The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-11

ing to note at this point that over
1000 people failed to obtain admission
to the convention hall at the first ses-
sion.
Incidentally, when this fact became
known, President Stevens, of the Los
Angeles Rotary club. asked all Cali
fornians to surrender their seats to
visitors. And this was done without
any sign of disapproval and amid ire
mendOus applause. The usual address
of welcome and response thereto were
made, and then the business of the
convention proceeded.
THE convention covered a period of
four solid days and it is impossible
even to attempt to place before you
what was done during that time. A
complete report of the convention will
| be published in the near future. and 7
would urge every member to subscribe
for a copy. 1t will be in book form
and sold at 50. It will contain the
entire official proceedings and the
complete speeches made during the
entire convention. The outstanding
! addresses were those of President Nc
| Cullough at the opening of the SEES
sion; Rotarian Arthur G. Pierce, of
4
! TONS Rotarian George Diehl, of Buff
| falo, on Attendance. the Creator of
/ Rotary Activity Rotarian Joseph A.
/ Turner, of Roanoke, Va. on Fellow
/ ship, the Key to the Treasure House
| of friendship Rotarian Hugh E. Van
/ de Walker, Ypsilanti. Mich, on 'Ro-
/ tary and the Boys Rotarian Thomas
c. Sheehan, of Jersey City, on Good
! Citizenship and My Responsibility as
Rotarian,', and a short talk by Ro-
| tartan Col. Ralston. of Halifax, Nova
/ Scotia, on International Goodwill
Exceeds All Meetings.
81 wish that I could convey to you
| in some way the emotions of those
| who attended. as speaker after speak
| er from every part of the world ad-
dressed the convention. Like many
others of you belong to a great many
organizations, fraternal, religious, mil
itary and otherwise, but at none of
the meetings or gatherings of any OF
them have I been so impressed as at
this last Rotary convention. 1t is no
eXaggeration to say that it was the
finest body of men it has ever been
my good fortune to be associated with
In their appearance and every move
ment was shown strength of charac
/ ter, and the general courtesy and
good will which prevailed left no doubt
!, in the mind of anyone as to their will
lingness to render service.
'1n fact, through the entire proceed
ings, if I may use such a term, rar
the theme Of Service to Others
When I lift Richmond, Billy Sunday
had just completed a six weeks effor
to bring belief in God and love fol
our fellow men into our midst I an
, not in a position to say or even form
! an opinion as to the amount of gooC
+ accomplished during that period il
! Richmond but there is no question il
my mind as to the amount of gooC
: done by +he thirteenth annual Rotar,
. convention at Los Angeles. I honestl,
+ and sincerely believe that in thos'
I four days a greater message was con
: veyed to those in attendance for dis
> tribution among the Rotary clubs o
? the world than in any similar gather
t ing in the history. of this country.
J. Not one single false step or NOV,
I was made during the entire time
Q Every word and deed moved in tn
e same direction-toward the goa
g which carried over the posts in glal
e ing letters the word Service" Mem
/ bership in Rotary is very difficult t
8 attain, due to the very severe rule
|. | covering Classifications, and for tina
8 reason those of you who are toda
e honored by membership in Rotar
. should make every effort to Away
a retain that membership You vii