New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-04-28
ROTARY Club HOLDS
ITS FIRST ANNUAL
Board Of Directors Reelected at
NOon-Day Gathering


Rackliffe were all reelected to the
board OF directors at the meeting of
the Rotary club held at the Elks' hall
this noon. The board will meet socn
TO elect the officers for the ensuing
year. The meeting today was an adj
journed session of the annual meeting
which was to have been held two
weeks ago, according to the national
constitution Of the Rotary club. The
reports of the secretary and treasurer
were read previous to the election of
the board Of directors. The secre-
tary's report, read by Fred Racklsfe,
is as follows:
The Rotary club of New Britain
was formed at a meeting of 23 men,
called together by l.. A. Sprague on
Jan. Goth, 1921. In order to assist in
the formation OF the club, Forrest J.
Perkins and Willard Landing district
governor and past. district governor,
respectively, were present.
Since its organization the club has
held IA meetings, all noon lunches
with the exception of one evening
meeting. Snd has heard the following
speakersfn the order named:
Forrest J. Perkins-The Value of a
Rotary Club. -.
Dr., George J. Fisher, deputy chief
executive Boy Scouts of America.
c. l.. Bardo, Gen. Mgr. y. Y, n. II.
& II. r. r.
Thos. +. l.. Henderson, LaSalle Ex-
tension University. "A
DR.. Stanley H. Osborn. State Board
of Health.
Pres. Marshall. the Conn., College
for Women at New London.
II. c. Knight. Gen. Mgr s. y. f. Tel.
Co.
c. Floyd Hariand, Supt State Hos
pital at MiddIetown.
Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, pastor Con-
gregationa1 church at Berlin.
Marcus WhitA. principal State Nor
NAL school. New Britain.
c. J. Atkinson, exc. Sec. of the Boys,
Club Federation. y
Charles j. Bennett, State Highway
Commissioner.
W. F. Delaney, postmaster. New
Britain.
Thos. F. L. Henderson. Lasane Elk
tension University.
Attendance at these meetings mas
averaged so Rotarians and guests
The club formed with 25 charter
| members. and now has a membership
| Of 81.
Present officers and directors:
President. A. sprague.
vice-PresidentAA. C. Kimball
Secretarv--F. +RackHfe.
Treasurer--A, "A Mills $50
sergt- at Arrns-~J C.sLockett
Directors-W. z. Atwood, w. l..
Hatch. L. p. Slade, @. w. Klett, @. h.
| Macauley. l.. A. Sprague, A. a. Mills.
Opposes Blue Laws.
The club was addressed by ex-
| Congressman Thomas L. Reilly who
is the present county sheriff for New
/ Haven. Mr.. Reilly had as his topic,
"Hamstringing the Constitution" and
/ judging from his talk he is strictly
| opposed to an amendment to Ar
ticle 20 relative to the so called
| blue laws. sFt ~
The constitution has been pretty
| well changed in the past few years
and IL things keep on the way they
| have for the next few years it will
| be unrecognizable in it's real FORM"
Mr.. Reilly said. If proper thought
by the proper men had been given
the amendment to Article IS We
| probably would not have had the
change but now that We have got it
the only real thing for every true
4 <SiiSa" SfNi"tf Is 10 aDi0e Dy the
law.
j At the present, time we are threat
| ened with another change in the
| constitution, namely the enforcement
of the Blue Law Sundays. Con-
necticut has always been known as
a state which stuck to the old forms
for long time but conditions will
be worse in the country than in
Connecticut IL the blue laws become
effective. They will become effective
if the citizens are going to sit back
and say, why it's ridiculous. they
viii never pass a law to that ex-
tent" No. lots of people did, and
said the same thing when an amend.
! ment was suggested to Article Is,
but nevertheless it was passed.
1 What We Lose.
The people may not realize what
they will lose If the blue law bill is
passed but here are a few of the
things: No Sunday baseball, football,
movies, bathing, automobiling, gol-
| fling or tennis. Those in back of the
movement claim that the above men
toned forces of recreations are pre-
venting the people from becoming re-
Hgious. 1t is not so and any red
blooded American will say so. No
Legislative body can make a person
religious If he is not naturally in
clfned that way and believe that a
man should attend to his religious
services on Sunday and then IL he
cares indulge in one of the above
| forms Of harmless amusements. II
the blue law Sundays became effective
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