Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-08

| japan, the Philippine Islands ana
| other countries and colonies.
The first convention OF Rotary
Clubs was held in Chicago in 1910,
with the idea of forming a national
organization. Out OF this meeting
grew the National Association Oh
Rotary Clubs. The second conVen-
ton was held in Portland. Oregon
the following year, and the third In
1918 in Duluth, MINI. 1t was atsthe
| Duluth convention that applications
| for membership were received from
| Winnepeg, Canada, n London
This led to changing the name OF the
organization to The International
Association of Rotary Cluos.
In the foreign extension or the
| Rotary idea one principle has been
adhered to rigidly. This Is that ciuhs
/ shall have as members natives or the
country in which it is formed. The
Rotary Club of Tokyo has q purely
Japanese membership, and the Ro-
| tary Club of London is made up en-
| tirely of Englishmen.
Although the organization OF
clubs has spread so far n so fast,
/. is emphasized by the officials OF
the international organization that
the foundation of Rotary IS the IN
| dividual club. They say that no
| club can be a member or the IN
ternational Rotary very long With
cut finding this out. 1t shortly be-
comes apparent that the cub Is a
member of a great international
organization that anything it does
is bound to be felt by other clubs.
How the Plan Works
v Here is an example cited 20 show
how this works out-the Rotary
club of Blackwell, Oklahoma, learn
ed that a number of boys h a
been graduated from the grammar
school of the city did not intend 70
go to high school. The club insti-
tuted an inquiry, talking with the
parents of the boys and the boys
themselves. 1t was instrumental In
having conditions so changed that
a very large percentage CT those
bows did go to high school. In rou-
tine course the matter was reported
to international headquarters. There
the matter was taken up lmmedl-
ately with the result that last year ~
this country alone $4,000 boys and
gipls who intended to quit school at
the end Of their grammar school
course for various reasons. were per-
suaded to continue their educauons
Membership in a Rotary Club Is
no honorary affair. Most meetings
are weekly luncheons. -Four CON
secutive absences for other thar
illness or absence from the city
forces any member out automati'
cally. This has proven effective III
keeping Rotary out of the class o
organizations with non-active mem
berships.
The name Rotary was taken orig
inally from the fact hal the origina
group of four men in Chicago wer,
TO hold meetings in eac theirs OF
fee In rotation. Since, the name ha
been adapted to the succession o
officers of the club, as the ofhce
must rotate with the exception o
the office of secretary-treasurer.
is rare indeed that any other excep
ton is .made to this rule.
Seeks Opportunities. Not Thanks
The principles of the organization
are carried into action in many ways
Rotary Is depended upon 20 get be
hind every kind of a movement 20
the betterment of the community
There are some jobs'that the club
do when no other agencies exist 10
their proper performance. BUT
is one of the fundamental rules Q
Il llG Disqualification " hA'ih ~
for anything-instead to thank an
other organization or element in tn
community for the opportunity t
make itself useful.
Here is what Pau Harris. tn
originator of the idea, now intern9
4 tional president emeritus End sti
an active Rotarian has to say:
Rotary has dedicated itself to tn
advance of an ideal, the ideal {
service. II the world one become
imbued with the spirit of servto
there will be no more occasions fc
war; the brotherhood of ma W!
be here.
1.-THE accomplishments OF Rotai
to date lave been impressive II
deed. it's spontaneous spread fro
one country to another has bee
without precedent. There IS a re:
son for such remarkable success
il lies in the fact that Rotary hs
placed its dependence upon the mo
dependable attribute of man
friendliness; doubts and suspicion
i disanpear when friendship enters
"Brothedhood of man is frien,
ship, all inclusive, and Rotary Their