The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-16
DULU TIL HOST
TO R0TARIANS
OF 4 STATES

ROTARY is AN IDEAL
One That Can Be Applied Ir
Every Day Life, Says First
Vice President Cummings
Dulut:l, Mimi, March 16.-Speaking
in the same city where ten years ago
Rotary emerged from natural or
ganization into an international organ.
ization, Alfred H. Zimmerman of Wau.
sau, Wis, district governor, declared
here today before the annual district
conference of Rotarians from Mime.
sofa, North Dakota, Wisconsin and
Michigan that "a Rotary club is a
training school for unselfishness and
service and it's chief object is both to
accomplish the practical and ideal bet
terment of the individual member of
his business; to accomplish the better.
ment of each class of business or pro.
fesslon; and to accomplish the better.
ment Of his home, city, state and coun-
ty.
Rotary values men for what they
are more than for what they have;
and for what taey can be more than
for what they are. Rotary looks upon
call to service as q privilege to be
sought, not burden to be avoided
Rotary has grown more rapidly since
1912 than during the first seven years,
the speaker asserted. He considered
the growth remarkable considering
the fact that Rotary has never at any
time employed paid organizers"
'And in addition,v he said, "as some
Of you fellows. who nave, acted as the
governors special representative
know, extreme care has always been
exercised, in surveying cities applying
for membership, to make sure that
such communities are ready for a Ro-
tary club and are Of sufficient size to
assure membership restricted to one
man from each business or profession. >
Emphasized Education.
Referring to his terms of office, Mr..
Zimmerman said he had emphasized
Education in Rotary instead Of great
ly increasing the number Of clubs In
the district"
"Tne highest monthly attendance
record the district has had prior to
January /, 1921, was 1866" he said.
Last December our record was S4.65
per cent"
Declaring attendance is the creator
of everything" Mr.. Zimmerman char
acterized it as "The evidence of enthu-
siasm; creator Of good fellowship and
nroyider Of inspiration to do the work
we are supposed to do. Attendance is
running the world and it's co-ordinated
parts today" he asserted. This is
true in Rotary" he continued, "and
tae man who goes to the meeting ana
puts his full heart into the work, and
loves it, that is true and real no.
tartan"
Visualizing Rotary as great
world power" Ralph W. Cummings OF
Lancaster, Pa, first vice president Oh
the International Association OF Ro-
tarv Clubs, admonished delegates to
"think of Rotary as creator OF un-
derstanding-an apostle Of tolera-
tion." :,
Expressing confidence that Rotary
will take it's place among the Leading
disseminators of unselfish service, Mr.
Cummings declared such world or
qanization "would not attempt to die
tate policies of government, nor en-
deavor to run things" but would zen
deavor to put into practice the every.
day application of the Golden Rule.
1--WE made great start toward this
by holding our last international con
vention in Scotland" declared Mr.
Cummings, "and l am confident thai
everyone from this side Of the Allan
tic, who went on this trip, has bet
ter understanding of the people anc
the countries that we visited. W.
grew to know these people and to mt
that seems one of the greatest thing:
| that has ever happened in Rotary
the privilege Of so many people of dit
| ferent nationalities coming into close
contact WIN EACH OLHeI, anu ledI HlAe
to really know the other man and hi:
point of view.
"Those people over there opened
their homes, took us in as old friends
even though few of us had eve
known any of them before and the!
made us feel perfectly at home, simp
/ ly because we were Rotarians. AM
this spirit and our intimate relation
with these people has undoubtedl
helped to promote better under
standing between the peoples of tn
nations represented there. And a
we look into the future of Rotary an
think of the possibilities that lie be
fore us when all nations shall be rep
resented in our organization, ther
seems to be no limit to the possibil
ties of this great work-the promo
ton of understanding.
"Rotary is more than an organize
ton. It is not simply an opportunit
to have good time and enjoy ou1
selves at our weekly meetings. RI
tary is an ideal-a workable ideal
one that we can apply in our everyda
life both in our business and social a
fairs"