The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-27
LILLY INSTALLED
AS ROTARY HEAD

Co., was installed yesterday as
president Of the Wilmington Rotary
club at meeting at the Friendly
cafeteria. He succeeds A. S. Grist,
manager Of the Bailey theater.
In his acceptance speech, Lilly
said that he could not do his job
by himself, and that he would need
the support of the clubs commit
tees and the membership, He ad-
ded that he would call on the chair
man and the various committees
for their assistance in carrying
forth the work Of Rotary in the
coming year.
Retiring President Grist said in
opening his review Of the past
years club activities. TT has been
said that life begins at 40. Well,
for me, my Rotary life really did
begin at 40 when I was given the
honor and privilege of serving as
your president for the past year."
Referring to the clubs outside ac-
tivities, Grist commended the or
ganization's Orthopedic commit
tee headed by Chairman Mortimer
Glover, and also brought out the
fact that the Rotary board "au-
thorized the purchase Of $50 worth
of toys to entertain the young chill
dren at the clinic while waiting for
the DOCTOR
Other activities of the club dur
ing the past year that were high
lighted by the immediate past
president were:
early in the club year, two
members were appointed to serve
on the State and Local Clearing
House committee for ree:nploy-
ment of returned veterans OF
World War II; assisted in organ
izing the United National Clothing
campaign, which resulted in the
collection of over 10000 pounds
of clothing"
For whatever measure of sue
cess the club has attained during
the past year." Grist added,
credit for that success belongs
to the club members themselves.
Every member who has been call
ed upon to assist me in handling
the affairs of Tie club has coopera-
ted 100 per cent"
Andrew Smith, physical director
of the YMCA, in talk earlier in
the program, told Rotarians that
the "Y'' was looking forward to
a membership of 5000. He COM
mended ]. B. Huntington, general
secretary of the "Y'', the board
of directors and the community
for the fine YMCA here.
The physical education program
of the ''Y" was also stressed by
Smith, who said that the organi-
cation was emphasizing the funda-
mental skills of all sports.
Group discipline, and sharing
is being taught the boys, along
with the other attributes that 60 to
make good character" he said.
The speaker also stressed the COM
nunity program of the YMCA
along with its work in teaching
boys how to swim. Smith said that
the Boys Brigade Club would use
the ''Y" pool this winter.
Rotarian John Colucci said that
now was the time for members to
pledge to the clubs ortnopedic
fund.
Richard Rogers announced the
Rotary standing in the Seventh
War Loan and said that the club
had subscribed rs per cent of its
quota in war bonds. Each member
was assigned a quota of $1,000.
A letter from Mayor Ronald W.
Lane, relating to the groups par
ticipation in the reception for Con-
gressional Medal of Honor winner
Capt Charles Murray, of Will
mington, was read by Adam
Smith.
Rotarian Roger Moore read
letter from Maj. w. A. Graham,
former superintendent of schools
in New Hanover county, in which
he thanked the members for their
showing at a meeting of tribute
for him at Kinston, June 81.
Guests were Rotarians Walter
York, of Lumberton, Paul Rey-
nolds, of Ensley, Ala, and Capt.
Chester H. Jones, Of the United
States Coast Guard, from Wash
ington, D. c., and his aide 1t. R.
W. Corty, and j. E. Peterson.
1t. Louis Hanson, of the Coast
Guard auxiliary, member now
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