The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
DC. ROTARIANS
SCORE VICTORY
Dkfeat Move to Name Inter-
national Committee to
Promote Schooling.
INVITED TO WYOMING
Get Picturesque Bid Deliv-
Eered by Girl Mounted on
| ! Fiery Steed.
lRy a stan Corrc.rcndent.l

Atlantic City. N j., June a.
Spirited factional debates today fea-
tared the eleventh annual conven-
ton OF the International Associa-
ton of Rotary Clubs.
The convention was thrown into
IN uproar when the Capital City
and Baltimore delegates demanded
that a resolution introduced by the
1jiana Rotary be withdrawn. Tho
IsoIuticn called for the appoint
lent of an international commit
Se to confer with the various school
boards in an eIdeavor to promote
the education of our youth"
Led by the Gisapproval of tho
Washington and Baltimore delega-
aons. other Rotarians jumped to
Shcir feet snC demanded to be
BEARD With NtIy few exceptions.
the opposition was upheld. Other
&c tarians threw caution to all four
winds and insisted in no easy terms
q have the resolution stand.
Resolution Is withdrawn.
Ths india napolis resolution was
Withdrawn Will a suggestion to its
spcnsCrs that they put it on rec
ord at a later convention. Gov.
r. bert D. Carey, OF Wyoming, to-
day presented the Washington dele
CATION with an iavitation 10 come
20 Wyoming during the Wild West
Carnival next month. The invita-
ticn was delivered through Miss
BonhaJa. known as Miss Wyoming"
Miss wyoming. garbed in rea.
wild west uniform, dashed up to the
headquarters of the Washington
delegation. upon a fiery steed and
dramatically presented to it the gov
ernor's personal invitation.
Rotarians took on the aspect of
presidential delegates when, in
scenes rivaling the Chicago Coll
scum. the candidates for interna-
tional president and vice president
were nominated. The nomination
speeches were limited to two min
utes while the seconding speech had
no time limit. It was, therefore, a
peculiar scene to find delegates who
were scheduled to make the nomina-
tion speeding making the seconding
address instead. B. Frank Harris,
of Champaign. ILL.,. and Estes Snede-
cor, of Portland, Ore. seem to have
the best chance to run off with the
international presidency.
viii Elect Today.
Ten Rotarians were nominated for
vice president. The voting will take
place tomorrow. After the election
Iof the international officers the con-
vention will be brought to a close
with the announcement of the con-
yention city for next year.
The Rotarians were told today by
Chesley r. Perry. a Rotarian who
attended the British Rotary conven-
tion at Harrogate, England. recent
ly. that 100 cities in England are
clamoring to be admitted into the
Rotary organization. This will aid
at least $4,000 names to the present
membership of over half million. Mr.
Perry is at the convention as a dele
gate from the Chicago rotary.
Today was British Rotary day and
the presiding Craftsmanship was
hand over to Z. Leslie Pidgeon,
past international president.
At the afternoon session the in
vitation of Edinburgh. Scotland. to
have the convention next year was
formally presented. Friends of the
Los Angeles delegation. the only
other serious contender for the
convention. withdrew and offered
no opposition to the convention 60
ing abroad for next year. The
decision will be made by the in
ternational board of governors.
Los Angeles Sure of 1922.
1t is an assured fact here that
Los Angeles will get the conven-'
ton in 1922, Boston 1928 and
Philadelphia in 1926. 1t is planned
TO hold the convention in Philadel-
(phia in 1926 in honor of the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary
of the Declaration of Independence,
which was promulgated in that
city.
The convention today unanimous
ly voted to permit members who
retire from active business to re-
tain their membership in the Ro-
tary. Heretofore II has been the
custom to withdraw the name of
inactive business men.
The Rotarians from Chester, Pa,
brought with them a complete ship
built there. 1t weighed six tons
and was launched this evening
amidst impressive ceremony.