The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
R0TARIANS LEARN OF
ROTARY'S GROWTH AND
NOMINATE OFFICERS


From the anniversaries that crowd
so close together during February,
John @. Thomas, chairman for the
day at Rotary Tuesday, chose the
22nd anniversary of the birth Of Ro-
tary around which to build his inter-
estlng pragram.
Rotary was to come of age next
day. the 23rd. Mr.. Thomas in q brief
preliminary talk said Rotary was
founded in Chicago in 1905 by four
business men. Now there are more
than 2500 clubs in 36 countries.
The development on the various
continents and what it has meant
had been assigned by the chairman
to past presidents of the Flagstaff
club and for those who were not
present he announced proxies
Fred Lusk, first president, was
represented by Sid Gassman, who
told of Rotary in North America.
There are nearly 1000 clubs in the
United States and others in Alaska,
Canada and the islands. San Fran
cisco was the second club, next in
order Oakland, Los Angeles, Seattle,
New York and Boston. In 1910, Ma
tional Rotary was formed, with is
clubs. Soon afterward it became In
tarnational Rotary. That year Winni-
peg was organized, the next year
Havana. Cuba now has 10 clubs,
Mexico the same number.
Past President, l. B. Koch read a
message from Paul G. Harris, found
er Of Rotary, in which he emphasized
the newest and sixth object of Ro-
tary- y-international peace.
Past President DR.. NJ G. Fronske
told Of the development Of Rotary in
Asia, beginning in 1919 with a club
at Manila There now are three in
China, one in India, five in Japan.
DR. Il. A. Miller, past president Of
the Williams club was proxy for M y
/. Powers, past president of this club,
and told of European Rotary. Every
country there has clubs except Ger
many and Poland.
South America was taken by Past
President G. B. Wilson. There are H.
clubs there and three in Central
America One Of the clubs in Peru
was organized by DR.. r. b. Won
KleinSmid, former president Univer-t
sity of Arizona.
Mr.. Thomas said Australia has 13
clubs, New Zealand 1G, Africa eight
President miller introduced the
newest baby member Of this club,
Tommy Knoles, who will be formal
ly introduced next Tuesday.
|. B. Koch, chairman of the Onto
Mesa committee for the district con-
ference next month urged the Flag
staff fellows on to Mesa.
That the 1929 officers may have
the benefit of the instruction at the
district conference, President Miller
announced that the directors had
decided to hold the election earlier
this year. The following were nom
mated, election to be next Tuesday
President Dr. A. ]. Mackey, Billy
Switzer, Pat Moran, Henry AIbers,
Sid Gassman, Del Strong, Bert Cam
eron, Fred Breen, Earl Slipher, John
10. Thomas, Joe r. Schmidt, Ray
Simpson, Ray Babbitt.
The vice president viii be the one
who received the second highest vote
for president
For secretary-treasurer, the nom
inees are Ed Haight, Henry All,ers,
Tom Mccullough.
For two directors (the president,
vice president, secretary treasurer
and past president are directors) the
nominees are Ray Simpson, Grady
Gammage, Tom Bellwood, Loren
Cress, Sid Gassman and DR.. Charlie
Ploussard.
Guests were: DR.. E. A. Miller, DR..
e. S. Miller, Miss Elsa Myers, Jack
Fuss, DR.. Felix Manning, Jake Tho
man. Paul Brown of Los Angeles.