Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-09-21
ROTARIANS IMPRESSED
BY ADDRESS OF
UNUSUAL MERIT

'hSeeiHA At the summit Ot La NetA
pass on Tuesday. On Monday night
telephone inquiry to La veta in
dicated that 1t would be impossible
for cars to get through from the
east and that there was about six
inches of snow on the pass, so the
affair was abandoned
The Monte Vista club therefore
held their meeting Tuesday night
at the La Veta hotel.
!: Willard Wood gave an interest
ing account of his recent trip to New
York. He said that the Japanese
disaster had the effect of Jumping
the silk market 80 per cent over
night and the strange part of 1t is
that only about five percent of the
raw silk exported from Japan comes
from the devastated region. Mr..
Wood says he would be less lone
some In camp alone on the top
OF the continental divide than in
New iork's busiest hotel where one
Is surrounded by thousands OF hu-
man beings. Residents of the big
cities do not know their next door
neighbor," have neither fellow ship
nor friendliness and when approach
ed by stranger for casual CONVEX
sation are Immediately suspicious
that he is trying to sell them some
thing or is bunko agent. Mr..
Wood states that the prices OF cot
ton and other commodities excep,
steel are going up but that the
manufacturing centers are COM
mencing to realize that they have to
reckon on the purchasing power OF
the west.
John Greene announced that the
work on surfacing four miles OF the
Gunbarrel r0ud Just south OF Monte
Vista will be commenced soon He
said that the drainage water thus
developed would be diverted east 81
that II would not reach the Rock
creek basin" This seems to have
been the point OF objection to the
road work by residents along the
road and is now amicably arranged.
George Payne, the newly acquir-
ed member. was present at this
meeting.
Upon request OF Chairman Wal
lace. Col. Wolfe gave u brief talk
upon military affairs compliment
Ing Troop A for their excellent con-
dition and also voiced appreciate
OF the support given to the Troop
by the community.
The main talk OF the evening was
given by RotariAn II. c. Kephar,
whose subject was the Need for
Serious Men and Women Today
The speaker summarized his ideas
In some very startling statements
showing that civilization today Ii
totterink to fall On account OF the
frivolity and fast manner OF LIVING
OF the people. He quoted from some
OF the ablest thinkers OF the world
verifying this assertion and deciar-
ed. Europe ix Gone and, unless
there In moral and spiritual
awakening. American civilization
will follow the same road" A close
friend OF President Harding said
the presidents death was caused In.
directly by worry over the manner
OF living OF the American people.
and Woodrow Wilson's physical
and mental condition today IL n re-
suii OF the same cause M well AZ
the taking away OF Theodore Roose.
welt OF n broken heart.
Mr.. Kcphnrt said that the frs,
twcnty-threc years OF the twentieth
century will characterize II MS the
most barbarous of all the centuries: !:
that there has not been one day in
those years In which armies have
not faced each other nt some place
In the world with nm appalling sum.
nation OF slaughter. This is an
ironicai fact In contrast with the
marvellous niiainmcnts In science
and invention. The heights OF
frivoiiiy engaged In by the pcopi,
have undermined the whole moral
social fabric until the time has
come for thinking men aud women
In every community OF America Ia
undertake turning tho tide into true
channels lest the cherished civiiixa.
tion OF our country be destroyed.
The logic and carncstnrss that chnr.
actrriss Mr.. kephrrt's aGdrssncs
was never more pronounced than
In his talk before the Rotarians and
ne WAS heartily consratulatcdj by
the members Of the club.