Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08
WILLIMANTIC

ThA weekly meeting of the Willimantic Hctary club was held Thursday noon with SS per cent. ofSthe members pres- eAts The meeting was opened at 12.3o o'ai6ck by President Frank H. Foss, fol- lowing which the tislial dinner was en- joyed. Secretary Charles w.. Hill read the report of tho hast meeting, which was h3eeptea.t Al communication from the PaWttEiS1t Rotary club was read veieing that eiub's wishes for the successful growth Of the local club. President Foss stated. that the Norwich RotariansS were to hold Laiies Night at the Wauregan hotel next Thursday evening at which time a splendid entertainment would be given. II Is expected that about ten lo- cal H0karians will attend. <
 <, ,Aiinonncements for meetings to be held during the next four weeks in charge of the tolloYtng were made by the score. t4fy: April If, Aiine J. Martineau; April 2t; f3erS4rt: Huber; April 2s; Frank Gun. ninghAKf; May 5, Frank. H. Foss AZ one of the meetings of this month Is to be devoted to program, of Rotary, Frank Cunningham was selected as the man for that responsibility.
 TWO visitors who stopped in for only 8 minute were introduced to the mem
 hers--13eneral Kaley, a director of the American Thread company, and Don H Curtis, agent Of she local mills.
 The four members of the club who at. tended the Bosten convention of Rotary clubs, were called upon to report what Impressed them most while at the con, Hentiof; President Foss stated that Ro tarY means much more to him now thar
 1t did before going to the convention. H. learned that the men in, Rotary not only lad ssounethlng to give but also believed ih getting soHaething back from Rotary Four addresses made at the convention were placed before the club by. Pres l ideIft Foss and at some future meeting they will be- read for .te benefit of tn members Who could not attend the con Eentiolh He also stated that in rotary | members net attending regularly shoui be willing to give mp their membersht 1 to another man in his classification vol l desired to become rotarian. Member l ship comes first and without membershi atteAdance club cannot do good worl in the community.
 l Secretary Hill stated that at the con I xefticti he learned that his position wa ] rated as a difficult one, one requirin | much attention. From this time on h I wouid sec that members were notifie \ of the meetings
 = Jsmes B. Fullerton declared that Re II tarY Was some wheel He eiassed tn Il president as the, hnb, the members a 1 the kpnkes,, and membership as the rim Without the rib. the club may get ther, hat the irnpressien would be a poor on,
 At, the convention he. learned that ,man II fms rTnen were not Rotarians and. thi made, it plain to him that the club shoul
 not be nasty in filling its roster, bt ll Shhlild select men needed hv Rotary R
 this Dafefsfi selection the local club wouI benefit and international Rotary woul
 also be the gaines. t. ~.s. ..
 ti.George M Hickey told of meeting
 Rotariap on tfie train going to Boston. the convention. With him was a ma
 who not leng ago Was told by doctol
 he would soon be totally blind. For, ] weeks he was kept in. a dark room ar
 ccfnpeifed. t6 lie flat .oT. his back. Du ing this time Rotarians made 1t a polir l to have, at least one Rotarian with hi every day to read ito him and keep hi
 company. The @fl1en later fegained h l Aght and is an enthusiastic Rotary boo
 ter Rstary.e he said, is a stirnuiant.; I looks for work to do, finds an ortaniz . tien to push the work through. then go
 I aater ,seInethihg else to do for the bene
 I o4<tile 'eDBfn1hhitF. Rotafians believe = slfo~ing appreciation of tha work of ot | erses and this was shown in the apniau l given the musicians at the Boston co al yention. Rotary means fun plus bene : and ieaFniRg.
 ] je President Fass told Of the plans
 hold tho convention next year in Har ford and expressed a wish that the 1 cal club attend e198 per cent. strong, RI Starting Thursday, check of atten