The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-26
MEETING OF
ROTARY CLUB
A Very Interesting Meeting
Was Held Yesterday After
noon

afternoon at the Claren ont Hotel.
a committee composed Of Rotar-
ians Smith. Booth, and Hurst was
appointed to get in touch with the
proper authorities to see that signs
are placed at the roads where de-
tours were necessary. There has
been great complaint from people
1who have been coming into Sumter
| that signs had not been placed at
some of the, roads, and the drivers
of cars have been caused great in
convenience and some expense and
delay. The. club felt that this mat
ter could be rectified without Sc
rious trouble, and the committee
was appointed to, ask that these
signs should be placed at the prop
er roads
The meeting was made especially
Interesting on account OF the fact
that the members had been re-
quested to be in position to tell
in a speech not exceeding two
minutes in length what Rotary
had meant to them and was doing
for thine. Rotarian Williams was
of the opinion that the club should
definitely determine upon some
constructive program for the up
building of our community. Ro-
tartan White stated that he was
quite young in Rotary experience,
but that he had already caught
enough of the spirit of the organ
ization to make him willing to
serve in any way within his power
for the good of the Rotary club
and for the whole community.
Rotarian Davis Noise told very
delightful story which effectively
illustrated the fact that the idea
of Rotary is a genuine spirit Of
cooperation between business men
for the elevation Of business ideals
and for civic Improvement.
Rotarian Witherspoen made the
following excellent contribution:
.sThe natural man thinks fer him
self and Of the other fellow, but
never for the other fellow: A Ro-
tartan, I find, thinks a; little for the
other fellow and a whole lot more
OF Him"
Rotarian Ryttenberg: Rotary
has meant more to me, no doubt,
in the past six weeks than prob
ably to any other member present.
On account OF circumstances with
which you are not familiar, and on
account Of being sick; it has been
only by supreme effort that have
been able to be present. Ifcame to
feel the hearty hand shake and ell
bow-touch of my fellow Rotarians
and have gone away revived, slim
ulated, and with a better feeling to
carry on, I am sure that moth,
ing except attendance at Rotary
could have dragged me from my
home. am also sure that nothing
else ,could have such a'reviving and
stimulating effect
/. Rotarian Riley addressed his fell
Tow Rotarians in the following
words: Rotary has meant to me
the strengthening Of friendships
already made in Sumter and the
making of many new friends. 1t
has meant the association with the
leading men of the community and
from that association has come
broadening and a erystalizing OF
the higher ideals Of social and bus.
mess life. It has come to mean TO
me a bright Monday instead OF the
proverbial '.blue" Monday. for each
meeting means a building up OF re-
newed vigor to meet the issues OF
the week to follow and with this
strength better to serve the COM
mnnity:"
Rotarian Booth spoke as follows:
Mr.. President, you asked me to
make a two minutes speech and
expect it to be sensible and con-
nected: that's hard job. Rotary
and service are synonymous. Since
we have been organized as a club
Rotary principles and teachings
have been indeed, inducing US with
a consciousness that unselfish SER
vice to others is probably the most
satisfying asset we can lay aside
as we go along through life. There
are doubtless those among us who
have been more or less self-cen-
tered, selfish, and satisfied with
ourselves; but Rotary principles
bring us to the broad and demo-
cratic realization that the other
fellow is as good, and probably bet
T,ar +bap ura gre. that our best ef-