Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-29
ROTARIAN INTER-CITY MEET
AN OUTSTANDING EVEN =

The high tide of Rotary in MOI
gan county was reached Friday ev
ening at the inter-city meeting nele
here in the nj. & M. high school aud
itorium. At $50 an elegant three
course fried spring chicken dinner
was served. The menu was prepar'
ed under the supervision OF MRS. !
G. Young. who has charge OF tne
high school cafeteria. Young iaoles
did the serving. During the dinner
hour Rotary songs were sung WIN
Harry C. Betz leading the singing
and Miss Louise Mckay accompany
ing on the piano. Mr.. Frank WILSON,
played accordion solos.
DR.. RalstOn TOastmaster
Following the dinner, Rufus X.
Brown, president of the M q M. ho-
tary club, welcomed the guests, and
spoke of the effort required to get
speakers who we're on this occasion
three outstanding men in Rotary
DR.. Charles Barker, Robert Bang
ham, governor of this district, and
Fred Coulson, past director of Ro-
tary international. After presenting
distinguished guests at the speakers
table. including Ward T.. Van Or
man of Akron, the outstanding bal
loon air pilot in the world, who has
won five international and four ma
tional trophies, Mr.. Brown intro
duced Dr. D. G. Ralston as toas.-
master. Dr. Ralston said that we
are proud of our scenery, and proud
of our native sons who have brought
honor to their home county. Among
the native sons, famous along differ
ent lines, he named Howard Chan-
dler Christy, noted artist; w. c.
Haines, who was Admiral Byrd's
meteorologist on all of his polar ex-
peditions: jeremiah Rusk, secretary
of agriculture in President Har-
rison's administration, and one time
governor of Wisconsin, and briga-
.dier general; DR.. Rogers D. Rusk,
author and professor of physics at
Mt. Holyoke college; DR.. J. B. May
lor, author and poet; Magician G. M.
Birch, protege and successor to
Thurston. Upon being introduced
Mr.. Birch sustained his reputation,
with several clever feats of magic.
DR.. Barker Introduced
Going on with the calling Of the
roll of distinguished sons OF Morgan
county, DR.. Ralston said it was good
to have our friends come back to
their own home town, and presented
DR.. Charles E. Barker, who was
President Taft's physical advisor in
the White House, and now past in
ternational director of Rotary, and
an outstanding platform orator.
DR.. Barker began his address by
with oil
could command that he "loved Nor
gan county better than any other
place in the world''-that he was
glad the meeting was being held
within a short distance of the spot
where he got his first clicking,
which was by Prof. Courtwright.
then superintendent OF our schools;
and he spoke Of another spot he re-
membered, and that was Alexander's
pump where as an eight year old boy
he smoked his first cigar, and got
another clicking" While DR.. Bark
er has travelled America over and
over and has been abroad and spok-
en- before thousands of audiences,
he stated that the greatest thrill ne
ever experienced was when he dedi-
Gated the new high school building
here a couple of years ago. DR..
Barker is what might be termed
roaming Rotary ambassador Of good
will, and for II years he has repre-
sented Rotary in america and up In
Canada; has visited 2,193 clubs.
During all that time, he said, he
had found Rotary very much the
same every place he had visited
whether in large cities or in small
villages. He spoke of the beginning
of Rotary which was in Chicago,
and that it was never dreamed then
that it would spread beyond that
city; but it has spread over the
world, and DR.. Barker stated that
outside of Russia, there is not a
large city in. the world that does not
have it's Rotary club. One of the
marvellous things about Rotary is
the type of friendship it develops.
Rotary shows how to work, togeth-
er: and it is just as successful In
small places as in the larger cities.
He digressed to state that Senator
Borah would have been president II
he had only worked together 1t
is not the population hes said that
makes town big-it is the kind OF
people that makes town.
We question if there is more in
teresting and entertaining speaker
in the country today than DR.. Bark
er.
District Governor Speaks
Fl After several fine xylophone solos
by Mrs. Birch, wife of Magician
Birch, District Governor Bob
Bangham was introduced. He stated
that he felt honored in being pres
ent, and while not from Morgan
county he would take from Morgan
county enthusiasm and inspiration
to start him on his duties as gov
ernor of this the 22nd Rotary dis
trict He recently returned from the
international Rotary convention held
at Nice, France. He spoke briefly
of that convention, and stated that
it was opened by the president Of
France, and said the city was very
elaborately decorated, and the. gen
erosity accorded them by the French
people could not be excelled. He
said that it was real treat to meet
ROtarians from all over the world,
and all OF them meeting on common
ground; and spoke of the fine fell
lowship that prevailed among all
Rotarians, no matter from what
country they hailed.
Last Speaker Fred C0ulson
The last speaker was Fred Coul-
son of Abilene, Kan, native of Penn
township, who has many relatives
residing in this county. He too had
attended the international conven-
ton at Nice, France. He stated that
one advantage in being from Ohio is
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