Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-26
DOUGLAS TELLS@
ROTARY MEETING
Impressed With international
Convention and the Places
Visited.

w. E. Douglas returned Saturday
from the meeting OF the International
Association Of Rotary Clubs, recently
held In Los Angeles. Mr.. Douglas was
met in Los Angeles by C. d. Garrett
son, the other delegate from tho WILL
mington Rotary Club.
| The trip was most enjoyable and
educational, and Mr.. Douglas return
ed we'll impressed with the spirit OF
good fellowship and friendliness dis
played everywhere by Rotarians. II
travelled 10000 miles in many states"
he said this morning, "and although I
saw much wonderful and beautiful
scenery. there was no place that look
ed finer or that / was gladder to see
than Wilmington, Delaware. My trip
has made me more enthusiastic about
this section OF tho country than ever
before"
Mr.. Douglas left Sunday evening
May 2s, on a special train from Phila-
delphia. In the party were 162 per-
sons. The party had on international
aspect before reaching Ats destination.
for 1t included Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander wilkie of Edinburgh, Scotland:
Frank White OF Scarborough. Eng
land Marcel Franck OF Paris, and
George Mignon. formerly Of Australia.
Mr.. Wilkie was appointed an inter-
national Rotary director and later was
made first VICE president
On the way to Los Angeles the party
was greeted everywhere the train
stopped by groups OF Rotarians who
gave them hearty welcomes. After
short stop In Chicago. the party spent
twenty minutes in Kansas City and
passed on through the state. A brief
Memorial Day service was held at
Lexington Junction. A day was spent
sight seeing In Denver, visiting Look
out Mountain. golfing, and being en-
tertained at dinner by the Denver Ro-
itarians. Another day was spent visit
Ing Pixies Peak. Garden Of the Gods.
and Cave of the Winds. as the guests
,cf the friendly Rotarians of Colorado
Springs. who gave them n trout fry
dinner. Several other delegations
visited there that week. Mr.. Douglas
spent part OF the day with his cousin,
r. B. Simmons, general secretary of
! the Y. n. C. A.
At Albuquerque the party glimpsed
the first Indians and at Isleta, New
homes of Ike Hopi Indians. @ A a;yi'ysas day was
!. spent at Grand Canyon where Hopi
, and Navajo Indians danced tribal
dances. Sunday morning brief and
impressive service was spent at the
Needles, Arizona, after which a tire
, some journey across the Moiohe
D Desert was terminated in the semi
:. tropical beauty Of lower California.
/ As the party arrived in Los Angeles
I Mr. Douglas was greeted by Mrs. J
3 c. Stump, who will be remembered
= as Miss Mabel Morris OF this city
= her husband, and her mother. Mre
3 William T. Morris, formerly Of vii
! mington- Other Wnmingtonians he me
i in the city were William Mason
4 brother OF Frank Mason OF this city
Marguerite Schweinhart. whose fathe
was formerly connected with Joshu;
a Conper & Son; John Titus and Jane.
a Davis and Miss Helen Taggart. The,
: were all delighted 10 see a friend from
! the East although they tnmediatel,
began praising Los Angeles. Nj
Douglas said that for a time a visito
: enjoyed the endless optimism and en-
thusiasm OF Loe Angeles but soon {
began TO pail TO hear eternal prais
OF the city. He characterized Lo
Angeles as feverish although he sal,
e II was city that grew and change,
T with remarkable speed. There ar
y only two kinds Of weather there h.
L said, usual and unusual. A nativ
= calls all weather that IS not utterl,
e desirable unusual"
o The Los Angeles Rotarians enter
- tanned the guests royalty.
d sight seeing trips were ar
Is ranged through the citrus groves. {
d The coast and TO Hollywood wher
II the movie studios were thrown ope
for inspection and the guests sa,
,e douglas Fairbanks working on a seen
tor his next picture, ROBIN Hood.
me evenings We're devoted to dance.
dinners. and other forms of entertain
h ment. With Mr.. Douglas were A. {
e Wh!tcraft of West Chester and Josia
n, SLEEPER Of Chester.
Is The convention opened Tuesda
re and sessions were held daily from s.s
" until nearly s until the following F,-
Ill DAY. Nr. Douglas was Impressed wit
e. the regularity Of attendance OF mo,
l. OF the delegates, the mastery an
cd finished manner in which Crawford ,
MCCULLOUGH presided; the fact thu
every part OF the program was take
oy active Rotarians, and the eyide,
~ desire OF the conference officials
accord TO every participant the mo-
~ complete hearing possible. The inte
national note was very decided. 26 n;
~ t!ons being represented. The Britis
n Isles sent over 90 representatives. TT
Ne H4sh water mark Of the conyentic
was speech on international Coz
WIN by J. Layton Ralston Of Halifa
"a Inc feeling was apparent that II
IS. Rotarians felt that through the spres
Id or their ideals and principles in :
X 1Ands, international understand,r
". and good will might come TO past. !
s. the conference were 565S official del
gates.
An amusing incident happened
Mr Douglas, The vice-presiden,
the London Club accosted him n,
DAY and said: II see you are fro
us wilmington. / visited your town th
De morning Mr. Douglas protested tn
such q thing was impossible, but II
-te briton insisted that the city was /
nj Gated outside of Los Angeles, and w
amazed that Wilmington. Delaware
on the Atlantic coast. Outside of I.
Angeles is a small city known as w
Iaihgton' named. 1t is said, after tn
J.. city.
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