The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-25
ROTARY NOTES


members and less than fifty. with
DR.. II. e. Duering coming into the
club puts us in the fifty class, which
now moves our place 20 G. We will
have 10 20 some before we can get
In Glass y. There are only fifteen
clubs in Glass G, which are those
clubs having from fifty 10 one hun
bred members. Now that the Lub-
book Rotary Club has got into n
higher class let US try 20 have bet
ter attendance. We are now In
Amarillos class and the writer serv-
cd notice on the Amarillo Club al
the Mineral Wells convention that
the Lubbock club was going after
the Rotary Wheel they were putting
up as an attendance prize. Lets all
get in line with Butterflase and
make our attendance 100 per cent.
This contest started May |, but we
were not officially notified that the
contest was on.
The program was changed this
week from a Fair program 70
program given for the benefit Of
District Governor John Singleton,
whom we knew had a good message
for the club After the invocation.
q. L. Griffin, our song leader, had
the members sing community songs
before allowing them 20 I'll down 20
eat This is not a bad idea as il
just makes a better feeling among
the club members If you can get
man 10 sing or laugh he always
nioys his luncheon better
Skeeter Hunt introduced the visi-
tors, a list Of which will be given
later in these notes. He read a
letter 20 the club from Lawrence T.
Martin, Jr., thanking the club for
flowers sent him while be was In
the hospital Lawrence said that
while his wounds were not all healed
zap he had gone back 90 work, and
hat be was feeling all right; said
hat The flowers made things just
look little brighter for aim while
hc was away from home and IN the
hospital.
Roscoe Wilson was called upon
t0 instruct Joe Griffith into the
knowledge of Rotary, which he did
n well chosen language If a man
joining Rotary pays strict attention
o what Roscoe tells him he can not
helm hut become better citizen
rd "a better man. Tho Home Brew
Qlartctte rendered one II their
s0nEs. which always brings applause
from the club members. Chairman
Of the entertainment committee had
Oh pot taboo on encorcs, or they
would have kept the Home Brew
Quar1ette singing all through the
luncheon hour John Singleton, Dis
uict Governor Of Rotary, in the
State Of Texas. whose home IS in
WaXahal bic, was then introduced
Ills tain Go the club was not only
very instructive bat interesting a.
well The first cluh organized boz
Texas, was 40 Dallas in May, 1911
There are now sixty-four clubs IN
Texas. with a membership Of over
four thousand His talk along boys
work was fine and the Rotary clubs
all over this section Of Texas are
carrying out his program for the
boys work In the matter Of at
tendance he said that we should not
try 10 build up our club unless we
could properly sell Rotary 20 the
individual before he comes into the
club The man that just came %
She luncheon often enough 90 hold
his membership should resign 80 as
20 leave his Classification open 70 a
man who would make the attend
ance better The individual who was
lacking in his attendance kept the
percentage Of the attendance down
in the club The club that did not
insist that the individual attend an
meetings was also, keeping the d.
vision or classification IN the state
from making good showing. and the
different classes who didn't show a
good percentage Of membership was
keeping the District back, which
made il hard on the District Govern
or TO make a good showing interna-
tionally The most Of US can make
our attendance TO 100 per cent.
If by any chance we happened e. be
away from home on club day We
should attend some other town al
their regular meeting which would
count for attendance in the home
club District Governor Singleton
was at Plainview on Tuesday In At
tendance Of the lnter-city meeting
Of the Rotary Club composed of
PlalnVieW, Amarillo ana Iubbotk-
Plainview entertained royalty with
one Of the best luncheons Il had
been his pleasure 20 eat for some
ime. There were talks by our pres
idene, Jed Rix, Of Lubbock; II. c.
Pipkin of Amarillo, and address by
John c. Singleton, Governor Of the
18th District Of Rotary. All those
hearing these men talk could not
help but be better citizens Of Ro-
tarians am sorry that space will
not allow me 10 give the individual
talks of these men. Vocal selections
by a mixed quartette, composed Of
Mrs. Arilla Peterson, Mrs. X. W.
O'Keefe, Mr.. Matt Cram and Mr..
Jacob Burkett, with Mrs. Guy Jacob
as accompanist, were rendered IL
is well worth ones drive from here
20 Plainview and back TO hear these
good people sing. Tickets were fur
nished all Rotarians to attend the
picture show. A ball game between
Amarillo Rotarians and the Plain
view Rotarians at the ball park
was an interesting feature Of the
day. The score for nine innings,
was 23 10 II. in favor Of Amarillo.
led Rix issued a challenge for the