Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-09
LOYALTY TO NATION
THEME OF ROTARIANS
Enthusiasm in War Work
Shown by Reports at Third
District Conference
LANCASTER, Pa, March Q.

i'ftaN' 80 iSlNi a. Nidl'il %
The annual conference Of the Third
District Of the International Association
OF Rotary clubs. embracing clubs Of
Pennsylvania. Maryland. Delaware and
the District of Columbia, was held here
yesterday. more than 500 members be.
ing present. Many were accompanied by
their wives, The address of welcome in
behalf of the local Rotarians. was made
by Samuel II. Fram and on behalf of
tae city by'Solicitor b. j. Myers. repre-
scnting Mayor Trout Harold NJ Rust,
district governor. responded. Il. Leslie
Pidgeon, international president. was
presented to the convention and in
brief speech declared that the present
aim of Rotary was 20 strengthen the
snews Of the nation in this war crisis.
! Allen u. Albert. past president. fol-
/ lowed with tribute to the interna-
! tional officers
The GrcensburE Rotarians in an effort
/ to capture the next convention and TO
. show their good feeling toward Ian
caster brought here a flfty-ton case of
/ Westmoreland County's best coal, and
Rotarian Miller presented II to the local
club for distribution to the poor of Lam
caster. During the course Of the address
! Of Guy Gundaker international vice
president, who spoke on Rotary and
+. Democracy" he evoked an enthusiastic
outburst by reference TO the enfran-
chisement Of women in the true democ-
racy. Ladies in the gallery were among
the most dcmonstrative in the applause.
Mr.. Gundaker said, among other things,
that today the selfishness and ignorance
OF the masses were the greatest menaces
to democracy" and declared that oduca-
tion is the only weapon with which to
fight them. Rotary" he said. 'is mo-
hilizing an army to spread propaganda
to fight side by side with the men who
carry the rifles"
At the afternoon session reports from
many clubs showed that Rotarlans were
enthusiastic workers in war activities,
especially in selling War-savings stamps.
encouraging enlistmcnts and Red Cross
work. Philadelphia Rotarians ranked
among the busieS; workers.
The CONSENSUS of opinion was that
everything possible must be done TO
help America and its Allies t0 n glorious
victory In this war and nothing must be
left undone that might further this end.
The Government must be suIpurte
with men and money. anC goldicrs and
their families must be cared for. The
Rotary clubs must make themselves an
active part of their communities and
stand behind the national leaders in
everything.
At the model Rotary luncheon at the
Hotel Brunswick DR.. Isadore RosentnRl'
rabbi of the Duke street Temple. spoke
OH Lancaster and Lancaster County
The afternoon session was devoted
largely to general business. but there
was AN address Oh war activities hy In
ternational Past President Allen u.
Albert and another by W. j.. ScEillng
on the Kansas City convention. Sugges-
tions for future Rotary WORK. wcr" made
in short talks by Charles H. lehman,
president, Pittsburgh Rotary: the Rev.
IL. +. Evermeyer. president Ea;tCn l.o-
tary: Anderson II. Walters. president
Johnstown Rotary; George i. Limb
president Harrisburg Rotary; Charles
A. Tyler, president philadelphia Eo-
tarv. Last evening was devoted to So
cial functions. a complimentary organ
recital at the First Presbv;sri2a Church
Inv Rotarian Charles Il. WrsncT. I.ancas-
ter assisted by vocal Sotu'sti, ana a
dinner-dance at the Stevens House.
At "a short business session this eve
ming Harold y. Rust, of Wilkes-Barre
was reelected district governor ant
wilkes Barre was chosen as the next
meeting place.