, 1923-03-15
CHAN CONVENTION
IS RIP SHORTER"
ROTARIANS and ROTARY AIMS AOLD
CONVENTION. BANQUET is
BRILLIANT AFFAIR

"They said there were 600 Ro-
tarians present" writes the noted
c%artoonist Doc Bird Finch of the
Denver Post. but I counted at least
700 in my room at 1870 a. m"
Rawlins Rotarians upon their re-
turn from the capitol city where they
attended the seventh district confer
ence Of the Rotary International on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
last week, describe the gala affair
in various complimentary terms.
Perhaps the most striking descriptive
phrase was that used by a well known
local business man at was a rip
snorter," says he, "a rip shorter
from the time we got down there
until the last minute OF the on
ference"
Early Wednesday afternoon dele
gates began to arrive from Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, northern New Mex
leo and western Nebraska. The
Cheyenne hotels were packed to ca
pacity by the incoming guests.
According to Doc Bird his room
alone contained 100 fellow Rotar-
ians. Perhaps 1t was the crowded
hotels that were responsible for the
| uot VI DOC . DOuuOiT anu, tutu dSdl1,
perhaps Docs 700 friends came be
cause the hotel lobby seemed lone
some.
But whether the 700 rotarians
trouped into Doc Birds room from
necessity or companionship is OF
small matter SO let us continue.
Wednesday the Rotary conference
broke a standing rule by ~electing
NJ ENynVnNr nN Y~k~ .-.r
President OF the Longmount, Color.
ado, Rotary Club. and Colorado
Springs was chosen as the home for
the next Rotary conference. 1t had
previously been a rule that the home
of the next convention should be III,
same as that of the new Governor
Probably the most brilliant affair
OF the entire conference was the
banquet arranged by the Cheyenn,
Rotary for Thursday evening. Her,
the Rotarians, Rotary AIMS and thei
guests. the Cheyenne Lions and XII
wanians, were treated TO a program
OF exceptional merit.
The Laramie club staged a sing
Ing school. with something like 4!
verses. Mrs. Maurice Collins. eve,
a favorite with Cheyenne and Wyo.
c "oo ICtdlIeu IT.
p%eatedly, and she favored with three
vocal selections. Two ''colored gen.
tlemen" from Casper gave songs in
both falsetto and bass. The RawIins
male quartet. with Harry Breiten.
stein leading. dished out some close
harmony. Harold Vaughn sang a solo
and the crowd Joined in on the sec
ond chorus. A duo from Laramie
staged a "Mr. Gallagher and Mr.
Shean" act. two men from Colorado
Springs Knocked them with another
string Of verses. and the Laramie.
ties came right back at them.
For the final part OF the program
the Denver Rotarians. so strong and
including all kinds OF talent. took
the stage and put on a variety of
chatter and music. J. Fred Roberts
called for short talks from the rep-
resentatives OF the clubs at Denver.
Colorado Springs. Pueblo. Gunnison.
Greeley. Sterling. Monte Vista, La
mar. Clayton. Delta. Sheridan. La
Junta. Fort Collins. Boulder, Trini-
dad. Montrose. Scottsbluff. LoveIand.
Littleion. Paona. Longmont, Grand
Junction. Rawlins and Cheyenne.
Harry Carlson. Denver soIoist claim
Ing TO hail from Casper, sang. 'In
the Sweet Dry and Dry" II. A. Gish.
who dresses all the ladies Of Lara
mie.' was asked to tell US about the
Laramie water system and other
Jokes" Cheyenne. you have In.
spirit OF Rotary was the theme of
n selection.
Probably the best western musical
organization ever hear din this city
was the Olinger quartet OF Denver.
Tho four men went all the way from
Rocked in the Cradle Of the Deep
Garry Nc Back to or VirRinny"
and ~ Wandered to tho Hills Mag
gle" TO one about n livery stable
keeper who loved n fair maiden, and
the familiar "Gedap. Napoleon: II
Looks Like Rain" Their comedy
and harmony together with that OF
their accompanist, was OF n higher
quality than much OF tho professional
work that has been heard here In
recent years. At midnight their rubc
skit brought tho evening to a close
with a ronr
In closing our remarks on tho
seventh Rotary International we
given by DR.. Crane of tho State Uni
vcrsity. before the assembled Ro.
t~arians mt tho Rotary luncheon
Thursday noon. Local rotarians, up
on their return from Cheyenne.
speak highly OF the remarkable ad-
drcss OF the Wyoming University
president and state that seldom have
they heard n finer and more e1cuucnt