Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-16

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ten years ago Rotary emerged from
a national organization into an inter-
national association, Mr.. Zimmerman
declared sthat q Rotary. {club lis q
training school OF unsetfshness n
service"
Its chief object" he said, "is both
to accomplish the practical and ideal
of his business; to accomplish the
betterment of ach class Of business
or profession; and to accomplish the
betterment of his home, city, state
and county. !
Rotary values men for what they
are more than sfor what they have;
and for what they can be more than
speaker: s""RotaryS idoks upon a call
to service as Ia privilege to be sought,
not as a burden to be avoided"
Moro Clubs.
The number of clubs in the district
has increased from, forty-three to
sixty-three since the last annual con-
ference held at Fargo, and the speak
er was confident the total would
reach sixty-five by April 80. when the
time limit for the fiscal year expires.
Mr.. Zimmerman reviewed the his
tory Of Rotary since its birth in Chi
cago seventeen years ago. I'm 1910,
III 81 CONVENTION "dS HelO III I'll.
cago and the National Association
formed" he said. continuing 1.-The or
g%aniZation grew into one Of interna-
tional proportions two years later"
Rotary has grown more rapidly
since 1912 than during the first seven
years. the speaker asserted. He con-
sidered the growth remarkable Com
sidering the fact hat Rotary has
never at anytime employed paid or
SaniZers-"
And in addition he said, "as
some of @ fellows who have acted
as the governors special representa-
tive know. Extreme care has always
been exercised. in surveying cities
applying for membership. to make
sure that such communities are
ready for Il Rotary club and are OF
sufficient size 20 assure a member
ship restricted to one man from each
business or profession"
Ir. norman estimated the
number OF clubs in the world at LOO.
Although the greater number are in
the United States" he said. there
are clubs III Canada. Newfoundland,
Great Britain, Ireland. France, Spain.
other countries.
Redistrictins is Big Worry.
The matter of redistricting Rotary
- " @LrJ'Nh Lii6t 40 SAstIiS liz ACod
al Rotary considerable worry, the
governor declared. On February g."
he said. "a committee appointed by
the governor mel in executive session
and discussed the problem of re-
districIng the fifteenth district. On
February IS. our governor q in ex-
ecutive session with the international
commission on re-districcins: and no
doubt at the Los Angeles convention.
the matter of making the present
fifteenth district as now comprised,
into two or three districts will be con-
sidered-
If the International convention
approved of the re-dis-rictirg plan.
the governor 10 b. nominated at
this conference Tor the present dis
tric. as now comprised, VII mos,
probably be elected. but his diS-.c.
will only BE- made ", % ali The c.1@
in ,he section IN which his club VIII
be placed. The governor fo- ,he o-a-
er district o. districts I'll, Dc aon-
by Tia vo,inE delegates Of he
clubs o. suct Gia-.- represented q
the international II LIS
Angeles"
referring &C his .e-l .. oEca. NJ
Zimmerman said rs hal emphasized
''educacion II Rotary -oEszE -