, 1923-02-24
ROTAR|ANS HERE
ENJOY ADDRESS
Of THEIR CHIEF
Anniversary Celebrated
By Broadcasting Of
Ravens Speech.

President Raymond M
ravens of Rotary Internation-
al set a new mark in history
when he addressed simni-
taneously hundreds of Rotary
c!uos IN as many different
cities on the continent OF Nortb 49,
lea last night by radio pbono a..
part or the observance OF the oprIyor'
sary or the establishment OF tho ~.
rotary club. Casper Rotarinns ,15
their wives shared the treat ,bro,,rL
the courtesy OF the Masonic Iodsa
which extended the use OF tho +or,9S.
Tor n special receiving set installed b,,
inc Tribun Wyoming Radio cornor1
ton. Tho address of Mr. u,ro.r
winch was delivered at Kansas cut,
was heard with great clcarness.
PRESIDENT Ravens spoke of III, ~
sanlEahon OF the first Rotary cluh IN
Chlcaso' February 20, 1908, ana az
the growth of the Organization from
that one club. which started with n
rev Chicago business and profession.
al men to the organization that ex-
ISIS today. of 1925 clubs in 27 coun-
tries with n total membership OF an
proN!mately 10000 OF the leading bust
ness and professional men OF the
world. The object OF Rotary, he soId
was to spread the gospel OF servlce
and to translate into terms OF prsc.
teal ovcry-day life the spirit OF thu
Golden Rule. lie sald that on this an.
niVersary of the formation Of the first
club, Rotary Is giving its PRINCIPAL
attention TO the business Of transmit
ting TO the citizens OF every commu-
nifty I'm which Rotary has established
n club special messages on tho ro-
probabilities of the individual citizen
Tor tho various branches of his gov
ernment. In tho United States these
messages como from President Hard.
ing Speaker Gillett OF the national
house of representatives and Attorney
General Daugherty. In other coun.
tries the heads of tho PRINCIPAL
branches of the government are the
authors OF the messages.
This week Rotary International
said Mr.. Ravens. lis serving as a
medium for communication OF the
ideals OF citizenship" These ideals
are expressed in the words of the rep
resentatives OF the three c~o-ordInats
=" government IN u cOun-
tries Of tho world today. Rotary Is
broadcasting TO the citizens OF thess
countries the messages OF their execu.
tives. explaining to them their respon-
sibilites rs individual citizens.
Rotary International is doing this
ut this time Us an observance OF tho
eighteenth anniversary of the organ.
ization Of the first Rotary club in thu
world.
But moro important than that.
Rotary International is serving as the
medium OF communication for these
very iportant messages as an exempli-
fication Of the purpose of It's organIza-
tion-serviCe to the communities In
which Rotary lub are organlzed-to
the whole OF those communities. to
every citizen OF those communities.
we .Rotarians sincerely belIays
that Rotary is something moro than
an organization. We believe md wa
conscientiously offer II as a potential
force In the community for many DUR
poses-tOr all worthy that
are OF benefit TO tho community. Tho
first Rotary club was organized in the
city OF Chicago IS years ago. Loneli-
ness In n large city, the desire to be
with his fellowmen and to serve with
them for the best interest OF the city.
in which they lived. inspired Paul
Harris. n lawyer, to breach the sub
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