The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-06-16
ROTARY NOTES

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Tuesday the Rotarians had a rather
unique luncheon, not that there was
anything strange about the food or
the members but when it came time
for the set program the president an
nounced that there was no regular
program for this luncheon but that
the members would talk, sing or do
just what suited them bset. So after
delightful dinner, with chicken on
toast as the piece de resistance, and
peach ice cream and cake as des-
sert Ben Cromer got up and told the
members that they needed some edu-
cation as to things Rotary and ne
proceeded to give them few minutes
of interesting notes about the origin
and growth of Rotary and ended by
saying that any organization which
in 1910 had sixteen clubs and which
now has more than twelve hundred
representing twenty-three countries
must have something behind it to give
it such a fine growth. Secretary
Kohn told the club that the directors
at their last meeting decided to ask
the club to invite the members of the
Newberry fire departmnt to lun- ,,
cheon and asked that the cluo express
a desire in this matter. The vote J.
was unanimously carried to have the
fremen at an early meeting and the
secretary was instructed to extend to ;
them an invitation. Rotarian Hunt |
ingdon of Greenville, a prominent
electrical dealer of that city, was a .
guest of the club and he told of the
Radio club which his Rotary club had
organized in order to assist amateur
operators to learn radio and to build
outfits. AS chairman of the boys !,
work committee of his club he
sketched some of the activities of the
Greenville Rotarians and stated that
next summer the Rotary troop of
scouts might come to Blythe Shoals
and camp at their camping place.
which is an ideal place for summer
camps and has been fitted up at great
expense to the Greenville club. His
talk was greatly enjoyed. Bill Wal I
lace made a short talk and Newber-
ry's only honorary Rotarian, Colonel
Walter Hunt, expressed great pleas
ure at being present and told the
members that he intended to be pres
ent at every meeting in the future,
on account of the great pleasure
which it gave him to mix with the
Newberry Rotarians. |
When the secretary called the roll
he announced that every Rotarian in
the city was present, save one, who
had sickness in his family. He told /
the members that for May attend
ance. that this club ranked second in
this state and seventeenth in the sew
eth district, composed of ffty-eight' 4
clubs. This. announcement of the
showing made by the Newberry Rota-
rians was greeted with applause. {,
Mention was made of the Rotary
troop of scouts being on their sum-
mer camp and the club passed a res
olution that this afternoon they.
would visit the camp and the secre-
tary was instructed to take along a
large churn of ice cream and other
delicacies for the scouts and carry to
them the best wishes of those mem
bers who were prevented from visit
ing the scouts during their camp
The hour for adjournment being
near at hand Hask Kibler asked Earle
Babb to dismiss the meeting with a
song and the members passed out
from an unusual yet highly enjoyed
meeting.