Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-04
2-M|NUTE TALKS
AND DRAINAGE ARE
ROTARY FEATURES
Seven Speakers Respond to
Various TopiCSi Committee
on Drainage Reads Report
on How Club Shall Help,

One of the most interesting meet
ings vet held by the Rotary club was
the luncheon yesterday noon. The
program contained seven two-minute
addresses on various timely topics and
q discussion and report on the drain
age projects of the district
Following is a program of the
speakers. with their subjects:
Mike Nash, the well-known French
man, why l Am a Sim Feiner."
Maj. c. M. Barber of the home
guards Life in the Trenches"
Leroy S. Peters, NJ. d. Coming
Soon-the Spanish Flu
John D. Clark, the Albuquerque
Edison, TINT and the Kaiser
Rev Hugh Cooper prominent theo-
Logan. Me and Gott'
A. b. McMillen, New Moxicos lead
ing barrister, why Love Hearst.
Max Nordhaus, of the Suggrahe
league, "Woman's Place in the Loan.
Charles F. Wade, of the city faith
ers, "Pro Bonehead Publico.'
Following the program Liberty Loar
cards were distributed and each Ro-
tartan was asked to assist in the clean
up work of the compaign by selling al
lease five more bonds.
L he drainage lllNtSliShNlOI Nb'ii'iiN'
tee, consisting of p. T. Lonergan
chairman; Aldo Leopold, C. o. Cush.
man, w. S. Hopefell and Edmund
Ross read the following report;
why Rotary is adapted to WORK
for drainage:
81. Drainage is pre-eminentIy
war measure.
80. Drainage affects every line oil
business endeavor in Albuquerque.
49, Drainage is the soundest anc
sa fest available enterprise for promot'
ing the material prosperity of the val
ley.
~ Successful promotion OF dram
age will require years of constant
hammerng and no organization tha'
does not meet constantly, as a body
can master the necessary continuity
of effort necessary to put it through
rs. 1t is the policy of Rotary tt
work through other organizations II
! this case our club would work through
the Rio Grande Drainage association
| the Chamber of Commerce, the Berna
| lilo county farm bureau and the va
rious officials concerned.
What Rotary Can Do for Drain
age:
| "6. Get acquainted with subject
| educate ourselves, call on u. S. en-
! gineer, State college men, state engi
| neers, farmers, etc, to speak befor'
| club on drainage.
~. Commit all candidates for of
flee on drainage.
| "S. Agree on drainage program
with all other interested organization
and officials
80. Get acquainted with farmers
! Get some as members. Take an inter
| est in crops, markets and general farm
problems. Have farm bureau to lunch
cons, to go out on melong picnics witt
farmers. All this will remove the pres
ent attitude of mutual suspicion be
tweenfarmers and business men an
pave way for cooperation.
30 Get up drainage exhibits maps
etc, for regular exhibition at lunch
cons.
al. Cut off attempts already evi
dent to drag drainage into partisan
politics.
"12. Put business and social pres
sure on rural leaders who may figh
drainage.
"13. Back needed drainage legisla
ton by resolutions by personal influ
ence, and by business and persona
connections in other states.
"Your committee recommends tina
if the club is willing to do somethin
on drainage at every meeting until it
put, through. that the above program
be adopted. If a merely superficial
and sporadic effort is to be mad
nothing particular can be accom-
| plished