The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-01-12
ROTARY CLUB HAS
RECEIVED CHARTER
Rotarians From Dodge City and Hutch
inson Come to Help the
Fellows Celebrate


be remembered by the Rotarians Of
Liberal, for on that date their club
was ushered into the world in a set
ting not to be forgotten
At about seven o'clock that even
ing sixty to seventy-fve sat down to
dinner at the Cimarron hotel. all
friends and comrades, though our
half had never seen the other half
before. Thirty-five Rotarians from
Dodge City, and dozen from Hutch
inson came to "sit at meat" with the
twenty in the club here that was to
receive its charter and be instructed
in the duties Of Rotary.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements had carried out the pre-
liminaries perfectly, and the dining
room was filed with pleased and
jolly crowd After an invocation BY
Rev. Robert T. Botting, chaplain Of
the Dodge City club, dinner was
served-and such dinner; but Man
ager Moss has way Of getting UP
just such.
During the dinner piano was
brought in from Somewhere, and
business stopped right there while
Carl Miller made every body sing.
And It wasn't hard to get them to
do it either, "For there jolly good
fellows" OF course the dinner had
to wait every time someone said,
"another song" When no one could
eat anymore, Chairman Jack Evans
called for naddress by Vern Wiley
of Hutchinson. You know Wiley,
(eXcuse the familiarity, the club rule
demands it), is called hither and yon
over the state to counsel and address
Y. M. C. A., and other meetings, and
pleasing and helpful talk was ex-
pected and enjoyed
At the presentation of the charter
Ross Burns, Governor of the Seven
teenth District, made a short address
which was we'll received, and War
ren Zimmerman responded to II. G.
L. Light. president Of the Lions club,
was present as a guest, and was ask
ed for speech, which he gave, to
the delight Of every one. He closed
by reading and presenting to the
Club a set Of resolutions that were
passed by the Lions club when the
Rotary club was first formed; the
resolutions to be presented when tho
charter should be delivered. This
act Of thoughtful courtesy was ap-
preciated very much (more singing).
The formal address of the evening
by Governor Ross Burns, was a mas
terful and inspiring presentation of
the duties and opportunities Of Ro-
tarians, in all the relations Of eiti-
zenship. That closed the formal ex-
ercises (more singing). Chairman
Evans introduced Father Botting to
the crowd. and stated that both had
attended the same school in London
without knowing each other, and that
their sons had attended st. Johns
school at Salina, without knowing
each other.
All present were invited to visit
the Liberal Auto company garage,
the new M. E. church and the new
Tucker Theater. All marvelled that
this town had such fine church
and praised the ambition and the
courage that could hold their course
through the difficulties of these try
ing years.
At the beautiful Tucker Theater the
Dodge City and Hutchinson boys
turned themselves loose for an hour.
They sang, they danced, they made
speeches. they guyed everybody, they
-"Old Jack Evans, he's wonder,
and the boys, they cried, by thunder"
etc. And they sang "They say
Warren Zimmerman amt got ne
style, amt got no style, amt got no
STYLE" etc. How did the Dodge City
Rotary contrive to get so many good
singers into their club? They're all
representative business men and citi-
zens too, and "they'e jolly good fell
lows.
The Liberal Rotary club appre-
ciates the courtesy and goodfellow-
ship that prompted the visit Of Dodge
City and Hutchinson Rotarians, and
will look back to the occasion with
increasing pleasure.