The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-14
R0TARIANS ARE
TOLD OF TRIP
OVER PACIFIC
Archie McPhec Describes
Scenes Visited by Members
of Local Orchestra on Tour
FIRING NOT A BAD JOB


McPhee, who gathered an orchestra
of Bismarck Boys, signed them up on
Pacific liner and toured the Orient
with this organization as manager
with little side job as fireman in
the hold on one shift, gave the Bis
maIck Rotarians most interesting
and vivid travelogue Of Japan,
China and the Philippines. He told
how the idea sprung from a POSTER
in n Bismarck bank window That
little Tip" encouraged him to write
several liners and he was finally
signed up with an orchestra hut ar
irving in Seattle found that there
was no place on board for the man
ager' but as one of the firemen fail.
ed to show up "Archie" got the job
and managed his contingent from the
hold.
His experiences in the various
countries were tod Rotarians and
what impressed him most after Il
comparison of America with the
Orient was the great privileges of
this country.
His tour through Japan took him
over the earthquake regions. At
Manila the orchestra played for Gen
oral Woods ball and in Toxic at Il
dance given for the prince. Every
where the boys met with Il grea. re.
ccption. Lloyd Harmon former Bis
marck boy who played at Shanghai
took the Bismarckers in town and
showed them the sights.
The orchestra known as the S. s.
Madison Orchestra were guests of
honor at the Rotary luncheon and
played number of selections. Gov.
X. A. Nestos gave an interesting ac
count Of Il letter received from the
Rotary club at Christiana. He had
written several weeks ago letter
to the president of that club which
was read before its members at Il
celebration in honor of America.
. DIR. V. j. LaRose, new president of
the club, in his inaugural address
stressed the major obligations of
Rotary. Some of the chief objec-
tives Of Rotary he said were: Rotary
Education, Better Business Methods,
and Boys Welfare Work.
He declared that great strides had
been taken in better business
methods through the establishment
of codes of ethics. In several lines of
business such as the movies, organic
ed baseball, the garment workers,
relationships mad been set up so as
to promote better business ideals. He
declared that this spirit was the Ro-
tary ideal. He plead for continu-
ance of the boys welfare work, con-
tact with farmers nrd promotion of
dairy circuits.
Rotary must, he declared, combat
the insidious propaganda of social
ism, b0lshevism and other un-Amer-
lean theories Of government. No
better place to start, he said, than
with the education of the youth
J. J NJ. Macleod asked for cooper
alton Of all Rotarans in the annual
field meet of Bismarck boys sche-
duled for next Wednesday ut the
baseball park
jamestown Letter
The following commendatory les
olution was received from the James
town club:
Resolved, that VIC of the James
town Rotary Club, in regular M ct
ing assembled, hereby express to the
Bismarck Rotary Club, to the various
Social organizations, and to all the
people and the press of Bismarck, our
great appreciation for the generous
hospitality end gracious courtesy ex-
tended to us at the District Rotary
Conference recently held in that City.
General Chairman Fred l.. Conk-
lin and President Henry j.. Ducme-
land, who greeted us at the depot
and so thoughtfully attended to our
comfort ard happiness throughout
our visit there, we thank for the
many manifestations of good fellow
ship and hospitality.
Sand especially do we thank the
ladies of the Bismarck Club for the
entertainments provided for the lad
convention.
"And more especially do we at this
time reiterate our sincerest appre-
citation of the kindly care and con-
slant attention bestowed upon us by
Miss Ruth Staley, as Miss jamestown,
during all the time we were in her
charge.
eve congratulate the Bismarck
Rotary Club upon their splendid sue
cess in the management of every de-
tail of the entire conference. Bis
marck may be justly called the Con-
vention City of North Dakota"
H. c. GRAVES,
President