The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-08
PEOPLE OF EUROPE
 LOOK ID AMERICA, : SAYS DR. E.DMONDS
Many Delegates Attend Ala bama Rotary Day Meeting. Reports Made on Inter
 national Convention

of the most enthusiastic ever held in this city.
 President Oscar Wells presided, and when he called the meeting to order the ballroom was crowded with well lined tables. Several songs were rendered by club members under the leadership of Joe Bradley, the Ro- tary "song bird" Miss Gene Mid dleton. violinist at the Lyric theatre, was the first number on the pro- gramme. Her rendition of "Humor- esque" was received with enthusi- astic applause, and she was forced to respond to two encores. Robert Hurd played the accompaniment and also sang a solo which was greatly enjoyed.
 John A. Turner, governor of the eighth Rotary district was next in- troduced and was greeted with. the song "Old John Turner Is Not What He Used To Be Fifty-give Years Ago" He made a brief talk on the principles of Rotary and its code of ethics. He stated that this ~code of ethics was directly personal and good business. He spoke of his visit to Spain following the international convention of Rotary and of his ex- periences in trying to help Rotary along in Madrid and Barcelona.
 Dr. Glenn Reports
 Mir. Wells next called on pr. c. B. Glenn, one of the delegates to the international convention, for his re- port As he rose the glee club sang School Days" After referring in a humorous vein to an alleged attempt of the Birmingham delegates to make money by Dr. Edmonds preaching Dr. Glenn passing the hat, he re- ferred to various features of the con- vention. Singing has become a great part of Rotary, he said, and does much to create good fellowship. All Rotarians were urged by convention speakers, he said, to learn to sing
 Dr. Glenn spoke of the message of President Harding to Rotarians Tn which he stated the convention was i Rctary's opportunity to cement the friendship of the English speaking world Questions discussed at the convention were related by Dr. Glenn, the classification question the efforts of Rotary to find itself and the ex- | tension of the programme of service. In concluding, he thanked the club for the opportunity given him to att l tend this great convention, paying tribute to Dr. J. H. Phillips, former superintendent of the city schools, whom he has succeeded. He asked Rotarians for their support and CO., operation in his new duties.
 pr. II. M. Edmonds
 pr. Henry M. Edmonds was next 1 called on and was greeted with the song, Henry Edmonds. He Amt Got no Style." He expressed apprecia- { ton of the opportunity offered him, after which he declared the whole l trip and convention had seemed to him to be gesture of friendship of the whole world. The Protestant church is minus this gesture" which appeals to the eye and the ear, ns stated, and this fact was fully real ized when they visited the old ca thedrals in Europe. They have the gestures that attract. said the 1 speaker.
 pr. Edmonds related many inter- esting features of the trip and con vention, but stated the most impress give. in all probability, was the ! the American delegates entered the great municipal auditorium at Edin- burgh He spoke of the great stage and organ and of the 24 banners of the nation presented by Rotary, the pageant which included Uncle Sam,' i T"Columbia" and the Statue of Lib- erty." Representatives of each na- i tion sang their anthems he said and there all joined together in singing the anthems of the various countries, which was a gesture of friendship. Trip on the Clyde
 1 The speaker told of~a performance ] given by the great Shakespearean actor, Sir Benson, for Rotarians at the great Edinburgh theatre, and or the scene which followed the close of the performance when speeches were made He spoke of trip on the Clyde. the invitation having been ex- tended to overseas Rotarians by Harry Lauder, and of the Fourth or July celebration in Paris.
 On that great occasion, Dr. Ed monds said people of France, Eng i land and America gathered to do 1 honor to the soldiers of these na- lions who fell at Chauteau Thierry and Bellew Woods during the World 1 war.
 1 He spoke of the wonderful recep- tions accorded Rotarians and of the number of invitations extended to them everywhere.
 l While in London, pr Edm onds stated he visited Westminster abbey and attended the services at the grave of the unknown soldier one i of the things that impressed him most he said, were. the invitations received from private citizens. aa well as the aristocracy, to visit in their private homes. and to dinners, receptions and other entertainments. 'The people of Europe are looking to us to lead" said the speaker, and nearly everyone we talked to said they wanted to come to Amer ica. or they were preparing to send their sons or daughters to this coun- try. We are young nation, and they think we are the leaders. After my trip to Europe, I feel that it Is up to me to be better American than I have yer been; to put more into American life than I have been than I have ever been; to put more dream and service into Rotary
 List of Delegates
 1 When President Wells called for delegates from the various towns to l stand, they were represented as tol- lows: w. H. Merrill Eufaula: F.. |. Willingham. Florence; Isadore 2. Murray, W. c. Griggs, Louis Love man, otto Agricola, c. F. Smith. Gadsden; J. J. Bradley and R. c. Johnston, Huntsville; J. F. Day and J. w. Peters. Selma; F. Clark McAl- pin D. F. Dixon, w. s. Freeman. Virgil l.. Adams and Fred Manning. ITalladega; J. D. Brosium Tuscaloosa; ! Dr. Frank O. Hellier, pr. William Waldrop, Jack Beaver Bryan Wal Her, pr. R. P. McTyeire, Otis Pearson, yJuuh McTcpirv Fred Rruns IVY K.