New Britain herald., 1925-07-14
SEES ROTARY AS
 HOPE OF THE WORLD
New International President Has
 Broad Vision Of Future

Rotary clubs were seen as the ul.
 innate means of world peace at q
 testimonial dinner given to Attorney
 Donald A. Adams of New Haven last
 evening by totarians from the en-
 tire G0th district, winch includes Connecticut, Vermont and western
 Massachusetts. Attorney Adams has
 just been elected international prcsi-
 dent of the organization and the
 dinner, served at WiIcoX's pier at
 SaEln Rock, was under the auspices
 Of the New Haven Rotary club.
 About 400 Rotarans and friends were present including a delegation
 from New Britain all of whom had i met tho new international president when he Was the first district gover- nor of this district and later when he spoke in New Britain at the spring conference held in April, 1924.
 President Levi T. Snow of the New Haven club presided At the head table besides Attorney and Mrs. Adams were District Governor John Allison, who is q minister in lIol- yoke, and past Governors Albert lavery of Bridgeport, Herbert Wi- son of Springfield and George k. Cooper of piUsfield. President Frank II. Shield of this city and about a dozen other Rotary prcsi- dents also occupied seats at the speakers table.
 Speakers included George Cooper, Albert Lavcry and Rev. John AlH- son. Communications and tclrgrams were read from clubs in Randolph, Burlington, Montpelier and St. JohnsbUy, Vt.
 Opening his talk President Adams referred to experiences of Everett W. FliII, his immediate predecessor. Nr. Hill in his travels about the world visiting Rotary clubs. had an hours conference with King Alfonso of spain and another hour with King Albert of Belgium. He found Rotary stronger in t,lWopc than it is Tn the United States and found that both of these rules believed Rotary would extend q greater influence for world peace than the Hague, tho league of nations or the world court.
 "lnt"rnational uUdcrstandine. good will and peace through q world tol- IoWShip of business and professional mon united in the development of ihc ideal of service is the ultimate purpose nf all Rotary activity" he said
 "Thc outstandjn2 fact has hccn inpl'Ss'i upon my mind as mc1n- hcr of the governing board of Rotary international this past year is that every lntarian is q member of an international organization There are now nearly 9,9U0 Rotary clubs or gauiz"d in 30 countries in the world. ih" members of every club striving tor the same ideal in unSclish sory- ice.
 Tt matters not whether q man is Spaniarl, an Italian or an English nan or any other nationality Rotary can he accepted and put into prac- tlrc by all of them because ifs ob- t"cts and principles are broad eIe- mental truths.
 "Mcu travel thousands or miles from the four Qugrtors of the globe to attend in" legislative sessions of Rotary, 4 Rotary cluh should not | allow purely objective roWmunitv | artiviuo@ to o1orsha1ow tho funda mental purposes for which it vas organiz"d
 NO local activity should ho en- IH@"d in which does not come uith- in iho s"0r" of Rotary. and no To 1 "ry club should attompt 10 perform | my work which is h,fng dope hy | my other orgoniEation in thn com nunity. Rotary socks Do rromu- | Satc q spirit of shryic" on the part If its members So that they will 1 york through or-auizod existing rgcncics."
 The hope that il might ho poss 'ihle 10 get the new international president to speak in New Britain 'as blasted by that official when he nid hc would not have time to visit my local clubs or district confor- nc"S in this country during his term ,t office.
 He said it would he necessary for liu 10 go 10 Chicago once q month 'nd that he expected 10 attend iis- rirt conferences in Mexico. Canada. British Isles and thr continent of .uropr
 Thosn present from New Britain besides President %ljild. were Fast Presidents Leon A SrraGuc and 'r"d c. Eacklilfo. Secretary Rms ell II. Hubbard. G,nr2" A. Marau- ". Abraham BuoL I W. AIarsland. William Muller W. H. Judd. Harold hcphrrd, Ray Leach. George II tyson. $, r. Siropln and Ernest L. DrchaHt.
 DHNSON-OLSDN