The Winslow mail., 1923-03-02
ANNIVERSARY DAY
OBSERVED BY LOCAL
ROTAR|ANS FRIDAY

slow Rotary Club was postponed
from Wednesday noon to Friday even
ing of last week that being the
eighteenth anniversary of the organ
ization of the Rotary International
In order that the members of the club
might listen in on the address of
President Havens and others being
broadcasted by radio from Kansas
City, President Tom Quebedeaux, of
the local Rotary Club, invited the
members to hold their meeting at his
home and hear the program from
Kansas City over his fine radio set
The Rotarians gladly accepted this
generous invitation of their President
and at the appointed hour 6:20-were
all present, making it a one hundred
percent meeting. In addition to the
members there were four guests pre-
sent, making the total number pre-
sent tWenty-seven.
Rotarian A. B. Riley, Manager
of the Harvey House, served one of
his famous chicken dinners. and when
you have said that it is quite enough
to let every one know that the culi-
nary part Of the evenings program
was a top-notcher You can't catch
A. B. mapping when it comes to pre-
pairing fine dinners.
AS it was a stag affair some wait
ers had to be drafted into service,
and this honor fell to Dock and Curl
BaZell, who did the honors in high
ly acceptable and pleasing manner.
Curl was a little nervous for fear his
wife might hear about it, but other
wise he appeared to be perfectly calm
and self-contained. He never spilled
the beans or coffee. once. OF course,
the bean proposition was easy be-
cause there were none, but it did re-
quired some skill to pour the coffee
for bunch like that without spill
ing any.
Homer Vaughan was chairman OF
the day. or evening, and gave evid-
ence that he had given the meeting
and program serious thought and pre-
paration. He presided with marked
dignity and during an interval be-
tween parts of the radio program,
made some remarks that were very
appropriate for anniversary celebra-
tion of Rotary International.
Rotarians Albouy, Neal, and Proc
tor helped to make the program in
teresting with short speeches, Two
improptu trios were rendered-one by
Dick Gust Claud QuebedeauX, and
Lawhead, the other by Charley DaZe,
Tom Quebedeaux, and 4. B. Riley. No
doubt both of these trios would have
been snapped up by vaudeville man
ager had one been present. OF course,
the singing ability of these gentlemen
may be a surprise to some, but it
only goes to show what Rotary will
do for some fellows
The main event of the evening vas
the Rotary program broadcasted from
Kansas City. Claud Quebedeaux was
chief radio operator of the evening
ami promptly at tn appointed hour
had us connected up with Kansas
C:ty The program could be- heard
as distinctly as if the speakers AMI
performers were sta dis, in the
room. First President and Mrs. Hav-
ems sang, both being concert singers
of note, then President Greiner of
the Kansas City Rotary Club, made
an address and also read messages
from President Harding, Attorney
General Daugherty, and the Speaker
of the House of representatives.
Then came the main address by Pre-
sident Havens in which he gave a
brief history of Rotary international
and set forth it's main aims and pur-
poses 1t was fine address and well
received by the Rotarians. Follow
ing the Kansas City program other
programs were listened to from FIT.
Forth, Los Angeles, and other places.
Tie programs from Los Angeles were
heard with great distinctness and
furnished the fellows much pleasure.
An effort was made to get the pro-
gram being broadcasted from New
ark, New Jersey across the ocean,
during the latter part of the evening,
but all that could be heard was the
announcement of the Newark station,
but this was heard quite distinctly.
while some of the rotarians listened
in on the various radio programs,
others enjoyed themselves playing
games Toward midnight they be-
gan to depart one by one, all voting
it grand time and Tom wonderful
host.