Evening star., 1937-10-17
ROTARY TO MARK
25THANN|vERSARY
Maurice Duperrey of Paris,
International President,
Is H0nored Guest.

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brate its twenty-fifth anniversary this
week with a varied and colorful series
OF events, in which Rotary's interna-
tional president, Maurice Duperrey Of
Paris, will be the central figure.
The Capital clubs distinguished
guest, who has been on a goodwill
tour Of South and Central America,
will arrive from Miami, Fla, Tues
day morning and will be feted at
series of social events that day At
noon Wednesday he will be received
by President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hull and later will be entertained
by the officers and directors of the
club at luncheon at the Army and
Navy Club.
At 2:15 pm. Wednesday the edu-
cational event OF the week, a forum
on "the advancement of understand
Ing and good will in the Americas"
will be held at Memorial Continental
Hall. Duperrey, fresh from visits to
scores of Rotary clubs in the Latin
American countries, will speak on "Ro-
tary as Vehicle" Other speakers
and their subjects follow:
Secretary of Commerce Roper,
Commerce Through Understand
ing; DR.. George F. zook, president
of the American Council on Educa-
ton, Good Will Through Educa-
tion," and DR.. Thomas H. Healy, dean
of the Foreign Service School at
Georgetown University, Culture as a
Vehicle" DR.. Harrison E. Howe of
the Washington Rotary Club will pre-
side. A question and answer discus
sion will follow the speeches.
Diplomats Invited.
Cabinet officers and members Of the
Gatin-American diplomatic corps have
been invited to sit on the platform.
The meeting is dedicated to this prom
inent object of Rotary International:
THE advancement of international
understanding, good will and peace
through a world fellowship of busi-
ness and professional men united in
the ideal of service"
At 7 O'Clock Wednesday the club
will hold its silver anniversary dinner
at the Mayflower Hotel. President
Duperrey will be the only speaker
He will be presented with a bound
copy OF history of the Washing
ton club. Past presidents will be in
troduced, and a number of enter
tamment features have been planned.
Guests will include Rotary delega-
tons from five nearby districts.
Special guests at the speakers table
will include DR.. Alfred Bilmanis, the
Latvian Minister: DR.. Chenting r.
Wang, the Chinese Ambassador; Jules
Henry. Charge D'Afaires of the
French Embassy; Col. Dan I. Sultan,
District Engineer Commissioner;
Glenn Mead, past president of the
Philadelphia Rotary Club; John Poole,
past president of the Washington
club: A. F. E. Horn, vice president
Of the Washington club. who will be
toastmaster; Albert Rowland Of Ship
pensburg, Pa. district governor of
Rotary; Commissioner Melvin c. Ha-
zen and r. B. Swope, president of
the Washington club.
Arlington Visit Planned.
Duperrey and his party will visit
Arlington and Mount Vernon Thurs
day, laying wreaths on the Tombs of
the Unknown Soldier and of Wash
ington. This will be the final day
of his visit.
Social events Of the week will in
clude luncheon at the Congressional
Country Club Wednesday. rendered by
the wives of Washington Rotarians to
Nine. Duperrey. Mrs. Roosevelt is
expected to attend. A luncheon will
be held at the French Embassy Tues
day afternoon and a reception for
M. and Nine. Duperrey in the after
noon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Swope.
Duperrey is the first European Ro-
tartan to become international presi-
dent. He is noted manufacturer
and business man. He is proprietor
OF several French factories and ad-
ministrator OF several hotels in Paris.
He holds the offices OF counsel for
foreign commerce in France, secre-
tary-general of the French National
Committee of Counselors of Foreign
Commerce and president of the Per-
manent Committee of Foreign Affairs
In the ministry OF commerce.
He saw active service in the World
War and was decorated with the Croix
de Guerre and the British Military
Medal. He also is an officer of the
Legion Of Honor. Before his eleva-
ton to the highest Office in Rotary
he was president Of the Paris club,
governor of the forty-ninth district.
second vice president of Rotary In
ternational and member of its board
OF directors. He was chosen interna-
tional president at the twenty-eighth
annual convention at Nice, France,
IN June. Since then he has visited
many clubs on the two continents.