Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-28
NORWICH PARTY RETURNS
 FROM ROTARY CONVENTION

FROM ROTARY CONVENTION
 During the first ten days of June more people crossed this country of ours than in any other ten days in the history of the country-Rotarians, to attend their international convention at Los Angeles Slriners headed for San Francisco and travelling men headed fe-tf >n Cali fornia city as the Shraners. Among the Norwich people who made the trip to the coast were MT and Mps Charles A. Sax ton, Mir and Mrs. J. H. Bailey and ex- Mayor and Mrs. Herbert M Lerou and daughter Edna, all bound for Los An- geIes, where the men were to attend the convention
 The trip to the coast, convention dates, and side trips to places of interest in the far western cities had been planned in advance by International Rotary and the 14 cars carrying the New England, Eng fish, Scotch and Wales Rotarians to the coast left Boston at S0.30 o'clock on the morning of May 29th and arrived home on June 18th at 12 noon. one hour be- hind the scheduled time for the trip-a fine record of perfection for a trip that covered 9,S95 miles, by rail. water motor and foot.
 The Norwich delegation boarded the Rotary special at Springfield the first stop being at Albany, N Y. the second long one at Chicago. III, on Decoration day. At Chicago the Rotarians were met by their Chicago brothers and taken for motor trips through Chicago's most i'm portant places. A, banquet was tendered the delegates and their wives and a dance held in the evening at the sherman house. Boarding the special again, the trip was resumed to Kansas City, Kansas. and other cities in Missouri and Kansas where Rotarfarls in all cities took the delegates on auto trips and entertained them royal iy.
 On June 1st the party arrived at Col orado Springs for a stop of ten hours. From the headquarters at the Broadmoor hotel, Pike's Peak up 14,100 feet, was visited, or trips were enjoyed through the Garden of the Gods. Cave of the Winds, Maritou Springs and Pueblo, all trips be- ing cared for by Rotarians of Pueblo and cities near Colorado Springs.
 Breakfast on June 2d was taken at Las Vegas, and luncheon at Albuquerque. both New Mexico towns sending out their Rotariafls to show the visitors about
 The famous Harvey Indian museum was visited. Evening dinner was at Gallup New Mexico.
 The following day all the sDlendors of the Grand Canyon of Arizona were watched from the car windows. head quarters for the day being at Fl Favor hotel, located on the brim of the canyon. A view from the hotel fer Is miles af- l forded the guests a delightful opportuni- l ty to witness the historical changing col l ors of the canyon.
 A visit was also made to Barstow. Cal, ' and at the beautiful Glenwood Mission i inn, the meeting place of the Riverside 1 Rotary club Trips through orange and | lemon groves completed the day. At Rotary Convention.
 Los Angeles. the City of Angels" with it's 500 900 and over population. was the next stop, a week being spent here while 1 the convention was in progress, 15, 900 Rotarians taking part Here Herbert 1 Wilson of the worcester Rotary club was elected director. and Roy Havens ,of the 1 Kansas City Rotary club made interna- i tional president A spectacular feature 1 Of tfta convention was during the speech 1 of International President Crawford c.
 Mccullough of Fort Williams Ontario. 1 During his speech as he named the coun- l tries in which Rotary is spreading tab | leaux were made The hall. crowded 10 l capacity, was filled for the second time to i accommodate the thousands not able to 1 hear the speech the first evening Clubs 1 from 22 nations reported for tsleir S1 ,0Oe 1 brother Rotarians.
 Connecticut had 20 at the convention. 1 coming from Norwich. Bridgeport. New 1 Haven, New Britain Hartford and New l London The attendance prize went to ] the Maiden. Mass. club. which with a membership of 4S had sent nine members l to the convention.
 The entire party left Los Angeles on l June 10th for a 200 mile trip through l Southern California and into old Mexico ] In San Diego the party saw the decora- | tions prepared for the visit of Secretary ] of ,the Navy Denby. Tia Juana in old Mexico was visited. Here horse race bet I ting, gambling saloons and other amuse- ments long since banished from this coun- try were in full blast. Tia Juana from a population of 300 & few years ago now has over 1000 and more are canning daily
 visited Yosemite Park.
 Merced the entrance to the Yosemite
 Valley was visited and the trips were I enjoyed through Yosemite National Park
 and Mariposa Grove of Big Trees. The Norwich party with other Rotarians had
 their pictures taken beneath the spread.
 ing limbs of one of the big trees standing
 over 200 feet in height. Mark Twainy the greatest of them all 3S1 feet if ! height. and the Grizzly Giant" with 2
 girth of s3 feet at the base and estimated to be 4,000 years old. were viewed. Al trees in the grove were, over ZOO feet ir height. The trip took them through tht 26-foot- tunnel through the base of the
 Wawona tree. Other trips were made tc Inspiration Point and by the Sentine I Dome.
 On Wednesday June 14th. the loca
 party arrived at Oakland. Cal. and ther
 crossed the bay to San Francisco wheri : the local /party met James G. Gafferty ) formerly local man. brother of Mrs John R. McNamara of Slater avenue, thi city. and John Connors and daughter
 Dolly Connors, relatives of James Craw ford of this city. The Norwich party were taken about San Francisco by thei l friends in California and told them mucl of Norwich happenings.
 Leaving San Francisco, the party lief
 Oakland at midnight June 14th for north