The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-10
Secretary of international Association of RO-
tary Clubs Asks Local Men to Take
Action This Week.
PLANS ARE OUTLINED AT MEETING
Secretary Cecil B. Harris of Chicago Visits Kenosha
and Gets Work of Forming Local Rotary
Club Under Way-Plans Later.

Under the slogan Gle Profits Most
Who Serves Best" committee of Ke-
nosha men will meet at the Elks' club
on Thursday evening to take formal
action toward the organization of a
Rotary club for Kenosha. The move
ment is one which has been under con-
sideration for some time and it has
recently been stimulated by a visit to
Kenosha of Cecil B. Harris, general
secretary Of the international Asso-
citation of Rotary clubs and he has ask
ed that the committee named take up
the question of organization and make
an early report to the organization.
The members of this COM
mittee have been asked to take up the
matter and form nestor for the or
ganization in Kenosha. 1t is. under
stood that after the details of the or
ganizaton have been worked out a
meeting of large number of pros
pective members of the club will be
called. Members of the Kenosha com
mittee and other men of the city who
are expected to join in the work of the
club have been invited to be the guests
of the Evanston Rotary club later in
the month and at that time the full
workings of the organizations will be
explained to them.
The names Of the members of the
committee have not been made public,
but all are.well known men 70 the city.
Want Kenosha Representation.
The officers of the International AS
ISOLATION of Rotary clubs through the
secretary, Mr.. Harris, have sent mes
sage to Kenosha people that the or
ganization believes that Kenosha
should have its Rotary club. The mem
bers of a very alive club in Racine
have also added their invitation to the
Kenosha men to come into the organ
ization and build up a live organiza-
tion in Kenosha and the members of
the Racine club are anxious to have
the honor of installing a club in their
neighboring city.
Under the constitution of the Inter
national association the membership
in clubs is limited to but one man in
each classification, selected by the local
club. The plans for classification are
sufficiently wide to permit the build
ing of large club in Kenosha and it
is believed that membership of forty
can be secured. No statements have
as yet been given out in regard to
initiation fees or dues and these are
matters which are to be taken up at
the meeting of the committee on Thurs
day
Would Meet Once a Week.
The constitution of the organization
provides that the local clubs must
have weekly meetings and in most cities
these meetings center about weekly
luncheon. The objects Of the Rotary
club are given as follows:
To Encourage and Foster:
(a) High ethical standards in bust
ness and professors.
(b) The deal Of SERVICE as the
basis of all worthy enterprise.
co The active interest of every
Rotarian in the civic, commercial, So
cial and moral welfare of his COM
munity.
Cd The development of a broad
acquaintanceship as an opportunity for
service as well as an aid to success.
(e) The interchange of ideas Of
business methods as means of in
creasing the efficiency and usefulness
of RotaGians
(f) The recognition of the WORTH
ness of all legitimate occupations and
the dignifying of the occupation of each
Rotarian as affordng- him an oppor-
tunity to serve society.
Benefits Are Promised.
While the Rotary club does not Of
fer any financial returns to its mem
bers it does offer benefits and these
are summed up in the constitution of
the organization as follows:
Making the acquaintance of men you
ought to know.
Genuine, wholesome good fellowship.
Developing true and helpful friends.
Enlightenment as to other mems
work. problems and successes.
Education in methods that increase
efficiency.
Stimulation Of your desire to be Of
service to your fellow mem and society
in generally.
Business returns that come from en-
larging your acquaintance and inspir-
ing confidence in you and your bust
ness.
Prominent men Of Kenosha who
have been active along the lines of
organizing the club have declared that
they will seek to make the organiza-
ton, if former here, one Of the strong
est civic organizations in the city with
the understanding that it will take its
full part in serious efforts for the So