The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-09
THE REMARKABLE CITY OF RoTARIA

~CuL DAILY ARDMORETE is Rotary newspaper. 1t
dedicated service and to selfsevice, but to
civic service community service to the general good This
act is recognized by all farmnded persons who read this
newspaper 1t is stated here not by way Of boasng, but to
Introduce suggestion.
Die you visit the Remarkable City of Rotaria?
mo, never did you answer "Why, in fact | never
heard Of such Il city. Where is it?"
Brother first let us tell you what is the Remarkable City
Roaria. The city is municipality wherein seTice not
Selfthe Rotary slogan mind yous the rule and not the
exception.
In Rotara every man and every and every half
grown child works INCREASINGLY for the common good.
In Rotara the preacher the schooteacher, the lawyer
the doctor the merchant the editor the printer the carpen-
ter the bcaye the pmbera men of these and of every
other occupaton-keep always view the community interest
In Rotaria the equal citizens with the men.
They work their sphere for the general advancement
and upft Their horizons not narrowed to their own
family circles but embrace the entire area and the total act-
ties of.the city
In Rotara the children having been instructed properly
by their Rotary parents cooperate with their elders
Tor the community service They do not run at large dng
or in mischief They do fight quarrel amongst them
selves They go school for the love of learning something
which will make them useful and therefore happy citizens
when they grow up.
In Rotaria the elected and appointed officials look upon
public office public trust private snap not as an
opportunity get theirs while the getting is good They
the community interests, not their own Scnterest
They earnest upright and unpurchasable.
In Rotara the citizens do make the getting of gold the
rmQy purpose of being They strive first of all to make e
elf common commodity, gded with good deeds and gori-
ned with Christian ideals.
In Rcara there are public buildings properly situated
with regard TO public convenience and to aesthetic attractive
,cs, The public buildings kept neat and clean The
antorS being public servants like the higher officials are
prompted 10y the Rotary spirit of service.
In Rotaria there public institutions such libraries,
schools churches heate each operated with view to the
service of the public and merely that their operators may
earn their salaries fees and win increase of income
In Rotara there sum2, no noXous alleys no ilthy
streets sidewalks "hells halIace, rcdght area no
danger zone no district taboo to the respectable.
In Rotara there poverty, crime, agents for the
prad of disease vile speech in public places no Slanderg
uf man or of woman no serpents' tongues of gossip.
In Roaria there only happy homes, well-kept, with
osgadens aud greenswars and hidden mysteries back
yards or in attics or storehouses.
In Rotara there skeletons in the Closets since all
and all live lives Of openminded candor and of
mutual trust in each other and of simple faith in God
Now that have told you in part what the Remark
able City of Rotara still ask Where is this remark
able city,"
And the answer:
The Remarkable City of Rotara yet is but dream
city like the Xnadu kubla Khan in Colerdge dream
But nevertheless the deam-ciy of Roaria may be approx
mated in reality Nothing impossible in city where the
Rotary spirit prevails, where works day and night at
for the overcoming of evil for the infringing
the elements which make toward perfection for the
muniy service.
Shall say of this city of that city, ooh, WELL it is
dream impossible of realzaona beautiful dream it tue
n utterly impracca visionary fanculh-sha that?