The Coconino sun., 1926-07-02
FELTON, ROASTED ARIZONA
LIBELS; NACKEY'S REPORT
AT TUESDAYS ROTARY.

George T.. Harrington was to have
been chairman at Tuesdays Rotary
meeting, but went to Kansas to bring
Mrs. Harrington home. I. B. Koch
was to take his place, but went Co
San Francisco. John @. Thomas came
to bat as pinch hitter and made one
of the longest hits of the season, a
home run with the bases full.
Miss Selma Aas, Professor Jim Eel
ton Of Tempe and DR.. A. J. Mackey
were the runners on the bases who
scored ahead of John. Their work on
the bags was perfect.
Miss Aas sang twice. The first
time the gang attempted an encore
but was silenced on the promise that
she would sing later Miss Elsa My
ers played the piano Accomplishments.
Professor FELTON, spoke on the liter
ature about Arizona. He read the
description Of this state in the Inter
national Encyclopedia, in which we
are pictured as woefully desolate,
barren and undesirable Our only
vegetation, apparently, is in a few
stunted trees in the north despite
the fact that we have the largest pine
forest in the world), and cactus in
the south. Lumber as an industry,
and stock-raising, are not mentioned.
The speaker then read a poem
from the Anthology, in which-oh
horrors!-what ruin, desolation and
misery. Then he spoke of the wrong
impressions consistently given of Ari-
zona in the novels Of Harold Bell
Wright and others.
FELTON, says he never sends away q
postcard showing rattlesnakes or
cactus, but of some of the beautiful
and wonderful things in which this
state abounds. He urged concerted
action to get the libels in the ency-
clopoedia corrected.
v. O. Wallingford of Phoenix said
he has a postcard sent out by the
Southern Pacific railroad. The cap
ton under the picture is, "A date
growing palm at Tempe, near Los
Angeles"
Chairman John said he, like FELTON,,
nearly backed out on coming here
when he read about the state in the
encyclopaedia.
Tex talk on his and his fanlily's
trip to Colorado and his impressions
of the international Rotary c0nveh-
ton, was characteristic, crammed full
of fun and philosophy, the fun philo--
sophical and the philosophy humor-
Gus. Many reports are dry and dus-
ty. Tex wasn't that kind, and had
been packed full of Rotary good
fellowship, enthusiasm and several
years inspiration.
Tex told of a 45-minute visit with
DELPHI Carpenter, Colorado state wa
ter commissioner and author of the
Colorado river compact. Carpenter
said it is necessary for California,
Arizona and Nevada to agree to
three-state compact as a side issue to
the seven-state compact. That Ne
vada and California should get to-
gether first, Arizona coming in then
and vigilant to secure all of her just
rights. He said it is just as well for
Arizona to go a little slow, to make
sure she doesn't make a mistake, and
gave assurances of friendship in this
matter of the four upper basin
states toward Arizona.
President p. j. Moran of the Cham
Der of Commerce announced that all
Rotarians and thtir friends were eX-
pected at the Chamber pep meeting
that night.
Loren Cress, chairman of the fel-
lowship committee, was forced to
give impromptu and unexpected, re-
view Of the duties of that committee,
which he almost did.
President Ed Miller called the
meeting to order and closed it and
had Ralph Davis, the handsome SER
geant-at-arms collect fines from sew
eral. Visiting Rotarians: Mr.. FELTON,,
Bob Stevenson of Williams, George
Meredith of Bisbee. Other guests:
Miss Aas, Miss Myers, M. |. Powers,
DR.. E. A. Miller, Jack Albright Of
Los Angeles, ". 0. Wallingford of
Phoenix, Clark Gramling, F. i. Ker-