Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-24
|ARY CLUBsN0W ESTABLISHED IN
 Ny FOREIGN LANDS
China and South Amer- ica are Repre-
 sented

strong impetus was given to
 ark of organizing Rotary clubs
 reien scountries when Hon. John
 H director general of the Pan
 i.an Union at Washington, was
 rtpd chairman of the Interna-
 Rotary committee on foreign
 sion Through MT. Barrett's
 +s campaign of foreign ex-
 m has been outlined and the
 T step taken was the appointment
 enor Don Federico A. Pezet, as
 ecial representative in South
 rica Rotarian Pezet Ga member
 he New York Rotary club) is
 ambassador from Peru to the
 pd States. Last year he visited
 of the principal cities of Latin
 r;ca as commissioner repre-
 Inc the International association
 aotary clubs.
 kny inquiries are being received
 men in foreign countries who
 interested in the organization
 otarv clubs or who have heard in
 way of the movement and are
 rcus fgetting in touch with hry. Literature is sent in answer {ll such inquiries. Extreme care hess is exercised in giving au- Fity to foreigners to organize IS until an investigation is made ko their fitness to carry out such hnization work.
 mother problem is that of pro ling the name and emblem of Ro- ' so that they will stand for the be standards in foreign countries, responding to the standard now Entained by Rotary clubs already (anized in the United States, Can and Great Britain.
 Clubs in Foreign Countries. h 1918 the first club was organiZ- in South Amerlca-the Rotary lb of Montevideo, Uruguay. The mbership of this club includes itishers, Americans and native Ur- uayans.
 Recently a Rotary club has been ablishred in Shanghai, China, ,h membership of Britishers and lericans.
 l club was recently organized at nila in the Philippine Islands. n countries outside of the three ich gave birth to the International ociation-the United States, Can and the British Isles-there are Y the following clubs:
 n Cuba: Havana, Matanzas, antanamo, Cienfuegos and Sagua Grande.
 n Porto Rico: San Juan, Ponce n Uruguay: Montevideo.
 n the Hawiian Islands: Hono- F the Philippine Islands: Ma AClina: Shanghai and Hong n India: Calcutta.
 'ther clubs are in process of or ization in Melbourne, Australia; ; llington, New Zealand; Johan burg and Pretoria. South Africa: Egypt; Paris and other 'opean cities. t-~ n the Cuban and South American ps.it has been an extremely hard
 g for the native members to Eaway from the formality whici. Salways prevailed when Latin ericans get together. However, these Rotary clubs men are now ed by their first names and all mality is forgotten for the time ng; the men are enabled to get ser together and talk over their mess affairs and exchange ideas sitting around the same table Rotary spirit of service is eadlng in South America and it is only going to bring about a good uence in the Republics them 'es, but will wield closer the re- ons between South. and North erlcan business men.
 he same pertains to Cuba. Ro. has already done here tha, ch it is beginning to accomplish South America. As one of the gates from Porto Rico stated ir firing address to the Rotary con ton at Salt Lake City last year at we wish to do is to extend ou, vinces and our boundaries unti, Influence of the Rotary .,organi, on shall be felt unto the Soutl ?. Rotary is an expression o1 to the Latin American just a: IS to the North American. We st With North America under tho ,an, He Profits Most Who Serves ', and we will march with yo, that time when the Republic o. tn 9merica shall have been in 'nced by the beneficient influenc, this great organization"