Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
.ROTAR|ANS GIVEN
FINE TREAT; c. H.
.K|NCM!AN SPEAKS
AND HIS AUDITORS WERE UNAN.
lMOUSLY AGREED THAT He
SAID SOME THINGS THAT WERE
WORTHY GOING FAR TO HEAR
CLUB OPENS YEARS WORK.

The years work of the Rotary Club
started out auspiciously at the first
dinner of the season at the New Cliff
ton last evening, when something over
forty members presented themselves
to partake of the good things provided
by the Harveys and to enjoy the even
mg's entertainment. The Girls Glee
Club Of the high school sang mum
ber of selections during the eats"
which were most heartily enjoyed and
enthusiastically encored a second
number being demanded each time
Prof Kineman the clubs new pre-
siding officer, briefly outlined a few
of the things he had up his sleeve for
the coming years work and read a
number Of communications which had
been received during the year one of
the most important of which indicated
that in the future the Rotary clubs
of this and other countries will be
much in evidence in helping the boys
the big brother act
| Jason +. Richardson Jr.. the dele.
cate of the local club to the conven.
tion at Atlanta, Ga. last summer, gave
a very comprehensive and entertain.
! inc report Of the work there at that
time. His report indicated that the
/ Rotary conventions are NOT "hurrah
times" but meetings at which real
work is done and which are invalll.
able to any one who attends in what
one can learn about his own business
and the great work of Rotary. The
| convention also illustrated the i'm
mense patriotism of the organization
and the efforts they are putting forth
/ to help the government at this time.
or course, the evenings are largely
given up to entertainment and fun OF
which there was plenty and that of
the highest class In commenting on
the great fire which destroyed over
seventy blocks of Atlanta shortly be.
fore the convention was held, Mr.
Richardson expressed his astonish
, ment that any portion of the city had
1 been saved, as it "was certainly the
driest town ] ever saw"
The big thing of the evening was
the address of Mr. Kingman Altho
begun in an unostentatious way. il
developed into one of the greatest pa
triotic addresses ever heard here
ranking with one with which Andrew
O'Conor favored the club some time
ago
Mr. kingman showed by the docu
mentary evidence that all thoughts
which may have prevailed in some
circles early in the world war tina
Germany was fighting for existence
and for her liberties. must be dis
pensed with now; that her great pur
pose is now and always has been ,h,
States is not fighting the battles o
the allies, but for her own preserva
tion, and that any peace which doe
. not mean the crushing for all time O
Prussian militarism is not to b
thought Of He brought home in
mastery fashion to every hearer wha
: the war means to every man, woma
:. and child IN the United States, as we
;, as the inevitable horrors of a dafes
4 He called for the greatest patriotism
g and the demand that every man ID
$ his bit" Mr. Kngman's address wa
(, q wonder. one of those things whic
;. should reach everybody and who's
O scope should not be limited to II
II comparatively small membership
@ the Rotary Club.
w. F. Carr, the first president of Il
g clum, who s about to leave Ottaw
in few we'll chosen remarks, spoil
10 of reluctance to leave Ottawa and WI
assured he carried with him to h
10 new home and larger held OF endeav
the best wishes of the local club
Clarence Griggs, president of &
Chamber of Commerce, and in char
of the local work in the Liberty Bo
~ field, made forcefu plea for the cit
both as individuals and as a club,
not only invest In the bonds, but
get behind the movement and boos
ri The meeting was certainly a
he trlotic one in the fullest sense, a
I'D there is every indication that I
nd year. under the guidance of Prof Xii
re- man, will be one during which {
ng Rotary Club will be in evidence
nd more than one way.