The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-30


guests DR.. George Otis Smith OF Wash
ington. personal friend of DR.. Bar
ker's. In the course of his talk, he
said that he believed that Rotary
Clubs were permanent because as an
organization they met the needs of
business and professional men better
than any other. He said that Rotary
stood for sincere friendship and that
1t helped a better understanding be-
tween men. He believes that the
church should be the first thing in
the life of every man but commented
somewhat upon the seeming lack of
friendship in the churches. He dis
oussed particularly the matter of Ro-
tary helping to tear down the bar
riers OF religious prejudices, while
for his third point, he presented the
idea that Rotary and similar clubs
are gradually teaching the members
the theory that the best rule in bust
ness, in the long run, is the Golden
Rule" This he illustrated by vari-
GUS examples which bore out the
truth of his statement. He also
showed the Rotarians that the Rotary
Club was teaching better than any
in life is not the accumulation of mat
erial things but the doing of things
tor other people.
In the afternoon Dr. Barker was
introduced to an audience of women
and girls which taxed the. body of the
Opera House to such an eXtetd THAT
the balconies had to- sthromn open.
Mrs. Florence Waugh Dahferth made
the introductory remarkso i'm hppelasual
graceful manner and the speaker told
the mothers of the responsibilities to
their daughters. Throughout his
address was full of material advice
and aid not only to the mothers, who
face the very important problem of
giving delicate information to their
children, but to the young unmarried
women, in the responsibilities which
they owe themselves.
Between the afternoon and evening
lectures DR.. Barker kindly accepted
an invitation to meet with the BPW
Club members and addressed them for
q half hour. During the forenoon
he went to Madison where he address,
ed the high school students and at the
evening lecture he stated that he
hadn't worked so hard for a long time
as, that was his sixth address for the
day.
Preceding the night lecture, the
Boy Scouts with their fife and drum
corps paraded some OF the streets
and under the guidance of Rotarian
John Jenkins advertised freely DR..
Bankers preseneei in Skowhegan. The
response to the efforts of those inter
ested in the matter was most inter-
esting and the evening audience prob
ably numbered from 500 to 700 men
and boys. DR.. Bankers subject was
Fathers Responsibilities to His
Son and this he said was of more
importance than the election on Mon
day next. He advocated friendly
eomradeship between the fathers and
their sons, In talking over school mat
tiers frequently, and in otherwise be-
ing pals together so that when temp
tations come to the youth, such topics
might also be freely considered. He
believed i9was the duty of every
father to attend church as an example
for his son and those of the COM
munity while another responsibility
was to teach the children to obey the
laws of home. He then forcefully
presented the necessity of the father
himself strictly obeying the laws, add
ing that no man who violates the
18th amendment can possibly be a pa
triot of his country
DR.. Barker very delicately, but
plainly took up the matter of sex
problems, offering explanations suit
able to the understanding of boy of
six years, urging the fathers not to
make the mistake of letting someone
else give this vital information, which
oftentime might be impaired in a yul-
gar manner DR.. Barker's method is
easily explainable through the me-
dunn of flowers and birds This ad-
vice was, however, not confined to the
childhood age alone, but up through
the boyhood period and to, the, time
u Dr. ''@' BaTfap.s visit Il 1gsR8wbegan
should hakeoa far rel eaffIhIigp 6 influence
i'll the lives iof our young ppe1aRIe !. and
parents as lYelln and the Rotary Club
Without question performed real
service. in bringing him to our town.