El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-07
CLEANUP HITS
THE R0TARIANS
They Have a Lot of Fun
With Idea at Luncheon
and Hear Suggestions.


pure, OF rather chemically pure. in its
own estimation, although some Of the
outsiders might hold an opposite
opinion, and the desire Of some mem
bers Of Rotary to endorse the mem
bers Of the "Orndorff-A IcCIintoclx"
ticket for reelection because Of the
fact that they have led the citizens in
the fight which made it so pure. were
ne subject OF a heated but humorous
discussion by members Of Rotary at
the weekly meeting Thursday noon at
Hotel Sheldon
Seeming trouble early in the game.
president Robert kral1auer resigned
the presiding office for the meeting
in favor Of VIII R. Winch. and the
latter was 50 successful in destroying
every semblance Of order that when
he stepped down to the ranks, he was
accorded a general handshake. Charles
Walker started things by moving that
Rotary indorse the present county ad-
ministration-
Cut Ray McCIintOek Short.
"Out of order" came in yells from
the floor whereupon H r. McClin-
roclk arose and started to say that
he fact that his brother was a can
didate might make 1t indelicae for
hin, II. r, 70 talk but his speech was
aim out Of order, but a minute later
he was on his feet again and said "a
great calamity has been heaped on FL /
Paso by some Of the outsiders and 1 I
think We owe It TO our county office 1
holders 10 endorse them"
Groom Suggests Costume.
e ". Groom, in lengthy and IN 4
ilteiigible speech, moved a substitute, /
Cat every Rotarian hereafter be re-
CURED to attend meetings in green l
4 Groom
started something, too. for about 4
dozen substitutes followed.
Cleanup @ReductiO AdsurdUm."
Robert Krakauer presented his sub
stitute in the form Of a resolution,
providing for the continuation OF the
cleanup to the "reductio adsurdum."
This resolution pledged every Rota-
Ran to keep clean take two baths
week instead Of the Saturday night
dip. and it pledged the club to pro-
vide a foot rug and individual Whisk
brooms SO that every member could
spend ten minutes cleaning up before
entering the grill It also demanded
that the Sheldon have all chairs dis
infected every ten minutes during the
meeting
Wants to Dock Orndorff.
J. R Segall said A P. Coles and
Victor Moore would object 10 that,
Dut no one paid any attention to this
remark, which was followed By the
Offering by Frank Beall Of another
that Burt Orndorff be re-
Quired 70 pay the club rs cents be-
bis meal Mr. OrndOrf moved that
this be stricken from the record
That the whole matter be referred
10 Wilson & Nillican was the subject
street. but the membership objected
sgain. James A. Dick then moved
that the Walker motion be referred
10 the ..infernaI' committee
Just as everybody was beginning
70 get happy once more. H R Nc
arose again. but dispelled the
signs uttered at his rising with the
statement that AL We do in Rotary
Is 10 make WIDOWS OF cows, that IS
shoot the bull" Z took ten minutes
for the believing to die down after
this
Everybody then began to call ,
question" and the chair said the mo- ] :
ZION before the house vas whether z.
B. McClintock be endorsed for re- !
election Two or three ayes were 5
heard, and the chair announced the :
motion carried unanimously.
Preeipitates Jiu Jitsu.
The time has come for serious :
business" thereupon announced ]. 5. ;
Curtiss. and this precipitated a 1iu +
iitsu between D c Booth, sergeant /
at arms pro TEN, and H L Stevens z
They we're separated by z. Q. Davis, +
and everybody wanted to jump on /
the peacemaker for stopping good [
fight. a
Chairman Winch then called for a +
vote on the first amendment. which. T
he said, was that a gas mask be S
placed on Il. R. McClintock. This {
was carried magnanimously- {
eTo Make sheldon Safe.D
Dr. r. Z. Ramey then wanted to 7
know what was the object of the
cleanup, anyway, and Mr.. McClintock Z
said. TO make the Sheldon safe for
Democracy
Gunther P Leasing, a guest. was
when the meeting became
lcrmal and bid farewell TO Rotari- I
ms. as he is leaving shortly to fight =
the kaiser. He said he would be .
Jack in FL Paso after the war.
Offers Business Lecture.
G. p Niedergall. Of Dayton, o. rep
-esentative Of a cash register COM !
lany. offered to furnish a business y
ecture IN FL Paso free Of any charge, :
lrOvided a hall we're rendered. The .
natter was referred to the chamber Of v
commerce.
Next Thursday tho Rotarians viii L
70 in z body to J. c. Peyton's pack e
ng plant, where they viii be Mr.. t,
'eyton's guests at a dinner and tour 0
4 the plant Automobiles with the b
sotarians viii meet at Hotel Sheldon
{ 11:45 a. m. that day. G
Mis- Jane Gregory. daughter Of the
TrftaH States attorney general. has &C =