The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-06
ROTARY NOTES

city schools-thirty-nine in number
and other invited guests at a din
ner at the Newberry hotel Tuesday
night, and Rotarian Carroll Jones of
Columbia was also present in his Of
fetal capacity as district governor of
the Thirty-eighth district of Rotary
clubs. 1t was a great meeting and it
will be remembered as one Of the
best in the history of the local club.
The meeting was presided over by
Rotarian-President Haskell Kibler,
who has the reputation among Rota-
rians, and others as we'll, of being
"style all the while" Well, he more
than lived up to his reputation on
this occasion, if such thing is at all
possible. He welded his gavel with
unprecedented vim and vigor and
kept things continually moving.
After the singing Of ":America,"
the invocation was pronounced by
Rotarian Sid Derrick. Then it was
that Rotarian Earle Babb took charge
of the Rotarian song-birds and their
guests and deliberately and with !
malice aforethought," led them in the
rendition of a bunch Of genuinely
Rotesque songs. So determined were
several of the Acknowledgements to
sing, they actually persisted in sing
ing the "smile" part "Smile" after
Rotarian Babb had earnestly en-
treated them to "do'' that part in
stead OF singing it. But they enjoyed
it just as much as the Rotarians did.
Rotarian Sid Derrick was then
called upon to respond to "Our
Guests" and everybody knows how
that Rote can handle an after dinner
speech. He delivered the goods only
as Rotarian Derrick can, extending
the warmest kind of welcome to the
many guests.
The response to this Rote's' speech
was made by Prof. o. B. Cannon, su-
perintendent of the city schools, who
voiced the sentiment of the teachers
ard other guests assembled around
the festive board when he said that
"they were all glad to be there"
Prof. Cannon made most happy and
inspiring talk, which was greatly en-
joyed. |
Rotarian Babb next got together
the Original razoo sextette," aided
and abetted by several teacher
guests, and these renowned musi-
clans put over a number of the most
tuneful and classical creations that
could be found. Their program con-
sisted of "Tipperary, "Dixie,"
"The Old Gray Mare" and others Of :
the kind.
Rotarian Ben Cromer then delight |
ed his hearers with short talk on
Rotary" in which he told Of some
of the things that Rotary stands for.
Rotarian Cromer knows Rotary-and
he knows how to impart that knowi-
edge to others. He stated that he
had travelled more than 300 miles
on his 65th birthday-to be present
at the Rotary meeting. Rotarian
Cromer's speech was most enjoyable
and: enjoyed.
After more songs by the assem- |
blage, District Governor Carroll H.
Jones was i Introduced by Rotarian
Hal Kohn, and Rotarian Jones pro-
ceeded to make one of the best talks
that has ever been heard by the local
club. This Rotarian is literally bub-
bling over with Rotary and he has the
happy faculty of imbuing his hearers
with that spirit. He gave some of
the history of Rotary from its organ
ization sixteen years ago to the pres
ent, there now being Rotary clubs
in twenty-slX countries OF the world.
Rotar:an Jones' talk was heard with
keen interest-and now the local
Rotes are anxiously awaiting another
visit from their district governor. At
the conclusion of his address, this
Rotarian led the bunch in a few hap
py songs, proving himself to be a
songster of the first water.
A new stunt that was introduced
at this meeting was the wholesale in j
PRODUCTION Of the Rotarians and
their guests. President Kibler in |
PRODUCING the person on his right, !
the person thus introduced doing
likewise, the chain being unbroken
until the last person was introduced. |!
This novelty was greatly enjoyed.
Lavender bags were given as SOU
venirs to the lady-guests, these being