Evening star., 1937-02-25
|DEALS0F ROTARY
i TOLD BY MAN|ER
International President Ad-
dresses Luncheon Attended
by Diplomats.

s. IN the presence of diplomats from
81 nations. Will r. Manner. jr., of
Nashville. Tenn, president of Rotary
International, yesterday told the
Washington Rotary Club at the Will
lare Hotel, and a worldwide radio
audience. that the ideals of the or
gsnization were working practically
toward establishment of better inter.
national understanding and world
peace.
Tracing the growth of Rotary from
its beginning 80 years ago, to its in
ternational scope today, Manner said
that 4,142 Rotary Clubs in 81 coun-
tries of the world are spending annu-
ally through their international Or
ganization. clubs, and gatherings, be-
tween $l5,000.000 and $16,000.000.
These groups of men, banded to-
gether for service to their community,
to their business, to society, and to
understanding throughout the world,
the speaker said, were having a def
mite bearing on efforts to preserve In
ternational peace. He told how such
clubs help men to know each other.
generate good will" which ne char
acterized as the basis for enduring
peace" In Europe, he said, Rotary
committees meet every three months
at border cities. to help cement
friendship between the nations, and
discuss possible sources of misunder-
standing, to increase amity.
Understanding Encouraged.
Specifically he outlined the fourth
aim of Rotary to encourage and
foster advancement on international
understanding, good will and peace. -
He touched also on the other aims,
Of the development of personal &C
auaintance as means of service,
promotion of high ethical standards
In business and profession. and the
application of the ideal of service to
personal business and community
life.
Rotary had helped improve modern
public speaking, he said, by promot-
ing a new style of public address. with
less words, less gestures, more ideas,
and more terminal facilities. The
club also had popularized community
singing, he said.
DR.. Charles T. Warner, president
Of the club, presided. The Interna-
tional Service Committee of the club,
James Sharp, chairman, had charge
of the meeting, and community sing
ing was led by Harry Somerville and
George O'Connor.
Members of the diplomatic corps
were seated at huge head table
which ran around three sides of the
big ball room of the hotel. They were
introduced by DR.. Warner. Such a
meeting ITSELF he said, promoted the
idea of the club for good will and
understanding among the nations Of
the earth.
Diplomats Attending.
Among the diplomats attending
we're:
The British Ambassador. Sir Ronald
Hans HiHsAi Luther: iia the Ambassador Of Chile,
Union of Soviet Socialist Repuolcs, A!e1-
ander Antonovich Troyanovsky; the Am
bassador Of the Turkish Repu5lie M4nldd aI4Ted
sTe Tsegan te Roya sne Itasn Ambassador Fuyo
de Suvich; the. Ambassador OF Spain. Dr.,
Fernando de les Rios; the Minister OF
Switzerland Marc Peters.
The Minister OF Austria. Edgar l. z
Prochnik; the Minister Of Albania. FAX
Koni.za; the Minister OF Guatemala, Dr.
Adrian Recinos; the Minister Of the Irish
Free State. Michael MacWhite: the MIN
lister of Denmark, Otto Wadsted; the MIN
lister of Portugal. DR.. Joao Antonio de
Bianchi: the Minister of the Netherlands.
Jonkheer H. NJ. van Haersna de With; the
Ralph William Close.
the Minister Of Norway: Wilhelm. Munthe
de Morgenstierne; the Minister of El Sal
vador Dr.. Hector David Castro; the Min
lister of Finland Zero Jarnfelt: the Minister
of Greece, Demetrics Sicialianos; the
Siamese Minister. Phya Adhibal Ra,a-
maitri: the Minister of Lithuania, Povilas
Zadeikis the Minister of Latvia. Or. Alfred
Hilmanis the Minister of the Dominican
Republic, DR.. Andres Pastoriza; the Minis
ter of Honduras, DR.. Julio Lozano; the Min
lister of Bulgaria. Dimitri Naoumoh:
The Minister Of Paraguay. DR.. Alfredo
Busk Codas; the Minister OF Costa Rlca;
Ricardo Castro Beeche; the Minister OF
Venezuela DE- Dtogepss EsGalarpeei is artTnan6e 16e
Guachalla: the Minister Of Canada, Sir
Dr. Augusta s. Boyd: the Minister OF
Czechslovakia, Vladimir Hurban: the Min
ister of Nicaragua, DR.. Henri De Bayle;