Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
ROTARIANS PLAN
COLUMBUS TRIP
Thursday, Oct. 20, To Be Great
Day For Inter-City Meet
To See Camp Benning

Camp Benning will be the back
ground of what will be perhaps the
greatest inter-city meet in the his
tory of Georgia Rotary, in Columbus,
Thursday, October 20, according to
preliminary plans. A large percent
age of the Americas Rotary club is
preparing to attend.
Retarian Paul B. Malone, assistant
commandant at Benning has an
Rouneed that the camp officials stand
ready and willing to do any and cv-
erything to make the convention a
success from the standpoint of a
unique entertainment.
At 10 O'clock Thursday morning,
the business session of the meeting
will be called to order in the auditor
ium of the Officers Club at Camp
Benning, and for the balance of the
day until well into the night the pro-
gram will be full of interesting
events. Rotarian G. Gunby Jordan
will probably deliver the address of
welcome, and it is planned to have
International President Ben Adams,
of Atlanta, to respond.
On the banks of the $4,000 camp
swimming pool an old-fashioned
Georgia barbecue will be served at
80 o'clock. Rotarians grouped
around this beautiful lake, with the
autumn gold of the surrounding for
est as a background, will present a
wonderful picture.
War Demonstration
The demonstration which will he
put on Immediately after the barbe-
cue will serve to give the visitors an
insight into real warfare In tram
cars, actually as are used in actual
war, the Rotarians will be carried
over narrow gauge tracks to the field
of battle, where they will be given
an opportunity to see all the machin-
cry in combat, including heavy and
artillery, machine guns, tanks, air
planes, infantry, etc. This demonstra-
ton will be watched from real
trenches behind wire entanglements.
The meet will be enlivened by mu-
sic from the famous 29th Infantry
ban. Those who have never seen OF
heard military band will be fully
repaid for their trip in this feature
alone. ~ AlEN
In an oratorical way the big guns
of the Columbus Rotary club will be,
brought into play. Rotarian Gunby .
Jordan will probably deliver the ad-
dress of welcome. Col. Paul B. Ma
lone, who made the great address at
the recent district meeting in Birm- .
lngham, will speak, as will also Dr.. |
Joseph A. Thomas, formerly of Am
CIRCUS, who was official delegate to
the recent international Rotary con-
vention in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is
expected that the address of Rotarian
Thomas will be a condensation Of his
several recent talks before the Col
umbus clubs.
Entertainment for Ladies
Entertainment for the visiting la
dies will be provided in an ample way
and they will be given equal privi-
lege at Camp Benning. They will be
allowed to choose between attending
the business session or roaming
around the camp The government
reservation consists of 10000 acres.
with a terrain unequaled in the Unit
ed States. Many officers of note are
stationed there and the picture pre-
scented by this wonderful institution
Will be a revelation to many.
mat plenty of automobiles will he
furnished for the occasion is the
statament of Rotarian Ed. Burrus. of
the Columbus automobile COMMITTEE
The Country Club will mark the