The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-08
Slams of the Times

Signs Of the Times
II was Washington Irving who
said am young man In Paris
% ID ly the month OF May" II Is
MIvimc in Tulsa and hearts are
t.atine In attunc with nature and
A tho outdoor call. The temperature
il spelling outdoors and the trees,
the green grass. the birds and flow
ers are calling fimpid streams
bring message to those who are
disciples OF S.r Isaac Walton and
the huuy tribe are warily making
ready 20 avoid the hook and line OF
the crstWhilc fisherman. Schools
are getting ready to pour out the
sweetest of the worlds civilization
school children. They will fast
learn the ways Of vacation days and
will bask IN the joys of the dun
months of sum mertime, with its out.
door sports and the accustomed
trips away with parents to resorts
that call each year from mountain
side and sea coast. II Is Maytime'
4 the cycle Of months go and May
time is iu the hearts of the people.
so We are paraphras!ng the words
q lry!ng,
one of the interesting things TO
be noticed these spring days. are the
flower gardens springing up i'm most
everyone yard. ana the trend to
wards tho old fashioned way OF ar
Tangcment, choosing also the flow
ers that bloomed I'm graudm others
side yard. They planted foxglove
and larkspur with camelias and pink
sweet Williams and scores OF other
simple flowers. Now they lay out
beds of delphinium, a glorified hy-
bridizod larkspur, they cultivate
digitals, the modern edition Of fox
glove, brought TO perfection through
season after season ~ careful selcc-
ton Of size ana color. They once
saved bottles-true they were more
beautiful than now resisting with
noble fortitude the alluring cries of
the "bottleman" who offered barter
rlyalling that of the cigar store and
collected cookie shells to lay along
their walks and borders. 1t has
been for some time. concrete and
intricate labyrinthian style OF stem
cilling. Now they say. make IL
look quaint and informal. lay a
broken walk of stones with tall
grasses, tall flowers growing be-
tween the creVices, thus daring the
careless stopper, for this Is the lat
est cue TO landscape gardening.
Tulsa society folk are quiet these
DAYS but there are reasons. First
II Is attention to the kiddies and
graduates in schools and there Is
the matter of clothes for both home
anf-the time spent away. Clubs
and other phases of organized wom-
anhood are disbanding for the
summer and requiring attention as
10 election Of officers for ensuing
terms and final papers are being
gwen at these last meetings that
are scheduled with accompanying
luncheOns are social affairs. The
Rotary night the past week offered
much genuine pleasure for all who
were so fortunate as to be present
With It's layish expenditure OF hos
pltallty shown in banquet, motion
pictures, dancing, favors, bright
lights, good looking people and AN
mat goes TO make up one OF these
regular Rotary affairs there was suf-
ilclent to offer an undercurrent of
thought. There was not the slight
est doubt by the outsider on Tues
DAY evening, that the wheel of
Rotary Is welded strong with the
fundamentals Of the organization
mat mean in the wholc--the golden
rlle Of life being in evidence at all
.lmes. Service, not self, comes first
with Rotarians and II you shourd
@ance 10 speak of this TO any one of
mem, they will tell you they prac-
uee the slogan every day of life.
one TO the other and with them
selves Perchance, may we say it,
would be a good thing for women
who are striving for ideals in life
ior the organization to which they
belong. and TO better themselves ard
70 help their sisters, to adopt the
rotary ways. Service not Self 1t
might help to call each other,
Tom, Jim" or Sam. If 1t needs
De- to get acquainted with each other
On common grounN, so as to build
mat great wall of confidence. Men
nave long been organized. They
nave gotten away from petty things
ana rarely ever deal In pcrsonali-
ueS' Women are Just overbreaking
sround In this great work of plant
ing The seeds OF beautiful things that
SIe TO gloi1fy and beautify their
ives and those about them. There
was much in the fine talks and the
ht3ndd spirit shown Tuesday even
mg at the Rotarian affair to teach q.
women that they may emulate the