The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-27
SOUTHERN WRITER
ENYERTAINS ROTARY
With WITTY LETTER
Eastertide Taken Note Of by
Talk to Luncheon by Rev.
w. &. Water; Simon Back

w. &. Water; Simon Back
| The Rotary club luncheon today
gave thought to Eastertide by hav-
| ing the Rev. Walter r. Water present
| for talk on the resurrection. It also
had as guests the Bismarck high
school basketball team. And 1t heard
a humorous letter from West Point,
Mississippi. where there is a Rotary
club that has record OF l91 con.
Sccutivc fully attended meetings, cx-
planning that 1t does not exist in the
pcnitcntiary as this full attendance
suggested to some Of the witty think
crs Of the Bismarck club. There also
was duet sung by George Hum
phreys and Henry Halverson.
The club had two other thrills. Il
saw Dale Sinons return to luncheons
TO: the first time since his automobile
accident. It also saw the familiar
face Of Frank w. Murphy back at the
table after several months stay In
Arkansas. Mississippi and Alabama.
Frank wasn't asked to talk. but the
explanation why he wasn't was a
warning that he Is to have q whole
luncheon to himself during April.
when he is expected to unbosom him.
self about the Mississippi coffee
Slippers.
They're Glad They We're Here
The luncheon fairly rained COM
munications. Members of the legis-
lature who also are Rotarians got
around to writing the club how much
they enjoyed the luncheons during
the legislative sessions. Letters were
read from w. S. Whitman, senator
from Grand Forks; j. @. Forbes, sen.
ator from Wahpcton; Walter Bond.
senator from Minot, and Bob Simp-
son. who recently left here to get
busy on q promotion to Minneapolis
! and now is located In his own ham
and-cgg premises at 440S AldridRe
duplex.
Way Down In Attendance
The letter from West Point was
linked with an attendance register
that was passed around the
tables. Ehis showed Fargo lead
Ing In the district in attend.
ance percentage, scoring 97.3S. Man
dan was twenty-Seventh and Bis
marck twenty eighth on the list.
President j. G. Taylor urged the
members to bolster up the attendance
a bit, as he did not think twenty
eighth place comported with the i'm
portance and dignity Of Bismarck.
The southern letter was from J. T,
"Rube' Rublc. secretary, it an
nounced, OF the West Point Rotary
the Chamber Of Commerce, the AAA
Motor club and the Colored Washer.
womanS union. DR.. v. j. LaRose
was delegated to answer the letter
and ascertain whether the Colored
Washcrwoman's club also had an at
tendance record.
According to Secretary Rublc, the
record Of l91 full attendance meet.
ings of the Mississippi club was made
after three starts. The club begar
With Is meetings straight in 1928
then the bankers little daughter wa.
killed by an automobile and his alb.
Sence at the funeral broke the record
On the second start, the club scored
Il consecutiyes, then the hardware
member took sick and was absent
five weeks. Excellent health the next
four years permitted the club finall,
to score 19l consecutive 100 per cenl
attendances.
Neither business visits to the me.
tropolis. Yellowstone tours or brida
trips are allowed to interfere Will
attendance in this club. In conclu
sion. "Rube" wrote:
Il want to disabuse the mind o
that jocular member who is S,
thoughtless as to think that there i
room in anybodys penitentiary now
adayS Tor 40 more men at one time.
Il Pastor Water spoke of the resur
rection as both a miracle and fore
which is potent in all phases o
world activity. It Is felt In literatur
and art and government. Now tina
Eastertide brings around its ami
verSary again for q year, he urged al
to absorb its influence.
Guests Of the day included Russell
Saxyik, r. H. Neff, Waiter r. Reed
Henry Halverson, Walter E. vatel
David j. Wells, Bruce wallace, Mer
ton ]. Orr, Ed Rose, Roy D. Mcleod
August Schwartz, Ted Melnl1oyer, Bel
Jacobson, Earl Hoffman. Eddi
Spriggs, John O'Hare, Fay Brown
Gordon LanderS.