The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
BUSH IS ''CHARMED" BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ROTARY CLUB
New Officers of Rotary Club Installed At Meeting Yesterday = Fred B.
 Smith Makes Address

The Rotary Club presented Morris w.
 Bush the retiring president, with hand some Rotary charm yesterday afternoon at the meeting of that organization in the ballroom of the Tutwiler Hotel. The center of the charm contains diamond,
 three-quarter karat. and on one side
 was inscribed, Morris W. Bush Our
 President 19l9-1920." On the other side mingham." The presentation speech was made by Carson w Adams in his usual style. He told Mir, Bush what a splendid president he had made and of the things accomplished under his leadership. lie
 spoke of the many sacrifices made bv Mir. Bush to serve the club and how
 much he was beloved by the members of this organization, assuring him of their appreciation and admiration. As token of which he presented the gift MT Bush in a few words thanked the club for the present, which he assured them he appreciated and would always value. Fred B. Smith, noted layman evangelist ana prominent church worker, made a | splendid talk expressing appreciation ot
 the opportunity of being the guest of the | Rotary Club He stated he was not a Rotarian, but had had the pleasure CT addressing these clubs both in this coun- l try and abroad. Tn this way have be-
 come very familiar with the fine spirit of the Rotary clubs" he said, and
 find that they are the symbol and type Of | the very best things in our life. The clubs always believe in the success of | that which is best, and in my opinion
 they have an opportunity in these As- | turbed years of rendering an inestimsyle ] service
 He referred to several incidents in his l tery where other nations in the past had l prospered in material things, tremen- dously, and yet have collapsed and gone down in disgrace because they failed to l have something else vital to the con- ltinuance of leadership in their nation. He declared the Rotary Club locally and as an institution nationally, as well as the members Individuality ought to be def- nitely, positively, progressively related to the great moral and philanthropic enter prises of the nation. These great moral
 enterprises represent the only true fun ldamental patriotism we have,' he stated
 and l believe the Rotarians ought to oe
 definitely related to them."
 In presenting the gavel to President
 Percy Woodall, MT. Bush made splen- , did talk, thanking the club for the honol
 Of having been it's president and speaking of the things the organization had don'
 during the past year. He stated h' would go back to the ranks with the de termination to give the newly elected of
 flcers the support and cooperation they 5 had given him.
 pr. Woodall made a short talk, thank , lins Rotarians for the honor conferred } OF him and assuring them of his best CT } forts during the coming year
 r Music was furnished by the High Schoo fl iBand. and was greatly enjoyed. Othe officers installed at this time were: Le , Grand c. Wilson, vice president; Pate M : smith. secretary; J. Knox Fleming treas r. lliter, and Octavius Roy Cohen, sergeant d at-arms. The board of directors is com h posed of Morris w. Bush. chairman Wal
 lace L. Caldwell, Robert T. Brook' S Maurice w. Canister, Henry W. Taylor e Frank c. Shepard. Jr.. H. T. Battertor o William Oberhelman and R. J. Williams