New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1922, Page 9

NEW H!\H'AI\ DAILY HERALD, THUR\I)AY FEBRUARY 23, 1924 ROTARY’S BIRTH 1922 ho Serves Best”’ evements. Literally millions of dollars have been xpendedin boys work activities initiated bt pushed to a successful issue by Rotary Clubs and by Rotary Clubs in associa- on with other organizations. For in- tance, in Buffalo, New York, the sum $500,000 was raised for a high school tadium; in Minneapolis a transportation ine for crippled children was established o these children could go to school and he Minnesota legislature acknowledged Rotary as the author and vigorous pro- ponent of its legislation providing for dequate schools for such children. Chese are but two specific instances of housands of actual uridertakings. Even n approximation of the amount of noney involved would be a wild guess, but the monetary value pales to insig- Governing Body of Rotary The International Association of Rotary Clubs, embracing more than one thou- sand individual Rotary Clubs, funoh’ tions through a Board of Directors which is elected each year at the annual Convention. The Directors of the Association are a president, three vice- presidents, and a fifth member who is the outgoing president and who remains as one of the Directors for a year after the expiration of his term as president, The headquarters or central office of the International Association is located in Chicago, and departments are organ- ized here for rendering efficient and individual service to all Rotary Clubs. Constant contact is maintained with dis- trict governors and committees as well as with each individual Rotary Club through its officials, “The Rotarian,” a large magazine devoted to Rotary, is published every month. Verbatim proceedings of the International Convention are printed each year in book form., The fact that more than one million copies of.reports, bulleting and publications are printed annually will suggest a' fair'idea, of the enormous amount of work handled at the central office of the Association. Objects of Rotary To encourage and foster: High ethical standards in businesy and professions. The ideal of SERVICE as the basis of all worthy enterprise. The active interest of every Rotarian in the civic, commercial, social and moral welfare of his community. The development of a broad acquaint- anceship as an opportunity for service as well as an aid to success. The interchange of ideas and of busi- ness methods as a means of increasing the efficiency and usefulness of Rotarians, The recognition of the worthiness of all legitimate occupations and the dig- nifying of the occupation of each Rota- rian as affording him an opportunity to serve society. hificance in comparison with the community service rendered in the de- elopment of these activities. But Boys Work, as stated before, is only one of the many achievements. becond to none in Rotary activities comes community service. Rotary lubs in many cities have been instrumental in arousing a civic pride and onsciousness that has resulted in the preparation and adoption of city- peautiful plans; erection of club houses for soldiers and community settle- nent houses; the providing of night schools for aliens, and their instruction the fundamentals of Americanism. Better public highways,“get-together” neetings of farmers and business men, community singing, employment f visiting nurses, safety-first campaigns; in fact, a complete list of the arious activities of Rotary Clubs would include nearly every phase of man’s endeavor toward making his city, his state, and his country a better place in which to live. Therg are innumerable instances where Rotary Clubs have been called ipon for $ervice in times of great stress. Probably the most striking xample was at the time of the influenza epidemic in the United States nd Canada, when many clubs were suddenly called upon to make surveys f hospital facilities, organize available local resources for fighting the pidemic, and securing nurses from less-afflicted communities. by the Y CLUB of This City RO’I’AR\ MEMBER B. C. Porter Sons, Furniture : E. J. Porter—F, J Portel ROTAR\ ME Mm' R A. A Mills, Plumbing and Heatmg A, A. Mills J. M. Hallinan J. Vance KOTARY ME\'IBER ROTARY MEMBER ROTARY MEMBER Andrews, Swift & Co., Wholesale Provisions J. R. Andrews lFreJerick M. Holmes Frederick M. Holmes B. F. Gaffney, | B. F. Gaffney ROTARY MEMBER Connecticut Light & Power Co. Al S. Jourdan ROTARY MEMBER N. E. Mutual Life Ins. Co., Peter Crona ROTARY MEMBER Dickinson Drug Co., Wholesale Druggists J. W. Marsland ROTARY MEMBER Burritt Savings Bank W. E. Attwood ROTARY MEMBER New Britain National Bank F. S. Chamberlain 0. F. Parker