The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-26
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at once, and then asked what the sub ject was to be.
 I never take any chances. l always close the date. There is always an op- portunity to take up the details later I found that I was wanted to speak on the best way to get on good terms with the farmer. This wasn't the exact word ing of the topic. but 1t embraces the idea
 l suppose the reason I was called upon comes from the fact that TOT nearly 20 years I have been in close touch with country people while all the time living in the city. This interest Tn the farmer is not professional, but has for it's basis a genuine love and admira- ton both for the soil and the man who cultivates it.
 During the war l was particularly interested in food production, and tnls was why l was so willing to be the publicity agent for Mrs. Mathis, who developed the capacity to draw large crowds and get them interested in crop diversification. I also took Rew in- terest in the work being done at Au- burn and lined up with it's field agents to try and cash in on the enthusiasm engendered by the press for war gar dens and extra crops. P
 
 economic deliverance to make to the Rotarians. and yet, I felt that 1t was worth while to make an effort to call attention to the opening along the lines of neighborliness which offered them selves to the city man in an effort 10 get into sympathetic touch with ms country brother. The truth is the prob lem has been too often stated in values of dollars and cents and not enough in terms of brotherhood.
 Monday I tried to get name for my subject, but somehow I never got any where near a satisfactory one. got good headline but somehow it wasn't satisfactory for title to speak to. .'Rotarians and Crop Rotation" may in- volve the idea of Rotary, but be of little use in bringing about better feeling between the countryman who rotates his planting and the city man who rotates his plans. I finally gave up try ing to christen my talk; but by chance ran into a good topic, for when handed my ticket to the gatekeeper at the terminal station and said, "Annis- ton," he replied, Calhoun county" It was my cue and so I spoke on how to tie Calhoun county to Anniston.
 But this is not to be column telling what said but merely peg on which to hang story about Anniston Rota- rians. There are some 60 members of the local club and fine lot they are. It had been a year or more since I had had a chance to get at them and so I was eager to be turned loose on them Harry Ayres, when he saw me come in, yelled across the room, Hello, Frank Willis, are you going to make speech? I answered. Sure. ain't l present. This being the case the re- porter can usually always set me down as one "who spoke"
 It waS my first meeting with the club since it moved from the Alabama hotel to the Inn. I have fond memories associated with the old Anniston Inn, To I a society man I used to run over for the week end, and many a good time I have had in the hotel which overlooks the city below. It's hard to think of the gay set which used to cut up so at the dances and dinners as the sober bank CTS, doctors, lawyers and business men of Anniston. I could tales unfold which would cause much explaining among the honored and respected leaders In the life of Anniston. but I'll not start anything at this late day.
 I am going to set down something here which will sound like fairy story to Birmingham Rotarians, but it's the gospel truth. sat down to sure -W the kind one would get in real south ern home than at hotel. It opened with grapefruit and closed with coffee, and in between was rare salad, the body consisting of French peas, rice, candied potatoes and for the piece de resistance. sure enough chicken pie, with real chicken in 1t, and whats more the crust brown and brittle, and for dessert, peach cobbler. I know l have said enough to. rise unreasonable doubt, and so now comes the almost unbelievable, it was served piping hot.
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 A friend asked me why I always was talking about what have to eat on my travels I suppose it's because it and the weather have about as much to do with a fellows feelings as anything else. I'll admit. being a preacher. that chicken pie gave me delight, but the thing which really pleased me most was that President Stillwell gave me half hour for my address. call it an address" on purpose. Four minutes may do for a talk. IS minutes for speech. but a half hour is time enough for an ad- dress.
 Rotarian Manning Christian had a treat for the Rotarians in presenting the jubilee singers from his farm, all of them being members of the Oconee church. There were six of them and they sang the good old time songs and hymns as only negroes can sing them. 1 believe they were as good as 1 ever heard and they got encore after encore. Manning said he thought maybe they would help me, and they surely lifted me up and made me do my dead