The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
OUR FLAG HONORED IN
SONG AND SPEECH BY
ROTARlANS ON TUESDAY


/ Chairman Bert Cameron decided
that Tuesdays Rotary meeting should
be an advance celebration OF Flag
Day. Accordingly it was, and fine
one at that
He had lots of very good music
Mrs. G. A. Pearson singing a solo,
''The Call of the Flag" very beautl-
fully, accompanied by Miss Elsa
Myers on the piano, and Mrs. Pear
son, Miss Myers, George H. Myers and
Tom L. Rees, an enjoyable quartet,
singing, Flag of the Free" and
columbia, the Gem of the Ocean"
! Judge F. w. Perkins read an inter-
esting paper on the American flag
which is reprinted in this issue Of The
Sun.
Frank Chisholm spoke on the cam.
paign now waging under direction OF
the Woman's club to beautify Flag
staff. He said we have wonderful
natural scenery, but many of our
homes and home surroundings could
be greatly improved in appearance;
spoke of the progress already made in
/ that direction this spring, notably in
the planting of many shade trees, and
asked that everybody cooperate with
| the Woman's club and Flagstaff
Junior Chamber of Commerce in this
good and much-needed work
Professor Tom Cureton, Williams
Rotarian, who is helping "Scout" Nc
! Cormick run the boy scout camp at
Lake Mary, happily told how happy
it makes him to do it. Dilworth
Baird, Tempe Rotarian, complimented
Flagstaff on its good fellowship.
Carl Mayhem wittily forecast the
coming Fourth of July celebration and
asked for cooperation, and President
G.. B. Wilson at once appointed Mr..
Mayhem, DR.. A. J. Mackey, Joe P.
Wilson, VIM. Cady ,Jr., and Fred Breen
a committee to scour up thousand
dollars or so from among the business
men to be placed at the disposal of
the American Legion, which will take
care of the celebration.
Scout Executive Mccormick told
what wonderful time the boy scouts
are having in the summer camp at
Lake Mary, which opened Monday.
Thursdays and Saturdays are visitors
days, he said, and you can eat with
the boys at so cents a plate.
President Wilson, who called the
meeting to order, said he and Mrs.
Wilson are leaving Thursday of this
week for the convention of Interna-
tional Rotary at Toronto, and that
Earl C. Slipher, now in Indiana, is ex-
pected to meet them in Chicago and
go to the convention with them.
President L. B. McMullen invited
the Rotarians to attend the various
interesting events at the Normal this
week.
The good cigars smoked were at the
expense of Joe F. Schmidt, in mourn
ing over a recent birthday he had to
acknowledge.
President Wilson imposed fines,
heavy and light, with prodigal hand,
the poor boobs who had to pay being:
Ed Babbitt, Mart Fronske, Henry Al
bers, George Harrington, Lynn Nc
Mullen, Scout Mccormick, Joe Wilson,
Frank Chisholm, Tex Maclxey and
Bill Cady, Ed Babbitt getting soaked
twice, as was quite right and emil
nently proper.
There was a letter from Winslow
Rotary asking Flagstaff Rotarians to
come there July Fourth for joint
celebration with Winslow, Holbrook
and Williams.
Another letter from the Elks asked
for cooperation in the Flag Day pro-
gram that organization is to put on
tomorrow evening.
Visitors, besides visiting Rotarians
Cureton and Baird: Mrs. Pearson,
Miss Myers, Mr.. Rees, Mr.. Myers,
Judge Perkins, Walter P. Taylor of
Tucson, Harry Wilson of Monmouth,
Ills, brother of President c.. B. Will
son, and two other gentlemen from
that city, j. j. Gear and Ed Slim
mons; G.. S. Allen of Memphis, Tenn;
DR.. Eric S. Flett, Herb Asselin, w.
B. Raudebaugh and A. j. Mitchell, all |
new members of the city council; City |
Clerk Clarence T. Pulliam, John w.
Weatherford, Hugh H. Wheat, former
member of this club, who must have
been convinced by the applause when
he was introduced that he's as popu-
lar here as ever; Boy Scouts Allan
Cree of Flagstaff and Clifford Har-
rison of Williams.
The ladies of the Woman's club,
who prepared and served the good /
things to eat, were: Mrs. Lewis Ben
edict, chairman; Mrs. C. A. Keller,
Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. E. C. Mills.
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