San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12

San Antonio, but, by solly! We ear
be just as friendly and cordial.
I'm sorry l didn't get that infor'
nation about the office system 70,
you.all. but there were a lot of other
delegates coming and going, and q
good many of the local members
too. And Of course, in her job, she
has to be smiling and friendly to
everybody-but il sure made me
tired TO see how some Of those old
fools hung around when they didn't
have any real business.
She smiled at theEa IA much as she
did at me or any OF the othCr men
that she was entitled to like, but il
must be darned hard for little
woman TO have TO smile at everybody
and act interested, and some OF them
old enough to be her father
You're mistaken, Pop. I'm not
. Thirty-nine my last birthday,
Wen, I didn't want 10 be in her
way, and of course she did have
quite lot TO do, so | went to the
meeting.
BY that time there had been the
address Of welcome, and a response
to it. and a speech by the District
Governor, and another speech on the
subject of Membership Classified,
TONS" with a discussion after it. You
can guess what all those fellows said
as well as l could.
PLAYS GOLF.
The next subject was Work
Among the Boys" and the leadins
orator was a men named Smith. He
started off with some interesting
facts, such as that every boy is q
potential man, and 50 forth. but was
way back in corner and couldn't
hear him very well. There was a
fellow next TO me-Doc Beck, bis
name is. and when you go there you
want to meet him. he's 3 good scout
and he asks me did | bring my
golf clubs.
We'll, il happened had. You
never can tell, going off on a trip,
when you'll be likely To need them ia
cement a business friendship. And
he SAYS this municipal golf course
they've got out in Breckenridge
Park is one Of the best in the coun-
try, which III say he's right. Later,
him and me played couple of other
Rotarians named Clegg and Lewis,
but you're not interest in that I'm
only supposed to report on the doings
Of the conference.
They had darned fine banquet
a fellowship luncheon. they called ii
at noon. with all the ROtarians'
women folks there. shrimp cock
tnils. and broiled chicken, and salad,
and cake, and ice cream, and coffee.
would have liked 10 sit around
afterwards d get a little better ac-
qusinted, but We couldn't because
business before pleasure and we all
had 10 get back TO the afternoon
session.
ELOQUENT SPEECHES.
The first talk was on Programs
for Club Meetings" and after that
there were speeches on Promotion
Of Attendance" and 'Rotary's Re
IatiOns with Other Similar Organi-
cations" l got back from the golf
links just after that third one was
As came in. right eloquent
speaker was starting on Education
of RotaTiaus as to Rotary" Well.
| listened a few minutes, and il was
good. But. looking around. |
couldn't see any Of our boys from
home and ! thought maybe ! ought
to go round them no and get them
in. They were missing something. |
found several of them mp in Jim Cal
houn's room, and they said wait a
few minutes and they'd come along.
II was kind Of hot, and we took our
coats off. and Jim had some ice and
ginger ale, and one thing and another,
and We got TO talking.
Pop Vernon said there was a
piece in the paper that morning about
some cheap gamblers that had got
caught fixing up dice by rounding
some of the corners and hitching on
a little dab Of quicksilver. The idea
was that this educated them TO roll
sevcns. Lew StandiSh dida't believe
il could be done that way. and Emil
James happened to have a pair in
his pOckct-did ] say the wives were
being entertained by the Rotary
ladies that afternoon? So Emil
brought out the bones. and We listen.
cd to Pop explain how those gamb-
ling crooks worked it, according Ia
what il said in the paper. Pop
while he was illustrating. happened
to roll them kind of careless across
the top of the table. and a nice time
was had by one and all.
SEES THE MISSIONS.
We had to quit early, because the
San Antonio folks had fixed up an
automobile ride for everybody. Out
10 those old Spanish Missions. and
then TO Fort Sam Houston. where the
army is. A pretty ride, and very
interesting.
The supper. when W" got back
was fine. Oyster cocktail and SOUP
and one Of these little mignon steaks,
and salad and dessert and coffee
But, Of course, we had to hustle Ia
get through. because the big speech
Of the conference was going TO b.
made that night by one Of the Inter.
national Vice Presidents. and IL we
didn't get there in time We wouldn't
get good seats.
was standing in that Peacock
Alley. smoking and getting sort oil
posted on the latest styles. when who
should come by but Herb Pelky''
wife. She was all dollcd mp. going
20 theatcr party that was being
thrown for the wives Of the visiting