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Show SALT LAKE IM GET Atlanta Delegates Telegraph Tele-graph Local Rotarians of Southland Reception. RED CROSS IS AIDED $650 Raised at Luncheon ' Ball Game Nets Fund $1000. Salt Lake stands a good chance of being selected as the 111 IS convention city of the International Rotary cluhs, and yesterday yes-terday while the local Rotarlun organization organiza-tion was entertaining the crews of Salt Lake field ambulances No. 1 and No. which are to start for Franco at once, telegrams were read from the delegates at the Atlanta convention of the Rotary clubs telling of the reception given the Salt Lake dolfgutes. In the southern city. The weekly luncheon of the Rotary chili was given over to Red Gross, war a4 the domestic relationship of the orynnii'.a-TC-tion. Captain L. R. Rail. U. K. A., who is in charge of the ofilcers' reserve corps recruiting re-cruiting for Salt Lake, was present at the luncheon and In a short address g;iva a brief outline of what Is required of those who are seeking commissions in the regular army under the reserve corps bill. He declared to the Rotarians that recommendations to those who applied for places in the officers' reserve corps should not be perfunctorily given by the business men of the city, hut that whenever when-ever recommendations are sought the applicant ap-plicant should be Invest igated, and that no one should sign a recommendation unless un-less he should believe that the applicant would make an effictont otllcer in the regular army. Thank Tribune. The delegates at Atlanta have blgh hopes of landing the convention of tho Rotary clubs for this city next year, and sent a telegram thanking A. N. McKay and F. V, Gallagher for the editorial In The Tribune pointing out why Salt Lake should be chosen as the 1018 convention city. The telegram, which was signed by George O. Keif, president of tho local Rotary club and which was read at the luncheon yesterday, is as follows: Schramm, Tyng, Richmond, Neel, Smith. Orem, Boes, Wright and Relf send greetings and best wishes from international convention. You could hardly conceive a more inspiring convention, con-vention, and our only regret is that the entire Salt Luke Rotary club cannot can-not be here to enjoy it. Believe our chances are good tor next year's convention. con-vention. Tell Gallagher and McKay we appreciate the editorial and the daily papers they are keeping us supplied sup-plied with. Motion Tabled. In the absence of a committee report on the proposed Issue of $1,500,000 of municipal mu-nicipal bonds, B. F. Redman moved that the club go on record in favor of the bond issue. F. P. Gallagher opposed the motion, contending that it was unwise for the club to divide itself into factions on political questions. Mr. Redman's motion was then laid on the table. Present at the luncheon yesterday were H. A. Wallace, Dan Y. Spencer, Juliair Burton, Clifford Davis and Richard Gohs, members of the Salt Lake ambulance corps who are to leave today for France. It was announced that the JHUOO necessary ; to equip the field ambulance had been raised and, in addition, a sufficient sum i to pay the expenses of the young men to ; France. One of these ambulances was the gift of Joseph F. Smith, president of tho Mormon church. Will G. Farrell addressed the luncheon on tiie necessity of contributing to the Red Cross fund at this time. The great part of the membership had already contributed, con-tributed, but more than $650 was pledged by the members who had not subscribed prior to the luncheon. Jt was announced that $1000 had been cleared on-tfta Rotary club-Screeners ball game for tho Red Cross. The death of J. Heber Richards of the firm of Taylor-Richards was announced at the luncheon. Mr. Richards, who was a member of the Rotary club, died of a heat stroke while on a trip of inspection inspec-tion to properties twenty miles south of Las Vegas, Nev., on the Colorado river. A committee, consisting of F. S. Murphy, C. A. Faus and F. L. Gardner, was appointed ap-pointed to draft resolutions on his death on behalf of the Itotary club. Visiting Rotarians at the luncheon were J. E. Vogue of Grand Rapids, A. L, Wait of Tulsa, Okla., and C. B. Gardner of Dallas, Texas. |