Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08

aas spread 20 far end 40 fast Il N
emphasized by the of5cieis N tho In
ternationai orgs nization that the fo1n-
dAfion OF Rotary is the individual club.
They soy that no club oan be n mem-
Der OF international Rotary very long
without finding this out n shortly
becomes apparent thar the club is
member Of O great inferno tlon,I or
ganization and that anything It docs
is bound 70 be felt by other clubs.
How the Plan Works.
Here is an example cited to show
how this works out--the Rotary Cub
OF Blackwell Oixlahouia. learned that
Ia number Of boys who had been grad
uated from the grammar school or ths
city did not intend to 20 TO high school.
The club instituted an inquiry, talking
with the parents Of the boys and the
boys themselves. II was Instrumental
| in having conditions SO changed that
a very large percentage OF those boys
did go TO high echooi. IN r0utins
course the matter was reported TO IN
/ terpationaJ headquarters. There tho
matter Was taken up Immediately,
With the result that lest year IN this
= country alone 25 900 boys and ziris
VINO intended 20 quit school ~ ths
, end Of their grammar school course
r for various reasons were persuaded 70
/. continue thei- eduoatlons.
, Mernbcrship in a Rotary Club 81 No
d honorary affair. Most meetings are
weekly Iuncheons. -Four consecutive
I afeences for other than iIlnezs or sb-
= sence from the city forces any member
. out autornaticaliy. This has proven er-
fectiye in Keeping Rotary out OF ths
class OF organizations with monaco
: tive memberships.
u The name Rotary was taken orfvf-
. naiiy from the fact that tho original
, group OF four men IN Chicago were 20
hold meetings in each others Office
in rotation. Since, the name has been
adapted to the succession OF officers
e OF the club, az tho Offices must ro-
J. tate. with the exception Of the offcs
}, OF eecrets ry- treasurer. II is rare IN
= deed that any other exception - nnnds
s TO this rule.
: Seeks Opportunities, Not Thanks.
al The principles Of the organizs ton
~ ere carried. into action in many ways
a Rotary IL depended upon 20 get be-
IS hind every kind of q movement for
a the betterTnent of the community
! There are some. jobs that the clubs
do when no other agencies exist 70,
their proper performance. But II II
one OF the fundamental rules OF the
organization TO claim no credit for
anything--fnstead TO thank any other
orgaization or element in the com
nunity for the opportsnity 10 make IL.
self useful
Here is what Paul Harris. the o-,sf
nator Of the idsa. now Internationa
President Emeritus and stiH an ACTIVE
Rotarian. has 70 say:
% Rotary has dedicated itself 70 IN
te advance OF an ideal, the ideal of ser
a vice. II the world once becomes Inn
ne bued with the spirit OF service Their.
- Will be no more. occasion for war; IN
lil4 brotherhood Of man viii be here.
~ The accomplishments OF Rotary G
H date have been impressive indeed. y
Oh spontaneous spread from one countr-
re to another has been without precedent
nd There IS a reason for such rernars,
ne able success; Il lies IN the fact tha
n Rotary has placed its dependence upo
ry the most dependa bic attribute 6f man.
friendliness; doubts and suspicion
To- disappear when friendship enters
I'd brotherhood OF man is FRIENDSHIP
lbs all inclusive, and Rotary therefore bt
he Aeves that in cuItivating friendsnil
he the means II has used in ssel
ely ing the advancement OF its ides
ary service. It is assisting to make actin,
ely the highest end nrghtiest OF all IN
man conceptions-the brotherhood
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