The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-02-25
The Rotary Club Celebrates Its
sixteenth Birthday


sixteenth Birthday
The sixteenth birthday anniversary
Of the Rotary Club was celebrated
throughout the country on Monday.
In Ocala the Rotarians celebrated with
= suuper that was an especially ex-
cellent one. splendidIy prepared and
served.
Mr.. waiter +. Corbett, of Jackson
vile. was the special guest of honor
ON this occasion and he made most
excellent speech.
Mr. Boyd, of Jacksonville, also a
well known Rotarian, was also in at
tendance at this meeting and made
very interesting talk
This affair falling so near the BIRTH
day Of George Washington, gave a
splendid opportunity for extolling the
virtues of the Father of His Coun-
try. Mr. David S. Woodrow, who is
rather more than an enthusiast on the
subject of George Washington read a
paper on his life that was pronounced
a classic. Mr.. Woodrow has compiled
a George Washington birthday book
that is a work of art and he had his
book with him Monday night and look
ing at this unique and cleverly con,
ceived book gave great pleasure to
the Rotarians. many of whom had
never before had the opportunity of
seing Mr.. Woodrow's book
Rotary and Rotarians haye been
identified with many of the forward
movements of the community, and
everyone has known something of the
remarkable growth of the organiza-
ton without knowing much of the
why and the wherefore. : Those
who may have thought that the spread
of Rotary is due to the activities of
paid organizers are undeceived by the
statement that Rotary has never en-
gagged paid organizers.
Nearly eight hundred clubs are
uniting in the birthday celebration
this year. These clubs are scattered
throughout the United States and in
Canada, Great Britain, Cuba and
many other foreign countries.
Rotary had its beginning in 1905,
when four men met in Chicago office
building The need which brought
these men together was plain lone
someness" longing of one man
for companionship. This man is Paul
P. Harris, an attorney, who as one
OF this group of four, called in the
other tbfee for the purpose of start
ing an unnamed club, which should
have for its object a closer personal
acquaintanceship among its members,
each of whom, as the numbers grew,
should be selected from line of bust
ness or profession which was not al
ready represented The first four
classification" were represented by
. lawyer, a coal dealer, coal oper-
ator and merchant tailor. A printer
was the fifth man to be added to the
group. Mr.. Harris is still an active
member of the Chicago club
Many different ideas are in circula.
ton as to the origin of the name
Rotary" as applied to Rotary clubs.
However, the true facts are that
Rotary" was decided upon because
the members of the new club had been
in the habit of holding their meetings
IN rotation" in the places of the diff
ferent members. AS "Rotarian Club
was somewhat inapt they decided to
adopt shorter form and call it the
Rotary Club This plan of meeting
from place to place was continued for
some time, until the membership be-
came so large as to make its continu-
ance impractical.
. The Q. Il. S. Carnival
The 0cala High School carnival
N the ocala House gardens tonight
and tomorrow bids fair to being a
great event. The school children are
working faithfully and hard for its
success and are planning some very
elaborate and delightful features.
There Is to be a baby show, yaude-
viiie performance, well known
Keith circuit equilibrist is to take part
N the performance and there are to
oe quite number of pleasant sur
prises on the program.
Miss Elizabeth Bennett has been
CHOSEN by popular ballot as '.queen Of
the carnival
the school children deserve to have
plg crowds present at this carnival
0otn days and we feel sure that their