary should continue TO be the in
fluence in bringing the chautauqua
here He said that there would pc
less trouble next year in handling the
chautaudua and the difficulty in in
Producing it to the city had been
overcome by the Rotary club in the
last two years that Il has brought the
entertainment before FL Pasoans-
Takes Money Away, Says
viii Winch opposed the holding OF
the ChautauQua under the auspices
OF the Rotary next year. saying that
the entertainment comes here from
out Of town and takes FL Paso money
away from this city
4. Z. Rowlands said that the Ro-
tary club had done its duty by max
ing the chautauqua success during
the last two years.
c. - Martin said that, in his opin-
ion. the Rotary club should continue
TO father such movements for FL
Paso as the cnautauqua entertain
ment as il was Of an educational ben
eft for the city
Proposes Fund Of $1,000.
Rabbi N. Zielonka offered the sug-
gestion that instead of bringing back
the chautauqua next year the Rotary
bring speakers and musicians Of ma
tional prominence to FL Paso at diff
ferent periods during the year He
offered 10 contribute his name ts a
$1,000 guarantee for this purpose
Saws Club Should Be Careful.
Edgar ". Kayser said that the
Rotary club should arrange for en-
tertainmeuts in which il was known
previously what the people were go
ing TO have. He said that some of
the entertainments Of the chautauGua
were all that could be asked for. but
kind the club should not buy a cat
in a bag"
Htxh Class Features Needed. Says
Robert Krakauer expressed himself
as being in favor of the Rotary club
conducting next years chautauqua
was the duty of the club TO stand for
clean. high class education, and
amusement. He said that FL Paso
was without clean amusements except
the motion picture houses and its
dances and that amusements of high
class were badly needed here
DR.. Fuller Swift, rector Of St
Clements Episcopal church, was in
troduced to the club at the luncheon.
James McLemore, commercial agent
OF the western division OF the West
ern Union Telegraph company at Dali
las. Tex. addressed the Rotarians on
He Profits Most Who Serves Best"
Recftes His Own Poems.
Carl c Countryman recited several
uOeuuS from his own pen. including.
81 Amt Got No Home" and The
Flag. Our Flag and entertained the
ROtarians with facial impersOna-
tons.
The matter Of endorsement OF the
Kiwanis clubs buy-s-home campaign,
which was asked of the ROtarians by
George r LeBaron, was referred to
the board OF directors.
P. c. Thede. who was elected TO
membership in the Rotary club last
week. expressed his qualification upon
becoming a member.