The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-15
THE ROTARY CLUB
A Short Outline Of the New
Organization of Sumter
Business and Profess
sional Men
SiOnal Men

business and profess
sional men Of the world, for Rotary
is international in scope ard was
never stronger nor @roWiE:, as rap
idly as at present. The growth of
the orsa nization in seventeen years
is all the more remarkable ]e-
cause Of the fact that no organ
iZerS or solicitors have been sent
out and not one cent has ever been
paid TO organize new clubs. RO-
1ary has spread around the woriti
from the original club organized in
Chicago seventeen Years ago sole
ly by reason of the driving force o.
the basic principles upon which
The organization was founded. The
idea of service for the sake Of ser
vice and disinterested friendship
between busy business and profess
aional men. who are, in great
measure. cut off by their duties and
responsibilities from association
with other men engaged in differ
ent lines Of business, has an ap-
peal that the average man is quick
to realize and grasp. The organ
iZation has grown and is growing
by one town after another passing
the good thing along 10 the next
neighbor. For instance: Columbia
has had Rotary for few years
only, but the Orangeburg club and
the Sumter club have been organ
lied by Columbia Rotarians, who
felt that Orangeburg and Sumter
would be the better for having Ro-
tary clubs.
The membership Of Rotary clubs
is based upon classification-tha
is TO say, one man for each business
or profession in a town is eligible
for membership-there may be one
banker or trust company eXecu-
tive, one lawyer. one doctor, one
dry goods merchant, one grocer
and so on. The members must be
the proprietor or executive officer
OF the business he represents, it be-
ing the idea that the roll Of the
club shall contain the names of the
representative business and profess
slonal men Of the community.
When club is organized the mem
bership is limited to a maximum
OF twenty-five and thereafter the
membership is increased by the
election Of a maximum of three
members a month. SO much for
the personnel Of the Rotary club.
Rotary is not secret order and
the whole idea Of the organization
is summarized in the slogan Of IN
ternational Rotary: He profits
most who serves best" and this
means that the service is in the in
terest Of improvement and better
ment III all lines, city. state and ma
ton.
The Rotary idea is fully, but
conciSeiy. stated as follows:
Objects OF The Rotary Club.
To encourage and foster:
(a) High ethical staadards in
business and professions.
OBJ The ideal of Service as the
basis Of all worthy enterprise.
(c) The active interest Of every
re tartan in the civic. commercial.
social and moral welfare OF his
community.
CD The deve1o pnlent of Il
broad mountaineering az an cp-
por,unity for service as we'll as an
aid to success.
(e) The interchange of ideas
and business methods as o means
of increasing the efficiency and
usefulness Of Rotarians.
Cd The re cog niti on Of the
worthiness Of all legitimate occu-
pations and the dignity OF the occu-
patton Of each Rotarian as afford
ing him an opportunity to serve
society.
Objects of The International AS
sOciation Of Rotary Clubs.
!. To encourage, promote and
supervise the organization Of Ro-
tary Clubs in all commercial cen
ters throughout the world.
. To coordinate, standardize
and generally direct the work and
other than local activi-
ties, OF all afiiliating Rotary clubs.
The Rotary Code Of Ethics
Ny business standards shall have
in them 4 note of sympathy for our
common humanity My business
dealings, ambitions and relations
shall always cause me to take into
consideration my highest duties Us
4 member of society In every po-
>ition in business life. in every re-
Sponsibility that comes before me,
my chief thought shall be 10 fill
that responsibility and discharge
that duty so when l have ended
each Of them, shall have lifted
The level of human ideals and
achievements little higher than |
found it. AS a Rotarian it is my
duty:
First: To consider my vocation
and as affording me dis
tinct opportunity to serve society.
Second: To improve myself
increase my efficiency and enlarge
my service. and by so doing attest
my faith in the fundamental prin-