Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-20
MISS Nl0LEEY TALKS
OF WOMEN No Tt Rs
BEFORE RgTAR!tAl'S
Effort VIII Be Made to Estab-
Iish Chapter Of. League Of Wo-A
men Voters Here / 2gl8l
ELLIS is EULOGIZED
Cargill Letter Tells Of Big Base
Ball Game Arranged at CO.
Iurnbus Soon

Miss Marguerite Woolley, secre-
tary, third region National League
of women voters. spoke briefly to the
Rotarians at the regular meeting
Wednesday. She requested the
moral support and assistance of the
Rotarians in her efforts to estsSb-
lish local chapter of the league
mere. She said the object of the
league was purely educational; that
they were not seeking to establish a
woman's party; that the efforts Of
the, league was to help the women Of
the nation in fully qualifying them
selves to exercise their rights at the
polls.
Rev. John Cutler, pastor First
Methodist church and member OK
Americas Kiwanis club, gave local
Rotarians an invitation to dine with
the ladies Of his church on Wednes-
day, April 9, the profits from the
lunch to go toward paying for
kitchen equipment in the new
Methodist church. The. invitation
was accepted at the club luncheon.
Mr.. Cutler stated that indications
were that the Sunday school room,
dining room seating 800, the kitGh-
en- and other parts OF the new
church would be ready FOR occup-
ancy early in April.
He said that the church eontem.
plated and had perfected certain
arrangements for opening a gymna-
SUM, reading rooms, baths, tennis
courts and other features of "a COM
plete boys recreation center at the
First Methodist plant. This will be
for the use of all boys, regardless
of their religious affiliations.
John Sheffield, president of the
club, paid a beautiful tribute 10
Colonel George Ellis, deceased, who
was, charter member of the local
club and whose death is the first
among local Rotarians, A commit
tee composed of Prof. j. E. Mathis,
Paul Westbrook and Tom Harold
was appointed to draft suitable res
olutions for the club.
At yesterdays meeting the club
had present every member Of the
club, giving the local club 100 per
cent meeting in point of attendance.
The secretary announced that the
attendance for the month was web
over 95 per cent.
A letter from Ralston Cargill,
former RotGrian, now located at CO.
lumbus as traffic manager of the
Columbus Chamber of Commerce,
stated that the Baltimore Orioles
and the Reading (Pa.) baseball
clubs would play an exhibition game
here Tuesday Mar. 18th part OF
the proceeds of the game going to
the Americas playground.
Many of the Rotarians spoke dur.
ing the dinner yesterday regarding
their impressions of the district con-
vention which closed Tuesday night
at Macon, when retiring Governor
Ken Guernsey was presented with
handsome present by the district
Rotarians, John Sheffield, of Amer
lcus, making the presentation
speech.
With one or two exceptions every
member Of the Americas club at
tended the Macon Convention, where
Bill Lanier Of West Point, was elect
ed district governor, succeeding
Ken Guernsey, of Orlando, Fla. Bill
Lanier, had no opposition. His
nomination was seconded by the
Americas club.
A number of nationally prominent
Rotarians were present, including
international President, Guy Gunda-
ker of Philadelphia; Carey A.
Hardee, Governor of the state Of
Florida; Hart Nicely, of Wayerly,
m. Y, International chairman Of
boys work; Bert Adams, information
al past president, of Atlanta; vii.
liam, r. Manner, Jr,, of Nashville,
Tenn, and governor Of the 2srd
Rotary District.
The next convention of the 39th
district, comprising Georgia and
Florida, win be held next spring at
West Palm Beach, Fla.