Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
ROTARY EXPLAINED.
REORGANIZATION OF.
STATE Departments.

hDMiNlST RATION CODE BILL,
DELIVERS ADDRESS BEFORE
OTTAWA RoTARlANs.
The Reorganization of the Govern
meut Of Illinois was discussed By
Attorney Charles Woodward. author
of the "Civil Code Bill. at The regu
lar meeting Of the Rotary club last
evening at the Clifton riiI room
The meeting was attended By a ma
iority OF The members and with in
yitod guests every seat in the grill
room Was occupied While dinner was
being served there was music by the
Darktown Jazz band and singing BY
a couple OF the star members
\ onc.oct comedy Skillet entitled
Rube was staged by Miss Riya
Bane. Joe Carr took the part o!
Hiram WilherspoGn and he filed the
bill completely Marie Brewer. as
Billie Burke. won the audience with
her sweet smile and pretty Ways.
M)rrill Palmer and Walter Larkiu in
the parts Of "Gyp the Blood" and Sias
HornblOwel. the egg peddler. eYhib-
tied promises of coming professionals
Perhaps the most enjoyable feature
Of the evenings program was The
singing hy the bonneville Quartet.
composed Of Principal E. IT, kinguan.
Miss Vera Ham, Miss Dorothy Reiior
and John Floh They were dressed
in Ruhc attire ana all acted their part
Principal kingumn. the Norsitle high
school superintendent, came out in, a
new role that brought down he house
The more people see Of Prof. King
man the better they grow to like tn,
una sSumng school master.
Miss Dorothy Rchor never did ho,
ten and John Eiof' ana Miss Ham were
at their best
Tom, Tom the Ppers Son"
Sweet Miss Mary We Never Let
the Old Flag Fan" and others Wcre
among the solos and ducts rendered
by the quartet
The Rotary Club a, jho invitation
Of Capt s. II Williamson, Of Chicago.
t, "ided to back the drive for fund
Of y 600 ior the Salvation Army war
fund.
The committee chosen follows
Mc5srs. ], ], Doughorty. J.. W. Garnc,
K. c. Jordan, l.. Scaulan, Thos. Bel
rose ana Nevoy Strawn. Clarence
GrigEs. of the Chamber Of Commerce.
and a i O'Conor Of The State Couu-
eli of Defense committee, will cooper.
ate.
RcN Dean Quinn introduced the
speaker of the evening, Charles Wood
ward, who said in part
Democracy is on trial throughout
the world Ii is as true now as il
was in Lincon's time that We are EN-.
gagged. in a great war testing whether
democracy has The virilty to sur
yiyc
With our own democracy wc were
satisfied We we've selfcputorod
Without realizing it, we were proyin
cial We were drifting. We were in
condition of complacent inertia.
The supreme test came II found
autoCracy aggressive and prepared. II
found the free nations wanting in pur.
pose and unity Willie dutocracy was
strong and efficient aud could act
with energy, free nations were divid-
ed disorganized and chaotic. The one
planned the others drittcd The one
had its national forces organized: the
others had their national forces or.
! ganizcd, the others had their nation.
al forces diSspated The one con.
served it's energy; the others wasted
their energy. The one had prescicnce; /;
the others lacked foresight.
The tremendous uphoaycl through
which We have passed has caused a
rude awakening In the midst of war
the free nations have been compelled
to improvise machinery TO conserve
their existence EXpedients have been
resorted to, which. in normal times.
would have been denounced 1s revo.
/ lutionary. They are revolutionary
But they are necessary
In Midst OF Revolution
We are in the midst OF Il revolution
IA revolution of governmental. poll
tical, social and industrial organiza
ton This old world will not be the
same as II was prior to 1914 We will
not be compelled TO make re.adjust
ments to meet the new conditions. VI
viii have 10 unlearn much that we
have learned Our governmental. so