Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-16
ROTARY MEET

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ton, for their aid at the meeting
here. Governor Bobbitt was given
a rising vote of thanks for his serv-
ices.
William johnson of Galveston adj
dressed the assembly on the Rotary
foundation fund. Through this,
lives of Rotarians would be insured
payable to the foundation fund.
Johnson had data on group insur-
ance and believed that this matter
should be handled in this manner.
Governor Bobbitt is to appoint a
committee to look into the founda-
ton fund. The fund is to be OPP
tional with the clubs.
Competition Told
Monday afternoon the RotarianS
were given airplane rides by the
Pan-American Anyways. Later they
had dinner at the Country club as
the guests of the local Rotarians.
Calling names, faces and places,
the convention in business session
Monday afternoon tacitly admitted
that the RotarianS were being out
organized in new territory by the
Lions. District Governor r. L. Bob
bitt in recognizing this fact urged
the RotarianS to make special eff
forts to form new clubs.
A delegate aros from the floor
to ask Gov. Bobbitt: But Rotary
does not use paid organizers does
it, Mr.. GOVERNOR" mo-" Bobbitt
answered, land from the tenor Of
the international meeting I attend
ed in Dallas I do not believe it ever
will" Handclappalg and cheers
broke out at this statement.
Names Towns
BCbbitt named towns in which
the Rotary club had been beaten
out by either the Lions or Kiwa-
mis-. He declared that the RotarianS
should set up their organizations
in Gonzales, Harrisburg, Humble,
Lockhart, Luling, Raymondville and
other cities Of similar size. Arthur
Mayhem, past district governor, de-
clared: Rotary can be organized
anywhere a Lions club can-but it
will take a little bit more work"
He said that due to rigid follow
ing Of the classification rules and
the non-use of paid organizers,
clubs with looser rulings were beat
ing out the Rotarians in new terri
tory. However, he declared, his club
is the stauncher and it survives
while the Lions and Kiwanis fail
into disorganization. 1t was pointed
out that there has been only three
Rotary clubs in its history to lose
their charters. Two of these were
in England and one in Arizona.
Cold Shoulder
Speaking along the same lines,
Louis Fox Of Fort Worth told of
| organizing new clubs in north
Texas. The Lions and Kiwanis beat
Rotary into that section, he said,
and the Rotary non-paid organiz-
ers were given the cold shoulder
by Abilene, San Angelo and other
cities. Fox related the growth Of
Rotary in that section and told of
how obstacles were overcome.
A question was asked from the
floor: Should we help organize
other civic clubs in our respective
citieS?" The Lions club was men
toned specifically. Arthur Mayhem
OF Uvalde, past district governor,
gave the opinion that "a Lions
club in a city helps Rotary" and
said he believed that they should
be encouraged.
Louis Fox told the gathering how
to fight criticism. Study Rotary.
Have something Snappy and Iogi-
cal to come back with when YOU
hear Rotary criticized" Fox said.
The afternoon session was opened
with a talk on the aims and OBJ
jects plan by Marvin Goodwin of
Mission. Goodwin spent most Of his
time in a fervent plea to "sell the
plan" to the clubs. He did not dwell
on the actual plan itself. This plan
is not worth a dime unless the
presidents soul is on fire with Ro-
tary,'' the Mission man declared.
Goodwin concluded with the dec
laration: Rotary religion is good
enough for me-"
Service Discussed
Club service was discussed by
Mayhem. The president Of a club
can do his best work by selecting
| committee heads with care, May
hew said. He favored close adher-
ence to the rules Of Rotary classifi-
cation which allows only repre-
sentative Of each business in a city.
Mayhem also recommended more
study for Rotarians.
While on the subject of classifi-
cations, a question from the floor
inquired as to pastors. Mayhem an
sWered that there were three claS-
sifications: Protestants, Rabbis and
| Catholics. He held there could De
only one of each in a Rotary club.
Club publications were discussed
and 1T was declared from the floor
that a paper was not practical for
a club of under so members. This
vas disputed by Fox of Fort Worth
who was strongly in favor of the
publications.
The laugh Of the afternoon came
when Chas. Burton of the Browns
vile club invited the visitors to the
airport to take airplane rides. Bur-
ton dwelled on the safety of flying.
He told of the aforementioned tri-
motored planes and veteran pilot.
Burt E. Hinkley, ST., Brownsville
city commissioner, arose to assure