Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-30

ra' troupe appearing at the Riggan
ilohlfe earlier IN the evening. Since
That time the club has held several
Mter-club and intcr-city meetings
with other civic clubs and neighbour
ing Rotary clubs each year. thus
fostering and encouraging better ac-
quaIntancc and cooperation.
The first Ladies' Night was held
February %. 1922; since that time
this has been The annual high light
IN the social affairs Of the club, many
Inc programs have been presented
by outstanding speakers and enter
tanners. In recent years the club
his had as It's guests. all the LADIES'
of Rotary on each fifth Tuesday
evening. These parties have proved
a great success and been most en-
joyable and helpful to the club.
The club meets regularly each
Tuesday evening, with an outstand-
ing program in a wide range Of sub
JcctS aad lasts exactly one hour.
The teachings Of Rotary seek to
inspire ITS members to greater civic
responsibility and lis motto is Ser
vice above SETTLE profits most
who serves best. In keeping with
this lofty ideal. the club has ac-
compliShed mar fine things in the
community. Early IN the life Of the
local club, one Of its members in
%tcrested the late DR.. r. J. Gill in
the work the club was doing among
the boys and girls of the community.
and he donated 81 ID acres of land
near the city as a camp site for the
/ youth Of the st te, naming the ko-
tarV club Of Henderson as the per
manent trustee. This was the begin
ning Of Camp Balance Rock.
Since that time. DR.. Gill's daugh-
ter, Mrs. |. j. Young and Geo. A.
Rose, Sr., have donated additional
l2ndS adjoining the camp site. To-
day the camp has approNim telv 40
acres Of land, 4 fine lake. buildings,
etc. to make it one Of the best
camps in this section of the State.
The Rotary club expended aDDrox-
ImatCly $1,000 in developing the
camp the first ear and has been
generous in later improvements: it
has had the fine rOOpe ton of the
other civic Clubs. The State Highway
Commission built an excellent road
10 the am from the main highway
and maintaiHs this road at no cost to
the camp.
~ tho fi,.,.t xyr., ~ .lo oJ.l, ',
eNiStance, it instigated and financed
the first crippled children's survey
TO be made in Vance county. A COM
plcte list was made Of every Grip
pied child, both white and colored,
in Vance county. After this data
was assembled and the State Ortho-
pcdic Hospital in Gastonia contact
ed, every cripple child in the coun-
~ that could be benefited or ma
tcrially helped by orthopcdic treat
ment, and whose parents gave con-
sent, was taken to the Gastonia hos
pital by Rotarians. Today many of
these children are normal and use
full citizens. The club has kept up
its interest and aid in Nis work by
supplying braces, shoes, paying for
operations, etc, for children whose
parents IRE unable to do so.
a few years ago this club was
largely instrumental in having the
State Board of Health establish {
regular torippled children's clinic
in Henderson, and every month
crippled children in this and the
| surrounding counties come here tC
be examined by State Board OF
Health orthopedic doctor. The Rotary
club has rgely financed the ex-
pHnse of this clinic.
Some years ago this club advanced
5000 to two girls to take a business
course at 4 local school; other calls
were made for this aid and to meet
the demands it established a student
loan fund in May, 1887. Since that
time it has furnished financial as
| sistance II 90 bows and girls who
could not secure funds otherwise tc
prepare themselves for a livelihood
The fund is now aiding four student.
the others having completed train
inc and earning a living.
These loans r made strictly on
q moral basis to young boys and
GIRLS that IAN show they are worthy
! md unable to get aid elsewhere
| after they have completed training
| and are earning salaries, the money
is repaid monthly Or some other
basis agreed upon. So far this fund
has not lost a dollar and has every
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