The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
MAY REVAMP 18th DISTRICT
Complete Switch With Possible
Addition of Officers Plan.
TOpekans VIII Serve Model
Lunch on the Closing Day.

MuSkOEee, Okla, March "a
city" which. for the rapidly of its
growth, eclipses any Oklahoma oil
field mushroom. is taking shape here
today as long lines of Pullman cars
are shunted on sidings in local rail-
road yards where they will afford
lodging for more than 1000 delegates
and visitors to the annual convention
OF the Seventeenth Rotary district
which opens here tomorrow. The first
cars arrived early today. and tonight
Is expected 10 see the completion of
the city which will remain in ex-
1stence two days. or until the conven-
ton closes Friday night.
Gov. J. b A Robertson of Okla
homa is expected to open the conven-
son tomorrow morning with an ad-
dress of welcome in a huge audi
forum erected at the municipal ath-
letfc park. He will be followed by
Estes Snedecor Of Portland. Ore, in
ternational Rotary president. The
business program for the remainder
of the day calls for a number of de-
partmeHSal round table discussions
What is said 10 be the principal ad-
dress of the convention will be deliV-
cred Friday morning by w B. Storey.
president of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad. Mr. Storey viii
speak On THE Relation of the Rail-
roads to the Return to Normal Condi-
TONS
May Divide Seventeenth District.
A Mardi Gras celebration at the
Oklahoma Free State Fair grounds
Thursday night is expected TO provide
the outstanding social feature of the
convention. Approximately 5000 per-
sons are expected to attend this func-
ton. and a company Of oklahoma ma
tional guards are to serve as special
police for the occasion Ambulance
to the Nfardi Ciras will be by card
The principal business TO come be
fore the convention is the question
of dividing district seventeen, which
comprises Missouri. Kansas, Okla
honna and western Arkansas. This
matter has been in the hands OF a
committee eighteen months and defl-
mite action is expected when the com
mittee's report is made FRIDAY. II Is
proposed 10 create three new districts
District No. 1 5 would consist of towns
in western Kansas and western Okla-
homa: No. Is would cover northern
Missouri and northeastern Kansas !
and No. l 9 would include southwest
ern Missouri. northwestern Arkansas,
southeastern Kansas and eastern Ok
lahoma. District No. l., as proposed,
would have thirty-eiEht clubs with a
mem bership Of > 100; No 6 would
have nineteen clubs and LAPS mem
berS. and No. 1e would have twenty
seven clubs with membership OF
Model luncheons will be served on
the opening day by the Rotary ciups 4
from the following cities: HannlDsi' /
Gothic. jefferson City and st. Louis
Mo- Chanute. Pittsburg. Salina ana 4
Wichita. Kan. and Oklahoma City 4
Ardmore. Ninita, shawnee duncan
Blackwell and Novata
topeka Club VIII serve.
on the closing day model luncheons /
will be served by the clubs from COT
feyNiue, Emporia. Topeka, Fort Scott:
Kansas City. Junction City ana
Hutchinson kan: Kansas City. Jop-
lin Mexico ard Neodesha. Mo. and
Okmulgee. Pawhuska, Tulsa, Chicka-
sha. Drumright, Sapulpa and McAles-
Election of officers is to be held I
Friday and meeting place 1or the
1898 convention selected
Details OF the entertainment. ex
cept the outstanding events nave not
been announced, il being the lntSn-
ton of the committee which has TINS
IN charge to keep them secret. II
has been said, however that Wnat Il
DESIGNATED as the Main Iop Fro-
gram has been arranged by CLUBS III
Junction City. Salina, Newton. Hutch-
inson and Parsons. Kan; Clinton. IN
dependence. Sedalia. ST. Joseph, Neo-
dssha and Hannibal. Mo-. and Tulsa
Norman. Pauls Valley. Altus- Ard
more. OkmulEee. saltwater Chioka-
sha. Clinton. Gushing. Pawhuska, No
wata Vinita and Sapulpa, Okla
ottawa. Kan. March 2s.-with
delegation of fifty, carrying saxo-
phone sextet and radio equipment at
rached to Pullman cars. the ottawa
Rotary club QcieEdllOn Will 4NdN We AAIA
tonight for Muskogee meeting pre-
pared To make oklahoma sit up AMI
take notice
Numerous stunts have been ar
ranged by the Ottawa club. The radio
equipment is furnished by Ottawa
university which is sending Rufus
DeerinE. an experienced operator who
saw naval service
Twenty-Five Topekans TO Attend.
Twenty-Five Topeka Rotsrians will
leave Topeka tonight on Santa Fe
train No. s. at 4:55 o'clock. bound
for the MuskoEee convention. They
will travel IN a special car. and viii
be Joined by other special cars at
Lawreace and Ottawa A special
train viii be made up at Chanute for
them.
The Topeka Rotarians are almost
all OF them on the program of the
convention One OF the stunts
which the Topeka club will stage IS n
model luncheon. Charts which show
graphically the work OF the club in
Topeka for the last year will also be
shown at Nuskogee.
Ferdinand Funk is chairman OF the
committee in charge OF the trip.