Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-16
ROTARY CLUB HAS
EXTENSIVE PLANS
Movements On Foot Looking To Bet.
terment OF City-H. nj. Quin
Guest OF Club At Luncheon.

The plans Of the Greenwood Rot
airy Club are wide in scope. They in
clude community work in every phase
ard while the local organization is
yet in IT'S infancy, it is commencing
to lay the foundation of many move
ments which will have a tendency to
weld together the business interests
of the city. Composed of energetic
business men, one from each profess
sion or walk of life, the club will fos-
ter and encourage enterprises, the
completion of which will rebound to
the best interests of the community
as whole.
Realizing that Greenwood's prosper
ity and growth is being hindered by
the failure of the city to provide suf-
ficient housing accommodations FOR
the people who want to make this
their home, the club will endeavor to
work with the Chamber of Commerce
and see if some solution of this prob
lem cannot be reached.
"A community ol1lS "illIIl has p1of
ed so successful in many surrounding
towns is one of the movements the
Club hopes to establish in Greenwood.
The plan is to gather the people to-
gether on the courthouse lawn on Sun
day afternoons in order that they may
join together in wholesome singing.
WEEKLY LUNCHEON.
Monday the weekly luncheon was
held at the Irving Hotel, was we'll at
tended and was an enjoyable function.
Hon. H. M. Quin of Meridian, pres
dent of the Rotary Club in that city
was the guest of honor at the lunch
con. Mr.. Quin made a straight for
ward talk to the business men In an
interesting manner he told Of some of
the things the Meridian Rotary Club
had accomplished The story of how
young girl, who graduated from the
high school there and was without
means to get higher education, was
aided by the Rotary Club and sent
through college, was related by Mr..
Quin. Mr.. Quin stated that the girls
work in the college was most credit
able, that she graduated with honors,
and recently returned to Meridian,
where she was the honored guest of
her Rotary Daddies."
Another large undertaking was
brought about by the Meridian club
Mr.. Quin said, and brought to a sue
cessful conclusion This was the es-
tablishment of vocational training in
the Meridian High School. This
movement was expensive but under
the wise and carefully laid plans of
the Rotary Club, the business men of
the entire town were interested and
now Meridian boasts of being the only
citv in the state which has vocational
training in it's high school.
Mr.. Quin's talk was full of inter
ast and helpful suggestiacns to the
members He has had wide experience
as a Rotary worker and is past gov
ernor of the Fourteenth Rotary Dis
trict in which Greenwood is included.
ROTARY COMMITTEES.
Recently committees of the Rotary
Tub were appointed. They follow:
Entertainment Committee &C. R
| Crull, Chm; W. l.. Craig, G. l.. Ray, G
| A. Wade.
Fellowship Committee-E. X. My
rick, Chairman; j. w. Quinn, w. c
| McBee.
| Public Affairs Committee-Judge
Hammer, Chairman; J. D. Duncan, DIR
Dickins, G. A. Wilson, C. E. Wright
Educational Committee--Prof. Saun
ders, Chairman; John <Ashcraft, F. P
Fox.
Work Among Boys Committee
Gen. Keesler, Chairman; w. R. Hum
phrey, R. C. King, E. L. Wilmington
Relation With International Head
quarters-R. B. Schlater, Chairman