The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-31
M E N, w o M FEN
 A ND T HIN c s

Rotary spree which began Sunday aft ernoon and lasted until Wednesday noon, and the strongest thing which I drank during the convention was a sip of<Virginia Dare out of the still staged at the Southern club on Tuesday.
 There are sprees and sprees, and just because of this I have never regretted the Volstead act, as has some of my good friends, for I can get on tare without imbibing one drop of either corn or rye and have just as fine a time while intoxicated as though l had been drinking wet goods with kick in it."
 Was it worth while? I mean all the trouble and expense incident to enter taining the annual conference of the Rotary clubs of the Eighth district of clubs I'll say it was, and I believe that every member of even the hard est worked committee will say so too, with a hearty amen! It was begun in pleasant atmosphere and ended in a riot of fun. while all between some- thing was happening all the time.
 
 recall that Life for a long while featured with wit and cartoons a fem affection for one another was set out under the head of 'See How They Love One Another" and then giving the very worst possible examples of "cat- tishTess" on the part of the weaker sex" One would have gathered from the weekly indictments that there was no such thing, as real friendship be- tween two women. Of course, it was a base libel.
 But l want to call attention here to the fact that one could write cork ing good and true story with the cap tion, See How Birmin gham's Quartet of Clubs Love OneAnother." During the convention there never was finer in- stance of cooperation than was shown by the Community, Civilians and Xii wanis organizations in helping their brother "Rotes" to show the guests a good time. From the hearty way in which the trio entered into it one would have thought that they were entertain ing members of their own clubs.
 
 Just because it is easy for any one to get acquainted with me I have always taken it for granted that it was easy to get acquainted with others. And I reckon it's the reason why I meet few strangers for I am naturally of a friendly disposition. Looking back over rather long period I can recall only few instances in which my efforts to know folks have met with rebuff, Mighty few persons will turn a cold shoulder to one who wishes to get on an easy footing merely for the pleasure of getting something out of a casual meeting.g
 I am not now talking of the snobs who are catalogue as social climbers, as l am only taking into consideration just average men and women who de- sire to establish degree of cordiaiity while coming together without any ul- terior motive of business or social ad vancement. I detest those who culti- vate people solely with hope of get Eting something out of them. but I warm up to any one who is natural enough be but for passing hour on the train | in a station, hotel lobby, or wherever they happer to have to be in one an- others company.
 It was happy idea for the Commun- ity club to take over the "Acquain- tance Meesing'' at the Southern club on Sunday night, and I was glad to find so many of our local people out to greet gathering and what programme there was. like Topsy, just seemed to grow naturally out of the occasion, and just because this was true the orchestra, the soloists, the quartets and the choruses were greatly enjoyed. The ing club saw to it that before the evening was over that many had taken {, acquaintance
 
 Monday night the Civilians gave the Rotarians a theatre party at the Lyric. 1 A specially attractive performance for such cosmopolitan crowd was given. I thought I had lost all desire to see vaudeville, but with the sparkling bill and the good natured audience I soon found my appetite on the mend. It was 1 the free and easiest bunch that I ever saw in playhouse without being bois- terous. The only instance I remember being an evening spent at Tony Pas tors old theatre in New York some 30 years ago, when the audience sang the chorus to all the popular airs.
 I have been in New York on the night of one of the great eastern football games, when Yale and Harvard, or Co., lumbia and Pennsylvania, had bought out the house and refought with noise the battle of the afternoon to the con fusion of the actors and the annoy ance of the manager and the perplexity of the police. But Tuesday night the players entered into the spirit of the evening and there was sympathy be- | tween them and the audience which saved the show from degenerating into a near riot. It was fun to watch tine faces of the crowd. 1 never saw a more delighted essemBfage. The Civi- tans certainly gave the Rotarians a great treat. N I have saved the kiwanis Ki-Re circus for the last, as 1t was pulled off at the Country club on Tuesday night. It was. feared that because SC