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In September Vice-President Eth and seven fellow Rotarians visited Delphi and with a good delegation from Logansport laid
the foundations for a Rotary Club there. On the following month a large group of Rotarians and Rotaryanns spent the afternoon and evening at the Inter-city meeting at Frankfort Country Club, several Lafayette Rotaryanns
taking bridge prizes and Lloyd Peck and President Tim two of the golf trophies. One day in October we heard that our Honorary member, Ed
Elliott, was speaking at the Manila Rotary Club, and this same month other International news was the disbandment of the thirty-four clubs in Italy.An unusually interesting series of programs were those arranged by
Program Chairman 0. L. FOSTER on "Hobbies"—the first one being ELMER WATERS' gun talk, with an exhibit of ancient and modem guns, almost one for every member present. At the February Ladies Night President Tim had a
real treat with Stanley Coulter, Governor John, Rotaryann Clara and Ed Elliott the speakers. Colonel Beere spoke one day, and as he commenced his address, of a military nature of course, there was a rattle of gunfire
from Ed Schroyer and some of the Owen Street gang, but the Colonel never batted an eyelash. Rotaryann Taube and her Committee arranged the Ladies Night and Sons and Daughters evening in April with a marionette show
and a fine dinner at Lincoln Lodge; and the following month President Tim and Governor John took fifteen Rotarians and Rotaryanns to the South Bend District Conference. Eth Baugh and the Secretary were the delegates
to the Cleveland International Convention, and from Sunday evening to the closing sessions they attended most faithfully general meetings, group assemblies, special discussions, vocational assemblies and council
meetings. Entertainment as always was arranged for certain free periods, and perhaps the two Lafayette Rotarians did not fail there. The boat ride one afternoon will be remembered as an opportunity to renew old
acquaintances and to make new friends; particularly did they enjoy the Cuban group. President-elect Eth performed at the Indiana banquet one night while the Secretary presided at a reunion of some seventy odd old "Roma"
Rotarians of the two years past Nice Convention trip. The Ice Carnival at the Cleveland Arena Thursday evening was attended by over seven thousand Rotarians and guests, and the program was a thing of thrilling beauty,
skill and grace on ice, followed by an international hockey game. The Lafayette delegates were fortunate to sit in a box with Carlos Romulo from the Phillipines, a Scotchman in kilts; Agripa Popescu from Romania and
Governor-elect and Mrs. B. T. Thakur from India—Mrs. Thakur in Hindu dress and wearing in the side of her nose, a beautiful diamond. |
