Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-17
LUNCHEON CLUBS
SHOW fine Spirit
Rotarians and Excllangeites Hold
First joint Meeting Which
Proves Very Enjoyable.

Exchange and Rotary clubs OF
Richmond was held in the par
lCrs of the First Presbyterian
church last night with President
L. L. Telford, Of the Exchange
Cub as toastmaster.
Practically a full membership
from both clubs with their wives,
mothers and frien4s, enjoyed a
bountiful dinner served by lad
les of the Presbyterian church.
A toast was given to the Ex-
change club by Rotarian John
Howard Payne that was a classic
This speaker plainly showed he
is an orator by his easy flow of
beautiful words that boosted the
Exchange club to the skies, 70
he said that the initial steps
the Exchange club had taken,
showed they were alive anC,
ready to master any task that
clme before them, that he liked
to think of this club by the deed
o. their distinguished member.
they had just lost Col. Harvey
Chenault. a Sir Galallad in every
respect, one who did not
ah:oad to seek the Holy Grail
but found it here at home by his
beautiful personality. his kind and
loving heart and his open purse.
ever ready to lift the fallen and
! downtro1; that the purpose OIL
the Exchange was lived in the
daily life of this splendid man.
whose place can never be filled il
hi, club or in the community. EX
chargite BENEFIT Farris responded
to this beautiful toast thanking
Mr.. Payne, and saying that he
hoped this first Joint meeting
W, uld be followed by many more
F,,changite c. c. Wallace toasted
the Rotary club, saying that he
respected the Rotary club to the
fullest, that they were the first
ltrCheon club to organize her:
thereby making possible the F,
ci',.nge club by showing that a
lrncheon club could be organi-'
in Richmond; that the Rotarians
lac assisted in the organizing
them. To this toast Rotarian
"Tack" T. J. Coates responded.
saying that the beautiful feature
OF these clubs was they could
Work together in their good
deeds for civic Improvement with
out being competitors. Rotarian
Fl omer Carpenter gave toast TO
the city of Richmond, pointing out
the improvements in = the five
YEARS he has known it, saying that |
If it had done nothing more than
tc organize two luncheon Clubs, +
il had made a big step forward !
hrt on top Of that it had many
blocks of paved streets, hand
some new public school building,
a normal school growth that had :
almost filled the horse shoe cam !
pus, many new fronts in the
stores on Main street, and lately
the organization ofs a Women's,
club. Mayor O'Neil responded on:
behalf of the city, saying that al /,
'al1 times the council'wanted to
meet! with lanv1 committee from
either club in discussion Of; public
improvements, and that there was
no end of good the clubs could
do, and he wanted to pledge
tie hearty cooperation of the
council with them at all times.
Txchangeite w. L. Arnold gave
beautiful toast to the ladies',
thanking them for the fine din
ner 50 bountifully served and the
ladies' who had so kindly come
v ith their husbands as guests.
that men such as composed the
personnel Of these two clubs al
ways felt the high honor Of haV-
III" their wives and loved ones
With them. Mrs. George Sim
mons beautifully responded to
Ills toast, pledging the coopera-
tor OF the ladies with the men i'll
al their undertakings.
The Exchange club had as sitS
special and honored guest. Tudoe
\ 7. NJ. Cochran, of the i. S. fed
cral court.
Other guests of honor of the
Rotary club were 7. w. Menzies
president of the Rotary club of
Covington. and Assistant District
Attorney Frank Mcguire. Each
lad few words of praise for the
clubs and for the city.
F,vchanoite B. Y. Willis. o.
NicholasvillD, was also a guest Of
the Exchange club.
After the singing of "My Old ,
Kentucky Home" by the entire
oro,p. Rev. Green pronounced
tie benediction.
The special guest of honor at
the dinner was Trdoe A. M. 7.
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