The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-24
ROTARY CLUB DEFERS
CELEBRATION OF THE
18TH ANNIVERSARY

The Rotary club at Wednesdays
luncheon deferred the real treat that
had been prepared until next week for
the reason that so many pressing
things came up for hearing
The feature Of the meeting was to
have been a speech in celebration Of
Rotary Anniversary Week by Frank
5. Gates but the club voted to use
page OF space in the Daily Ardmore-
ite setting forth the principles for
which Rotary stands and to hear Mr..
Gates talk at a later date.
VIII Potter, chairman of the "On
to Wichita" committee, made re-
port that his committee had not been
called together. He said the Santa
E'e would give the best accommoda-
tons for the trip 10 the district con-
vention. President Doman informed
him that there were other things to
do besides selecting a route over
a road he represented and Mr.. Potter
agreed to can his committee to-
gether at once.
President Dolman announced that
a general meeting would be held to-
night for the purpose of organizing
campaign committee to work for the
adoption Of the charter amendments
providing for a managerial form Of
government. Harry l.. Crockett was
appointed to represent the club at this
meeting.
Mort Woods called the attention Of
the club TO the trade excursion plan
nde for March and and invited
the Rotarans TO take part. George NJ.
Henley moved that the club send
car properly decorated for the occa-
sion and the motion was adopted.
The coming of "Pussyfoot" John
club was appointed as a committee TO
meet him at the station at o'clock
Friday afternoon.
Dr. Brooks stated that Mr.. johnson
desired to hold q reception at Conven-
ton Hall Friday evening from 1880 to
and stated that a general invitation
was extended TO all men and women
of the city to meet the prohibition
worker alt this hour.
Visitors at the club were viii Smith,
Elmer Slough, Pleas Stringer, Miss
Roberta Fairchild, NJ. l.. Cochran,
O. X. Darden, Edward w. Mayer, D.
w. Watson, NJ. b. Witt, Tate Glenn,
DR.. Wurmer and II. A. Fairchild.
Elmer Slough and Pleas Stringcr
were introduced as high school athletic
boys. Miss Fairchild was introduced
as a winner in the high school orator.
ical contest, o. X. Darden was intro
duced as the pecan king Of the coun-
ty and made a short talk. He said
enough native pecan trees now grow
in Carter county TO be budded that will
produce enough wealth in ten years
to buy every acre of soil in the county
at 500 an acre. Edward w. Mayer is
from Port Jervis, n. Y, and is a men,
pany of which Roy Johnson Of this
city is the principal stakeholder. d.
w. Watson is from New York City
and he is vice president OF the Heald-
ton Petroleum Company. These men
are TO remain here several days as
guests of Mr.. johnson while they in
spect the holdings OF the company and
look over the district in general. DR..
Wurmer was introduced as q college
president from Washburn college To-
Gated at Topeka, Kan. The other
guests are local business mea.
Secretary James Barron OF the Ard
more Ooamber of Commerce in speak
ing of the need of greater farm ac-
tivity in the county, stated that
, Carter county has 359 farms with nc
) COWS, that al least 1,O00 children in
1 the county outside of Ardmore are
r without milk and butter, that Carter
= county has 3s2 farms with no hogs
l and that 1l3 farms have no chickens