Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-11


business. Men are seldom interested
in any person who is not interested
in them. Give your office force an
office, not a coop. your store clerks
as much light and air and use of ell
the mechanical conveniences that
money will buy or ingenuity devise.
Have your factory arranged to CON
tain every comfort possible, use paint
to brighten up keep the premises
tidy. "All we like sheep are led
astray,' and just as surely are we
led into the right paths by example.
And now one more though last.
but not least in Importance. Know
Thyself." BY which l mean to be
a thorough master of your own game.
Know what you are doing, how much
things cost you. what profit you are
making. You are not and never will
be top-notcher unless you do these
things. and Rotary wants every single
member to be a leader in his particu-
lar line. The bigger and better and
fairer things we do individually, the
more Rotary will accomplish collect
lNely. l have avoided trying to give
any specific plan or formula as a cure
all believing that any red d-blooded,
active business man, knowing all the
be fairminded, find a satisfa .ory
solution of this problem that will fit
all the peculiarities inherent to his
particular business and be a credit
TO MN as well as an example to 9TH
ers."
The morning session opened With
Howard c. Fry, District Governor
presiding. Among committee reports
made was that of William S, Essick,
chairman of the committee on regis
tration. in which he announced a to-
tai attendance of SIC. This total in
cluded 51S men and 29S women, said
TO be the biggest attendance ever
recorded at a district conference.
Haywood NJ. Butler, national field
scout commissioner presented the
subject, Work Among BOYS" Mem
bers of the Nicetown Boys Club of
Philadelphia, were introduced. and
Arch II. Dinsmore. boys work seer
tary of the Harrisburg Y. NJ. C. A.
introduced several boys who told and
demonstrated the value of the "Y'
physical and social boys education.
Boy Scouts were brought to the plat
form. They demonstrated first aid,
modifying and cooking One of he
boys made fire from flint and tim
uer' ana cooked a meal on the stage.
Cummings Is Winner
Ralph w. Cummings. Lancaster.
was elected as nominee for district
governor at the close of the morn
ing session. His appointment will
be ratified by the international con-
Vention, to be held in Salt Lake City
in June.
During the morning the women
heard a concert by Miss LeNora Fry,
harp1st; Miss Sara Lemer, violinist,
ana Miss Margaretta Kennedy,
'cellist, in the Penn-Harris ballroom.
The concert took the place of an
aerial exhibition scheduled for Res
erVolr Park, which was cancelled be-
cause of the inclement weather.
Much favorable comment was heard
upon the splendid playing of the
three Harrisburg musicians.
The men and women met at a
joint luncheon in the Penn Harris
lounge at noon. Stunts and singing
were features. John Sefng, Allen
town, Register of Wills, kept the au-
dience in a happy mood with his
singing. Mr.. SEEING challenged the
Rev. Mr.. Nicholas, of Pottsville, to
vocal combat and the two delighted
their hearers with a number of
songs, each claiming the supremacy.
William II. Boyer, 1.-The farmer
baritone" gave several solos, j.
Stewart Black accompanying. Aft
er the noon luncheon, the men ad-
journed to the Y. NJ. C. A. building,
where the closing business session
is being held this afternoon.
The ladies met this afternoon in
hn 10 l.
hundred party, to be followed by a
theater party at the Colonial Thea
ter. The closing part of their pro-
gram is a tea at the Civic Club
Mrs. Howard G. Fry, wife of the dis
shey, wife of the president of the
Harrisburg Club, will pour.
At the luncheon DR.. Samuel H.
Shope read poem, Welcome,
Rotarians," which was written by
Mrs. Anna Hamilton Wood and
which appeared in the Harrisburg
Telegraph last evening. Mrs. Cum
mings, wife of the newly-nominated
district governor, was presented by
the Lancaster club with a beautiful
bouquet of roses.
America has proved to the world
that she stands for peace if the
countries of the world want peace,
but she has also proved that she
stands for war if they desire. Her
wonderful achievements in the
bloody struggle which has just been
brought to a most successful close.
bears out that America is to-day,
recognized by all nations as the
greatest world power. However, she
is not confining herself to being
world power alone, but is striving to
bring together all nations.
America has proved to the world
that she is not selfish nation, but
the International Rotary Club will do
more to establish that fact that
any other agency could be expected
to do"
DIR. FREDERICK Alfonso Pezet, form
er minister from Peru to the United
States. and now the representative
of the Rotary Clubs in banding to-
gether the South American countries
for Rotary. paid this high tribute
to America in his address before the
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