The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-27
RICHMOND ROTlRlANS
TO GIVE BOYS CHANCE
Will Help Ambitious Breadwinners
Find Places They Think They
Can Fill.
lsrREET BOYS ENTERTAINED
Youngsters Tell What They Want to
BE When Grown and Business Men
Promise TO Help-Rotary Motto TO
BE Put TO the Test.

The Rotary motto. He who serve,
best profits most" is to be put to prac-
teal test
The Richmond Rotarians last night
entertained the Richmond boy bread :
winner-working in office, shop. or on
the streets--at dinner in the rooms
or the Business Mems Club. 1t was
the second annual entertainment of
the Rotary Club to the Richmond bow.
and Colonel Thomas &. McAdams,
president OF the organizations, made
the evening an inspiration for his
fellow Rotarians.
addresses were made by Rev. DR..
f. n. Ca1isch. Rev w Russell Bowie
and Guy Emerson, of New York. edi-
tor of the Economic World. and re-
marks were heard from C. r. CABOT,
chairman of the boys committee:
James ID. Crump. Harold s. Bloom
berg. j. Carter B!asingame II. NJ.
Hofheimer, John G. Corley and
others.
To Inspire the Boy.
Each for the time forge: his bust
ness. his profession, that he might saw
something that the boy might add to
his store Of information. Each had
a suggestion to make. a helpful word
came from each speaker Every hoy
present listened intently and every
boy added something TO his store OF
knowledge. Inspiration was in every
utterance.
But Is remained to Colonel Nc
Adams and Mr.. Corley to bring the
event near to realization of its pur-
pose. Mr.. McAdams directed the boy
who stated his ambition, to the man
who can help him In its qualification.
Mr.. Corley impressed upon the Ro-
tarians the necessity for helping the
boy who applies.
II is through the application of the
talks that the motto OF the Rotarian is
to be tested. He who serves the boy
best in putting the boy on the road
toward success in his chosen work is
to profit most by making the boy
useful future citizen of Richmond. Ey-
cry Rotarian Is urged by President
McAdams to take seriously the boys
application when II is received. an
to take an interest In aiding the boy
to realize his ambition.
Many OF the boys who told the Ro-
tarians of their ambitions have ambi-
lions within easy reach. II a Rotar
ian will help When these BOYS. whose
names will be filed with Mr. CABOT.
apply. the Rotarian will help This,
each made apparent last night. The
boys who wants to be a machinist will
have his chance. He who would he
a photographer, or doctor. or law
yer, or a banker. or g. business man
will be helped. Telegraphers, dnc-
tors. lawyers. bankers. business men,
all. last night promised to help.
Colonel McAdams gave advice,
straight from the shoulder. to the
boys They listened Today and In
days Immediately following today they
will call upon the Rotarians to make
good The Rotarians will make good
by giving the boys the chance asked.
The test of the motto Will prove sue
cessful
Rev. MFR. Bowie, in his address. asked
THAT the boy be given chance to play.
a chance to read---this being A plea
for a public library--and a chance to
work. He also told the boys Of their
duty to the city OF Richmond. that they
should endeavor to make the city a
better and greater and cleaner city.
DIR. Caiisch told them they should
plant now that posterity might reap
even as they are reapsnE OF what their
forefathers had placed in the soil.
The evening was enlivened by the
presence of the John Marshall Hish
School quartet. composed of Earl Hum
phray. Coleman Andrews, John Norveil
and Bryan Branch, with Ellis Smith
as accompanist, and by members of
the Philharmonic Orchestra.