The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-05-18
ENTERING UPON
ANOTHER YEAR
Ocala Rotary Club has Installed Its
New Officers and Made Plans
for the Future

The installation of the new officers
for the year. and discussion of boys
work took place at the regular weekly
meeting of the Ocala Rotary Club
held Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. The
new officers of the club are: Harry
Borland, president; John Taylor, vice
president; DR.. III. w. Henry. sergeant
at-army; Louis H. Chazal, secretary,
and Jake Gerig, Milby Lloyd, Russell
Dehon and Carl Rose, directors.
Following the installation of the
new officers, the meeting was turned
over to the boys2work committee, of
which Rotarian Will Gary is chair
man. The committee had invited the
following men to make talks to the
club: Rev. c. W. White. pastor of the
Methodist church; Nelson A. Russell,
director of the "Hi w club of the
Ocala high school; Rev. c. L. Collins,
pastor of the Baptist church; Mr.. A.
r: Cassil, an experienced director of
| boys activities, and Rev. W. F. Gre
son, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Rev. John J. Neighbour, a
member of the club. also made a talk.
The club did. not decide at the meet
ing last night just what form its
boys work should take for the COM
ing year. This will be decided follow
ing the appointment of new commit
tees.
Rev. White told the Rotarians that
to help the boy it is necessary to get
the boy spirit, to think the thoughts
of the boy, and to live in the boys at
mOsphere. "The business and profes-
sional man." he stated, "can help the
boys more than the preacher, as a
rule" He urged that fathers should
be the companions of their sons. Mr.
Russell outlined. the work being done
by the "Hi Y" club of the high school
recently organized, and which has
weekly meetings.
The "Hi Y" club plans to ask some
prominent business and professional
man of the community to made ad.
dresses at each meeting of the club
Rev. Collins thought that the boy OF
today does not have the serious out.
look upon life as he ought to have, anc
in saying this, Rev. Collins stated
that he did not mean to be killjoy
The boys life should have its seriou.
: side halonoad x.y;th ;&s e., L,,& L.. 1:f,
should be directed to some purpose
Work, in the opinion of Rev Collins
is the best thing for the boy. II,
suggested the possibilities of estab
fishing club rooms for the boys of tn,
city.
Mr.. Cassil proposed the formation
of an Ocala junior athletic club to de
} velop athletics among the boys Of tn
city, and to form a baseball leagu
' composed of teams of the boys o
; Ocala, and to arrange for athleti
3 meetings.
Rev. Creson stated that the seriou
!. fault in America today is the lack o
J, religious training in the home. "Re
! ligious illiteracy," he stated. "is on
of the greatest menaces to the ma
) tion." More than sixty per cent of tn
s population of this country, as h
! pointed out. belongs to no church
y Rev. Creson suggested inviting tn
: boys to the Rotary luncheons fror
:, to time as a reward for some goo
work well done. He suggested the en-
v ployment of a director Of boys as
s tivities for the city. >Rotarian Neigh
$ Dor stated that the time had now, com
d to decide just what form the boy
e work should take. President Borlan
: announced that new committees woul
d be appointed within a week, the boy
g work committee among them.
e The club gave a special vote q
: thanks to Rotarian Albert Gerig, tn
y retiring secretary, and a vote {
thanks to The retiring officers. Thes
e were unanimous.