New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
MORALS WRECKED
 BY MODERN YOUTH
"Raising the DeVil' Leaving Its
 Marks, Rotarians Told

The casting aside Of some of the Puritanical ideals of their parents by the younger generation In dc sire "to raise the devil" according 10 Henry Washhurn of PlainvilIe, who spoke to the Rosary club today lis leaving a heavy toll ot moral wrccks by the wayside."
 Mir. Washburn. himself d member Of the local Rotary club. spoke on the subject: "Nhat Manner of Man is q Rotarian?' ?'
 He said;
 "Thc first thing to consider would seem to be hat manner Of man Is the individual Hotarial, Well, in accepting membership in our or aanization. he accepts as his motto one of tho foundation stones of Christianity. 'llc profits most Nho serves best.
 If Rotary 1e to live and STOW, Inc spirit of Rotary must not begin and end m our mcotmGS. Ii must ho carried into our daily hy's, The individual expressions o' lilr >plrlt of Rotary will lU tho main be of a private uatur. I,ut when they conn" to light. as thry do nj times, others arc inspired hy tho example, A member of our club, when posses sing the barr necessities of ltc. had the true spirit of service so luS'llt"d in his heart that h" and his tu1iiy at personal sacrifice, shared with those who were more needy. We are all better Ro'arlans because of the sclf-sacriGcinG life of Dr. klingberE.
 As executives in our respective lincs of work, let us not forget 10 see that those of our cmployos who serve us Noll. have a chance to profit. Much has been done along this line in late years and much more can still lc done, In re"ardlnS service that shows the greatest gain to Us, let us not neglect 10 reward the service that is just as chcerfiIllE and faithfully given. even though It be Of less actual value.
 How is the Rotary organization regarded in our city? Is il worth while as a community enterprise? :? The idea Of benefits 10 be derived from whole -hcartcdly giving of ones self in the service of others is not new. It dates back. l think, 10 the time when man was given a conscience and tho mentality to dis tinguish and choose between right and wrong. Certainly ConfuCius taught it as early as 500 years E. C.. What finer opponents of the rrnci- pies of Rotary can be found than Lincoln. and countless others from all the nations Of the Clobc% If this be true, why the need of the Rotary clubr Our membership an swcrs that question, Here. and in all Rotary clubs, IS the common ground where tho Jew and the Christian, the Catholic and the Pro- testant the republican and the democrat can minele as they can minglc in no other society that l know Of, in the rcal working out of the brotherhood of man, and all dedicated to the common cause oi service.
 If each Rotarian is active in his trade or professional associations, in his church. in his political orgH nlza : ton and so conducts hlnSet m these activities that he is living up 10 the Rotary code Of ethics then inc town or city that has Rotary club is going to he a better place m which 10 live and our organization is worth while as q community en- terprisc and is a benefit 10 its town or city.
 Tt is said that no country in the world. at any time. has enjoyed the prosperity that we are enjoying as d nation. History repeats itself ana when a nation has become prosper ous in the past. their prosperity mas usually been accompanied by let ting down of the standards Of nor ality, by general desire to enter into whirl of pleasure and by g break king away from the practices ot hard work and thrift that have made that nation prosperous ana great. We hear a great deal today in regard to the freedom ana nh- conventional actions of our young