The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-10
ROTARIANS HAD
LIVELY SESSION
Their Meeting Last Night was an In
terestin gand Beneficial
Affair

IL ne meeting Oh Gne OCdld hOLdfldHS,
in the dining room of the new Ma
sonic home Friday night, was an Gall
Rotary" meeting, even to the chef.
who prepared the oyster supper. Ro-
tartan Jake Gerig was chef, and he
brewed an elegant oyster stew. Or is
a stew stewed? Chef Gerig's assist
ants were Rotarians Harry Borland
and Louis Chazal. The evening be-
gan with the snappy Rotary song,
"The Prairie Flower" This was fol-
lowed by the Seats" The table to
which the Rotes sat down was "taste-
fully decorated" as they say in the
society columns-that is, those who
sat at the table say it was tastefully
decorated. There being no ladies
present, no one could swear whether
the spoons were on the right side OF
the plates or not.
During supper the minutes of the
previous meeting were read and the
business matters of the club disposed
of. This completed, the club sang a
lusty song. And it should be said
that the Rotarians are getting to be
very lusty song birds. There are a
few horrible discords in each chorus,
but the general effect is good.
At this point, Ed. Chace, president
of the club. turned the meeting over
to Rotarian Harry Borland, who act
ed as chairman of the entertainment
for the evening. The first "stunt'
pulled under Rotarian Borland's direc-
ton was test of first name acquaint-
ance. When the Rotarians sat down
to supper, they found numbered place
cards at each plate. Each number
ccrresponded to numbers which were
placed in a hat, and. at the request OF
Rotarian Borland, Rotarian Jake
Gerig drew a number from the hat
the Rotarian with the corresponding
number of his place card was request
ed to stand up. Rotarian John Ed
wards, thereupon, was requested to
open one of a number of packages
which Rotarian Borland had in a big
basket. The package was some two
feet long and to inches deep. Upon
it's being opened, it was found it con,
tanned a pair of suspenders, to some
known as galluses or braces. The
Rotarian standing was asked to cal
by first name the member of the clut
whose classification in the organiza
tion was represented by the suspend
ers and this was wher the fun began
Fines were imposed upon all who fail
ed to call their fellow members bS
their first names, and it was surpris
ing how many fines had to be paid
The Rotarians have not yet gotter
away from the habit of calling theil
fellow members mister" When tht
Rotarian whose number had beer
taken from the hat had called th'
name of the member whose classified
tion was represented, the latter wa
requested to stand, call the first mem
Der by name. and acknowledge tn,
classification. The articles represent
ing the classification were given as
prize to the members whose answer
were correct.
The first name acquaintance stun
was followed by more chorus singing
Rotarian Borland then announced
"baby contest" He lined up along tn
wall the following baby Rotes: Brant
ley Weathers, Don McIver, Charli
Simmons, Arthur Davies, Clellan
Johnson and Louis Chazal. In orde
that the infants might be amused dur
ing the proceedings, they were pre-
sented with rattles and toy balloon:
Rotarian Borland called upon one G
the baby Rotes to answer questio
concerning Rotary. Between tn
questions which were fired at the ir
fants, Rotarian Borland shot a fe'
at the older members of the clul
Strange to say some of those olde
members answered the question
Some, however, fell down and we1
fined.
The "baby contest" was followed b
the singing of another song. Now
happens that all of this time a create
part of the fun was being furnishe
by Harry Borland himself. Retaria
Jake Gerig lost count of the numb'
of fines that Harry had to pay for I'll