Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-22
SHORE SURRENDERS'
TO ROTARY CLUBS
Bands, Beribboned Delegates
and Shrieking Sartorial Out
fits Make Resort Dizzy
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
FL a StaG Correspondent

h'iahtic city. N. D.. June E-''
thor" Is anything that can make AT
Iantic City little moro 50. it's an in
ternational Rotary convention. The
eleventh annual meeting Of the Inter
national Association Of Rotary Clubs,
which is in full swing here today with
q crowd Of 10000 delegates and guests,
has put top spin erd high polish
on this town that only time will eface.
The boardwalk Is just little more
international than onc of those League
or Nation parties which Woodrow Will
son. Lloyd George and their associates
used to have IN Paris year or so back.
Delegates are gathered here from seven
teen of the countries of the world and
Cuba.
The United States delegation. which
is somewhat larger than tho others, in
cludcs among its thousands Of native
sons from somewhere or other a repre-
sentative from every place IN the coun.
try to which Rand & McNal1y and
Burton Holmes have ever paid any at
tCntion
Philadelphia has Scnt large and
lively delegation. They are right out in
the center Of rotation. Their conven-
tion headquarters is in the Fifth dis
trict hospitality. but in the center Of the
stool Pier.
Edward bartlett. tho genial head Of
the outfit. has been marshaIing his
forces 10 help tho Atlantic city brothers
in their effort to supply board and keep
room 10 exercise for the 10000 guests.
Philadelphia Regulars There
All tho Philadelphia first line rcgu-
lars and ringsidc Rotarians are on or
coming for tho voday party. Harry
Jordan beat them all by coming down
last Saturday. They are gathering in
fast now-Guy Gundaker. Harris Lat
ia. Bill Hughes. Ralph Bingham.
George Henry. "llnppy' Sassaman and
oil tho rest 0f them.
The boardwalk and hotels arc dizzy
sights. They arc all stuck up with
delegates and wives and the delegates
and wivcs arc all hnndHgcd with rib
bons and badges and pIacards. There's
no mistake about what ovcrvbody's = first
namc Is and whore they come from.
The boardwalk is blooming with all
sorts Nf COuvCnton--not conventional
hahordnshcry. Green conts. white
trousers. pink hats. never all worn by
tho samo RotHrinn. fortunately. fash
and disappear among orange and blue
tanners and black and yellow paraSolS.
The brilliant sunshine on all this color
turns th" whole boardwalk into n fash
ing rlrotcchnic parade
steel Pier Throngcd
rho moctirrs of tho conrcpt;o, aro
heinz hold in thc Marine Auditorium ~
the stool Pier. which is one Of tho
b,rdcst rloros to 60, to On tho Ala rt;c
ecoho,rd Tho hail bolds 1000 ncr.ons
md tho wholo nier is swarmir, ,yith
delegates.
This mornings session was called to
order ot q o'clock and after tho oncn.
inc nrayor nv tho Rpy. Arthur 7 Fol
som Of Fort Waync. mo. ana n mos
soce from pauI r Harris prcsi,lent
cmcritus of Rotary. Albert A. Adams.
tho nrcsidont made his annual rcuort
and address,
This was followed by the report Of
tho pubIicity committee made by Guy
(;undakCr. cf philadclphia. and the re-
port Of the committee on education by
| Carl T.. Rosenberg. Of Los Angeles,
Calf.
"Ncypr in the history of the world"
said President Adams. addressing the
1000 convention delegates. "havo the
principles for which Rotary stands
been needed as they are today, and
when we have carried tho message of
Rotary to all the world We will have
made the greatest contribution of mod
ern times to the early coming Of the
day when all can again Join in that
greatest song Of the ngc-'On Earth
| Peace. Good Will Toward Men -
"The thing that will kpcp Rotary n
| rital force in the world for all time.
. thc very foundation Of our organiza
zion, is friendship" he continued.
Not fair weather friendship that rc-
JoiceS only in nnothcr's success and
happiness. but tnr kind that stands by