Officers Rev. David E. S. Perry, President Burr S. Swezey, Vice President Samuel P. Templeton, Secretary John M. McWilliams, Treasurer Oliver F. Cutts, Sergeant-at-Arms Directors John M. McWilliams Oliver F. Cutts Samuel P. Templeton Orin L. Foster Samuel E. Souders C. G. Woodbury International President Albert S. Adams, Atlanta, Georgia International Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey Delegate: Edgar Goldsberry   District Governor Charles E. Watkins (11th) Muncie, Indiana District Convention Ft. Wayne, Indiana February 11-12, 1920 New Members Fred L. Alexander (Honorary) Samuel A. Cahn Charles E. Cory Oliver F. Cutts Jerry W. DeCou Paul S. Emrick Arthur L. Gabler Robert Hight Lafayette F. Jamison Clyde H. Jones Robert C. Kirkwood Wilbur R. McQueen Charles Nevitt Andrey A. Potter (Honorary) Henry F. Poor William H. Shipley William R. Smith George L. Spahr Allison E. Stuart Charles H. Stuart A.L. Waters Charles F. Weber Chris D. Wiselogel Another ten clubs had increased Indiana Rotary to forty. The last of our Expeditionary Forces from Europe had returned. The Club was active in its backing of John N. Dyer of Vincennes for election at the coming convention to the office of International President, and if one went by the Blue Room of the Lahr Hotel on a Tuesday Noon, one would hear the song written by Pres. PERRY, "Help us boost old John the Farmer." International President Albert Adams at the Atlantic Convention took for his text in his address, Isaiah's message to the Jews: "And those shall be called the restorer of paths to dwell in." He said, "Rotary brings men together, and makes them know one another, for When you get to know a fellow, And you understand his ways, Then his faults won't really matter, For you'll find a lot to praise." "Rotary brings fellowship", he said: "Hearts grow warm, and lips grow kind, And all the shammin ends, When you are in the company Of good old first name friends." These last lines express the customs of the day, perhaps a closer relationship of Rotary's members than that of the present twenty-five year old club. The letterhead of the day showed a large, red Rotary wheel and the names: "Mick" Perry, "Burr" Swezey, "Noisy Joe" Plaistridge, "Oliver" Cutfs, "Honest John" McWilliams, "Charley" Woodbury, "Sam" Souders and "Orie" Foster. Lafayette delegates at the International Convention were "Mort" Templeton, "Ed" Goldsberry and Francis Harding. Francis leaving Atlantic City said, "The last I saw of 'Mort', he was looking for the Schlitz Hotel;" and later in New York City, all visiting Rotarians being entertained by the New York City Club with a trip to Bear Mountain, Francis reported that the Host Chairman said, "All the delegates from the Middle West greatly appreciated this visit for many were like your 'Mort' Templeton, they had never seen a mountain before." Copyright © 2000 Lafayette Indiana Rotary Club. Please contact Webmaster with any technical comments or questions about this site.