The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30

| session in Birmingham yesterday
 and Monday.
 With the nomination of John A.. Turner district governor and the pre- sentation of gifts to w. R. c. (Dick) Smith, retiring governor, and J. w. Donnelly, conference chairman, the eighth district Rotary conference ad- journed yesterday afternoon without selecting a place for holding the next convention.
 Invitations were extended by Colum- bus, Ga, and Savannah, Ga, but the place will be selected at meeting of the presidents and secretaries of the clubs composing this district. It will he held in September the date and place to be announced later.
 With all business sessions concluded, Rotarians are leaving on every train. The Cuban and St Petersburg, Fla, delegations, on account of train connec- tions, were forced to leave yesterday afternoon at 4;90 o'clock and the regu- lar order of business was dispensed with in order to allow the delegates and visitors to bid them farewell. The entire assembly stood and sang Till We Meet Again." as the Rotarians left the conference hall
 Bert Adams of Atlanta, past presi- dent of International Rotary. made a splendid talk on Rotary as applied to business life. He spoke of the impor- tance of all Rotarians livng up to the principles for which the organization stood and declared they would get more out of life by giving service, which is one of the spokes in the Rotary wheel MT. Adams stated he was sure every delegate and visitor who had attended it and requested them to go back home and make a real Rotarian out'of every member Of their home clubs.
 EDINBURGH CONVENTION
 He spoke of the Edinburgh conven- tion and urged all men who could to attend. Holding of this international Rotary conference in Edinburgh, he said. would cement the closer relation ship and fellowship aof all English speaking people. The entire pro- gramme has been arranged with this prupose in view, he stated, and urged each club to send delegates.
 Dr. George Lang of Tuscaloosa dis cussed the interpretation of Rotary as applied to community life in a most in- teresting manner, presenting a chart showing the things that go to make a community and for which people look when seeking place to live.
 Dr. Henry M. Edmonds, pastor of the Independent Presbyterian church of Birmingham, discussed this subject as applied to personal life in his usual inn pressive manner. He spoke of the inn portance of applying these principles to personal life if Rotarians would be the kind of men Rotary clubs boasted. Ro- tarian Kendall Weisiger of Atlanta, chairman of the international advisory committee on classification, discussed the importance Of well defined classifi- cations. while the essential qualifica- tions of membership in Rotary were stressed by Angus NJ. Taylor of Bir- mingham.
 PRESENTATION MADE
 Bert Adams following short talk of the splendid work done by Dick Smith, retiring governor, presented him with a handsome silver meat platter on which were engraved the names of the 45 clubs composing the eighth district. He told the district governor that he realized 1t wasn't necessary to give him something to carry around with him for him to re- member them by but "inis gift is a token of our love and appreciation for your services,' he said. In replying MT Smith said: Tt wasn't at all necessary to give me this, as love you all and will carry the memory with me always, and asso- citation and work with the men is en- graved my heart and I will carry it to my grave. The past year has been one of the most enjoyable of my>life. I cannot say more than the words I thank you"
 John A. Turner then presented J. w. Donnelly, conference chairman with a handsome silver water pitcher as token O. love and esteem for the splendid work he has done for the organization. Mir. DcnneIly thanked the men and told them he would always cherish it.
 MODEL LUNCHEONS
 Two model uncheons. with splendid programmes. were given and were de- clared by visitors to be among-the best ever staged here. Frank Rushton pre- sided over the one held in the ball room of the Southern club and a short but in- spring talk was made by Dr. J. A. Mac Sporran, pastor of the First Presbyterian church Several songs were rendered by Miss Evelyn Going.
 At the appointed hour the curtain was drawn and there upon the stage was regular illicit dstillery with five moon sEiners'' at work. Several songs were rendered by a quartet, after which sam ples were distributed to the guests. The beverage, however. failed to have tn. kick" and in place of moonshine was pure apple cider
 At the Tutwiler hotel Morris w. Bush. assisted by E. J. Rowe, presided. Frank Glass made a splendid talk on condi . tions in Europe. which was received en- thusiastically while Percy Rosenberger ir a negro dialect story, made decided hit. Miss Charlne Miller of Selma and Raymond Cox of Gadsden rendered sev- eraI selections and were forced to re- srond to encores.
 MOTHER OF PRESIDENTS
 MT. Bush in brief talk stated Bir- mir gham was the Mother of Pres idents," as Estes Snedecor president of International Rotary. formerly lived here; Mercer Barnett, president of In tcrnational Kiwans; Dr. Courtney w. Shropshire. president of International Ci- vitan; Edmund Armes. president of In- ternatonal Community; ". F. G. Harding, president of the federal reserve;