The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-19
MOBILE ROTARIANS
SHOW HOSPITALITY
Receive Visitors to Tri State Meet Of
Club With Splendid Spirit.

bile at the tri-state meeting of the
lclub. and Pensacola Rotarians are en-.
thusiastic in their praise of their hosts
The program was diversified witt
business and fun, the sessions having
been held at the Cawthon hotel or
Thurday morning. with John Turner
Of Tampa, district governor, presiding
At this meeting suggestions were made
for increasing attendance, solutions
for problems were offered and subjects
of general benefit to Rotarians were
discus used.
1 Montgomery was awarded the at
tendance cup at the banquet Thursday
evening. which was held at the Coun-
| try club, Montgomery having received
a greater number of units than any
other club. The Capital City had 2, 1927
units, Selma, 1874 units, ranked sec
ond, and Birmingham had 1882. taking
third place. The cup was presented
by julius T. Wright, past president OF
the Mobile Rotary club. and accepted
on behalf Of the Montgomery club by
Haygood Paterson.
/ Pensacola Rotarians who attended
the meeting were w c. Diffenderfer,
B. H. Clutter, j. p. Moore and e. r..
Malone, the first three Rotarians leav-
ing Pensacola at o'clock on Thursday
morning. reaching Mobile at 7 o'clock
the same day, Mr.. Malone going over
later.
After breakfasting they were taken
for boat ride. returning to the city
for lunch, after which they made an
automobile tour of Mobile and its en-
virons.
Among the points visited was the
property of Rotarian Mobiles. who has
one of the finest Satsuma orange
groves in the south. covering more
than 100 acres. The Mobiles grove has
ia modern packing plant and the force
was engaged in sorting the oranges
getting the fruit, which is of very fine
quality, ready for shipment
The visiting Rotarians were also
taken to the Bishops Manor, one of
The show places of the county, about 81
miles from Mobile. There is one of
the best equipped dairy properties in
the south, with a handsome residence
of stucco ,encrusted with particles of
glass which. according to Mr.. Diffen-
derfer "sparaed like diamonds"
This beautiful home has a swimming
pool and other conveniences for the
enjoyment of life among which is a
spacious rose garden.
The Rotarians also visited the dairy
where everything is carried on on al
big scale with all of the latest ma
chinery, including Pasteurizing plant
Other points of interest were also
visited, the Rotarians having been
given an opportunity to see something
of both county and city development.
The Pensacola Rotarians spoke in
high praise of the hospitality of Mo-
bile, and the enjoyment Of the banquet
which was served Thursday evening
at the Country club. They left Mobile
at 1920 o'clock on Thursday night, |
reaching Fairhope about 4 o'clock, |
making the boat trip with Capt. ALI |
Beardslee, lumber inspector of the port |
Of Mobile, and arriving in Pensacola
at o'clock Friday morning, without
getting lost more than twice on the
bad. according to one member of the
party.
In the absence of DR.. Ashby M.
Jones, minister and Rotarian of At |,
lanta, William H. Armbrecht of Mo-
bile spoke in his place Mr.. Armbrechtl
talked about Springs" naming the
Bible the church, the Rotary club and
the home. and many other sources that
should be resorted to for springs of
Inspiration He said the trouble with
4 great many people was that when
they were in measure successful they
became too complacent and did not gol
10 these springs as often as they
Robert II. Mangum of Selma was
called upon to pay tribute to the "Ro-
tary-Anns," many of whom were pres
emit. Mr.. Mangum, after humorously
the fair sex, seriously
said that they are repository for
mans best thought and he himself
could not do without them. Mr. Man
gum, responding to the welcome adj
dresses at the morning session, re-
TERED very fiatteringly to Mobiles
beautiful women He delivered the
address in the absence of Tru-
man McGill Of Selma, who was sched-
lled to do so but failed to reach Mo-
oile. He expressed deep gratitude for
he hospitality of Mobile and the local
,lub and complimented every attribute
- @AAO NFAAA N-AN9 plOLuSGiy.
The meeting Thursday morning was
opened by President George d. Lining,
If the Mobile club, who introduced the
speakers. The welcome address on be-
laf of the city was delivered by Mayor
7eorge E. Crawford, who pointed out
Ill OF Mobiles advantages and called
attention to her port, and to the port
amendment for its Improvement, to be
'oted upon at the next general cleo
ion. He called it Alabama's and not
Mobiles seaport.
Palmer Pillans, past president Of the
Mobile club, welcomed the visitors for
he entertaining club.
DR.. Philander P. Claxton, provost of
he University of Alabama, who was in
he city to organize university alumni
association, was present and spoke
'riefly in compliment to Rotary. He
aid that the university is just one big
Rotary club.
Richard Cox, president of the Gulf
bort club, organized afew days ago.
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