The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-24
GOVERNOR TURNER
GUEST OF ROTARY
Head of tho Eighth District Makes
Official Visit to Local Club
at Dinner Last Night.


be1ship OF the Pensacola Rotary club
was out last night to the dinner at the
san Carlos hotel, given in honor of
John Turner Of Tampa, governor Of
the eighth district of Rotary,
Governor Turner was at his best and
entertained the membership with an
interesting talk on various subjects.
He told OF the trip Of Rotary members
of America, fifteen hundred strong,
last spring, to England, Scotland and
throughout Europe, relating many in
cidents OF the trip, He told of the
democratic greeting given to the Lord
Mayer. OF liverpool and other British
.gnitaries by the American Rotes.
although quite contrary to British
customs, they all feu in with Amerf-
can ideas and took things as they
came and were very well pleased,
Among the incidents he told of was
the organizing OF a Rotary club in
Barcelona, Spain. At first the Span
ish were somewhat suspicious of the
proposed organization. but when they
learned that Rotary was nom sectar-
ian and on-political they Immediately
took to it, and Governor Turner pre-
diets great growth for the organiza-
ton in the Spanish peninsula.
Cuba, he said, was the same way.
But at the last presidential election
the Cubans, realizing that the Rotnr-
ians were non -political organization,
asked them to straighten out their
election tang1e, which was done to the
satisfaction of all parties
Among other things Governor Iur-
ner told of the teachings of Rotary
and what they meant to the individual
members, warning them that they
alone were responsible for the indus
try they Represented, and as they were
picked to represent that industry and
not elected by the members of other
firms of the same line, they had no one
to fall back on to do their share OF the
work, but must do it themselves.
Faith in ones fellow man was
stressed on by Governor John. There
seems to be a feeling throughout the
world, he said, of mistrust of one an
other, nation against nation, state
against state, and men against men,
1t is Rotary's duty to aid in every pos
slele way in dispelling this nistsust
he said, and he believed that Rotar-
ians were fast causing ii to be elimi-
mated, as far as cities and localities
were concerned.
Preceding the dinner, each member
brought a numbered spoke which had
been previously mailed to him by Sec
rotary Seanmes, and placed it in its
proper place in large Rotary wheel
This wheel completed, indicated that
all members were present.
Tho entertainment committee con-
sisting Of Harry Doggett- Hunter
Brown, A. H. Jones, Cap Collier and
Cliff Payne, had charge of the meet
ing and had arranged for music dur
Ing the dinner by Mr.. Dawson, violin,
and Mrs. Bell Piano,
The Nugget trio, consisting OF
Johnnie Jones, Hugh Wilder and Dan
ny Scarritt, opened the evenings en-
tertaniment by some catchy songs
Mallory Kennedy recited, by request,
THE English Volunteer"
Members of the club called upon by
Governor Turner for three minute
speeches; the subjects were In the ma
ture of questions which We're to be
answered by them without having
been given time for preparing talk.
Father McDermott gave as reason for
the Rotary clubs being non-polihcal ana
non-sectarian, that they were made up
of men from all political parties as well
IS men of many religious faith, and that
the objects of the clubs, Ito serve" had
no connection with either politics or re-
ligfon-
]. V. Price told OF the objects OF the
Chamber Of Commerce and the Rotary
club being on the same lines that they
had always worked in conjunction ana
had been a great help. one Co the other
oliver senynas, secretary OF the Ro-
tar1ans. said that attendance was stressed
In the climbs for several reasons, prin-
cinaI!y that a member could not learn
all he should about Rotary unless ne
was present at all meetings. whether a
spsc,aI meeting where eats were plentiful,
or an ordinary meeting where only routine
business was transacted ed. Another reason
he gave for attendance was to help the
eigfth district maintain high at
tendance percentage.
John Tiller told OF the work OF the
club among the boys Of the city,) telling
az esrnrts made by the boys committee
which were instrumental in inducing
many boys 20 return to school this term
that had intended 10 pass school up this
year. The gymnasium presented TO the
high school by the club was also spoken
OF.
Paul Stewart spoke OF community serv-
ice and the procedure the Rotary club
should follow toward il Mr. Stewart
told of past cooperation Of the club with
community service, and that Rotary al
ways stood TO help in any way.
Dan Oppenheiner was assigned to give
the reason why the officers of Rotary
club should not assume Rotary RESPONSE
bllitiag any more than any other member.
Dan said he would have to give the mat
ter a little thought before stating reas-
on, SO instead told OF the trip to Anda-
iuss.a last Tuesday, letting out few
things that were supposed to be secrets.
Hunter Brown said that Rotary clubs
should only grow IN a man that was sub
stantiai and healthy. giving as an Illus
tration the mushroom, which Grows over
night, only TO wither and dry up ana
blow away. This was not the growth
nsaaed by Rotary, but something sub
ssantiaI aad surs, picking only the best
that would live and prosper.
Harry Doggstt spoke on well ball
ms