The Washington times., 1912-07-12
NAME JOHN OOLPH
TO Be PRESIDENT
e. OF ROTARY CLUB
Washington Business Men
Will Affiliate With Ma
tional Organization.

Washington has a Rotary Club, and
there is a noise among business men of
the city like unto that of a scramble
10 get in. The noise is superinduced by
rumor now confirmed that only one man
In any one line Of business is eligible to
membership. II a business man finds
that his competitor is a member, he
KNOWS there is no hope for himself.
The club came into being, after an ex-
tended period of incubation, at the
rooms OF the Commercial Club yesterday
AFTERNOON, when constitution was
elected.
John Dolrh, the promoter and or
Gana1er 1rsa anf,. OF the newest thing in business
Samsd ass9iza5,eH presden II 10sash Washington
was elected vice president: F. ". Mae.
1ienZic, secretary, end r, c. Duiin,
srsasprer Sr,as, Harry G. G; Stiles, J. II.
han G.; W. Harris. John l.. Weaver.
ltalnh W. lee, E. =. Graham. and w.
8. Corby were named board Of direc-
turs.
The next step in organization will be
To become affiliated with the Rotary
clubs OF America, which are in more
than forty OF the principal cities of the
lnited states and Canada.
The national convention. which meets
this year in DulLth, will be brought ~
Washington in 1913 At least that is
the fixed purpose Of the Washington
club at this time. President Doll h said
today that steps would Immediately be
taken toward this end.
The keynote of the new organization
Is stated to be He profits most who
serves best" or "a step in the evolu-
ton of humanity and in the emancipa-
tion of man from the exactlons of un-
ceasing servitude to the interests of
sef."
The club membership cannot, by. its
constitution. be composed of more than
one man in any one line of business.
The real estate busineSs, the shoe bust
ness, the transportation and other busi-
nesses may be represented by only one
member each. This Is due to the fact
that one of the purposes of the club
is to reverse the ordinary club usage
OF tabooing shop talk" by making
shop talk" the primary purpose of It's
meetings and even informal gatherings.
1t Is contended that If competitors IN
any line of business were mOInbers,
there could not be the free exchange Of
ideas about the conduct of business and
appllcat1oT of business methods as
would obtain under the arrangement of
adopted.
Under the scheme each member has
the privilege of advertising Ito the
limit his own business to all the other
members of the club, for there can be
no objection on the part of other club
members not engaged in the same line.
The objects are stated to be four:
ITO further the business interests If
the members by their acquaintance with
one another. and by 4 mutual desire
10 help each other secure business; to
bring together in one orgs sniHation an
all-inclusfve representation Of CONNER
cial and professional activity--a body
CT men literally representing the whole
business community: 70 make possible
the disc'.ssion Of commercial and civic
questions demanding a consensus Of
opinion and action. and 20 make bust
ness a plrasantcr occupation by the
promotion Of genuine friendship, based
on the belief that personality is a too
much neglected factor in business"