Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-27
RATION OBSE RVES
ANNIVE RSARy Of.
ROTARY'S B|RT \

! Especial Correspondence TO The JOuruaI
Ration, N NJ, Feb. 26.-With
practically 100 per cent attendance
record number of guests and the
presence of the chief executive of
the state, the Rotary cub observed
| the seventeenth anniversary OF the
founding of the organization at its
regular meeting Thursday noon. In
| the absence of President Fisher he
cause of illness the meeting was
presided over by state Senator O.
l.. Phillips. vice president Of the
club.
Rotarian Carson, charter men,
Der and first president, gave a re-
view of the early history of the
local club, which was organized
with eighteen members thirteen of
whom stiU rHrnatp enrolled. The
club is now finishing it's third year.
with an enrolment of thirty-seven
active members and four honorary
members.
Charles Springer. honorary mem
Der of the club and chairman of
the state highway commission, ad-
dressed the club reeiting the events
accompanying the celebration last
Monday Of the completion of the
great bridge across the Canadian
river at Logan. He was accom-
panied on this occasion by Cover
nor Mechem, who came on from
Logan with him and was present at
the Rotary meeting Eere. TIE
splendid bridge which was the chief
topic of Mr.. Springers talk. IS 700
feet long, of steel arch COnstruc-
ton and stands $50 feet above the
stream. Mr.. Springer commented
that many Of the people of the sur
rounding country present at the
celebration, who were estimated to
number about 1000, expressed
warm approval of expenditures for
good roads and schools, notwith-
standing they have been extremely
hard hit financially during the past
year; that these prime necessities
must be had. even though the bur
den of taxation seems great under
the present conditions. Both Mr.. |
Springer and Governor Mechem
addressed the assemblaGe at Logan. |
Governor Mechem, in his talk,
praised the greatly improved con-
dition brought about by the pres |
ent board of trustees and the SUI
perintendent of the state reform
school at Springer, which he had
visited on his way TO Ration from
Logan. He also expressed his ap-
prevail of the suggestion that a !
name carrying less stigma be given
this institution.
Referring to criticisms that have
been made of the state affairs re-
Gently. he remarked that while men
in public life sometimes make mis- |
takes, his experience has taught
him that all are not crooks. but
very much like other men in their
motives and action, willinC to cor
rect their errors when pointed out
and possessing a very human re-
greet for them. That lie believed
in meeting trouble courageously |
half way and facing It promptly |
and overcoming it by right doing.
That when a man has done wrong |
it is right he should take the con-
sequences of his act. without at
tempt at concealment, manfully |
And that so far as the present Of
fetal conduct of the affairs of the
state is concerned, the officers of |
the state welcome honest criticism |
and ask only for a square deal, OBJ
jecting only to the spreading of
innuendo and Justification Of facts.
Mr.. Ford, state director Of voca-
tional education under the Smith |
Hughes act, made very interest
ing talk on his work, piedging him |
self to extend every possible aid to |
the farming interests Of Colfax
county,