The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-06-11
ROTARIANS HAD
GREAT Time AT
TAMPA LAST NIGHT

So Lakeland Rotarian journeyed t.
Tampa yesterday to attend the Tri
City. Meeting there last night and Of
the great time that was enjoyed the
Tribune of today says:
One hundred and fifty Rotarians OF
Tampa, Lakeland and st. Petersburg
met in their tri-city meeting that
proved to be the essence of enthus.
iasm and good feeling, in the Hills.
boro hotel dining room last night. AS
the final count indicated that the
Lakeland club had an attendance of
about 104 per cent. and no recount
was made, the club was awarded the
gavel offered to the best represented
club.
You've got to hand it to Peters
burg, hey always deliver the goods"
sang the Jaybird quartet after the St.
Petersburg clubs side-splitting WIRE
tapping farce was ended. With a
much-appreciated talk by Congress-
man Herbert J. Drane and short ad.
dresses by other members of the
Lakeland Rotary Club, Lakeland con.
tributed its share in the instruction.
The Tampa club, host Of the occasion,
gave the notable evening a fine start
with features of education and of
comedy.
Every member who arrived latter
the opening moment of o'clock was
obliged to drop dollar in the wash
tub. Every man who used over four
words in introducing himself was
fined1a nickel word. After the
meeting, the fund of $3.50 was split
for the benefit of the Lakeland Bow
Scout work and the ST. Petersburg
charities.
President Tom Alexander of TAMPA
with DR.. A. e. Berry as
of the Tampa entertain
ment President Clint Todd officiated
over Lakeland's share of the evening.
President Will Straub was in charge
for st. Petersburg, with Byrd Latham
as entertainment engineer
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After the invocation by Rev. C. E.
Patillo, President Alexander gave the
welcoming address, saying that this
meeting had been arranged for the
ipbuilding Of all three Rotary clubs.
Presidents Todd and Straub gave
heir responses. Each man present
hen arose and gave his name and |
A tremendous storm of an
)lause burst when Representative
)rane arose.
Frank Kay Anderson had to explain
Why he came in late. He said that
IN returning from Jacksonville he
ound bottle in his grip. Fearing it
night be wood alcohol, instead of
Thinking it he tried it on a negro he
new, and was delayed by attending
ne inquest. 1t seems he had ]. L.
leeds grip by mistake, and the bot.
le contained embalming fluid.
G. e. Stewart, jr., pulled off a few
okes with effect. Dave Curtis spoke
m THE Spokes of the Wheel" max.
ng a strong address on the deeper
meanings of the Rotary symbol of
wheel, illustrating it graphically with
chart. Hewitt Hill gave "The Ten
'emandments," an expression Of the
fundamental aims and requirements
all good Rotarians. The Jaybird
uartet led in singing "Old Hewett
I'LL Is Better Than He Used to Be.
'orty-five Years ago" Each speaker
'as thus greeted with one or another
the usual Rotary songs, John Tur
er read the proposed amendments
D the international constitution and
y'laWs, that the clubs might be pre.
AIRED for an expression at the Al.
'ntic City convention this month
0rane Given Ovation
lhe program for the uaYt fortvfyo | 8
'lnutes was turned over to Lakeland |
ne newly reelected Congressman {
rane, when called on for a speecb s
loted the Rotary song, I'm Little a
rairie Flower, Getting Wilder Ey. :
y Hour, and the clubs immediately II
ing that song with great vim Mr. H
fane said ne had just taken SOL II
hh oath never to make another II
'eech as long as he lived, but con- H
nted to make little talk. He AID. II
the Rotarians, Put your
oulders to the wheel and bring the
od old United States back to the 4
re and sane basis our fathers taught
and which we knew up to April
1917. He said, I'VE have our
urches with walls still standing. /
r schools still performing their
notions, children playing without |
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