Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-01-13

tiiS important Work was done almost
entirely by the president and secretary.
This committee with the help of the
president and secretary, set to work
with a will and by using information
obtained by Rotarians who had visited
other clubs, a new impetus was i'm
parted to the activities of the club.
Among other things this committee I'M
dertook the publication of the Rotary
Smile" which has been a success from
the start and particular credit is due
Cap Taylor for his continued and able
work on this committed and in getting
out the bulletin.
A number of special events have been
staged by the club. Among them the
excursions to the Arizona Eastern
shops and the Glendale sugar factory.
Ladies night at the Hotel San Marcos
at Chandler was a success in every
way and the Gazette service stunt and
Trincano's rough ride will be long re-
membered by the boys as red letter
days in Rotary.
1t is impossible to estimate the full
value of a Year of Rotary" to our city
and valley. Through our magazine the
Rotarian, this community has been Civ
en- much valuable publicity and adver-
Using. The fact that Phoenix, a town
in Arizona is up to date and progress
Sive enough to take its place as the
Tooth city in the United States in hav-
ing a Real up and Coming Rotary
club is no small advertisement in it
self. Each month Phoenix appears in
the magazine with an article on some
unique stunt pulled off by its club. RO-
months issue is probably the first time
an Arizonian has carried a full page
advertisement in a monthly periodical
of International circulation.
Thousands of our booklets entitled
Phoenix and the Salt River Valley"
have been distributed throughout the
world. The Gazette special Rotary edi-
ton has been placed in the hands of
club officers and others in every Rotary
city. In fact Phoenix, so far as Rotary
is concerned has been placed conspicu-
ously on the map in no less degree
than Philadelphia, Peoria, Portland,
Providence, Pueblo or Pittsburg.
This advertisement is the more val
liable because it goes directly to 10000
of the foremost men in every line of
human activity in the $50 Rotary cities
of the United States, Canada and the
British Isles.
Although it is impossible to deter
mine, much less to attempt in this pa
per to touch on the many good things
a Year of Rotary" has done for the
city at large, it is equally as hard to
state the specific good accruing to the
individual members. We have been
instructed by the able addresses that
have been made. We are proud of the
distinguished visitors we have met and
Papers and talks have not only in
structed the members but their prepar-
alton and delivery have developed
many of us in the art of writing and
speaking. In this way We have made
many discoveries. Who suspected a
year ago that Dominic Donofrio was a
literary genius. How many of us pre-
sumed to suppose that cheese was
manufactured in Phoenix until the de-
velopment of this important industry
was explained to us by DR.. John Den
nett. president of the Hassayampa
Creamery company 1t is no reflection
on our general intelligence to admit
that We did not know watt from an
ampere until it was expounded by Will
Hornberger in his able and scholarly
service talk. But why mention further
examples. In fact we have all learned
something from our fellow members at
every meeting. Each member when
given the opportunity has spared no
effort to give his fellows the best that
was in him; something really worth
while.
The preparation and delivery of pa
pers has been encouraged and stimu-
lated by the respectful attention and
interest of the members. To be a good
speaker or conversational is desised
accomplishment. The members of the
Phoenix Rotary are good listeners.
AS one of the most persistent yearn'-
ings of mankind is the desire for hui
man cOmpanionship so must we give
first importance to the intimate asso-
citation of the fellows once week at
our. luncheons. Through this assicia-
ton we have each become intimately
acquainted with 100 other successful
business and professional men in our
city. A year ago we might have had
q speaking acquaintance with 80 or 40
of them; today we call them by their
first names. A year ago we knew them.
if at all, only in a business way now
We have met them many times socially.
know something of their private and
business life and of their problems and
have come to admire their ability and
respect them as business associates as
never before. In fact with many of lis
it is more than an intimate acquaint-
ance. Friendships have been formed
that will last throughout life. I hold
it no small heretage to know intimately
the 100 members of this club and to feel
sure that they are my friends having a
real interest in my welfare.
Until we become Rotarians too many
of us were possessed with the feeling
that men in other lines of business did
not care a thinkers darn" what became
of us. In our association we constantly
meet with delightful surprises and we
find our SympathieS in the other fel =