The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
TO BE
| GUESTS SOON
OF BISMARCK
,. E. Byrne ExtOlls COntribu'
ton of Ireland to Progress
of World


! Plans for the Ninth District
k1tary Conference which will be
'eld in Bismarck. April 24-25 are
Maturing In fine shape and a most
Unusual and varied program is an
icipated according to a report
1ade to the ROtarians today at
heir luncheon at the Mckenzie
totel by F. l.. Conklin, general
difference chairman.
1t is expected that there will be
100 Rotarians from some 80 cities
n Minnesota and North Dakota
nd one city in Wisconsin. Many
4f them are bringing special or
Limitations such as orchestras,
lands and drum corps and with
Decial costumes. the parade whicn
q one OF the features is expected
10 be especially unique.
Probably the outstanding figure
vho will be here is Crawford Nc
iullough of Fort William, Ont,
ormerly international president
Foddy" Brown Of New Orleans, d
aading Rotarian n, will represent
International Rotary. James Fo-
ey, North Dakota's poet, now a
esident of Pasadena. California,
gill be one Of the prominent per
pns on the program and North Da-
otans are looking forward to re-
ewing their friendship with him.
pr Prosser of the Dunwoody In
.titute will be here and other
-rominent speakers are being Sc
ured for the meetings which Will
held at the Auditorium.
Thirty-five young women of Bis
.larck have been picked each to
act as hostess to visiting club
md they will take the name of the
ity from which the club assigned
I, them comes. Their pictures will
e sent to each Of the clubs in the
district and each hostess will wear
.Ome distinctive insignia.
Two luncheons will be given and
he chief social events. the ban
,uet and ball. will be staged at the
tate capitol. A kitchen will be
mprovised in the Attorney Gen
rails office and the affair handled
V the Catholic Ladies. Sodality
iris will serve the guests.
For those who do not care to
,ance an informal smoker is being
rranged at the Elks club.
At next weeks meeting, Cover
,or McClintock of Minneapolis will
e a guest Of the Bismarck CLUB.
lie plans on visiting Mandan and
Dickinson and some other clubs
thile in the state He will spend
.everal hours here discussing the
conference plans with the local
Rotary club committees.
DR.. Roy Towne presided during
he main features OF the program
Warden John j. Lee was received
hto membership under the new
classification just established by
rotary International under the
leading Of penal institutions
Judge Christianson delivered the
rotary charge, outlining the his,
Dry of Rotary and the obligations
IS we'll as the opportunities in.
'olved in membership. Warden
Zee expressed his qualification a,
he honor of becoming a Rptariar
nd snappy pen song wei
somed him into fellowship of the
alub.
Patrick f. Byrne spoke on Ire.
and's contribution to history seiz
hg upon st. Patricks birthday "a
IN inspiration to recount the deeds
y valor and service of the hardy
4Ons Of Ireland. He traced thu
treat Irishmen native born and o
irish parentage from st. Patriot
own to Woodrow Wilson an6
lade out a strong case FOR his ma
I've land. The exploits of yelling
On, the. literary cA a + n
f TIL o'mas Moore an,
Goldsmith. the music of Balfe
Me grit and bravery of Perry
ackson and Sheridan were extoll
4. He even pinned the shamrock
spon Marconi and made it stick
through his Irish mother and hi
Fish wife nee O'Brein
P. E. Bryne paid an eloquen
1bute to, United States as tn,
rishman's Land Of Promise" AM
Gcalled the fact that Burke an
|ther Irish synlpathizers OF tn,
american revolution were voted
100000 by their American admir-
rs but refused it indicating b,
3ference only that it was lon!
hall from a Burke to a Doheny o.
Daugher-ty. He put in a vigor
us plea to keep public life upol
bat high plane of duty and devo
ION SO characteristic of the grea
cures Of Ireland for whom st
atrick who gave Ireland Chris
nnity setss such noble example