The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
.B0ATWRlGH1 TELLS
Of COLLEGE NEEDS
Rotary Seance Offers Fine
Opportunity for President
to Talk.
RONDTHALER Is GUEST
Says Spirit of Organization
F.ncircles the Globe and
Spreads Charm
Everywhere.

! Al the gay gathering OF the Rich
mond Rotarlans last night at the
Business Mems club, Howard r. Rond-
thaler, of Winston-Salem n. c.. gov
| ernor OF the seventh district Rcta-
rians, gave a message which will not
he forgotten for long. long time.
| Rondthaler is president of Salem col
lege and as big boss" he fitted into
the festive program perfectly. giving
n speech as full of pep as tahasco
sauce and as full OF meaning as the
dictionary.
/ A auartette helped" the musical
program along. contributing little TO
art. but much to noise. One could
say that they spread JOY even Ii they
did scrape the kalsomine off the cell
! ing with their strains of Jonah
yark." AS IL was they got away with
ii In fine style with no casualties. and
when they called the roll after the
confusion, Jcter Jones. Howard Bry-
ant Aaron Jacobs and Henry Street
answered hoarsely but firmly.
When Governor Rondthaier arrived
he was greeted with Hes Jolly
Good Fellow" and when he sat down
the whole round sang Hail. Hail.
the Gangs All Here" and from then
on the party commenced, amid the
noise OF many knives which were at
work among the choice viands pre-
pared by Caterer Ducharne-
President Takes Charge
President Harold Bloomberg took
charge after that and the meeting as
sumed a diEniiied atmosphere while
six new members were soiemnlv ini-
tiated A. X Muhieman, r. L. Reams
+. T. Martin. O. II. Landon, Quincy
Cole and f. l. Levy were the recipi-
ents OF the honor last night.
Two branches OF the work of Ro-
, tary came UP at the short business
session. Rotarian Charles l.. Weav~
er, Of hoy scout fame was thanked
by the club for his work In preparing
a survey OF the youth OF the city for
the national Rotary club. who viii
use 1t with reports of other cities IN
the boys work OF the rganizatfon-
Rotarian r. w. Boatwrswht. president
OF Richmond college. made short
speech in regard to the plans for the
approaching campaign to raise an
other million dollars in the city 20
enlarge the college to fit its CROWN &
mem bership. He brought out the
fact that the institution now had ga
students and that there was not space
TO accommodate them even at the
Westhampton college.
The district convention OF Rota-
rians TO he held at Greensboro on the
cath and a5th of Anril was discussed
, and a round score proved by upttfted
hands that they had already decided
that they were going From evidence
, at last nights meeting Richmond will
contribute lively and enthusiastic
bunch OF delegates to the conference.
The district embraces Rotary clubs In
three states. Virginia, North and
South Carolina
ROTARY SERVICE.
The novelty, success. and service OF
/ "T otary' was the subject of the ad~
dress by Howard Rondtha'er the
guest Of honor The peculiar con-
! tradtctions In Rotary principles he
discussed and without vnigariy boost
ing the society, he paid tribute to
the organization from which all
members present received new In
sight into the meaning OF the term,
Rotary Tie talked Of the merry
naking element in the activity of the
club, which was SO hene-rial to those
who were getting too serious and too
"hermetical in their habits" and
which Is SO healthful to those whose
equatorial diameters are encroaching
upon their polar axes"
'Tt liz contradictory that we get so
much pleasure out of life without ar
tifcial stimulants'' he said. But we
understood our principles which call
on us 10 rejuvenate ourselves with
nickname friendships abandoned
since childhood, and which make us
as happy as larks in our associations. :"
The service Of the Rotary clubs was
| next considered by the speaker He
brought out the ideals OF the club
which made 1t such a factor in the
| life of the world.
There IL nothing too large ana
nothing too small for the thought.
work and consideration OF Rotarians. -
said the governor 'Our ideals en-
brace everything. no matter how great
and no matter how small. and every
one knows what we do and have
done. We have no axe to grind and
seek no advertisement, Desire to
serve is our only incentive and our
program reaches Up and down and
out, covers everything. yet does each
thing we'll without Interfering with
other agents especially detailed for
certain work.
International Rotary came mex.
among his topics. we have the only
! international business organization
the world has ever known" ne con-
+. tinued. business was the cause OF
tho war, and permanent under
standing of all peoples through our
organization can do wonders toward
establishing the future peace OF this
| earth. Keep yourselves information
ally minded, Rotarians. Learn to
know the fellow across the water
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