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WILMINGTON HONORED
AT ROTARY CONVENTION
Awarded Second Attendance
Prize and First for Secrsta-
rial Exhibit.

The Wilmington Rotary Club was
we'll represented Mt tho District Con-
ference. which convened In Washing
ton on Monday morning and adjourn
ed late yesterday afternoon, Seventeen
registered from the local club. Most
of the neutrality-suspicious. went to Wash
ington Sunday morning on the special
Rotary train. and made their. head
quarters at tho New willard Hotel.
Tho memorial service Mt tho grave
of Americas unknown soldier, at
! Arlington. on Sunday, was one OF the
most impressive features OF tho con-
ference. After this service visitors
were taken on automobile trips by the
host club, and where given ample OPP
portunities to see Washington. The
conference proper convened on Mon
day I'm Memorial Hall. at "a.30 o'clock.
with District Governor Ed. l.. Stock
presiding,
The program ns originally planned
by the committee was closely follow
ed. with a few exceptions. At Mon
days session the president OF the local
club read paper on publicity and 1ts
Relation 10 Rotary" william l..
White Of Wilmington. was on the
program 10 discuss club singing. but
was unable to be present
Il ia understood that tho protest
filed by the Wilmington club with Tho
international Board. against the re-
districting plan rs originally proposed
which would separate the Wilmington
and Dover clubs. has been properl,
recognized and whatever rearrange
ment may be made. Wilmington ant
Dover are certain to be in the ram'
district. The nover club had alread,
joined In tho protest made by WI
mington.
on Monday night the visiting Ro
tarlana attended special performanc
at Keith's Theatre, The house wa
! packed to the doors. President sn'
! Mrs. Harding occupied n box. Ate
l the regular Keith program severa
clubs OF the Fifth District offere
special features. end the entertain
6 ment concluded with selections by tn
United States Marine Band. II wa
1890 before the program was fnishe,
Nice-President Coolidge. addrcsss
q and was given cordial welcome.
o The visiting ladies' were shown ever
o attention. On Monday they were r.
o ceived by Mrs. Harding at the VIII
n House. Later they were entertain
at luncheon at the Wsrdman Pa
=. Inn, were taken on automobile tri
=. through the city. and were show
n, every consideration during their alta
- One Of tho most pleasing featur
=, os the conference, especially to Z
local club was the fact that I'm {
seCretarial exhibit. tho display OF loI
T.. Krauss OF the Wilmingtoh-ROta
, Club won the first prize, These ii
= plays were quite portentious, and
committee had difficult problem
= making the awards Secretary kra,
y was called 20 tho platform and ~
n. scented with handsome gold med
IN international President McCullou
p congratulated Mr.. krsuss on his I
In Aibit. and the local Rotarians VIZ
no naturally much pleased.
81 In the attendance record contest
en the year, Wilmington was close 81
CT ond Tho first prize. a handsome sill
az cup, went 10 the bethlehem. Ia. Cit
OF Chester h. Robertson. OF Shamok
Pa, was elected over c. II. Godfr
in Of Atlantic City, l07 20 rs, as nomil
ms for governor 81 Nth district OF Int
,ly national Rotary clubs at the concll
40 ing session OF the district convent
ITS yesterday. II Mr. Robertson's nomil
ID ton is confirmed by tho lnternatio
,e- Convention at los Angeles. in Ju
Al he viii take Office July for one 70