The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-31
ROTARIANS BRING
GLOWING STORIES
= FROM BIRMINGHAM
Great Sac a;;-sac;oa Expressed Over
the Unanimous Election of Smil-
ing John Turner Of Tampa as
District Governor of the Eighth
District, an Honor Justly Be-
slowed.

c. E. Todd and A. j. Holworthy
president and secretary of the Rotary
Club of Lakeland, reached home We'd
nesday afternoon from Birmingham
Ala, where they were in attendance
at the convention of the Eighth Lis
trict International Association of
Rotary Clubs. Both are radiant with
satisfaction, having accumulated a
deeper appreciation of three things
what it means to be a ROtarian, what
it means to belong to Lakeland, Flor
ida, ard what it means to have a de
cent, reliable home climate to depend
on.
The convention went over in great
style. President Todd was too busy
to attend any Of the entertainment
features, having been selected to act
en- all the committees and sub-com-
mittees tina: were going to be in ses-
sion during the dances, dinners and
auto-rides, but the rest of the dele
gates seem to have had big time.
as set forth not only in the report of
the local delegates but by the Bir-
mingham papers.
Every club in Florida was repre-
scented, the delegation numbering one
hundred strong-strong for Rotary.
1t Was Somebody's clever idea to have
the Floridians appear in straw hats
and Palm Beach suits with access
series to match, and then the weather
man for Alabama turned on good
rain, followed by colder weather,
and the grouchy thermometer went
lsJpury, ;rkt, f,Y,o
were "shivering like orphans" ac-
cording to Secretary Holworthy who
intimates that the. sympathy of the
passers-by was not so restrained as
it might have been. Poor fellow!
and so far from home!' is a sample
Of the remarks that followed the APP
pcarance Of the Palm Beaches. top
ped off with hat-bands, proclaiming
their hometown.
"rHowever, the Lakeland. Fla hat
bands. did not always lead to such
outbursts. More often it was. "Wait
a minute, Lakeland, Florida, | want
20 ask you something
I'VE were walking information
bureaus, said Mr.. Todd. didn't
have amy idea Before How many peo-
pie are interested in Lakeland, or
have friends here. Mr.. Holworthy
and l were approached on the train,
in the ,depots, on the streets, by PEG
pie who wanted to ask about the
country or about SOME friend living
here"
Another advertising effect was that
achieved by the distribution of sew
eral boxes of luscious oranges from
Lakeland
A point that afforded the Florida
delegation much satisfaction was the
nomination of John A. Turner, Jr., of
the Turner Music Company of Tampa,
for next district governor of the
Eighth District, which comprises Ala
bama' Georgia and Florida. Mr.. Tur-
ner is one of those men, so common
In Rotary-one who everybody likes
and the Lakeland Club will he pleas
cd that this high honor falls to Flor
ida, and to this section of the state.
/. The next convention will be held in
Savannah. or Columbus, Ga. both
cities having extended invitations for
Georgias turn at being host.
=. Among the prominent Rotarians
present at the gathering were First
VicePresident Crawfor c. McCol-
Tough of Fort William, Ont. Past
President Bert Adams, of Atlanta
Ga; Past District Governor Truman
McGill, Selma, Ala; Past District
Governor John Gay, Jacksonville;
and the present district governor,
Dick Smith, of Atlanta.