Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18


parade through the streets with some
stunt to attract attention. Buffalo was
there with the Larkin Co. girls fife
and drum corps in spectacular uni
forms. Next came Port Huron,
Mich, with a great Boy Scout band.
which is sponsored by their club, and
now we hear the notes of a circus
steam caliope with Medina, N. Y.
10Oee.
"St. Petersburg, Florida with
Scotch bagpipe band told the world
that they were full of wind. and now
the Cleveland Boy Scout band in
white duck uniforms march around
to each hotel and give a serenade.
California with sun flower hat bands
everywhere in evidence, and Denver,
Col. with two-gallon Tom Mix hats
and hat bands labeled The Snow
Balls. They were after the 1926
convention and got 1t. The Denver
contingent imported snow from their
city in refrigerator cars and then
loaded it onto six big trucks On each
truck was a bevy of pretty girls in
bathing suits and overshoes, who
snowballed the Rotary delegates on
the streets of Cleveland when the
perspiration was rolling off our faces
at the rate of a pound per minute.
cleveland Boy Scouts were every
where exemplifying the true Rotary
spirit of Service, and anxious 70
run errands or to do anything for
the assistance of their visitors. No
one could be stranger. Everyone
had an identifying hat band and
wherever one went could be observ-
ed East and West, North and South
mixed in together like long lost
brothers.
Cosmopolitan Gathering
1.-THE figures of the registration re-
vealed that there were over $4,000
in attendance at the convention, as
about 1870 of the delegates were ac-
companied by their Rotaryanns
There were 1928 clubs represented
from 80 nations, or S71o of all clubs.
There was a total of 2,46S accredited
delegates of whom, 1857 were from
the United States, 20 from Canada,
ITO from the British Isles, 13 from
Cuba, IA from Mexico, 13 from New
Zealand, from Australia, and one
to four from the other countries,
which was a remarkable record when
1t is taken into consideration that
some of the delegates travelled con-
Cleveland convention.
"Ohe of the most impressive feat.
ures of the entire convention was
when the curtains were rolled back
on the wonderful auditorium stage
and President Everett Hill introduc-
ed the overseas delegates. We had
the pleasure of listening to remarks
by representatives from some ID diff
ferent countries, in varying degrees
of perfection in their command Of
English.
Paseantof Progress
"a great pageant symbolic of the
crusade of progress through the ages
was staged by Cleveland on Monday
night of the convention. The pag-
cant was divided into four episodes:
Creation, Sermon on the Mount, the
The scenic effects were marvellous
and the whole great presentation was
staged under the direction of a for
drome.
'+At the opening of the regular con-
vention session on Tuesday morning
the address of President Hill was
delivered. This talk was a MASTER
piece of diction and eloquence from
a man who Is loved the world over
for his sterling worth and living ex-
ample of the ideals of Rotary. His
key note was Tolerance" and in
part he said: The spirit Of intoler-
ance on the part of any Rotarian.
any community, any nation is in di-
rect opposition to the fundamental
truths of Rotary. Intolerance has no
place in a world fellowship of busi-
ness and professional men united in
the ideal of service. Understand
ing is the foe of intolerance
Business and Addresses
Addresses on Rotary principles
and policies were presented at the
afternoon session, and the pageant
entertainment was again presented
in the eveing with the addition of
concert by the Mexican Guards OPP
era singers. On Wednesday morn
ing one Of the greatest features of
the entire convention was the ad-
dress of Canon Elliott of Liverpool
on the "Uniqueness of Rotary" Boys
work problems were taken up by
Hart Seeley. His earnestness in
boys work reminded me of our own
Harris Woodman and carried convic-
tiion to every delegate. Among 9TH
er things he said: The men of to-
day can do no greater work than to
help the boys of today grow into the
kind of men they should be tomor-
row. What kind of men will they
be? The answer lies with you. The
responsibility Is yours-you may
shirk it. or you may neglect it-but
you cannot shift it,
The speaker told most comprehen--
sively of the many conferences and
group discussions, of the results OF
the polling for Rotary International