The Coconino sun., 1923-08-17
DECEASED PRESIDENT
HON0RED in ROTARY'S
PROGRAM ON TUESDAY
Continued from Page One.)


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Ray Simpson read an extract from
the inspiring address given by the late
president at the convention of Inter
national Rotary at st. Louis few
weeks ago.
Fred S. Breen talked of Coolidge
our new president, his weil-proved
Americanism, his attributes as man
and statesman He spoke of the man
ner in which he had taken his oath
Of office as president, In a simple
farmhouse, the oath administered by
his aged father in the presence Of his
mother and wife. He said that Cool
idge's wish is to carry ON, and that
with such a man there can be no fear.
but that he will carry on.
la opening the meeting President
NJ. /. Powers said that Flagstaff Ko-
tahy has won the 9Th district trophy
for best attendance during the last
year. Winslow IS second. District
Governor Allie Martin of FL Paso IN
his last Bulletin said:
"We call attention to the wonderful
standing which has been made by the
Flagstaff Rotary club, leaving it with
the highest standing of all the clubs
for the entire year. All honor to
Flagstaff! They have earned the at
tendance trophy which GOV. Christy
promised at the beginning of the year
for the club showing the best per-
centage."
Mr.. Powers announced that the next
Rotary meeting will be Thursday
night, the123rd, at the Normal School
cafeteria. when the directors of the
Arizona State Industrial Congress,
who are to hold their business meet
ings in Flagstaff that day, will be the
guests or the Rotary club and chanl-
bel et commerce.
Jimmie Lewis facetiously and with
lot Of wit interspersed introduced the
Rotary baby, which is the way new
member OF the club is designated un-
til he gets out of his swaddlng
clothes. This baby is Joe +. Schmidt
Of the Breen-L Lewis Schmidt Jewellery
company, and stood while the more or
less seulogy was being benedicced on
him, ,6a and tried not to blush nor look
too self-conscious over the burst OF
applause that greeted him.
/. B. Koch announced that the PIC
mic Of northern Arizona Rotary clubs,
which Is to be held here, will be in
September, exact details to be worked
out during the next week or so.
Walter Myers, Boy Scout execu-
tive, reviewed scout conditions for the
last few months. Night meetings OF
the scouts will soon be resumed, hav-
ing been discontinued for few weeks
because many of the scouts are earn
ing vacation money, and that is in ac-
cordance with scout ideals.
Mr.. Koch read the following tele-
gram from w. K. Etter, general man
ager Of the Santa Fe coast lines, re-
plying to wires sent him last week Dy
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Rotary club:
Los Angeles, California,
August 8, 1928.
"Your wire report of our water SER
vice engineer has only recently reach
ed me and because of numerous 9TH
er matters many of them being of
emergency class requiring attention
have been unable to give the matter
study. Inasmuch as | am unfamiliar
with the proposition and as am
quite desirous of familiarizing myself
with matter on ground must ask your
Indulgence for a short time longer
with the hope that / may be able to
give YOU a somewhat definite reply by
September /. Are there reasons
which prohibit deferring matter until
that time?
'W. X. ETTER."
Miss Elsa Myers graciously presid-
ed at the piano during the singing.
The tables were made beautiful By
flowers sent by Mrs. |. b. Koch. Vis-
ting Rotarians: H. +. Hendrix Of
Mesa and Guy Chisholm of Phoenix.
Other visitors: f. S. Virgin of Chlo
ride, George Bailey, Dr.. Felix Man
ming, A. J. Mitchell and Walter Myers,
all of Flagstaff.
The ladies of the Woman's club who
prepared the appetizing and dainty
lunch we're: Mrs. Rex Gobic, chair
man; Mrs. John Verkamp, Mrs. Dave
Lowell, Mrs. Henrietta Myers and
Mrs. Carl Dickinson. The Misses
Josephine Wilson, Mary Wilson and
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