The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-05
ROTARY PLANS
SOLEMN EVENT
At ARLINGTON
All u. s. Senators From Middle
Atlantic States Will Attend
Wreath Ceremony.

Invitations will be extended to all
United States Senators from the
Fifth District of Rotary. which In.
cludes the States of Pennsylvania,
New Jersey. Maryland and Delawarc.
to participate in the ceremonies at
Arlington. Sunday. March 26, wheI'
a bronze memorial wreath will b
placed on the tomb of the unknown
soldier by International Rotary.
More than fifteen Rotarian men,
bers of the House of Representatives
will also be present on the OCCASION
which marks the beginning of the
three-day conference Of the Fifth Dis
trict of Rotary to be held here.
Crawford w. Mccullough. OF Fort
William, Ontario. president of Inter-
national Rotary, will deliver the pre-
sentation speech, and the memorial
will be received by Secretary of War
Weeks and Secretary of the Navy
DENLY on behalf of the Government.
The last named is a member Of the
Rotary Club Of Detroit, Mich.
Organ Recital at 9:l5.
In order not to shorten the time
visiting Rotarians will have to in
spect different points of interest fol-
lowing the ceremonies at Arlington,
the time for the organ recital to he
given at the First Congrega tional
Church on that night by Harry Ed
ward Mueller, assisted by other nusi-
clans, will be at 9:15 p. m. instead
Of 8 o'clock, as originally announced.
Following the recital, the Rev. Jason
Noble Pierce, pastor of the church,
and the Rev. James A. Freeman, OF
Epiphany Church, will deliver adj
dresses.
" At a meeting of the ladIes' COM
mittee, held Friday morning, with
Mrs. Philip Hermann, chairman.
presiding, plans for the entertain.
ment of visiting ladies of Rotary
were gone over carefully. and a Dro-
gram was outlined that will mako
every minute of their stay In Wash
ington enjoyable.
Harold Brooks. chairman OF the
ball committee, announced yesterday
that members Of his committee were
hard at work formulating an interest,
ing program for that event. which
will be held the evening of Tuesday.
March %.
There will also be an informal re-
OopIlOH nciu III uOIlOi vi ihNSi ho
tional President Mccullough. and
Fred 8. Lincoln. director general Of
the arrangements committee, said
that details would be announced
during the week.
Big Attendance Sure.
! kilograms and letters are fast
couring into Edward L.. Stock, gov
ernor of the Fifth District of Rotary.
from the fifty-two clubs in the ter
rttory expressing assurances that
large delegations from all Of the
member clubs will be in attendance
at the conference.
Richard Murphy. chairman OF the
committee on automobiles. has re-
quested all Rotarian owners OF au-
tomobiles to communicate with him.
Fully 500 machines will be required
to show the visitors over the city.
and convey them to and from the
conference, and while many men,
bers Of the club have already placed
their cars at tho disposal of the COM
mittee, more are necessary to car
ry out the program as outlined by
those in charge.
At the business meeting to be
held at D. A. r. Hall, Monday and
Tuesday. March u and %, much
business pertinent to the local club
will be transacted, but the confer
ence is held primarily to nominate
a candidate for District governor.
who will be elected at the forthcom-
ing convention of Rotary to be held
in Los Angeles in June.