Evening journal., 1920-02-26

Africa. The Rotary Club, OF Paris, s.
now being organized.
"Any mention OF platform ia likely
TO cause recollection OF an cffusion Of
Words relative 10 tho cross Of goli and
] The crown OF ih0rns or 10 the well-
! lnlled dinner pail. but somo Platforms
arc indeed real Such IL iho case with
The Rotary platform. which was adop-
ted by The organization In 1910 and
which Is a concise statement of the
principles and ethics guiding aud acia-
aiing oil Rotary Cubs 7, raQuiros no
long-harod fanatic 20 Sp0und rs prin-
ciples for tho noary Club demands
fair dealings. honest methods and
high standards IA business The ihsme
Of This Platform Is 20 simple that none
nocd err therein, The last sentence
of his platform "lie profits most who
serves best" has bgcn gdoptfd az the
latter part of lie official slogan on no
lary. which 5 % full service above
self-lio profits most who serves best
''The Rotary Code of Ethics was
adopted hf NO orgsnzatlon in 1915 and
sets forlt tlie principles and practices
That should exist moi only between no-
tarlans but between ail business and
professional mcn everywhere. To read
This. Code of Ethios. which tho R0tarl-
ans have adopted az their IDEAL Is to
realiyo one of The reasons why this rel
allFCiy new movement has gone for
ward by leaps and bounds during tho
past iltc years. Men had been waiting
for this very thing. II became a llv-
Ing force Ia tho lives Of many men
Who had been Obsessed with the one
Idea Of making money Transforming |
them inlo men who chose for their |
motto lie profits most who uccumu-
lates most IN material things. TO these
men life became an investment not
measured IN terms OF dollars, but meas
wed In terms OF tho faithful discharge
OF mans highest duties to society. The
governor OF one OF the greatest stales
In the Jalted States has said that "Ro-
iary is able 20 catch the heartbeat
the harmony OF life--and put It into ac-
tlon."
Reference has already been made TO
tho service required from the lndlvid-
ual member. Practically every CLUB has
a clause IN its consultation whereby
member Is automatically dropped from
n no misses four meet
lngs In succession. To this rule Is
atir buted enc OF The reasons FOR the
efficiency OF Rotary. A
careful record or each mombers at
tendance Is Kept by the secretary and
nothing short Of sickness or death can
excuse q member. Absence from the
city is no excuse for there Is a special
rule whereby a member may attend
The meeting Of the club In the city
where he happens to be, and the sec
'etary OF his home club is ofIic'ally ad-
glssd OF this fact snd receives credit ,
'0r attendance Just as II he had been
present al the meeting OF his own club.
Rotary clubs thus hold an enviable |
'eo0rd for high percentage OF attend (
lnce at meetings. Clubs with as many /
IS two and three hundred members
lave as high as so per cent OF their !
members present meeting after meet
ng. There are Rotary districts with J
over as many as forty and ,
lfty clubs IN the district OF from 70 ,
o 80 per cent. New records for high /,
attendance percentages are continually :
being made and Sas quickly being
broken by some club members. The 7
ateet achievement has been by o club /,
IN the Pacific coast with sixty mem
,ers which has made the remarkable
md heretofore unheard Of record OF 100 J
ler cent. attendance, or every member Z
resent. not only at ono meeting, |.
which would be an unsual record In
iself. but a 100 per cent. attendance al r
even consecutive meetings. y
Various definitions Of Rotary and r
OF the Rotary Club have =
cen published from time 10 time. a \
ontest has recently been held through :
ut the Rotary clubs for the best del- i,
ition OF "What Is ROiarygn and every ;
lember asked to give HIS definition. y
onlesis VIII also be held at the confer q
noes OF The Rotary districts in which
he different Rotary clubs Will partlci- i,
ate
zone OF the definitions OF the Rotary =
lub, as given at the anniversary meet ~
ig Of The club this week, was as fol- =
,ws: :,
Rotary Is more than a name. II y
a spirit and a life a Rotary Club =
more than an organization. 10 is ~
ssociated vision and effort; II Is CO.
perative, not competitive, service. IL "
'ansmutes kindly desires into helpful :
aeds, and turns dreams into accom- ! =
llshed facts. II Is a training school y
unsellshness, where personal gain q
subordinate to public good. Rotary
7lues men for what they are, more ~
ian for what they have; and for what E,
icy can be, more than for what they ai
ave been. Rotary welcomes a vision Y
need, and views service as a privi- 81
&c TO be sought, not as a burden 70 a.,
g avoided. ~
Rotary never slde-steps a respon- "
bility or passes the buck to the other e,l
How. TO the Rotarlan. life Is an "
lvestment that must yield dividends -
lat are better than dollars, and that y
re not measured in terms Of COM =
erce. To the Roisrlan, community
is more than personal profit
G never knocks a good thlng. nor :
raises a bad thing. His city Is the
est In the country, and his country
le best in the world. lie Is an all
DOL. yard-wlde American or Canadian. 7
r whatever his nationality Tie works
ard, plays square, and gives with q
nile. He has an eye for q neighbor's
eed, hand trained 10 help. a foot
sed to paths OF helpfulness and mercy, y
nd heart for true men, good women, "
nd lil.le children. al
" Rotary may not be a religion. but i
has woven into the fabric OF Its help i
n activity, that. without which even u
sllgion Is but as sounding brass or q u
mixing cymbal - Faith, Hope and RI
harlty.' these three, but the greatest a
these is Charity ST
sMES SCARLET DEAD. a