Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-28

Just a week from today Los Angeles
will act as host for the 18th annual
International Rotary convention, which
is scheduled this year for the week
June 4-1O. Rotarians from all over
the country and from many foreign
clubs will gather in the California city
at this time. An elaborate program
has been arranged which will fill the
week with all sorts OF meetings and
entertainments. Sessions of this 49,
convention will be staged in the beauti
full Philharmonic auditorium in Los
Angeles.
For those who have arrived in Los
Angeles before Sunday afternoon. there
will be offered entertainment by the
members of the Los Angeles Rotary
club and nearby cities. Detailed plans
have been made for automobile pleas
ure trips to Pasadena and the famous
Busch Gardens and a visit will be
paid to the Maryland and Green hotels,
which are the headquarters OF the Ro-
| tarians of the 23rd district. Other
trips will be, to Santa Monica, Venice
and HOLLYWOOD (home of the moyiesl.
Monday is the official day for arrival
and registration. Throughout the day
the registration committee will be
found at Philharmonic auditorium,
which will be the center of all con-
, ~vention activities for the week. In
formal auto trips will be given Ro-
t%arians, starting from this point.
There will be meetings of the in
! tprnational board of directors. the IN
ternationaI committees and the very
important meeting of the committee
on proposed legislation.
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During the day the international
Rotary Golf tournament will be IN
progress at the Wiltshire Country club,
on one of the sportiest courses IN the
world. The tournament has been ar
ranged in such a manner that Ro-
tarians desiring to enter may play at
any time during the day. Seven
trophies will be competed for. among
which are included the Hunter Inter
national Golf trophy, three trophies
contributed by the Rotary club Of Los
Angeles and one which has been com
peted for annually since 1917. CON
tributed by the Rotary club of Clarks-
burg. West Virginia.
Tuesday morning. the convention
opens with a tahleau entitled "1ester-
day. Today and TOMORROW showing
in striking scenes the development OF
Rotary since that INST meeting Ii
years ago.
The convention is being held in
America within sound of the Pacific
ocean. The welcome is to be voiced
by genial Bill Stephens, president of
the Los Angeles club. He will vel
come men and women from % or more
of the nations of the earth. Respond
ing to that welcome. and speaking for
| all those men of different n~ationalitfes.
will be William A. Mcconnell, prasi-
| dent of the British association. from
Dublin ireland. The address of Presi-
| dent Mccullough closes the morning
! session.
The afternoon session is given over
| almost entirely to the report Of the
committee on constitution and by
laws, and this is probably the most
important matter that has ever come
before q Rotary convention.
Unique Street Carnival
A committee of 20 Rotarians arc bus.
ily engaged in preparing for Il unique
| street carnival Tuesday evening. The
| clubs of the 23rd district are partici.
pating in this affair. One of Los An
geles' leading th~oroughfares will be re
served exclusively for this affair and nc
/ pains are being spared to make this one
| of the most wonderful affairs ever en-
| joyed at a Rotary convention. Here
will be the opportunity of enjoying ev-
everything from dancing in the street tC
riding the famous bucking burro from
| Arizona.
Wednesday morning begins with &
novel presentation of the important sub
| Jet of ella ssifications." by Chairman
Arthur G. Pierce of Pittsburgh. Natur'
ally following "Classifications" comes
Attendance" which will be ~esenteC
in the form of an address, Attendance
the Creator OF Rotary Activity by
George c. Diehl of Buffalo, n. Y.
This will be followed by short. snapp,
five-minute talks from the clubs who
have had high attendance records anc
whose accomplishments have been out
standing. These talks will BE made b,
Hartford II. Montgomery, Belfast. Ire
land: T. Nj. Barlow, Bellingham
Wash; Sidney L.. Hardin, Mission
Texas; Walter s. Young, Worcester
Mass, and James w. Davidson, Calgary
Alta, Canada. The session will clos,
with an address on 1.-THE Friendship
of Rotary" by Joseph Turner o
Roanoke, Va.
The afternoon will begin with a dis
cussion knowledge of Rotary=-th,
Open Door to Service" led by Chairman
! Jeff Lydiatt Of Calgary, Alta, with