Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08
ROTARY CLUB AS
HOST OF LADIES
Members Provide Delightful En-
tertainment for Wives and
SWeethearts.

Last night was ladies' night with
the Wilmington Rotary Club, and
club members and their wives and
guests to the number of los enjoyed
dinner and q delightful evening in the
duRarry room of the Hotel du Pont.
The dinner was served at as o'clock
and the entertainment which followed
did not conclude until nearly IL. It
was by far the most successful ladies'
night the organization has ever held.
William l. Douglas, president Of the
club presided, and was given valuable
assistance by the entertainment COM
mittee and others. The entertainment
committee for the evening comprised
William B. Foster. Fred Blatz and
Howard L. Seamcn, and they deserve
much of the credit for the success of
the affair
There were. of course. the usual
Rotary songs. led by William L.
White Frank Mason contributed a
selection, as did also the Rotary double
quartet, both Of which were we'll re-
ceived.
one Of the humorous features Of the
evening was a voting contest for mem
bers Of the club standing highest in
certain qualifications: for instance, the
handsornest, the busiest. the most
cheerful liar, the worst crouch, etc.
Questionaires were placed on the tables
and the right Of franchise was extend
cd to every ono present. The judges,
after some difficulties with their add
ing machine" rendered the verdict and
]. Edgar Rhoads announced the result,
which naturally furnished much
amusement
Later two wandering Ministries were
discovered outside the door of the du
Barry room, having to all appearances,
become bewIdcred in the fog and rain
which prevailed outside. They We're
brought forward to the stage and, with
the assistance Of two or three mem
bers Of the club who volunteered, con
tlihutcd a tcn-minute minstrel feat
ure. Candy Mamnele acted as mid
dlcnan
There we're two features Of the even
incs entertainment which proved cs-
pccially delightful. one was talk
lv Frank z. Schoonover on 1900
milo trip in the Hudson bay country Of
Canada. illustrated with motion pic
lures. Mr. Schoonover's description OF
life on the Canadian trail, with the tenn
perature at 55 degrees below zero.
proved quite entertaining, and his PIC
lures were clear and effective. The other
feature OF note was ~ minute lalh ~
DR.. Paul NJ Pearson. educator and
Chautaugua lecturer Of Swarthmore,
ia. Dr.. Pierson paid a high tribute 70
the Rotary idea and, taking one Of the
clubs songs. smile, Smile, Smile, as
his subject, made very pleasant con-
trihution to the evenings entertain
ment and one which sent everyone
avav in a good humor and with a keen
a. appreciation Of the Joy Of living.
The club is planning for large at
tendance at the Fifth District conven-
t!on al Atlantic City next week, and
there was considerable boosting last
might 10 secure the best possible show
ing. Nat Howell waXed quite eloquent
in an appeal 10 the club membership TO
nut business aside and plan to be in
Atlantic City the first three days OF the
coming week.
The menu of the dinner and the pro
gram for the evening were in the form
OF the Rotary wheel, and were quite
novel. Altogether, the evening reflected
much credit upon the Rotary Club as
an organization, and particularly on the
committee which had the affair in
charge.