The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-21
ROTARY NOTES


one Of the comfortable homes Of
Lubbock n faces south on what
Is known ~ old postoffice street.
II Is well kept and In the summer
has nice green lawn 90 please
the eye from the porch, and any
evening you can drive by and see
a contented couple sitting on the
porch who will wave a glad hand
20 you. This home belongs 90 j. q.
BUD Jones, and his better half,
sally II you please. They show
ed the true Rotarian spirit when
they threw wide the doors 20 the
Rotary Club, for is luncheon last
Wednesday. Not only that, but
Mrs. Jones belongs 20 the Christian
Church and she told the ladies
whom she was going 10 have for
company and they all came up and
helped her get dinner. On enter
ing the living room you beheld two
tables, the entire length Of the
room and one reaching out through
the dining room all set and loaded
with good things 20 eat, and 20
make them more attractive were
decorated with flowers. The lunch
con prepared by Mrs. Jones and the
Christian Church ladies' was nicely
served and after hearing the good
talks, one did not feel like he had
been 10 regular Club meeting
but that he had been entertained
royalty by Mr.. and Mrs Jones, and
upon leaving shaking hands with
Sally and Bud and saying, have
had a nice time at your party.
Don't see how they expect a
common pencil pusher like me 90
chronicle the happenings Of the
program committee, al the above
described luncheon. You know
how Keen. the Highpockct secre-
taFy Of the club talks when he is
crowded for time. Say / give you
four. no three minutes 90 tell all
you know which has taken you a
lifetime 90 learn and then he says
shoot He related what had been
done IN flying since heck was a
pup and while / will not try 20
tell you all be said. (he was too
fast for mel. but got IL that we
could get a little airplane just big
enough for one or two passengers /
that you could start on thirty foot |
space and after making your flight I
land again or che same amount Of [
space and be lust as safe az you I
would be in a Ford. Then he end 4
ed up his talk with saying there |
was now under construction or
would be flying machine that |
would carry 40 least 30 people with |
power 20 stay In the air 8 hours |
and would be equipped with sleep |
ing-car accommodations. dinner. lib |
rary and all the modern conven-
fences we now have on our through 1
line railroad trains Don't think I
he gave the reason for the rapid 4
Advancement in the flying game, /
but you know he was IN the service
and ! would not be surprised that |
he got his habit for fast moving /
from the Germans
Dr. Chas J. Wagner was then
called upon 90 tell everything that
had happened in eurgery from time
immemorahle 90 The present time.
The Doctor said ha wished be had
called up0n some one first So AS %
lct him collect bis thoughts irs
little II was hard after herring
such r tab about airnlanes 10 tel
Of the many Advancement IN snr-
gerry in three minutes. The DO tor
made 70 very plain what great steps
bad been made along this line
When we look back and realize
that fhe sufferer had 90 60 on the
operating table either strapped
down OF some friend holding you
without any anaesthctics. Now they
have the X-ray 20 locate the trouble
and can take n photograph Of the
trouble and the Doctor knows not
only when 20 operate but where TO
use his knife You are gently put
20 sleep and feel no pain and in a
few weeks the patient is again all
right. Surgery is the science of
sciences and what a wonderful lot
Of good a good surgeon is and TO
know that we have two hospitals
in Lubbock that are second 10 none
gives one the feeling that Lubbock
is a good place to live.
II. l.. Allen, commonly known as
Sherlock" told Of the great adj
vancement in the telephone, tele-
graph and the radio. This was an
interesting talk, and | am not GO
ing 70 tell you how Mr.. Allen and
some Of the boys are sitting up nj
his home listening in on some Of
the good music in New York or
possibly some mans conversation /
out at Catalina Island TO some man /
at Long Beach. or a sermon by
some noted preacher in Dallas. for
the reason that don't know. Bun
do know that my boy was trying
TO reach his mother and myself |
with valentine message, but as