The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-24

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ganization has never at any time
employed paid organizers. And in
addition, ertreme care has always
been exercised in surveying cities
and towns applying for member
ship to make sure that such COM
munities are ready for a Rotary
Club and are of sufficient size from
which to secure a membership of
representative men and still have
the membership restricted to one
nan from each business or profes-
sion.
From one man to eighty thous-
and, from one club to more than
thousand, from one city to the
cites of twenty-five countries, In
the small cycle of seventeen years
is the way the organization has
grown, according to the speakers
at the birthday anniversary meet
ing. Many reasons were advanced
for the growth-but the main rea-
son suggested is that the practical
application of the Rotary creed -
He profits Most Who Serves
Best"-in all branches of business
and social life in the communities
where Rotary has been established
has caused it to grow, surely and
substantially. This unique creed
is part Of what is called the
Rotary Platform and the Rotary
Code of Ethics.
The Rotary Platform was adopt
ed by the organization in 1911
and is a concise statement Of the
principles and ethics guiding and
actuatlng all Rotary Clubs.
The Rotary Code of Ethics"
was adopted in 1915 and sets forth
the principles and practices that
should exist not only between
Rotarians but all business and pro-
fesslonal men everywhere"
The anniversary meeting here
Wednesday called attention to the
fact that Rotary Club activities are
many and varied. They are usual
~ confined locally TO activities
which no other org anization is
formed to accomplish. Taking the
activities of all Rotary Clubs the
world over they touch every phase
Of community life. For example,
a department of boys work is one
of the several departments at the
central Office at Chicago made
necessary because of the interest
manifested by Rotary Clubs in this
work. Rotary Boys Work is not
confined to any one phase. Sew
eral clubs have made a notable
success IN their humanitarian work
among the crippled ch:dren of the
poor.
But boys work, as stated before,
IS only one of the many activities
Second to none in Rotary comes
community service. Rotary Clubs
IN many, many cities have been in
strumental IN arousing a civic pride
and consciousness that has resulted
III the preparation AMI adoption of
city beautiful plans; erection of
club houses for soldiers and COM
munlty settlement houses and the
providing of night schools for aliens
and their instruction in the funda-
mentals of Americanisn. Better
o lie highways, stges-tc-gether
meetings" of farmers and business
men, community singing, employ
ment of visiting nurses, safety-fjrst
campaigns, in fact complete list
of the various activities of Rotary
clubs would take up many columns
and would include nearly every
phase of mans end aevor toward
making his city, his state and
country better place in which to
live.
The birthday meeting was in
charge of the PubIici1y COMMITTEE
The dining room had been decor.
atee with the National colors and
the colors of the countries repre-
sented in Rotary. The TASTY lnenu
prepared and. SERVED by the ladies'
OF the NJ. E. churcn also tyr,heJ
the countries in whica Rotary has
secured membership. Represent
atlves of the several countries were
present and told what was being
done in their respective parts Of
the world. Paul Harris, the found
er OF the organization sent greet
ings as did also International Pres