Fact

Wilbur Smith:

Wilbur Smith was a Mason in the Border City Lodge for 77 years, and had long-standing involvements with the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club, which he served as president, then district governor, and had perfect attendance for more than 30 years. In 1997, the club changed its name to Wilbur Smith Texarkana Rotary Club in his honor.

Said (then-president) Jeff Prieskorn: "He was really the heart and soul of Rotary
all those years. He was known throughout the world as an example for all
Rotarians to follow."

Smith was known for his skills as both an orator and conversational charmer. Twice he had days set aside in his honor; he was a recipient of the C.E. Palmer Award, Texarkana's highest honor for civic achievement; and in the late 1980s had an annual community achievement award named in his honor. The Wilbur Award celebrated "the power of one" individual to effect positive change in our community.

-Excerpts from 2001 article at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ARMILLER/2001-01/0980044036