The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-09
ROTARY LAMENTS
EDITORS DEATH.
Club of Which w. T. Mar
latt Was One of Found
ers MOurns.
NAME NEW DIRECTORS

The weekly roll-call of the Rotary
club at their luncheon at the Elks'
club this noon was hushed as the
name of Walter T. Marlatt was read.
There was no response.
One of the men who had taken an
active part in organizing the club and
who was honored as one of its most
popular members, whose personality
permeated every luncheon-meeting for
the past several years, was paid a
tribute of a moments silent prayer
to his memory. As a member of the
program and entertainment committee
of the club the late Rotarian was to
have taken>a leading part in provid-
ing the program for the meeting of
the club next Tuesday. The club has
set aside that meeting as one during
which all members will join in a
memorial service for Walter T. Marlatt.
Helpful Side First.
Rev. George R. Cady was the speak
err of the meeting and his address
dealt with those minds and PERSONAL
ties which have made the world of
today reach that lofty peak of civil
cation which have placed this nation
foremost on the earth, which have
practiced a policy of safely second"
when the interests of their fellow
men was made supreme over their
own individual interests. Such a
man, it was pointed out, was Walter
T. Marlatt.
eve are a wasteful people," con-
tinued Rev. Cady. eve are wasteful
of time, material, of human lives and
limbs. We dash through street
lined with heavy traffic in order to
save two minutes but we gamble our
lives. But there is another kind of
safety first that places self before any
other consideration. 1t is SO easy
to. refrain from taking part in con-
fiicts, from entering dangers. Then
it is that plenty practice safety first.
There is derioration in moral way.
Points Out HerOism.
"The story of mankind is made
luminous by people who have led not
in the practice of the slogan of safety
first, but safety second. They have
considered the good that may be done
for others with their own personal
safety secondary consideration"
The speaker referred to many of the
greatest heroes of the ages, whose
very greatness, he declared, was due
to policy of safety second. Explor-
ers, medical research workers, George
Washington, Garibaldi, Lincoln, Parry
at the north pole-all of these dis
played an utter disregard for their
own personal property and safety,
their own contentment, in order that
they could give worthy contribution
to mankind in some form, he said.
"The world has too much of the
spirit of complacency, smugness, self
contentedness, of ease and calm. The
backbone is being taken out of our
people at an alarming rate. There is
TOO much hesitation to take on the
unpopular side, dread of loss and
damage, that is keeping US quiet Our
moral consciousness suffers deeply
because we are afraid to come right
out. It is too much safety first and
not enough safety second. BY and by
we shall lose all of our moral convic-
tions, unless there is a cultivation OF
more of the adventurous, daring, risk
ing spirit spent for mankind"
Elect New Board.
The board of directors which will
take over the reins in the direction
of the club for the coming year was
elected. They will consist of Ed
Geitman, John Gehring, John Brine,
Bob Smith, Bob Cooper, Sydney Jones
and Guy LOOMS. From this board in
the near future will be elected the
officers of Rotary club.