The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-11
ROTARY OFFICERS OF STATE CLUBS
 IN SESSION HERE
Feasibility Of Establish. ing Clubs In Smaller
 Towns Discussed

Feasibility of establishing Rotary clubs in many of the smaller towns of the Twenty-sixth International Rotary district will be discussed during the various conference sessions now being held at the Tutwiler hotel of the presi- dents and secretaries of the clubs in the district. A luncheon given by the Bir- mingham Rotarians with special Sal- vation Army day program with all the visiting Rotarians as guests was held at 1 o'clock.
 More than B presidents and secre- taries of the numerous Rotary clubs over Alabama and western Florida are attending the sessions of the confer ence. Herman l.. Turner, district gov crnor, presided, at conference meetings Wednesday, introducing Carl l.. Faust, of Jackson, Miss, chairman of the in ternational committee on Rotary edu- cation, the speaker of the< afternoon meeting.
 The morning session was filled with a discussion of inter-city meets, a plan which Rotarians will develop. Other topics which cdme up in the morning session was the making of programs for clubs, and using as an example the luncheon of the Birmingham Rotarians at 1 o'clock at which all district con- ference men were guests.
 Humorous Luncheon.
 A humorous Luncheon, featuring an unusual amount of bantering, was held as entertainment for the district con ference presidents and secretaries. The speaker for the luncheon was Mai. A. F. Storey of the Salvation Army, who, with section of the Army band intro duced a number of songs to prove Bir- mingham ROtarians singing club to the visitors. Major Storey stressed ser vice as the keynote of the Salvation Army service, similar to the creed of the Rotarians.
 The afternoon session featured talk along educational lines by Carl, l.. Faust. According to Mir. Faust there exists general misinterpretation of the ideals and creed of the Rotarians. He outlined a plan whereby a general presentation of Rotary ideas may be carried out to advantage.
 Hold Dinner-Danee.
 The Rotarians left business early in the afternoon and at 6 80 o'clock were carried in cars to Cascade Plunge where dinner-dance in honor of the event was given the Birmingham club.
 Thursday morning w. M. Manier, Jr., chairman of the international com mittee on extension, will address the meeting of the conference.
 The following presidents and secre- taries are attending the sessions of the conference: c. NJ. Jesperson and J. W. Mallory of Anniston: o. D. DuPre and R., N. Noojin, Attalla; Otis Pearson and Fred w. Burns, Bessemer; John H. Miller and John T. Hainje, Brew ton; l.. l.. Steinhart and D. +. Jacob, Demopolis; J. D. McPhail and James H. Barr, Eufaula; A. B. Harris, Gads- den; o. c. Hackworth and W. F. Con- ner, Florence; Quincy Love and c. S. Boswell, Huntsville; J. A. Moore and Charles l.. Burton, Jasper; l.. J. Bed sole and c. S. Shawhan, Mobile; Sam Rosewald and w. F. Black, Montgom- cry; E. NJ. Jones, Opelika; ]. G. Will kins and Morgan Richards, Selma R. B. EeMay and c. c. .Pierson, Sheffield D, H. McNeil and Duncan P. Dixon, Talladega; P. B.. Black and Randolph M. Head, Jr.. Troy; James L. Brierton and J. B. Brosius, Tuscaloosa.