The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-02-13

delegation Of ladics--,hirty -swooped
down onto Oklahoma City this morn
ing. boosting for Bob TimmonS for
district governor and Haunting the
emblem OF the sunilower state in the
face Of the Oklahomans and Ms.
sourianS. Everybody you see wear
ing a white hat with sunilDwer
band is from Wichita.
IF am elected" said Bob" 81
am prepared to le, Rotary come first
and i i takes all OF my time ! will
give it,"
Wichita Is one Of the oldcs, Ro-
tary clubs IN the district
The only perfect Lillipu,ian m the
world is claimed for Capt Mu De
BarcSy, mascot OF the Enid Rotary
club He is twenty .eigh, inches tall
weighs twen,y-four pounds, AMI IS A
years old lie is an adep, 81 fancy
rQping and will give an exhibition
OF his art. which he combines with q
comedy sketch with his stcp-falhtr,
{. II Buck. De Barcsy is a resident
Of Enid
Drumfirht DELEGATES were 50 busy
finding "Dinty Moore" and 'JlggS"
that some Of them forget 10 go with
the crowd 70 the OyerholscT when the
conference opened.
Three of the principal InduStrie, OF
Fort Scott were represented IN q
drum corps here today from the Ran
81, city Lakin Mckee ovcrlllS were
represented by Stree,er Blair. dressed
in overalli and pounding a big bass
drum Joe Me1dc. as Farmer Jones,
represented Farmer Jones sorghum.
and Mrs Strectcr Blair. daintily clad
in a milk maids costume, rcprc,tnted
Burdcn'S milk.
Thinking bells hcraldci tie ap-
nfoach OF the Joplin "hunch'-regu
lation service badges signiiying the
motto oi Rotarv-"Scryice." from
which d1ng'ed bells Of various SilcS.
This delegation proceeded TO d'Strlh-
ute ribbons and bells. boosting Joplin
for the conference in 1870
Joplin had charge Of the model ban.
cuct at the Lcc-Huckin' hotel at noon
today. with Grover {. Jones, local
president Of Rotary as ,oaStmaS,cr
The principal address gas given by J
SilaS Gtaycllc, general secretary oi
the y. NJ. {. 4. at Joplin Gravellc
has Just returned from France. where
he served in the iron, lines He has
been in the hospital twelve or four
teen times He will talk on "Ro-
tary's Influence or Boys
Mrs Hi Martin. wife of the dis
irict governor. was guest oi honor al
the Rotary tea AZ the Sllrvin hotel
this afternoon. and will be honorod
guest at the banquet tonight at the
Automotivc hall
"Old Man SLAUGHTER had better not
show his face at Rotary headquarters
Local RotarianS are laying for
him-sendng such n cold wind that
Madame Barnazcllo was forced to
postpone her tight-ropc performance
until Slaughter can provide better
weather oood,onS II the wind does
not lull before 4 o'clock this after
noon she will give her exhibition a;
noon tomorrow.
I.awton delegates were met at the
OverAolser. when the conference ad-
lournod for luncheon, by the Jazz
band OF ten pieces. Amid strains OF
"eNcrucia,ipg" music they were es-
cnrted TO the hotels. lawton Rotary
club went on record last wear as
adopting ,hir,y-,hree fatherleSs French
children, with a club membership OF
twenty-oue. Can you beat IL
II the district is divided. Lawton is
boosting for John NJ. Young. presi.
dent of the Lawton Rotary club, for
governor OF the new Twenty-ili,h dis
trict.
"The mysterious stranger Or
rather. $50 mysterious strangers
wearing green masks, literally blew
into the lobby OF the Lee Huckins. a
lit,lc late, bu, decidedly in the ring
greeting their fellow Rotarians cor
daily bu, leaving doubt as TO their
own identity. ], was the Tulsa bunch
Tommy Burns. Tulsa, the "Ven,ila
ton King" has issued challenge
betting $1,000 that he can walk the
same rope right after Madame Barn.
azella completes her act.
Tulsa staged the model luncheon al
the Chamber OF Commerce today. Al
the model luncheon conducted by Sa