The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-04-06
ROTARY CONVENTION A PIPplN

n pcIleCI WHlri-WlHu from SLArJ UO
finish. That is the boiled-down ver-
dict of the local delegates who attend
ed the Seventeenth District Conven-
tion of the Rotary Clubs at Musko-
gee, Oklahoma, last week.
The city of Muskogee absolutely
out-did itself in the entertaining of
the boys from over the big district.
More than five THOUSAND Rotarians
were in attendance and although the
rain poured down all day Thursday,
the bunch seemed not to care whit.
The bands, drum corps and other
music making organizations braved
paraded the streets as though the sun
the inclemency of the weather and
We're shining and the breeze a balmy
zepher. There was noise and music
and fun galore all the convention
through. At the temporary conven-
tion hall the main events were held.
There were delegates from Missouri,
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
One of the real big features of
the entire event was the Boys Band
of independence, that was brought
to the convention at an expense of
$500, by the Rotary Club of that
city. They stirred the Convention
time and again and the city of Mus
kogee went absolutely wild at theil
every appearance.
In addition to this was a Boys
Band from Nowata, Oklahoma, thu
Central High School Band of Musko
gee, the Parsons, Kansas, Saxaphon'
band. and the Clifton, Missouri, Boys
band, and many other smaller musica
organizations of the city. There wa
no dirth of music in Muskogee durinl
the Rotary Convention.
Another feature was the radio
phone message from Miss Alic
Robertson, the Congresswoman fror
the State of Oklahoma, and the onl
woman in Congress.
One of the most notable addresse
of the convention was made by W
B. Story, president of the Santa F
Railway. The delegation from Lib
eral think it one of the finest speeche
they ever heard. He dealt with tn
I part the railroad had to play in tn
bringing back of the country to nor
7mal conditions. The salient point
his address as taken from the Musko
gee Democrat are as follows
"That on the prosperity of the rail
roads depends yocr prosperity.
"That railroad credit must be re
stored.
"That railroad rates are alread!
dangerously low.
"That the Transportation Act OF
1920 should be given fair chance
"That the railroads of the east
broke down under pressure of wal
demands.
"That the western roads Carried
on" and handled all business unit
the backing up of freight clogged
yard and road facilities.
"That the withdrawal of govern
ment control of everything, and the
re-establishment of the law of sup
ply and demand, was the cause al
least in part of the slump" or ad
jcstment of 1921.
"That this adjustment must ulti
mately result in stabilization, the re-
turn of small profits on money in
vested, and a firm and secure tone
of business"
]. Burr Gibbons said a whole
mouthful when he said that "Tht
trouble with America today is that
it has lost its old-time pep. He fol
lowed this with saying:
Another thing Rotarians can d.
is to help brother Rotarian whos'
business may be rotten
| Eve did that in Tulsa last year
and believe we did lot of GOO
by it," he said. eve have commit
tee whose duty it is to help those VIII
are having a hard time to get thet
feet on the ground once more, not s
much by financial assistance as b,
encouragement-by showing ther
that the bunch are behind them ant
are anxious to see them make tn
grade.
"This committee, finding that !
was serving real useful purpose, ex
tended its services until today it ha
hand out to any business man il
the city. That's real Rotarian ser
/ vice