Evening star., 1922-02-26
ROTARY MEETING
PLANS COMPLETE
Committees Finish Labors fol
Conference Here March
rs, II and 28.

With many committees working AT
top speed, final arrangements for the
conference of the fifth district of
Rotary, to be held here March 26, p
and 2s. have been completed, and at
a meeting spf the executive committee
Of the local club. of which Fred s.
Lincoln is chairman, details of the
program were given on Friday.
Every effort will be made to make
the visit of the eut-of-town Ro-
tarianS one long to be remembered.
and from the minute of the first ar
rivals until the final curtain Is rung
down on the ceremonies there will be
something to interest every delegate
to the congress.
500 Autos Commandeered.
Richard Murphy. chairman of the
committee dp automobiles. has COM
mandeered more than 500 machines
which will be placed at the disposal
of the visitors, and in case extra cars
are needed club members are request
ed to communicate with him.
Edward L. Stock, governor Of the
fifth district. has received word from
the Rotary clubs of Philadelphia. At,
lantic City and York. Pa. that those
bodies will arrive on special trains.
Word has also been received from
clubs in other parts of Pennsylvania
and Maryland that large delegations
will be sent to the conference. Ha-
gerstown and Frederick especially are
expected to be well represented.
Following a meeting of the ladies
committee. of which Mrs Phillip
Hermann is chairman. announcement
was made that a buffet luncheon
would be served the visiting ladies of
Rotary on Monday, and that formal
luncheon was being arranged for
Tuesday. Following the affair on the
latter day musical will be held.
probably in the New Willard Hotel.
Handsome souvenirs will be given
each of the women attending.
VIII FIJI Pulpits.
On Sunday morning. preceding the
ceremonies of placing the bronze
wreath on the tomb of the unknown
soldier at Arlington. more than fifty
visiting Rotarian ministers and well
known speakers will fill the pulpits
Of many Washington churches.
The ceremonies at Arlington. which.
according to prediction. VIII rival
those held on Armistice day. will be
at o'clock. and at their conclusion
all visiting Rotarians will be driven
in decorated automobiles to the points
of interest in and about the city.
Sunday night an organ recital will
be given at the First Congrega-
tionalist Church. after which Rev.
James A. Freeman, rector of Epiphany
Church. and Rev. Jason Noble Pierce
OF the r lrSt COnSreSdtiOnallSt SnuTCn
will deliver addresses.
business Sessions Begin Monday.
Business sessions will be held Mon
day and Tuesday at the D. A. r. Hall
from 9 am. to pm. and at noon on
each day forty or fifty group lunch
cons will be given at the different
hotels of the city. Officials of Inter-
national Rotary will make an effort
to address all of these meetings.
which will be conducted in regular
Rotarian fashion.
Permits have been secured and
guides arranged for to conduct the
visitors through all of the important
public buildings, and these trips will
be made al spare times on Monday
and Tuesday.
A special edition of Progress. the
Rotary organ, is being prepared. in
which will be found detailed informa-
tion concerning the city. More than
1000 copies of the paper will be
struck off. and all members of the
fifth district of Rotary will be sup
piled with same.