Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-13

conducted the breakfast meeting on the 1 second day of the fall conclaye of New England Rotary which is in session at the Grisweld hotel at Eastern Point. this week. The whole breakfast meeting was devoted to Norwich and the local club let it be known that The Rose of New Eng land was still doing business at the old stand and doing more of it every day
 The Norwich Rotary club met at the Groton end of the Thames river bridge at 7.15 o'clock just as the morning sun broke through the fog clouds, giving promise of real Rotary fair weather. With about thirty machines carrying the Norwich delegation, which numbered about 100. parade to the Grisweld was made. At the hotel the local Rotarians. in their straw hats, white shirts, blue ties. blue coats and white trousers and shoes, each wearing a blue ribbon arm band on which was Norwich Rotary in gold letters, headed by Past President Joseph c. Worth, carrying the American 1 flag and followed by James P. Madden and Frank Welsh bearing the Norwich | Rotary banner, marched into the hotel 1 and took possession for the breakfast
 meeting. Colts Armory band, George l Matz leader, played for the marching and also rendered selections during the break | fast
 I cal club, presided at the meeting and also acted as song leader for fthe meeting. 1 The singing of the Norwich club was very ] spirited and the meeting proved to be
 one of the most enjoyable of the many that have been held.
 Norwich Rotary Song Makes Hit One of the pleasing features of the | meeting and one that took the meeting by storm was the introduction of the | Norwich Rotary song, Rotary Forever, composed by Henry J. La Fontaine, who
 also wrote the words for the music. The
 band played the selection through once
 and then the Norwich club rose
 and sang it. There was a burst of ap-
 plause and insistent demands for the au-
 thor. President Park then presented MT.
 La Fentaine who was given a real ova-
 tion to which he responded by leading
 the singing of the song again.
 Another feature of the morning meet
 ing was the several solos by Frank
 Frederick of Hartford soloist of the
 band MT. Broderick's selections met
 with the hearty approval of all.
 Greeting to Governor
 When Gov. Everett j. Lake who Is
 staying at the hotel during the conclave entered the breakfast room he was greet ed with Hail to the Chief" the diners standing until His Excellency was seated
 Songs and solos occupied the rest of the
 meeting and then adjournment was taken
 for the business session which was hele r in the ball room of the hotel.
 Business Session
 At the business session Judge Robert ". Hiil of Salem, Mass, governor oi the Thirty-hrst district presided. The at
 tendance at the meeting was large anC s | Y11an af ho xuOp IT opening the meeting Judge Hill said tha
 in order to get the most of a Rotar, conclave, Rotary must be talked ant that was what was going to be done a this session. Delegates come to thes l: cenclaves to carry back something to tn,
 home club that will benefit and promot, I Rotary. Mir. Hill read telegrams iron i Crawford C. Mccullough. past interna : tional president, and F. W. Peale of tn a Mexico City club wishing the New Eng
 land conelave a successful meeting MT . spreading the gospel of Rotary in Soutl 2 America and the West Indies.
 Charles Lovett of Lynn. past distric governor was introduced to the meetin
 and said that 1t seemed like old times t : speak to Retarians and when I am wit !, Rotarians like this 1t is the sweetes n moments of my life.
 Y Educating Rotarians
 $ In introducing the first schedule T. speaker of the meeting Judge Hill sai e that the Salem club owes much to Georg d Ashton, it's founder and first presiden > and that George would speak on "Educa
 tion of New Members and Old" topi
 that should interest every true Rotarial
 MT. Ashton was received with enthusiasm ,s and immediately went to the heart of hi
 subject. Education in Rotary is in ger F eral neglected. said MT. Ashton. Man g president in their zeal to give large pro T. grams lose sight of the fundamentals Y Rotary that we love. Tn most clut lt,j there is a talk by a local member Q as his business or a talk by some outside E. on an up-to-the-minute topic. These al fine things and I do not mean to criticiz a- when I say that one meeting every mont T. should be devoted to Rotary edueatio Ss We speak continually of attendance, bl ne do not say enough about education h. Rotary. When asked about Rotary, wh; TX it is and why. we are tongue-tied. tn; IS. Is a large number of us. A fiye-minu an talk at each meeting on Rotary would ( n xntold good. In order to tell about R tary we must learn about It. Those VI an attend conclaves get knowledge
 Rotary, but those who do not are missir
 something. II more WOulQ attend the
 conclayes you couldn't get them to sts s- away. Many members are brought in as Rotary through association with oth ,e, members but they know little about R s: tary The new member should be e. structed in Rotary, It's fundametals al s what it is doing and what its aim ,t- This instruction should also be given nd the old member. After q new memb e has been in a club short time ask hi ce Ito read paper on what Rotary mea II to him. He will study Rotary in ord es. to do this and he will benefit by it. The m are suggestions that would make Fir ge have an eloquent speaker give a char fer to the new member; second, have wee en ly talks on Rotary; third, have an A
 Rotary meeting once a month; fourt
 have a space in your weekly publicati
 devoted to educational Rotary; fiji
 when in doubt, talk Rotary.
 sY Following MT. Ashton's talk there " w. discussion of the subject and ma dr thoughts were expressed by Donald yill Adams of New Haven. George Cooper on Fitchburg William Edinburgh of BC ill ton and other MT. Bamburgh who h is been actively engaged in visiting vario ue, Rotary clubs in the East told Of wh os- various clubs are doing along the educ
 tionaI lines in Rotary Frank rhannas 2 r,