The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-07

Topekans Gave Special Dinner
in Mills Tea Room.
! THE SPIRIT of ROTARIlNISM
Russell Greiner of Kansas City
Gave an Address.
Original Features Enlfvened
the Meeting.

Good Fellowship, excellent speak
ing, practical jokes and lively music
characterized the banquet of the To-
peka Rotary club at the Mills tea
room Friday night, which was given
| in honor of more than twenty Ro-
| tarians from Kansas City and a dozen
from Wichita.
| Russell Greiner of Kansas City, past
president of the International Assoc
citation of Rotary Clubs. gave brill
] Robert Stone did the honors'' by
| speaking on "Our Guests; Burton J.
Pierce responded for the . kansas
Citians and w. F. Mccullough for the
Wichitans. DR.. Roy b. Guild gave the
/ invocation. George Godfrey Moore.
president of the local Organization.
presided.
I 1.-The teachings of. Rotary have run
through all the centuries said Rus
sell Greiner in his address, "but its
teachings were never SO forcefuly pre-
scented, earnestly received, wonderfully
developed. as they have been since
that historical meeting held in Chicago
Feb. 30. 1905. when the first Rotary
club was organized by the four origi-
nal ROtaria-lS, Paul B. Harris, Silves-
ter Schiele, G. E.. Loehr. and H. B.
Shorey. That eventful meeting was
the beginning of a movement that has
made more forceful the presence in
describable reward that CONES to the
man who lives by the Golden Rule.
Rotary an Antidote. .s
Rotary is an antidOte, a corrective
measure against the dehumanizing eff
fects of the strenuous business life of
today. 1t all originated in the brain
of Paul p. Harris. young Chicago
lawyer. nine years ago.
There are NOV 40 clubs in the
United States. nine in Canada and
eight in Great Britain and Ireland, all
of them working under the direction
of the international organization. with
headquarters in Chicago.
| ''ROtary-an orga niza ton that is differ
ent. unique, interesting, arousing and sue
cessful. Possessed of no secret oath or
obligation. no secret or mysterious initia-
! ton, and with pass word that we Rotar-
| ians would have the pass word of every
business or professional man, be he a
Rotarian or not-that word is service.
| 1T has been found that the process of
limited membership has been the most
effective in bringing together representa-
tive men in widely different occupations.
| ing their point of view. and offsetting the
narrow tendencies Of specialized pursuits
Club an Educator.
The Rotary club Is an educator as ev-
cry man in the club is specialist in
spokesman in the club for that particular
| interest. ~
| velopment of civic efficiency. The Rotary
| platform refers to the encouragement OF
high ethical standards in business. TT
| AT all times we must try to instill into
the minds of our members that true hap
piness comes through service to others.
and not through continuous study OF
secret when tell you that Rotary IL
! making humane servants of many; gruff
and selfish men. Rotary teaches US the
value Of personal contact, scientized
In his Introductory remarks Mr.. Grenier
spoke in a. complimentary manner of To-
peka.
| The address of welcome by Robert Stone
! was well received. I'VE like Kansas City
for what she is he said. land we like
! Wichita for what she claims to be-
Among others who made short talks
were J. Will Kelley: Frank Carter, r. E.
cambridge of Kansas City, L. L. Miller
of Kansas City, and Charles A. Noll OF
Wichita.
Some Good Readings.
James Wood of Kansas City, one Of
the guests, gave several readings in ap-
proved style as did Fred voiland in
French-Canadian dialect Good music was
furnished by Halls orchestra. Songs by
the Rotary quartet composed of Scott
Hopkins. S. c. Petit. Ray Lattners and e.
I W. Rankin were a pleasing feature.
Fun was produced by the reading of
numerous kilograms imrrovised for the
occasion. "A sensational part OF the pro-
gram was the arrest OF George Godfrey
Moore by real policeman on the charge
of smoking cigarettes when under sixteen
years of age. Fred Voiland made
touching speech in presenting Mr.. Grenier
with joke box
Guests CT Honor.
The Kansas City guests at the banquet
were: Russell Grenier, Lewis A. Stephen
son. DR. Maclay Lyon, Albert Pico, W. r.
Dunn. c. w. Jones, Burton J. Pierce, W.
J. Pickering. v. Edwards. Martin Dewey
Mr.. Fellows. r. E. Bausch. Charles
Jones. W. ]. squires. E. L. Miller. r. E.
cambridge. Benjamin Beall, S. c. Black
burn Willis Hawkins, w. b. Laughton
and James Wood. who although not q
Rotarian, was special guest.
The Wichita Rotarians present: E. p
Hayes Ransom Stephens. Charles Foote.
A. q. Rcrabaugh. Charles Noli, j. II.
Sherman, w. F. Mccullough Art
Breasted, Tom Deal, Charles Mueller and
j. o. Adams.
Special guests of the local club were:
J. Will Kelley. E. c. Bpdlong. E. F. Max
well, c. E. freeman of Kansas City, w.
w. Webb. B. B. Eitelmar. D. o. Coe,
Frank Carter, Frank Curry, c. D. Well