Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-06
DANISH LODGE /
HAS ELECTION
Hans Beck, President Of
Brotherhood Treat Sup
piled by Women Folks

The members of Thor Lodge NJ.
46, Danish Brotherhood, were given
a surprise following their nnuu
election of officers last night BY ne
Danish Sisterhood at Washington
Hall, when they had prepared an
elaborate lunch for the OCCASION.
When the meeting was over the
members of the lodge filed down. )
stairs and to their surprise the Voc
men had everything ready for them
to sit down to the spread. Brief COLI,
gratulatory remarks were made by :
several of the new officers and menu
bers of the lodge who enjoyed the
feast. After everyone had been serv7A
ed, cards were played and a genera
social time was held among thaS
members Of the two organizations A
who are affiliated with each others
In the selection of the new officers
Hans Beck was named the presideS &
in place of Hans Kiysen, who a
been at the head of the lodge for
the past term. The other officers
are: Vice president p. o. Petersensf
recording secretary, Henry Hansens
financial secretary. Anton Andersenss
treasurer, Nicholas Olsen; trustees.
Jens Friis; warden, Thorval Borups
inner guard, John Smith and outer
guard, Charles Lampe. The install
alton will take place at the next
meeting.
The committee in charge Of the
annual Christmas tree celebration ofe
the lodge of which Fred Christensen.
is the chairman reported that every
thing for that even is being COM
pleted. The celebration will be held
at Washington hall Tuesday night,sS
December rs. There will be a Christi
mas tree and each child will be
given a gift and there will be res
freshments served. Dancing will be-
held in connection with the affair.
Rotary meetings, and you can talk~
shop if you wish to without being
afraid of giving your competitor h
benefit of our experience. y
Shull: Then I presume a member
has an inside privilege OF soliciting :
patronage from his fellow members :
that is denied an outsider. Isn't that
a selfish motive?" ;
Neidermeyer: Such a motive
could not long survive in Rotary.
OF course, il he is a good business
man. he is going to try to Develop
as many customers as he can, AMI
nobody would deny him the right
But his inside privilege" as you call
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inspire confidence and demonstrate
service. If he can do that. then he
makes friends, and nobody can deny
that a friend has the ethical right
to expires his friendship n con
idence in a practical and direct way
by giving patronage If he wishes 70
do so. This, however is the prfvilegels
of friends in or out of Rotary. Thets
only obligation that exists In Rotary
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to sell must give honest service. noes
| only to rotarians, but to ali society.
IL a man becomes a ~rotarian primar1e
lily for the purpose of getting busl- 5
ness from his fellow rotarians he
soon wakes UP to the fact thai he is
not getting any business and ne
either gets busy, discovers his short
comings and improves his service or
he soon eliminates himself. He
doesn't have to resign.
Shull: How can you business men
afford to take the time 10 Interest,"
| yourself in all the various things you
| consider-including the other fel-.
lows business, civic problems, etc.
Neidermeyer: We realize that the
more we can learn of the other lines
of endeavor the broader will be orr
education, and the greater will be
| our conception of u service respon-f
sibiIities. AS for civic affairs we feeH
that, owing to the varied represents
tive character of u club, We are inS
duty bound to consider all matters
of public importance. We can 9
this without fear of being dominated
by special interests or clicks. and the
| conclusions of the Rotary club on
any civic affair MAJ well be said to-
be a fair expression of the who'll
! community on that subject. Yot
must realize that Rotary is a vo!un-s
| tary association of business men
! chosen according to a process de-
| signed to eliminate competition ana
| dedicated to the development OF
each member of a new capability
| for service.
Shull: Well, I am sorry I cans
get in. It seems to me hat there
! ought to be some way to enable me-
to have the privilege of Rotary al
| though I am denied a membership.
| Don't forget to let me know If a va
| cancy occurs in my classificaions
| will your. For I certainly will p
| preciate the opportunity to Join.
| You have convinced me that Rotary
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