The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-03-05

It's pretty hard to imagine, but
that's what happened last night
when Leonard II. Bailey, president
of the Oklahoma City Rotary club
and special representative of the in
ternational organization, together
with |. r. Slessnick and Fred Dreer,
Oklahoma City Rotarians came to
Chickasha and at the c. of c. rooms
perfected the organization Of the
Rotary club of Chickasha, with a
charter membership of 10.
He Led-They Sang
After explaining at some length
that the Rotarians have a sort Of
battle song or chant or whatnot and
dwelling at some length on the inn
portance of being able to sing The
thing with much feeling as well as
gusto Leonard (you always call 'em
by their first monicker in Rotary
up and sprung the above on the
gang as a starter
They sang it sort o. sheepish like
at first but after they had plowed
i couple of burrows through the
field everybody cut loose and sang
so loud that Chief Lynn, who had
gone to sleep on the south side of
telephone pole three blocks away
woke up and turned in riot call
Also, County Attorney Stacey It,
whom was waited the gentle and
melodious strains of the singing star
ted a probe among the late night
places of the city to see which one
had been selling wood alcohol cock
tails with ripe olives in 'em.
That's the Wty of Rotary
Just as Leonard had explained.
that's the way, one way that Rotary
has of getting next to the mem
bers, keeping them Rotarians, and
making them get out and do things.
The Oklahoma City president ex-
planned that out of over 600 Rotary
clubs which have been chartered in
the past Is years, not one club has
had it's charter taken away from it
or has made a failure of its under-
taking.
Fred Dreer in explaining Rotary
stated that it started Is years ago
when Paul Tarris, an attorney new
to Chicago went out to dine with a
friend. After dinner they stepped
around the corner to buy cigar.
Harris friend introduced him to the
druggist. They chltted. Presently
they crossed the street and Harris
was introduced to a tailor. They
chatted. Another business man or
two Harris met that afternoon in
the little suburban settlement" "
Back in his office he conceived the
idea of a club of men, one from ev-
cry business or profession. The
original membership was four They
met the first week in one members
office, the next week in another and
the next in another Hence the
name Rotary" III short they ro-
tated. The club grew and present
ly or rllaaer after three years, along
came a members friend from San
Francisco. He attended a meeting
and took the idea back to the Paci-
fic coast. From that start Rotary
has grown, Mr. Bailey explained, un-
til now there are Rotary clubs in
America, Canada, Great Britain,
France, South Africa, China and 9th
er foreign countries with a total
membership of over 10000, that en-
tire growth having been gained in
Is years.
Officers Elected
The following officers were elect
ed for the Chickasha club: Chas.
Evans, president; E. D. Foster, vice
PRESIDENT; J. Edwin Pool, secretary
r. L. Jones, treasurer; B. c. Gar
vey, sergeant at arms These to,
gether with o. NJ. Claycomb and
F. C. Hall form the board of direc.
tors.
The following committees were
named: On constitution and by
laws, F. C. Hall, T. R. Trawick, o
]. Hanowell.
On nomination of directors, S. c
Durbin, A. b. Leeds, Ben f Nor
gan.