The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-10-20
ROTARY NOTES

BY l.. T. Martin.


The Rotary Club met with nearly
one hundred per cent attendance
for their luncheon at the Cova Hotel
Wednesday. Capt Bailey Of the
Salvation Army. offered the invo-
cation. Skeeter Hunt introduced
the visitors. Rotarian Joseph W.
Jennings and County Agent for
Lubbock county, was called upon
10 respond 70 how he won first
premium at the Texas State Fair
on the agricultural exhibit from
Lubbock county. He went into de-
tail regarding how that the different
points were judged How that De
lost some points on vegetables owing
70 the technicality in the printing
Of the catalogues, but suffered no
more than others on that account
To sum the whole thing up, he told
how that early in the season he
went 20 gathering the different ex
hihits in agriculture 70 comply with
the score card, then took then 20
Dallas, properly placed, so that they
might be judged. Asking for the
cooperation Of the people for
another year in taking Lubbock
county's exhibit again to the State
Fair
Butterflake Martin was then call
led upon to respond 20 the subject
on attendance. He said that Lub-
book was first in everything and
that he wanted 20 put Lubbock Ro-
tary Club in the first class. We
got second place in the Division G.
Of the clubs for the month Of Aug
ust Marshall, Texas, having won
first place. Butterflake is doing
good work as chairman Of the at
tendance committee and we should
all cooperate with him IN trying
70 reach first place in Division c.
Of clubs, having fifty 20 one hundred
members
President Jed made the announce
ment that the Junior Chamber Of
Commerce was going 70 put over
free mail delivery in the city Of
Lubbock, and asked the cooperation
Of all ROtarians 10 assist them. He
also announced that Lubbock has
been asked for $4,000 as quota
for boy. scout work. He then asked
Woody Bowen to read a letter from
Copas Bowen 10 his younger broth
er. Harold COpas Is seventeen
years old and wrote his younger
brother, appealing 10 him 20 keep
up the Scout work that he had been
doing before he left for school. II
was a good letter from one brother
10 another appealing for the best
that was in him for this work. Mo
ton was made to foster a move
ment 10 raise $4,000. Lubbock's
quota for boy scout work Bill
Meador was appointed chairman OF
n committee of three, with Bonnie
Hilburn and A. " Weaver as his
co-workcrs, 70 raise this money.
Roscoe Wilson was then called
upon To furnish his two-minute man.
He made the statement that Sam
Cole was to have been the two
minute man for his luncheon but
was out of the city. A letter was
read from Sam Cole % take the
place of the two-minute talk.
The meeting was then turned over
10 Walter POsey, as chairman of the
entertainment committee FOR the
day. He made an optimistic talk
regarding the business situation. He
sighted the speeches made by prom
inent bankers Of the United States
in attendance at the American Bank
ers Association, recently held in New
York Crops here are turning out
better than was expected. Cotton
from one-fifth 10 one-fourth Of a
bale 10 the acre was being made
on land where the grass adjoining
was drying up. Showing the pro-
ductiveness Of our soil. He made
comparisons Of the deposits. loans,
cash on hard and money borrowed
from the Federal Reserve this year
and last. Al this time We have ON
hand. deposits Of S2,2t6.000. last