Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-22
ROTARY CLUB AS HOST 10 YOUNG
 ARMY OFFICERS
Pine Bluff Men Who Earned Commissions Guests at
 Weekly Luncheon.

Pine Bluff boys who earned com
 missions in the federal armies were in
 vited to be guests of the Rotary club of Pine Bluff at the noon luncheon vesterday at the Hotel Pines, and the Following were present.: First Lieut..
 Sam Levine, Second Lieuts. Geo. Hold erness, Ernest Simpson, Dewoody Lyle, Kimbrough Wiley, Leslie Mcln- tyre. James Mcclellan, Spencer Fox, and Leland Murphy. Other guests of the Rotarians were Judge Guy Fulk of Little Rock, and John Lanfran- conia of Dallas, Texas.
 New members of the club present for the first time were H. c. Couch
 and D. Stanley Dreyfus. After intro ducing the new members, welcoming the military men and other guests, Kemp Toney, the president of the,
 club, presented Judge Fulk, who made a brief, happy speech MT. Toney then asked Sol Klarberg, chairman Of the entertainment committee. to pre- side
 Tn taking the chair, Mir. Klarberg paid high tribute to the young men who have offered their services to' the nation in the war for all that civilization holds dear, and partlcu- larly the guests of honor-boys of yes terday, and the warriors of today. Mr.. Klarberg then introduced First Lieut.. Levine, who spoke of the sacrifices l the men entering the army were mak- 1 ing. MT. Levine's brief address was declared to be one of the best made before the Rotarians. He expressed gratitude for himself and his fellow officers at the courtesy shown them, and said he did not know of any
 thing that could inspire men to do more than "such demonstrations as
 this" Mir. Levine said he is glad
 that none here is heard to ask What are we fighting for?" because it is now generally realized that i've are fighting for the noblest ideals--the ideals of humanity" and that the realization of this should stir men
 "to do and die" to suppress "the hid- eous power of Germany" Lieut.. Le- vine spoke of the moral and physical benefits of army life to the individual an dsaid that the thoughts of the
 folk at home' would inspire him and his fellow-officers to do their utmost at all times for America and the flag. Lieut.. George Holderness was 1n- troduced by MT. Klarberg as the "kid
 of the bunch Harry" Hold
 erness' son, Great George Holder
 ness" With his father as one of his
 hosts, Lieut.. Holderness made man | iy speech, first showing his army training by saying it might be pre-
 sumptuous of him to follow a rank l ing officer" especially after such an
 address as that made by Lieut.. Levine.
 And, anyway" he said, whatever
 speech I had intended to make, has
 been made" this being compliment l to Lieut. Levine. The speaker said
 he was proud to be present as the guest of such an organization as the Rotary club, that he is proud of his
 city and state, and pledged himself to ever exert his best efforts to act
 always so as to leave behind him
 "whether across the seas or in this land." fair record for his city, his
 state, his nation and himself.
 News reaching the club during the
 meeting that "another princess has been born to the house of Woodward, on motion of George Adams, the cluf , instructed that a, telegram of con graduation upon the happy event bt . sent MT. and Mrs. Minor Woodward at Denver Col