Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-01
ROTARY CLUB
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ride, but the truth Of the matter is
that most of the women fingered for
the business meeting which started
at the same time in the ball room.
At l p. NJ, following the business
meeting, the Rotarians and their Ia
dies had luncheon, Following lunch
con there was a golf tournament,
tennis matches and other sports that
kept the assembly in good spirits.
Dinner was served at P. NJ, and
the day was brought to close at
$50 P. NJ. with the district COVER
nor's reception and ball
Novel Rotarian Breakfast
The third and big day of the New
England Rotary Conclave opened at
500 A. NJ yesterday with a novel
breakfast directed by the Houlton
and Biddeford-Saco clubs. Every
.Rotarian found at his plate a huge
potato, weighing over a pound These
monster "spuds' We're brought from
Houlton. and '125 of them made full
barrel weighing 165 pounds. Other
"Houlton" embiazoned on them in
gold. and a sheet of special songs,
Land" A novelty that delighted the
assemlage was a huge replica of
potato standing halfway down the
dining hall. Upon a signal by Frank
A. Peabody of Houlton the potato
opened disclosing bill" Fullerton,
secretary of the Houlton club, who
then led the singing from this posi-
ton. Biddeford and Saco added to
the sport by producing "McNamara's
Wild Irish Band" Suitably costum-
ed and equipped with kazoos, this un-
usual musical organization paraded
the dinging rom and gave a concert
that brought roars Of laughter from
the assembly.
The Business Meeting
With District Governor Herbert c.
Wilson of Worcester, Mass, in the
chair, the business meeting opened
shortly attire 10 o'clock with an inter
esting paper on 1.-The Value of the
Constructive Attitude" read by
Judge Dana Williams of Lewiston
This paper was prepared by Col Fred
n. Dow of Portland, an so year-o old
Rotarian who was prevented from
delivering his address in person be-
cause of a fire at the Casco National
Bank of Portland, of which he is the
president. The other speakers and
their subjects We're: 1.-THE Advan-
tages of Regularity in Attendance"
Robert c. Moeller, Pawtucket; THE
Maintenance of High Club Stand
ards" Arthur G. Staples of Lewis
ton; THE Value of Inter Club Rela-
TONS" prepared by Francis McSher-
ry of the Pawtucket club, and deliv-
cred by DR.. Barrett; "All New Eng
land as an Asset to International Ro-
tary," Charles H. Simons, Boston:
Rotary as a Constructive Force"
John E. Nelson, Augusta. The meet
ing was brought to a close shortly
before l P. NJ, with the singing of
"Aemrica the Beautiful John E.
Nelson's address made such a hit
among the Rotarians that the Jour
nal is reproducing it in fun for the
benefit of it's readers.
W.T.. NGtSON SCGCCn
Fellow Potarians:
Some sixteen years ago there was
dug up in the market place of Chica-
go from among the ruins of CONNER
cial and industrial competition an an
Gent tablet bearing thereon an in
scription in characters aud in lam
guage which none Of that strenuous
day might translate or understand,
until there came along a dreamer by
the name of Harris who deciphered
the tablet thus:
Whatsoever We would that men
should do to you, do we even so to
them"
Then these men of business and
varied professions came to realize
that something was wrong in their
business world; that it was not well
for them or their fellows that, in the
mad rush and scramble for material
wealth, the language and meaning of
the Golden Rule should be lost or
forgotten mong men, so that none
might know and recognize the same.
An idea was born; and forthwith
the old tablet was cleansed of the
dust of years and set up in the mar
ket place and became law therein.
And from the observance of that law
business ceased to he harsh and un-
scrupulous and oppressive, and
straightway there came to these men
a new prosperity and a new spirit of
service and fellowship, and thus Ro-
tary came into existence.
And because the Rotarian spirit
was a benignant one, making the
lives of her votaries richer and strong
and better other men and still 9TH
ers. came to set up similar shrines,
and upon all these she graciousIy at
tended, joining the many in one
great, kindly brotherhood. brother
hood that. from a humble beginning
of four devoted men in Chicago, six
globe, with it's nine hundred and sew
enty-seven clubs and its membership
of sixty-nine thousand representative
business and professional men of
America. Canada, the British Isles,
Cuba. Spain, France, Japan. Mexico,
Australia. New Zealand and Africa.
| 4 brotherhood this. as open as the
sky, as broad in it's sympathies as
the universe; a brotherhood that
holds inviolate race. religion. and ma
tional allegiance: that knows no
Jew, no Gentle. no Catholic. no
, Protestant. but recognizes all true
human hearts honestly striving to
i give the Zest service. to put the Cold