Po LAWRENCE ROTARY CLUB 1. SHILE—-SING A SONG omile and the world smiles with you, Sing a song. Don't be weary, Just be cheery ALL day long. whenever your eas Your troubles And your care peem to be more than you can Really bear Smile and the orld smiles with you, Sing a songe 2e Lut WE CALL YOU Siig THsARt - _ Let me call you "Sweetheart, " I'm in love with you. Let me hear you whisper that you Love me, too, Keep the love-light glowing dn your eyes so true; Let me call you "Sweetheart, " i'm in love with youd 3. SMILES There are smiles that make us happy, There are smiles that make us blue, There are smiles that steal away the tear-drops, — ‘As the sunbeaus steal away the dew. There are smiles that have a bender meaning That the eyes of love alone may see, - Bub the smiles that fill my life with sunshine, Are the smiles that you give to me. Lhe 2 Alt A GOL I want a girl just like the girl That married dear old dad, She vias a pearl and the only girl. That daddy ever had, A good old-fashioned ent with heart so true One who loves nobody dias but yous I want a girl just like the girl That Eoepied Gear old dad. - Se LEVsk SONG I've been wukkin' on de railroad | All de live-Long day; I've been wukkin! on de railroad, To pass de time away. Doan yo! hyar de whistle blowin’, rise up so early in de mawn; Doan' yo' hyar de cap'n shoutin!: "Dinah blow yo! hawn!" 6. PUT ON YOUR OLD GRAY BONNET Put on your old gray bonnet With the blue ribbon on it, — while I hitch old Dobbin to the shay; And through the fields of clover we'll drive up to Dover. On our golden wedding day. Te iY wiLD IRISH ROSE iy wild Irish Rose, The sweetest flow'r that grows, You may search ev'rywhere, but mone can compare ° ith my wild Irish Rose. iy wild Irish Hose, The dearest flow'r that grows, and some day for my sake, she may let me take The bloom from my wild Irish Rose. 8 PARTING SONG : (Tune: "Perfect Day") | | “w@ aré néaring the end of a Rot'ry Day which will long remain in our thoughts; It should send each member or suest away with the joy that the day has brought, For Rot'ry means Service at work and play, And friendships that never fade; So ‘we graso at the end of a Rot'ry day The hands of the eat we've made. Note? Don't walk off with these song sheets-~Tarn then in after the program. - A eT 9. GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK Lliy crandfather's clock was too laree for the shelf So it stood ninety years on the floor; It uas taller by half than the old man himself, — Tho' it weighed not a penny weight nore. It was bousht on the morn of the day that he was — born, and was alvays his treasure. and pride; But it stonned short, never to fo again when the old man died. Chorus ijiinety years without slumbering (tick, tock, tick, tock), ‘His life seconds numbering (tick, tock, tick, tock); : It stopvxed short, never to so ne wnen the old man died. It rang an alarm, in the dead of the nicht, an alarm that for years had been duno; wnd we knevi that his spirit was ee for flicsht, That his hour for departure had come. ytill the clock kept the time, with a soft and muffled chine,. AS we silently stood by his side; 10. MOONLIGHT AND ROSS woonlight and roses. Bring wonderful nen'tries of you; uy heart renoses In beautiful thoughts so true, June light discloses Love's olden crean woonlisht and roses Bring mem'ries of you. s sparkling anew; li. Sour ADSLINE Sweet adeline (Swect Adeline), uy Adeline (iy sdeline), it night, dear heart (At night, dear heart), For you I pine (For you I pine), In all my dreams (In all my dreams), Your fair face beams (Your fair face eeu), (You're the flower of my heart, Sweet ..deline). 12. DO.N BY THE OLD LILL oTRoik Down by the old mill stream here I first met you - ith your eyes so blue, Dressed in gingham, too. It was there I knew That I loved you true. You were sixteen, uy village queen. Down by the old mill stream. 13. WHEN YOU Ons a TULIP wnen you wore a tulip, A sweet yellow tulip, and I wore a big red rose-- when you caressed me, 'Tiias then Heaven blessed me, what a blessing no one knows. You made life cheery, when you called me "Dearie," | ‘Twas down where the blue grass srows, Your lips were sweeter than julep, when you wore that tulin | and I wore a big red rose. Uy. SHINE ON HARVaST LOON Shine on, on, shine on harvest moon up in the sky ° I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June, or July. Snow time ain't no time to sit outdoors and spoon, So shine on, shine on harvest moon for me and ny cal. 15. AliuRICA uy country, ‘tis of thee, oweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died! Land of the Pilgrims pride! From ev'ry mountain side, Let freedon ring! Our fathers' God, to Thee re Author of liberty, _ To Thee we sing. Long may our land be bright with freedom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might Great God, our Kine! 16. STAR SPANGLUD BANNER _ Oh say! can you see, by the dawn's _ @arly light, dhat so proudly we hailed at the twilicht's last cleaning? whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, Ofer the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaning? and the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, _ Gave proof thro! the nicht that our flag was still there. Oh, say, does that ctar-spangled Banner yet wave ‘Ofer the land of the free and the homie a the > brave? 1. — District Assembly. District 123 July 12, 1945, Lawrence, Kansas The Governor's Message Homer Kingsley Ebright . Baldwin, Kansas Welcome 2. Congratulations 5. Suggestions and explanations. Questions. The Governor will answer the odd questions; the group, the even. 1. Ze Se 10. ll. 12. 13. 14. What is the object of this Assembly - the three objects? What gives life and pep to Rotary clubs? \ Has there been growth in Rotary this war year? 124. 6000 . 5175, 210,000. How many of our clubs have gained members? Can a small club of 15 members be a real live Rotary club? Which is the most lively small club in the district? Nhat. are the four objects of Rotary? and when is a Rotarian not a Rotarian? Which club believe they have the liveliest club in singing? attendance? fellowship? growth? programs? community service? war time service? Can we promote a contest in 100% Reading Rotarian Magazine - How many clubs could report 100% of members reading eat least three articles? What clubs have the best records in special subscriptions to the Rotarian? Shall we do something more for the Rotary Foundation? When do you wish the District Governor to visit your club? Which month? Day of week? Assembly meeting with officers and chairmen? What were the most inspiring things at the R. I. Assembly and Convention at Ste Louis? What club would like to invite the District Conference next Spring? Have all clubs made the semi-annual report for July 1? Are there any communities where a new Rotary club should be formed? Song - We believe in Rotary. Tune: Rigoletto-Caro Nome. We believe in Rotary, ena ptod Fellowship and harmony. be gerede Service is our high ideal, ea o 3 4 ¢ 8 We will try to make it real. Bea gf 6d 06 Service does not mean mere talk ef g6 ga ¢g It will mark our daily walk. efgabecd And in Rotary free men boast edebag¢d Thet the greatest serve the most. bagfedce ~ Rotary International RECOMMENDED PROGRAM FOR 1943 DISTRICT ASSEMBLY (Incorporating suggestions made by R.I. committees and approved by the board of directors) 4:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M. 7:10 P.M. 7:40 P.M. 8:10 P.M. 8:30 P.M. 9:00 P.M. 9:00 A.M. 9:05 A.M. 9:50 A.M. FIRST DAY * Registration Dinner (fellowship) Automatic Roll Call General Statement by the District Governor— |. Emphasizing the business character of the as- sembly. 2. Describing the place of the district and the clubs in the organization of Rotary Interna- tional. 3. Explaining how Rotary's program is promoted by the aims and objects plan. Discussion* of the Function of the Club President as Leader and Executive Discussion* of the Function of the Club Secretary Discussion* of the Committee Set-Up for a Rotary Club Recess SECOND DAY Call to Order Presentation and Discussion* of CLUB SERVICE (See discussion topics on reverse side of this sheet) Presentation and Discussion* of ORGANIZING ROTARY CLUBS (The speaker should be a Rotarian with successful experience in organizing Rotary clubs. See dis- cussion topics on reverse side of this sheet.} *The term ''discussion'’ means questions and answers. 10:20 A.M. 11:05 A.M. 11:50 A.M. 12:15 P.M. 2:00 P.M. 2:45 P.M. 3:30 P.M. 4:20 P.M. Presentation and Discussion* of VOCATIONAL SERVICE (See discussion topics on reverse side of this sheet) Presentation and Discussion* of COMMUNITY SERVICE (Including National Service) (See discussion topics on reverse side of this sheet) Recess Luncheon—Informal fellowship Presentation and Discussion* of INTERNATIONAL SERVICE (See discussion topics on reverse side of this sheet) Presentation and Discussion* of YOUTH SERVICE (See discussion topics on reverse side of this sheet) Statement by the District Governor as to Further Contacts with the Clubs— |. His official visit. 2. His monthly letter. 3. Organizing new clubs in the district. 4. Correspondence. 5. Intercity meetings. 6. The district conference. 7. Other contacts. District Business— |. Selection of 1944 District Conference City. 2. District finances. Closing Message from the Governor Adjournment 9:05.A.M. 9:50 A.M. 10:20 A.M. DISCUSSION TOPICS CLUB SERVICE |. Why is high morale in the club especially im- portant at this time? What can the president and the secretary do to maintain it? 2. Why a club assembly? How often should it be held? 3. How often should a club program on Rotary information be conducted? 4. What constitutes a good club program? Can every club program be made a Rotary pro- gram? How often should each member be re- sponsible for a club program? What are the a ae sources available for program mate- rial? 5. Why is it important to keep the club member- ship at maximum strength these days? How can the club get new members? 6. What can the club do to maintain a good at- tendance record in spite of wartime difficul- ties? Why is it important to enforce attend- ance rules? 7. When should local newspaper reporters be in- vited to club meetings? What other methods are used to keep the public informed about club activities? ORGANIZING ROTARY CLUBS |. What is Rotary's policy on extension? Why should Rotary be extended further? 2. Why should new clubs be established during the war period? What are the present possi- bilities for further extension? 3. Who is responsible for the organization of new clubs in the district? How can and should a Rotary club be organized? 4. What are the chief obstacles to the formation of Rotary clubs? VOCATIONAL SERVICE The new and difficult problems of a wartime econ- omy require greater efforts on the part of indi- vidual Rotarians in the practice of vocational service. Each Rotaryclub should intensify its pro- gram so as to inspire its members to greater service. 1. In January, 1943, the R.I. board of directors adopted a statement, "Vocational Service, A Wartime Challenge." How can the various points in this statement be made most ef- fective? 2. How can club members best be persuaded to try the ''Four-Way Test"' in their businesses and professions? How might Rotary clubs. illus- trate the "Four-Way Test" at a regular club meeting? 3. How can a club impress upon its members the value of becoming active members of trade or professional associations? 4. What are the advantages of having club mem- bers make reports on how they have overcome wartime problems between employer and em- | ployes, between buyers and sellers, between competitors? 5022- MAR43-2000-—G 112-113 11:05 A.M. 2:00 P.M. 2:45 P.M. COMMUNITY SERVICE "National Service,"' that is, strengthening na- tional welfare through cooperation with civilian defense boards and other community organiza- tions, is community service with a new incentive due to the war effort. The following questions should be considered in that light: |. Why is it important that a community survey should be made at least once in two or three years? 2. How can a community council be established? If one is already in operation, how can the Rotary club cooperate with it? 3. Since gasoline and tire rationing have made transportation difficult, discuss how Rotary clubs can maintain mutually helpful relations with their rural neighbors. 4. What are some new community service oppor- tunities arising out of the present crisis? How can the club help to solve problems caused by the war? INTERNATIONAL SERVICE The war high-lights as never before the need for international understanding and good will. Help- ing to meet that need, so that a better world may come after the war, is indeed one of Ro- tary's greatest opportunities. |. Creating international-mindedness—even now: Institutes of international understanding, inter- national guest programs, cooperation with na- tional groups in the club's community. 2. What are the advantages of having our clubs discuss post-war matters now? 3. How can the lessons of international coopera- tion in war be applied to post-war problems needing united action? 4. The war has demonstrated international inter- dependence. What economic and political commitments are necessary to prevent another war? YOUTH SERVICE |: What new technique or approach to boys work-youth service by Rotary clubs has been made necessary by the war? 2. How best can Rotary clubs assist youth in meeting. wartime problems concerning—edu- cation, occupational guidance, war jobs, and military service?’ 3. How can the rise in delinquency be checked? 4. How can we strengthen boys work-youth serv- ice work so that Rotary clubs will be prepared to assist young people to make the necessary social and economic adjustments in the post- war world? ? 5. How can we assure a better and safer world in the future through the training of boys and youth in world affairs? wnree oe ue L. M. WAGGONER LUMBER CO. LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, MOLDINGS BUILDING MATERIAL OF ALL KINDS CEMENT, LIME, BRICK, PAINT, GLASS COAL Oskaloosa, Kansas July 9, 19436 Dre Forest Ce. Allen Lawrence, Kansase Dear Sir; Please excuse the delay in notifying you of the number to expect at the District Assembly next Monday, some of the boys have been undegided but if nothing happens to prevent there will be four from our club. | Yours very truly, Lese Waggoner Prese Oskaloosa Rotary Club. OTTAWA TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT CO. A Complete Repair Stock—Factory Trained Service Men 119 East 2nd. Street PHONE 578 | | STANDARD OF THE WORLD Se Ottawa, Kansas July 7, 1943 Dre Forrest C. Allen Lawrence, Kansas -Care Of Kansas University Dear Phog: At the suggestion of Homer Ebright I am advising you that Marion Hume, Ernie Bowlby, and I will be in at- tendance at the district assembly at Lawrence next iion- day- We will look forward to spending the day with you, and if more should decide to come within the next day or two I will contact you immediately. Yours . 7 traly, Ee a LF “Good equipment makes a good farmer better” REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, 12:05 p.m. \O Rotary Club of Blathe OLATHE, KANSAS July 7, 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Lawrence, Kansas Dear President Phog: There will be two from the Olathe Rotary Glub that will attend the meeting in Lawrence on July 12th for the district assembly. pt i a wo ‘ fo Sincerely yours, 7 / \ pes ° * AI t lebaugh memes >resident - GArma SER VIC 2 ASO VE ee LF HE PROFITS MOST WHO SERVES BEST Rotary Club of Galton HOLTON, KANSAS, U. S. A. Dr. Forrest C. Allen Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: In accordance with a request from Homer Ebright, the Rotary Club of Holton will have three in attendance at the District Assembly in Lawrence, July 12, 1943. — Sincerely, Paul Anderson. "THe MAA PIPE LINE COMPANY OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS Paola, Kansase July 7the, 19435, Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Lawrence, Kansase My dear Phog; At this writing I can report only two delegates, for sure, from our Paola Rotary Club to the District Assembly in your city on July 12th. There will be Arch Cochran, our Secretary,and myself as President. The membensn of our Aims and Objects Committee have been urged to attend; but have not, as yet, been able to give us a definite commitment. Yours sincerely, | Guathole hen esideYt, Paola Rotary Clube Emil Je Miller, 706 Hast Kaskaskia, Paola, Kansas. _ FORM S-9001-A SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Manhattan, Kansas, July 6, 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, rt 7 awrence, Kansas f | Dear Dr. Allen: , | The District Governor has asked me to drop you a ¥ Aine Heating the number of Rotarians who will be at the / assembly on July 12. As nearly as I can tell at the present time there will be four, and perhaps five. Yours very truly, ROTARY CLUB . Junction Gity, Kansas July 6, 1943 Glub No. 330 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog 3 a The following men of this Club plan to be in Lawrence for th strict Assembly on July i2th: Roy Luke, President Harold Taylor, Vice-President Arthur Coole, Secretary Don McConnell, Club Service Myron Coryell, Community Service We know Governor Homer and Lawrenge, Kansas, make a combination F ‘fee an excellent assembly. Roy Luke/L a GEORGE L GOLDMAN SECRETARY & TREAS FRED GOLOMAN 2 Srsen 7 Sly. Repo GOLDMAN JEWELRY COMPANY QUALITY JEWELERS-FOR MORE THAN A HALF CENTURY 1103-S WALNUT ST 646 MINNESOTA AVE KANGAS CITY.MO 2 "> SECRE? = KANSAS CITY. KANG PHONE -HARRISON ga os oe SS PHONE -DREXEL §307 2 KANSAS CITY, KANSAS July 3, 1943 ses SERINE pacers ry aa ae ol ws - Z Forest C. Allen Sa f c/o Rotary Club ; Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Govenor Homer has asked me to advise you how many members of our club will attend the District Assembly. At this writing will say that we will have seven members present. Know this will be a very enjoyable assembly and we are all looking forward meeting with you on Monday, July, 12. Rotarily rs, peek Harold Le. Lederman HLL/1fv THE ATCHISON ICE COMPANY Phone 550 » » Fifth and Utah Streets ATCHISON, KANSAS July 3, 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen i Lawrence, 7 Kansas Dear Dr. Alien: Mr. Ebrig nor of Rotary District No. 123, has written asking that we advise you as to how many of us you are to expect in attendance at the District Assembly on July 12, 1943. There will be two of us: Philip G. Eckels, Pres. Claud L. Fitzgerald, Sec. Believe that ratinnahg will pre- vent our using cars to get there, and we'd better have a reservation for a room for two for Sunday night, July 11-12. Mr. Ebright's letéer seemed to indicate that you would handle these reservations for us. Please advise if this is not correct and we'll make arrangements Yours thd. ; , P. G. ECKELS for ourselves. PHONE 276 COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK BLDG. SUITE 7 Dr. J.-F. DINKLER Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon EMPORIA, KANSAS July 2,1946. Dr.Forrest C.Allen,. President,Lawrence Rotary CGlub, Lawrence,Kansas. Dear "Phog": I have today received a letter from Governor Homer relative to the District Assembly at Lawrence, July 12. He stresses the importance of letting you know the number from our club who will be there for the meeting. I realize the importance and will get you the information next week. Because I was not sure exactly who was invited to the Assembly until the program arrived yesterday T had not discussed the meeting with our Board or Committee Chairmen. Next Tuesday I will bring this up at the meeting and find out how many we will have. I will then tell you just how many we will have from Emporia. As it stands now there will be three of us but the program looks so interesting that I hope to be able to bring along some more of our key Chairmen. From the papers I notice where one ef your old Warrensburg students has taken part in a rather unique experience. Leave it to Guss Salley. incerel urs, \ IRENE N. MEEKER VICE-CHAIRMAN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF KANSAS FAY N. SEATON CHAIRMAN BEN H. JOHNSON SECRETARY TOPEKA. KANSAS July 2, 1943 Dre Forrest Ce Alien University of Kensas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Excuse my delay in acknowledging your fine note of the 12the It was gracious of you to write me, and I am looking forward with anticipation to being with you on July 12 at the Rotary Assemblye I know we will have an opportunity at least for a short visit, and I always appre- ciate theme With kindest regards to Mrse Allen and youre self, I am Yours in Rotary ext; — David Le MacFarlane Chairman DLM:Irr 28 May, 1943 To Club Presidents and Secretaries 5,148 Rotary Clubs « 205,000 Rotarians The News Letter From the R. |. Secretariat (Central Office) 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, U. S. A. No. 19—1942-43 Legislation Adopted at St. Louis Here is a summary of the legisla- tion adopted at the convention in St. Louis. The complete text of all proposed legislation considered at St. Louis, together with the recom- mendations of the council on legis- lation and the action of the con- vention thereon, will be published in the convention proceedings book which is scheduled to be mailed around July first. In order to organize more than one Rotary club in a city, it is neces- sary to get a release of the territory from the existing club or clubs. En- actment 43-1 amended this provi- sion of the R.I. constitution to pro- vide that when a club releases such territory it may retain the right to admit from the territorial limits of the new club or clubs, members ~ whose business, executive duties, or professional activities are of a scope to include the entire city or muni- cipal area. The terms of reference of the fi- nance committee of R.I. were clari- fied by the adoption of enactment 43-4. To assure change of personnel on the committees of. R.I., enactment 43-5 amended the by-laws of R.I. limiting the term of service to two years on the same R.I. committee, except there be specific provision to the contrary in the by-laws or by convention action. Because world conditions prevent clubs from many parts of the world from being represented at the con- vention, resolution 43-6 suspended the convention attendance contest until such time as this suspension may be revoked by the R.I. board. Resolution 43-8 approved amend- ments to the constitution of RIBI changing the designation of senior membership to senior active mem- bership in accordance with similar action taken by R.I. at the Toronto convention last year. In resolution 43-12 the conven- tion provided for a continuation of the committee on participation of Rotarians in the post-war world for the duration of the present wars and for a period of at least two years thereafter. The magazine committee of RI. has been increased from five to six members by the adoption of resolu- tion 43-13 which adds to the com- mittee one director from the USCNB to serve for a term of one year. This legislation also directs the R.I. board to present to the next convention a proposed enactment to make the magazine committee a standing committee of R.I. The position of Rotary with ref- erence to a Rotarian’s relation to his country was redefined in resolu- tion 43-14 and the previous state- ment on this subject, adopted in res- olution 29-13 of the 1929 (Dallas) convention, was rescinded. Resolution 43-15 authorized the transfer of $100,000 from the surplus funds of R.I. to the Rotary Founda- tion. The terms of reference of the com- mittee on relief to Rotarians were revised in resolution 43-16 and the procedure for handling the moneys in the fund was simplified and made more specific as to the R.I. board’s final control on all expenditures. Brisbane Provides Cigarette Lighters Because the generally damp con- ditions in New Guinea made matches practically useless, the Rotary Club of Brisbane, Australia, started a campaign to collect cigarette light- ers for reconditioning and distribu- tion to the service men fighting in that territory. With the cooperation of other Rotary clubs in the district, some 200 lighters were collected, re- conditioned and distributed. The need was thus brought to the notice of government authorities and steps were initiated for supplying a much. greater quantity. President Carbajal Says If some of you have written me and haven't received an opportune reply to your letter, please do not attribute this to a lack of courtesy, which certainly I do not intend to show to my friends in Rotary for whom I have such deep af- fection. There are many reasons for thinking that a great number of letters, because of the war and resulting diffi- culties in handling the mail, has never reached me. Please accept my general apologies for any involuntary omissions which may thus have occurred. . Opportunities for New Members in Johannesburg When a new member joins the Rotary Club of Johannesburg, South Africa, he receives a brief summary of the work of the various commit- tees. This not only acquaints him with the fine work that the club is doing, but helps him discover the avenues of service into which he can best direct his own activities. The summary is impressive be- cause of the wealth of opportunities which it offers to the new members. To mention just a few: The Boys Work Committee takes an active interest in boys’ clubs and institu- tions; the Educational Facilities Commit- tee each year assists some 50 boys and girls in securing an education; the Com- munity Service Committee is interested in slum clearance and housing, the provi- sion of adequate hospital facilities, penal reform, and transport problems due to war conditions; the Service Committee arranges an average of 25 motion picture shows or concerts per month at hospitals, orphanages, and homes for the aged; an- other committee directs its endeavors toward the enlightenment and welfare of the non-European peoples of the com- munity; and the Rotary War Effort Com- mittee raises funds for the amelioration of distress caused by war. These are only a few of the avenues of service which are opened up to new members of the Rotary Club of Johannesburg. Small won- der that they quickly catch the spirit of Rotary and help make Johannes- burg the successful Rotary club that it is. Donald A. Adams, LL. D. The degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) was conferred upon Past President of R.I. Donald A. Adams of New Haven, Conn., by Yankton College, Yankton, S. Dak., at the 61st annual commencement convocation on May 24th. Don gave the commencement address. Our congratulations to him on this honor. Colonel E. W. Palmer Past R.I. director E. W. Palmer of Kingsport, Tennessee, has entered the United States Army as a Colonel in the Adjutant General’s Office. Prior to being commissioned, Ro- tarian Palmer was Deputy Director of the Printing and Publishing Divi- sion of the War Production Board of the United States. CHARLES L. WHEELER (intercoastal shipping) President, R.1I. 461 Market Street San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. Charles L. Wheeler is vice-president and general manager of the McCormick Steam- ship Company and Lumber divisions of Pope and Talbot, Inc., with headquarters in San Francisco, California. Among the civic and trade associations in which he holds office are the following: American Bureau of Shipping, American Maritime Council, California Society for Crippled Children, Douglas Fir Export Company, International Society for the Welfare of Cripples, Mills College Advis- ory Committee on Pan American Studies, National Society for Crippled Children of the U.S.A., Propeller Club of the U. S., Sea Scouts of America, United Seamen’s Service. Charlie has been a member of the Rotary Club of San Francisco since 1925, and is a past president of that club. He has been active in Rotary International as district governor, committee member and chair- man, and as third vice-president. CARLOS M. COLLIGNON (valves manufacturing) 1st Vice-President, R.I. P. O. Box 109 Guadalajara, Jal.,; Mexico Carlos M. Collignon is vice-president and general manager of a brass goods com- pany in Guadalajara, Mexico. He is direc- tor of ‘Editorial Guadalajara,” the Banco Industrial de Jalisco, the National Cham- ber of Commerce of Guadalajara, the Asociacion Mexicana de Turismo del Cen- tro y Occidente, and also the Mexican Automobile Association. He has taken an active part in the leadership of many so- cial, sport, and business organizations, and is president of the Comite de Turismo (Tourist Committee) for the State of Jalisco. Charlie is a past president of the Rotary Club of Guadalajara of which he has been a member since 1929. He has served Rotary International as district governor and as a committee member. SINCLAIR J. McGIBBON (accounting) 2nd Vice-President, R.1. 209 St. George’s Terrace Perth, Australia Sinclair J. McGibbon has been a prac- ticing chartered accountant -in Perth, Australia, since 1900. He is a foundation member and senior vice-president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Aus- tralia. For many years he has served on the general council of the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants and is a past president of that Institute. 1943-44 General Officers of Rotary International He is a governor of the Hale School in Perth, the principal secondary school in Western Australia. During World War I, he was a member of the Australian Wheat Board. A keen tennis player, he has been president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Western Australia for over thirty years. Sinclair is a charter member of the Ro- tary Club of Perth, organized in 1926, and served that club as president. He has served Rotary International as district governor and committee member. HARRY C. BULKELEY (senior active member) _ 3rd Vice-President, R.1. 510 W. Adams St. Abingdon, Ill., U.S.A. Harry C. Bulkeley has been president of the American Sanitary Manufacturing Company of Abingdon, IIl., since 1918. He is president and director of the Abingdon Finance Co., president and director of the Reliable Agency of Abingdon, and a di- rector of the Abingdon Bank & Trust Co. Harry is a charter member and past president of the Rotary Club of Abingdon, which was organized in 1923. He served as governor of the 146th district in 1939-40. In 1942-43 he was a member of the com- mittee which administers the special Ro- tary Fund to provide emergency relief to Rotarians or members of their fami- lies, anywhere in the world, who are suf- fering because of war conditions. P. H.W. ALMY (general law practice) Director, R.I. Bank Chambers, Fleet Street Torquay, England P. H. W. Almy is a solicitor in the city of Torquay, England. He is a charter mem- ber of the Rotary Club of Torquay, which was organized in 1920, and is a past presi- dent of that club. He has been active in Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland as district chairman, director, vice- president and president, and has served Rotary International as a director and as a committee member. SHAPOORJEE B. BILLI- MORIA (auditing) Director, R.1. 113, Esplanade Road, Fort, Bombay 1, India Sir Shapoorjee B. Billimoria is the founder and senior partner of the firm of S. B. Billimoria & Company, registered ac- countants and auditors of Bombay, India. The Government of India in 1910 placed the accountancy profession on a recog- nized footing through his untiring efforts. Rotarian Billimoria is the founder of the Society of Professional Auditors and Ac- countants of Bombay; chairman and pres- ident of the Sydenham College of Com- merce Union, and has been an active mem- ber and official in many other business and professional societies. Likewise, he has taken an active part in the charitable en- deavors and movements in his community. Many honors have been conferred upon him by his own country and by England, chief among which is a knightship with which he was honored in 1928 by His Maj- esty the King-Emperor. He is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Bombay, and has served Rotary International as district governor and as a committee member. RICARDO CALATRONI (past service member) Director, R.I. Avenida Lucero 666, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina Ricardo Calatroni retired recently after many years of service as the head of the department of biological and analytical chemistry in the National University of Argentina and as chief of the clinical lab- oratories of the University Hospital. He is the author of numerous articles on chem- istry. Rotarian Calatroni has been a member of the Rotary Club of Rosario since 1928 and has served that club as secretary and president. He has been active in Rotary International as district governor and committee member. FERNANDO CARBAJAL (civil engineering) Director, R.I. P. O. Box 315, Lima, Peru Fernando Carbajal is vice-president of the Peruvian Telephone Company in Lima, Peru; director of the Industrial Bank of Peru; and vice-president of the Crandall Engineering Company of Bos- ton, Massachusetts, U.S.A. He is a mem- ber of the American Society of Civil Engi- neers and of the Pan American Society of the United States. From 1909 to 1912, he was State Engineer of Peru in charge of public works. He was head of the commission appointed to settle the Peru-Bolivia boundary dispute in 1912-13. From 1913 to 1920 he was again State Engineer of Peru in charge of the construction, repair and maintenance of the Peruvian coastal docks. In 1920 he be- came general manager of the Peruvian Telephone Company of which he is now vice-president. “Ferdie”’ organized the Rotary Club of Lima in 1921, and is a past president of that club. He is editor of “El Rotario Pe- ruano” (The Peruvian Rotarian), official Rotary publication in Peru. He has been active in Rotary International as district governor, member and chairman of nu- merous committees, as first vice-president, and as president in 1942-43, JAMES EUGENE CONKLIN (insurance annuities) Director, R.I. P. O. Box 8, Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S.A. “Gene” Conklin is Field Assistant of the Equitable Life Assurance Society in Hutchinson, Kansas. He is president of the Hutchinson Board of Education, vice- president of the Kansas State Association of School Boards, past president of the Hutchinson Life Underwriters Associa- tion, past president of the Kansas State Association of Life Underwriters and di- rector of the county chapter of the Ameri- can Red Cross. “Gene” is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Hutchinson and has served Rotary International as district governor and as committee chairman and member. GEORGE W. HARRIS (photography) Director, R.1. 1313 “F” Street, N. W., Washington, D.C., U.S.A. George W. Harris is president of Harris & Ewing, photographers of Washington, D.C. During World War I he attended the Peace Conference in Paris and he ac- companied President Woodrow Wilson on his tour of the allied countries. He is a member of the White House News Photog- raphers Association, past president of the Photographers Association of America, and president of the board of trustees of the School of Photography at Winona Lake, Indiana. A charter member of the Rotary Club of Washington, which was organized in 1912, George is a past president of that club. He has served Rotary International as district governor and as chairman and member of numerous committees. He has been sergeant-at-arms at almost every international assembly of Rotary Inter- national. HAROLD WILSON McKIEL (education—mechanical engineering) Director, R.I. Mount Allison University Sackville, N.B., Canada “Harry” McKiel is Dean of the Science Faculty of Mt. Allison University in Sack- ville, N.B., Canada. He has been president of the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Association of Professional Engineers of New Brunswick and the Maritime Chemical Society, vice-president of the Canadian Institute of Chemistry and chairman of the Maritime Branch of the Canadian Institute of Chemistry. He has served as chairman of the Sackville war savings, war service and salvage cam- paigns. “Harry” is a past president of the Rotary Club of Sackville and served as governor of the 192nd district in 1942-43. BART N. PEAK (Y.M.C.A. secretary) Director, R.I. University of Kentucky Lexington, Ky., U.S.A. After serving as second lieutenant in World War I, Bart Peak farmed for a year, then went back to school at Vander- bilt University and the Y.M.C.A. Gradu- ate School at Nashville, Tenn. He has been Y.M.C.A. secretary at the University of Kentucky since 1920. Bart Peak is president of the Kentucky Society for Crippled Children, past presi- dent of the Lexington Community Chest, and director of the Family Welfare So- ciety and the Travelers Aid Society of Lexington. Bart became a member of the Rotary Club of Lexington in 1922 and has been secretary of that club since 1929. He served as governor of his district in 1934- 35 and again in 1942-43. JOHN B. REILLY (pump manufacturing) Director, R.I. P: O. Box 64; Los Nietos, Calif., U.S.A. John B. Reilly is owner of the Fluid Packed Pump Company, manufacturers of oil well pumping machinery in Los Nietos, Calif. He left high school to work as a machinist in the oil fields. Later he in- vented and developed oil production ma- chinery and built his own factory and marketing agencies which, before the war, covered every oil field in the world. John is: chairman of the War Savings Bond and Stamp Committee for Whittier, Calif., and a member of the High School Education Board of that city. He has been a member of the Rotary Club of Whittier since 1928 and is past president of that club. He served as gov- ernor of the 108th district in 1940-41. Cc. J. STEIGER (overseas trade) Director, R.I. Seegartenstrasse 2, Zurich, Switzerland C. J. Steiger was engaged for more than thirty-five years in the import-export business in Winterthur, Switzerland, and since 1938 has been managing director of the Overseas Trading Company of Zurich, Switzerland. Through extensive travels, he has gained a thorough knowledge of Continental European conditions and is commissioned to lecture at the University of Zurich on overseas trading. “CIS” Steiger became a member of the Rotary Club of Winterthur in 1930, and is a past president of that club. He is now a member of the Rotary Club of Zurich. He has been active in Rotary Interna- tional as district governor, committee member and chairman, and as vice presi- dent and director. PHILIP LOVEJOY Secretary, R.I. 35 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, I1., U.S.A. Philip Lovejoy began his duties as gen- eral secretary of Rotary International on July 1, 1942, having been assistant general secretary of the ‘organization since 1930. Phil was a personnel officer in the Amer- ican Expeditionary Forces in 1917-18. He has held numerous educational positions in the State of Michigan, U.S.A. He has had extensive experience in various types of business which he has served usually as personnel officer or in an executive managerial capacity. In serving Rotary he has traveled widely in Europe, the United States, Canada, Mexico and Cuba and has spoken before hundreds of Rotary clubs. Phil became a member of the Rotary Club of Mt. Clemens, Mich., in 1924. He has been a member of the Rotary Club of Chicago since 1931 and has served as a director for two years and on various com- mittees of that club. RUFUS F. CHAPIN Treasurer, R.I. 1320 N. State St., Apt. A-1, Chicago, Il., U.S.A. Rufus F. Chapin, treasurer of Rotary International since 1912, retired from busi- ness life several years ago. Prior to his re- tirement, he was an officer of the First National Bank and the Union Trust Com- pany of Chicago. ‘“Rufe” has been a member of the Rotary Club of Chicago since the spring of 1905 and has served as committee member and chairman, director, vice-president, treas- urer and president. A Message from MacArthur General Douglas MacArthur sent the following cablegram to Chair- man Roy Weaver of the 1943 conven- tion committee: Appreciate deeply invitation to address Rotary contained in your letter just re- ceived. As an ardent Rotarian I could ask no higher honor. It is impossible how- ever for me to do so because of my oper- ational duties in the field and the uncer- tainties of the campaign. Most grateful to you all for your generous thought of me. MacArtTHuUR To President Carbajal: “In a world where death is, there is no room for hate. In a world where God is, men must be brothers, or lose their high estate.” May your work in your honored of- fice hasten the day of amity, peace, and concord among all peoples. With cordial good wishes— William L. Essex Bishop of Quincy, Illinois Rotary s Pe thcal ae Whe in Great WSritain and Yad Rotary clubs throughout Great Britain and Ireland are doing splen- did work in practically every branch of the war effort. Here are some ex- amples of how the clubs are serving: @ Dumfries, Scotland, arranged dances for the troops every Satur- day night for the past two years; collected over £213 for war chari- ties; presented a fully equipped mo- bile canteen to the National Fire Services and arranged for personnel to man it; organized an excellent hospitality scheme for Dominion and Allied troops; individual mem- bers of the club are in the Home Guard, Civil Defense, Special Con- stables and five of the members are in the Armed Forces. @ Aberdeen, Scotland, provided books for servicemen and women; hospitality gifts and aid to refugees; organized a Welfare Scheme for boys and girls orphaned by enemy action; arranged for evacuation of hospitals and for blood transfusions. The club is active in canteen duties, railway station welfare and youth service. All members without excep- tion are engaged in some kind of war service—Home Guard, A.T.C., Civil Defense, War Savings cam- paign, etc. @ Cleckheaton, England, sponsored the formation of a junior section of the club, known as the Spur Wheel —the little wheel attached to the big wheel. These sons and daughters of Rotarians have been helping the community service committee in es- corting convalescent children > a holiday home. ®@ Coalville, England, early in the war adopted one of H.M. Trawlers and all members of the crew were kept in “comforts” sent out monthly by the club. These included ciga- rettes, sweets, books and a wireless set. When the trawler was lost with all hands, the club adopted a second trawler. The club corresponded with HES In Memoriam Several Rotarians who have served as officers of R.I. have passed away recently. We announce with regret the deaths of: William Gettinger, New York, N.Y., past director and vice president of the L.A. of R.C. 1914-15 Lawrence H. Webher, Elyria, Ohio, past governor, old 21st district, 1930-31 ° George W. Bahike, Baltimore, Md. past governor, old 34th district, 1923-24 a member of the crew until this trawler, too, was lost as a result of enemy action. A third trawler has now been adopted and comforts are being sent to the crew each month. The club also adopted three local prisoners of war to whom parcels are sent each month. To help a local organization which sends parcels of clothing to.prisoners of war from | Coalville and district, the Rotary club offered to defray all running expenses. Rotarians were appointed on a committee to deal with this matter and through their efforts, the first year’s expenses are now more than assured. @ Middlesbrough, England, islend- ing its aid to the Middlesbrough Missions to Seamen. It sponsored an appeal for £3,000 to clear the debt on a £6,000 canteen for seamen. A member of the club, who is a laun- dry proprietor, persuaded all the laundries in a wide area to join in a scheme whereby cast-off clothing will be collected, cleaned and passed over to the Mission for the re-equip- ping of seamen arriving in the port. @® London, England, has been mak- ing prison visits and securing new members for this important human- itarian service, manning an infor- mation bureau at Euston Railway Station, distributing clothing (do- nated by the Rotary Club of Nairobi, South Africa) , forwarding books do- nated by club members to units of the army and navy and supplying coal tickets to the East End Mis- sions. Committees are at work study- ing vocational education of. youth, post war reconstruction, a national policy for industry, contacts with officers and men of the U.S. army and air force and with men from various parts of the British Com- monwealth now stationed in the London area, arrangements for cor- respondence between the London Rotary Club and the Rotary clubs in the US.A., etc. Boys Work in South Africa The Rotary Club of Benoni, South Africa, over the Christmas holidays, ‘sent a number of boys whose par- ents are in poor circumstances to farms where they were given light work, and at the same time bene- fited by the change in air, good food and time for wholesome relaxation. The club paid all expenses and is hoping to extend the scheme in con- junction with the Juvenile Affairs Department. Address of Secretariat, Chicago The Post Office Department in Chicago requests that the zone in which the secretariat is located in Chicago be included in the address hereafter. The proper address for the secretariat is, Rotary International 35 E. Wacker Drive Chicago 1, Illinois Newly Admitted Clubs For use in extending greetings, we give you the names and addresses of the offi- cers of the clubs recently admitted to membership in Rotary International. Com- munications received at the Secretariat from newly admitted clubs indicate that they greatly appreciate the letters of greetings from the older clubs, even though it may be practically impossible to make direct acknowledgment of the letters. San Felipe (Yaracuy), Venezuela 5601. (D-44) 1943 Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Bar Victoria. Pres. Dr. ~Bar- tolomé Salom L. (judiciary) Zamora 71. Secy. J. P. Reyes Zumeta (finance) Falcén 34 San Martin de los Andes (Neuquén), Argentina 5602. (D-22) 1943 Saturday, 13:00. Hotel Lacar. Pres. Justo M. Bar- bieri (banking). Secy. Osvaldo Luis Rezani (ed. public schools). Pahiatua, New Zealand. 5603 (D-53) 1943 Monday, 5:30, Oddfellows Hall. Pres. Dr. Hugh Paterson (hospitals) Main Street. Secy. A. W. Hamilton (Mun. Govt. Administration) Huia Street. Jatibonico, Cuba. 5604 (D-25) 1943 Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Hotel ‘‘Plaza.’’ Pres. Dr. Pedro Garcia Palmero (gynecology) Calle Cisneros s/n Secy. Eugenio Ribeaux y Figueras (law pract.) Calle Maceo s/n. Rioverde, S.L.P., México. 5605 (D-23) 1943 Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Hotel Santander. Pres. J. Nicolas Robles (orange growing) Huertas de Na- ranja. Secy. Jacinto del Pozo (clothing ret.). Castle Shannon, Pa., U.S.A. 5606 (D-176) 1943 Monday, 6:15, Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Pres. Norman P. Vitte (variety stores). Secy. James L. Strader (drugs ret.) Willow Ave. Tenosique, Tabasco, México 5607 (D-23) 1943 Saturday, 9:00 p.m. Camara de Comercio. Pres. Justo Dfaz del Castillo (elec. light and power serv.) Calle 28 No. 28. Secy. Gabriel Suarez Bartlett (groceries dist.) Calle 31 No. 8. Magangué, Bolivar, Colombia 5608 (D-40) 1943 Thursday, 7:00 p.m., Club ‘‘Magangué.’ Pres. Juan Ydfiez D. (cement dist.) Ave. Olaya Herrera. Secy. Tulio Posada Navarro (newsp. publishing) Calle de las Damas. Matehuala, S.L.P., México 5609 (D-23) 1943 Thursday, 20:30. Hotel Espafia. Pres. Dr. Angel Betancourt (drugs ret.) Jardin Cinco de Mayo 7. Secy. José Maria Chavira (railroad transp.) Jardin Cinco de Mayo 1. Rangiora, New Zealand 5610 (D-53) 1943 Thursday, 5:30, Presbyterian Church Hall, King St. Pres. Rev. J. M. Bates (christianity-protestant- ism) 153 King St. Secy. F. G. Tolmie (secre- tarial service) 103 High St. Stratford, New Zealand 5611 (D-53) 1943 Wednesday, 12:15, Kosy Tea Rooms. Pres. A. H. R. Amess (secondary schools) Percy Avenue. Secy. C. B. Matthewson (banking) Box 50. Marton, New Zealand 5612 (D-53) 1943 Monday, 5:30, Gould’s Tea Rooms. Pres. C. S. Beechey (banking) Bank of New South Wales. Secy. R. G. Kingdon (secretarial service) P.O. Box 7. 28 May, 1943 “For This We Fight”— NBC’s Post-War Radio Series - - Secretary of State Cordell Hull “will open an authoritative series of broadcasts on Saturday, June 5, en- ~. titled “For This We Fight,” in which “American statesmen, businessmen, labor leaders, educators, and scien- - tists will discuss crucial post-war problems. This series of 26 broad- casts will be heard over the National Broadcasting Company network and its affiliated independent stations - every Saturday from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. (Eastern War Time.) - These broadcasts, presented by The News Letter USCNB Supplement No. 19—1942-43. AN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING IS A FIVE-FOLD SERVICE FOR ANY CLUB Ralph W. Peacock, Governor of District 176 (1942-43), who encour- aged twenty-five of his clubs to or- ganize Institutes of International Understanding, makes the following observation which may be of interest to other governors: The Institutes of International Under- standing are five-fold in their practical application of service, and particularly when used by Rotary clubs in a small community: Fourth, they provide the club with an opportunity to demonstrate International Service in a practical way, as the approach is both to the youth and adults of the com- munities, and is based upon a broader understanding of our fellow men in other lands, and is brought to us by individuals capable of interpreting other peoples to us. Fifth, the Institutes are invaluable as an aid to Rotary Extension within the com- munities. Many of the clubs report an ac- tive interest in Rotary and show a definite increase in membership as a result of th Institutes. k - the NBC Inter-American University «Of the Air, have been prepared in » cooperation with the Commission to «Study the Organization of Peace and First they definitely develop Club Serv- ice in that, to be successful, every member of the club must participate. The Twentieth Century Fund. Most ‘of the programs will be in the nature «Of symposiums, with two or more ‘speakers and a moderator. Some of the subjects to be discussed are labor, trade, science and security, -from a world point of view, and post- war problems of United States busi- “ness, labor, education, and related “topics. 200 Children Each Season When the Rotary Club of New Westminster, B.C., was organized in 1928, it adopted as one of its objec- ‘tives a camp for underprivileged ehildren and for the past fifteen years the club has operated this camp. In 1934 the club built its own -camp where it entertains approxi- mately 200 children each season. . Since the beginning of this Ro- tary year, the club has raised $4,426 for the benefit of the Queen’s Ca- nadian Fund, and, in addition, ‘$2,400 to support its camp for the children. One of the -most active and inter- ested members of the Rotary Club of New Westminster is Past District Governor James R. Agar, who has had a 100% attendance record since the club was inaugurated in 1928. They Meet—But Do Not Eat The. Rotary Club of Collierville, Tenn., holds an evening meeting each week and meals are served at only one meeting each month. At that meeting Collierville Rotarians have their ladies as their guests. “When the club began evening meetings the membership was 15. Today there are 30 members and the governor reports Collierville as an excellent Rotary club. Second, they provide a program of Youth Service which is more than outstanding. The average community cannot provide talent of such prominence or ability in their schools in any other manner. I am convinced, from reports which have come to me from various clubs, that this service is worth the entire cost. Third, they provide a program of Com- munity Service by making available to people in the smaller communities the type of talent which it is impossible for them to secure under any other sponsor- ship except at a prohibitive price. The best evidence of the quality and value of the Institutes in our district is that, although they were new to every one of the twenty-five communities who spon- sored them, the attendance each week in every community, with but one exception, showed an increase over the week preced- ing. The single exception was a result of an overcrowded condition on the third night and as a result of this the fourth night had a slight decline in attendance. Our clubs say, “The finest thing Rotary ever did in our community.” From the Wader Secretary of State of the U.S.A. The following is an excerpt from a recent letter received by President Fernando Carbajal from the Under Secretary of State of the United States, the Hon. Mr. Sumner Welles: I feel, as you know, that Rotary Interna- tional is carrying on an admirably con- structive piece of work in the interest of understanding and friendly relations be- tween peoples and I shall always do all I can to cooperate with its activities. They Buy Bonds and Stamps at Every Meeting Since March, 1942, the Rotarians of Newton, N. J., have been buying war stamps and bonds at every meeting. The total purchased with- in the club during the 50-week pe- riod is $27,525.85. The club believes that as the men in the armed forces are in “for the duration” Rotarians should fight on the home front by buying war bonds and stamps at every club meeting. They believe that even though the purchases be small, in the long run the total will amount to more than _ periodic “drives.” District 100 7, — $100,000 Added Governor David Rattray can be very proud of his district for it is the third to reach the 100% mark in contributing to the Rotary Founda- tion. Every club in Hawaii has con- tributed, the total being U. S. Sav- ings Bonds with a maturity value of $425 and $8 in cash. Other districts will soon be scoring 100%—to judge from the number of contributions which have been re- ceived during May. $100,000 was voted by the club delegates at the convention in St. Louis to be transferred to the Foun- dation from the surplus of Rotary International. This is a result of the interest already taken by so many clubs in the U.S.A. in building up the Foundation. The Foundation is definitely es- tablished now in the eyes of the clubs as a fund worthy of the best efforts of every Rotarian. Recent contributions will be pub- lished in the next News Letter. Practical Advice “We can have the world we want if enough of us want it hard enough to work for it.” —Hugh Gibson Japanese Americans In Relocation Centers _ Of the 127,000 persons of Japanese ancestry in the United States, ap- - proximately 107,000 are in ten relo- cation centers under the supervi- sion of the War Relocation Author- ity. Roughly two-thirds are Amer-_ ican citizens, under 40 years of age, and the remainder are aliens, most of whom have been in the United States since before 1924 when the Exclusion Act went into effect. These people are now living in relocation centers. The growing scarcity of man power resulted early in 1942 in de- mands that evacuees be available for agricultural work such as was ordinarily performed by itinerant workers. During the spring and summer months of 1942, over 1,600 were recruited for agricultural work. By the fall of 1942, 10,000 were granted short term permits for working the harvest fields. Many of these were later hired on a perma- nent basis by their employers and have not returned to the relocation centers. The policy under which the War Relocation Authority permits Amer- ican citizens of Japanese ancestry to accept permanent jobs has been approved by the War and Justice Departments. Permits are granted under the following conditions: a. He has a place to go and means o supporting himself; : b. A check of records of the FBI and other intelligence agencies, plus the applicant’s record of behavior in the relocation center indicates that he would not endanger national security; ec. There is evidence that his presence in the community in which he pro- poses to go is not likely to cause a public disturbance; d. He agrees to keep the War Relocation Authority informed of his address at all times. In addition to the several hundred evacuees who left relocation centers for harvest work and obtained per- manent jobs, many others have been granted permits of indefinite leave; thousands have had their applications for leave approved, and their actual return to private life outside a relocation center awaits only the offer of a suitable job. Of those who have left the relo- cation centers, agricultural and do- mestic workers have been most numerous, but the group also in- cludes students, stenographers, cooks, hotel workers and a wide va- riety of skilled workers. The policy of the United States Government appears to be to release properly qualified persons to work in the inland states, not only for the help they will give, but so that they may enjoy free association with other Americans and their faith in democratic fair play will be confirmed and their self respect restored. If any Rotary club in the United States, after giving due considera- tion to the possible reaction in its community, believes that it can as- sist the War Relocation Authority, we shall, upon request, be glad to furnish the name and address of the field officer of the Authority nearest that Rotary club. Beginning with June, 1942, and in the month of May or June in each succeed- ing year thereafter, the board of direc- tors shall determine and publish to all member clubs in the United States of America the list of contiguous dis- tricts comprising each zone, and the zones so determined shall be effective for the nomination and election of di- rectors of Rotary International at the convention in the next succeeding Rotary year. Art. IX, Sec. 6, By-laws RI. At its meeting in May, 1943, the board, after careful considera- tion, has agreed that the compo- sition of the zones within the U.S.A. for the nomination of di- rectors in 1944 shall be as now constituted, namely as follows: years 1944-45 and 1945-46. Zones for Nomination of Directors for U.S.A. Note: The director-elect from Zone 1 will serve for two years—1943-44 and 1944-45. Consequently at the 1944 convention there will be nominations for directors from only Zones 2, 3, 4 and 5. The director nominated from Zone 2 will serve for the Zone Districts: 100, *101, 104, 1 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112-419, 415; 113; 120 Districts: *117, 132, 148, 2 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, “151. lec, -150, t0%, 190, 156, 157, 158, 159 Districts: 122, 123, 124, 3 127, 128, 129; 180, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 141 Districts: 140, 161, 162, 4 163, 164, 165, 167, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190 ‘Districts: 45, *169, *170, 5 171, 472... < 174,175; . 176, 177, 179, 180, 182, 183, 184, *192, *193, *195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200 *U.S. Clubs only. Need for Heavy Scrap Continues 7 Director Paul C. Cabot of the Sal- vage Division of the War Production Board, Washington, D.C., has issued the following bulletin on the seri- ousness of the need for heavy farm scrap: I realize that 30 or 60 days ago a few isolated steel mills gave some indication of unwillingness to buy prepared scrap at local ceiling prices. This situation has changed completely in the last 30 days and these few individual mills are today clam- oring for allocations and are accepting such allocations from the most remote areas in the country. : The Steel Division of the War Produc- tion Board has revised its estimated needs for scrap in 1943 sharply upward. Inven- tories in the hands of consumers have de- clined in January and February. Many dealers report to us that scrap flowing into their yards has decreased anywhere from 50 to 75 percent. The need for heavy scrap such as occurs on the farms and ranches of the country, is particularly great. Unless we continue our collection efforts with the utmost determination, we are in danger of again seeing mills closed for lack of this essential material. Here is another opportunity for Rotary clubs in the U.S.A., particu- larly those in the farming sections of the nation, to take the lead in their communities to help assure a continuing flow of heavy scrap to the steel mills. Rotary Receives WPB Citation At the May meeting of the board of directors, President Carbajal ac- cepted a citation from Donald M. Nelson, head of the War Production Board of the United States. The cita- tion, which was presented by Ro- tarian Nathaniel Leverone, Director for Salvage for Illinois, was awarded to Rotary International in acknowl- edgment of the meritorious services of the Rotary clubs of the United States in behalf of the National Sal- vage Program. Black Markets in Wartime The ethics of “Meatlegging” and of “Bootlegging” are not the same. Dur- ing the prohibition period in the U.S.A., the supply of liquor was plen- tiful. The man who patronized a boot- legger, though he broke the law, was otherwise hurting nobody but him- self. But the man or woman who pat- ronizes a black market in wartime is not only breaking the law, but depriv- ing others of their just share of a limited supply. —Office of Price Administration Washington, D. C. _ SERVICE ABOVE SELF - HE PROFITS MOST WHO SERV —S BES Tt 7 CENTRAL OFFICE, 35 EAST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, U.S.A. 10 June, 1943 Dear President: At its May meeting the R.I. board of directors instructed the secretary to compile and furnish monthly to clubs a list of suggested programs, calling attention to available mate- rial at THE SECRETARIAT, in THE ROTARIAN and REVISTA ROTARIA. * The enclosed sheets, "Program Suggestions for Rotary Clubs" for July and August, are the first of this series. You will note that following each suggested topic, under "References," there are listed papers from the secretariat and articles in the magazines that should be helpful in preparing the program. If, in addition to getting these monthly sheets of program suggestions, you would like to have your. general program * chairman receive them, please use the enclosed card to re us his name and address. * Also enclosed is a form (program worksheet) that may help your general program chairman, As the program far each week is decided upon it may be inserted in the proper space with an indication as to whether it is to be in the field of Club, Community, Vocational or International Service. The reverse side of the form contains suggestions as to pro- gram sources, many of which are available in your own com- munity, and as to ways of making every program a Rotary pro- ' gram. Best wishes for successful programs throughout the year, Sincerely 1) $7 aus") Philip Lovejoy Secretary akh * enclosures OFFICES: CHICAGO, U.S.A. ZURICH, SWITZERLAND + BOMBAY,INDIA + LONDON, ENGLAND ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 35 East Wacker Drive Chicago 1, Il., U.S.A. AUGUST PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS FOR ROTARY CLUBS “Close Those Gaps” A club service program suggestion in which a thorough examination of the club roster is made. Because so many businesses have changed since the war began new men have come into many communities. Some of these men will make good Rotarians. Putting on the Program (a) One of the members might be asked to talk to the club on the importance of filling the gaps in the club roster. He might include in his talk a list of the unfilled classifications, plus a few good suggestions as to how to “close those gaps.” Mention should be made of the various types of membership, with some emphasis given to addi- tional active membership. A list of the vacant classifications might be given to each member, the members being urged to be on the alert for prospective members. “Costilla—a County Rotary Club,” in your August issue of THE Rotarian, and the item of the Rotary Reporter department in the July ’ issue will provide the speaker with quotable examples of closing the classification gaps; or, (b) In the event that a classification survey has not been made within the last year or so, prior to the meeting the membership committee might be instructed to make such a survey. It might serve a good purpose to invite two or three of the prospective members, “discovered” by the survey, to talk to the club on their respective vocations. The speakers, of course, would not be aware that they were under consideration for membership. References from THE SECRETARIAT: Pamphlet 17—Membership and Classifications in Rotary. File 333—Mobilizing for Greater Service. File 334—A “Jack” for Every Trade. File 335—A Rotary Interview. From THE RorTariIaAn: “New Friends.” Charles Hanson Towne. July, 1943. “Vocational Service—A Wartime Challenge” Want something you can “get your teeth into”— as you plan this program? Read the guest edi- torial in your August issue of THE Rotarian. In it Rotary’s new President, Charles L. Wheeler, challenges Rotarians and Rotary clubs to lead their communities in the home-front effort to win the war and to prepare for the peace. And what he says, he backs up with the “Wartime Challenge,” adopted by the R.I. board of direc- tors, to bring about a better understanding of the vocational service phase of the Rotary pro- gram. (This appeared on the inside back cover of the April issue of THe Rorarran.) Putting on the Program (a) Have aclub member base a talk on the above articles, or suggest that he use them as a discus- sion primer; or, (b) Since as a businessman each Rotarian acts in four capacities: (1) employer, (2) purchaser, (3) competitor, and (4) seller, it is suggested that the four capacities be assigned to four club members for discussion; each speaker to show how the principles set forth in President Wheel- er’s article and in “A Wartime Challenge” can be made to apply to his particular subject. References from THE SECRETARIAT: File 508—Your Job and the War Effort. File 522—It Begins with Management. File 552—The New Competition. From THE RoTARIAN: “Hardware Men Who Won’t Be Shelved.” A. E. Hernstein. June, 1943. “Toward a Mixed Economy.” Stuart Chase. May, 1943. “Those Limber Lumbermen.” W. C. Bell. April, 1943. “Retailers Have the Stuff.” J. C. Aspley. March, 1943. ”You—and the War” (Community Service) What the individual Rotarian is doing in the war effort. Putting on the Program (a) After you’ve heard about local club mem- bers’ contributions to the war effort you may wish to look beyond your city limits . . . to Brit- ain, for instance: (b) In “Day by Day in Britain,” by Frank S. Stuart, in the August issue of THE Rotarian, the author tells how his fellow Britons are con- tinuing to sacrifice, to work endlessly, and to keep alert—even though the great air raids have dwindled and victory seems possible. A lively, instructive talk could be drawn off from this article; or, : (c) Look to the state of Mississippi to see how a typical Rotarian farmer is “up to his ears” in war work. “Soldier of the Soil,” a pictorial fea- ture in the July issue of THe Rotartiay, tells the story. Your farmer member could review it, use it in his own report on how he and other farmers are fighting in World War II. References from THE SECRETARIAT: File 615— What Can We Do in Community Service? Pamphlet— What Can We Do in National Service? “Public Opinion and World Affairs” An international service program showing how an Institute of International Understanding helps to develop an intelligent public opinion on world affairs. Putting on the Program Each of the following aspects of the subject might be assigned to a club member for pres- entation: (a) A brief history of institutions. (b) Institutes and civilian morale. (c) Institutes and public opinion. References from THE SECRETARIAT: File 740 — Institutes of International Under- - standing. File 740A—A Manual of Suggestions for Con- ducting an Institute of International Under- standing. File 741—A Rotary Institute for Our Town. File 741A—Institutes of International Under- standing—even in Wartime. From THE Rotarian: “Setting the Pattern for Peace,’ by Dr. James T. Shotwell, in the August issue, is a discussion of the kind of problems that may be presented by International Institute speakers. “Glasgow, Kentucky, Has an Institute.” October, 1942. “Time On Their Hands” (Youth Service) It is the purpose of this program to determine to what extent younger children are being neglected in the rush of war activity. Putting on the Program (a) Some 2 to 3 million children of parents in U. S. war factories and on fighting fronts need daytime care. How nurseries, child-care centers, 6420—July 1943—4M—In. and play schools have provided it is told in two features in current and recent issues of THE Rotarian. “While Mothers Work,” August, and “Keep “Em Busy,” by Edith M. Stern, July, give an overall picture, and suggest what your club can do locally; and can be the starting point for an action-getting talk; or, (b) Another talk might deal with the problem of the adolescent “with time on his hands.” “Teen Town,” a pictorial in the August issue of Tue Rotarian, tells what one group of Rotar- ians and their wives are doing about it; or, (c) Invite the superintendent of schools or the director of the leading social service organiza- tion to address the club on the subject of the effect of the war on the children of the commu- nity. References from THE SECRETARIAT: File 651—Learning the Ways of Democracy. File 674—A War Casualty That Must Be Pre- vented. File 678—Training Youth in Citizenship. From THE RoTARIAN: “Your Boy’s My Boy.” Jane Purdy Lapham. June, 1943. “Down to Earth Boys Work.” May, 1943. “The Future of Retail Trade” A post-war program that will help to indicate to Rotarians the direction that small business is taking as a result of the total war effort, and to point out the types of new opportunities for small tradesmen. Putting on the Program (a) Arrange for a few five- (or more) minute talks by Rotarians selling lumber, shoes, hard- ware, groceries, drygoods, etc. Each issue of THE RoTARIAN carries an installment of the “Retailers on the Alert” series, telling how re- tailers in various fields are managing to keep their doors open, and also to cooperate in the war effort. These articles will “prime the pump” for the speakers—-will get their ideas to flowing. And, if they want to speak about new products they now have to sell, or will after the war, it is suggested that they look up the “Putting Science to Work” series articles, which started in Jan- uary, 1943, and are still running; or, (b) In “Speak Up, Businessmen!” in the June issue of THE Rotarian, Eric A. Johnston, young president of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, reveals his views on business in the post-war world. It’s realistic, but not gloomy. A club member could use this article as a base for a talk giving his own ideas on whether business can make enough post-war jobs without much government help. References from THE SECRETARIAT: File 564—How Has My Classification Been Af- fected? File 779—Improving Living Standards. From THE RoTARIAN: “Toward a Mixed Economy.” Stuart Chase. May, 1943. Other Sources: “Winning the War—and the Peace.” Paul G. Hoffman. 1943, “(Convention Proceedings.” ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 35 East Wacker Drive Chicago I, Ill., U.S.A. JULY PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS FOR ROTARY CLUBS What's Ahead? References A club service program in which plans for the coming year are announced and dis- cussed. Putting on the Program (a) Statement by the new club president setting forth the goals for the coming year; pointing out the many avenues of service open to the club; and, (b) New committee chairmen are an- nounced with a resume of each chairman’s responsibilities for the year; and, (c) Report on the year’s budget; and, (d) Any anticipated or possible changes in club routine to be announced — such as change in meeting place, change in manner of serving lunches, etc. References File 117—This is Your Year. (To the club president.) File 146—Getting Off to a Good Start. File 200—List of Club Service Material. From THE Rotarian: “Clear Thinking — Persistent Energy.” R.I. President Charles L. Wheeler. July, 1943. “Get Yourself a System.” John T. Bart- lett. July, 1943. Personalizing Vocational Service A practical application, by the individual Rotarian, of Rotary’s second object — em- phasizing the “Four-Way Test.” Putting on the Program Have club members relate actual experi- ences they may have had, or have heard about, during the course of business. There will be added interest if the speakers: (a) Can show how the essence of the Four- Way Test may have been applied; (b) Tell of any future plans whereby the “Test” can be applied. File 506—Are You Ready for the Question? File 508—Your Job and the War Effort. File 511—Actual Examples of Rotary Busi- _ness Ethics. File 552—The New Competition. File 815— Golden Rule—Plated (Playlet). From THE RoTaRIAn: “Shoe Men Who Last.” Karl Burgstahler. July, 1943. “Not a Creed of Greed.” Fred De Armond. June, 1943. “Broke in 1933, On Top in 1941.” Her- bert J. Taylor (author of the “Four-Way Test.”) March, 1942. Home Front Maneuvers A community service program reviewing the club’s wartime activities and suggestions for future community activity. _ Putting on the Program Ask the chairman of the community service committee to review the club’s activities for the past year. This report might be divided into two sections—one, wartime services rendered by the club and individual mem- bers; two, general community activities not specifically connected with the war effort; and, Announcement, by the club president or community service committee chairman, of proposed activities for the coming year. References File 6154—What Can We Do in Community Service? Pamphlet—What Can We Do in National Service? From THE Rotarian: “Soldier of the Soil.” July, 1943. “Stage Door Canteen.” July, 1943. “Don’t Travel Now.” Joseph B. Eastman. June, 1943. National Service through Youth A club program to show how Rotary clubs can help our youth by helping them to ren- der greater service to the war effort. Putting on the Program (a) Let the chairman of the youth service committee review the club’s activities for the past year, mentioning in particular ac- tivities that have helped the war effort; and, outline plans for the coming year; or, (b) Invite a leader of one of the local youth organizations (YMCA, Boy Scouts, 4-H Club, YMHA, etc.) to speak to the club on the organization’s activities. Ask the speaker to suggest ways in which the Rotary club may cooperate in this work. References File 652—Youth and National Defense. File 663—What Can We Do in Boys Work and Youth Service? File 674—A War Casualty That Must Be Prevented. File 698—Youth in a World at War. From THE RorariAn: “Prairie Schooner—Texas Style.” July, 1943. “Your Boy’s My Boy.” Jane Purdy Lap- ham. June, 1943. “Men To Man Tomorrow’s Wings.” My- © ron Stearns. April, 1943. Are Children Worse in Wartime? How the Rotary club can help prevent an increase in juvenile delinquency in war- time. A boys work program. Putting on the Program (a) Invite the judge from the juvenile court or a well-informed local juvenile worker or any other person in the community who is well acquainted with the delinquency prob- lem to address the club on the above sub- ject; or, (b) Plan a youth panel discussion with se- lected young people as participants; or, (c) Present movies on the topic. Write for film from “New Tools for Learning,” 7 West 16th St., New York, N. Y., U.S. A. References File 651—Learning the Ways of Democracy. 6420-JUNE43-4M—-G 128-29 File 674—A War Casualty That Must Be Prevented. From THE Rotarian: “Keep Em Busy.” Edith M. Stearn. July, 1943. “No Dead-End Kids Here.” William F. McDermott. May, 1943. International Service — Now! Some Rotarians have a false notion that there is no place in the Rotary program for international service in these days of world- wide conflict. But international service is not a dead issue. It is still very much alive. And a club program emphasizing this fact is timely in the first month of a new Rotary year. Putting on the Program (a) An address by the chairman of the in- ternational service committee. The talk could include presentation of the avenues of service that are still open. Period for gen- eral discussion might be reserved for the close of the meeting; or, : (b) An address by club member or guest speaker on one or more countries in which the speaker has traveled, emphasizing most important factors that influence the social, economic and political activities of the peoples of these countries; or, (c) Assign to a club member an address on the Pan American Union, the International Labor Organization or other similar insti- tution. References File 705—Some Avenues Are Still Open. File 7225—Modern Agencies for Interna- tional Cooperation (League of Nations, Pan American Union, International Labor Organization, and others). File 737—International Harmony Begins at Home. From THE Rotarian: “Kodiak Rotarians ‘Godfather’ An Army Radio Station.” July, 1943. “The Americas United.” Sumner Welles. June, 1943. “Passage to the Future.” Louis Adamic. March, 1943. BALDWIN, KANSAS DISTRICT NO. 123 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR HOMER KINGSLEY EBRIGHT July 7, 1943 President Forrest C Allen , Lawrence, 4ansas e Dear Presdent Phog :; You letter of duly 2is before mes I shall report now all I know about the attandance for next Monday e I hope you are getting some retirns directly, for in my letter July l to all presidents I asked them to write you directly about the number cominge Paola « 2e Miller -and Cochran «. : Emporia e 3 at least , perhaps more , says Dinkler e Blue Rapids - hopes 2 can cone , but their floods make uncertaine Bonner Springs - 5 hope to come e Burlingtone 4 will come says H E Douglas , but he will write latere Junction City = 5 will come , writes Arthur B Coole Kansas City = 5. E R Gallender thinks o6 Leavenworth hopes 2 will come , writes H H Kansteiner Baldwin - 4 besides myself expect to go, and I think others .e Several relies said they would let us know later e I have written as much as I gshovld = not to bore them ~ 1 =- a post card asking names of officers and asking how many were planning to com tw the District Assembly July 12 at Lawrence 2- a mimeographed letter to every president abd one to every secretary givin g the program end asking how many cee 53 =- a personal letter to every president , such as you received asking them to gend to you the number that would be there ee Add the five governors and the ReIe Director Gene Conkline I think ye should give tickets to these for their lucheone i LAWRENCE ROTARY CLUB — BULLETIN July 9 y 1943 See seer eee w ewe wee ee eee “ See O A Oo Ree RCE ESTSOESSC SSH AHKSC SESH KELVS OBS S SSH oe Vrsee reese 123rd DISTRICT ASSEMBLY OF PRESIDENTS, SECRETARIES, AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Eldridge Hotel, Lawrence, Kansas, Monday, July 12, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ¥YQU are ASKED TO HELP AS FOLLOWS: 1. Be on hand 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in the Grill room, wearing your badge, (you'll find it downstairs) to make the reception hour pleasant for visitors. You're welcome to stay on through the day but you are ex- cused, if business calls you, at 10:00 o'clock. 2, Be on hand 100% sure early for noon luncheon in main dining room. With badge again. It's Lawrence's luncheon with induction of new president, Phog Allen, on the program. Speaker is J. E. "Gene" Conklin, Rotary International director from Hutchinson, on "White Plumes of Rotary." This sounds terrific. IN ADDITION TO PAST GOVERNORS SCOTTY MAC FARLANE, CECIL HOWES, JOHN FELLER, BROSE JOHNSTON, MARION HUME AND PRESENT GOVERNOR HOMER EBRIGHT word comes of the following delegations: (How about noting some of these names) OLATHE: President Applebaugh and 1 other; HOLTON : Paul Anderson and 2 others; PAOLA: ‘Pres. Emil J. Miller and Arch Cochran; MANHATTAN : Pres, W. A. Gillman and 3 or 4 more; JUNCTION CITY: Pres, Roy Luke, V-Pres. Harold Taylor, Arthur Coole, Club Service Chairman Don McConnell, and Myron Coryell; LEAVENWORTH: Pres. H. H. Kansteiner and 1 other besides John Feller; ATCHISON : Pres, Phil G. Eckels, and Claude L. Fitzgerald; KANSAS CITY, KANS.: Harold L. Letterman and 6 others; EMPORIA: Dr. J. F. Dinkler, president, and 2 or more others; HOWARD : Pres, Archic B. Clark and V-Pres. Homer Yoder; , OTTAWA: Pres. E. G. Stucker and Sec. Ernie Bowlby in addition to Marion Hume; BONNER SPRINGS: Sec. W. W. Vaughn and 2 others; BURLINGTON : A. T. Douglas and 3 others; BLUE RAPIDS: two; BALDWIN: 4 or more in addition to Governor Ebright; And there'll be more! THE DAY'S PROGRAM - 9:00-10:00 a.m. Fellowship Hour ending with singing led by our own Corlett and Cecil; 10:00 a.m. Governor Homer Ebright ; 10:30 a.m. Past Governor Brose Johnston; 11:15 a.m. Past Governor David "Scotty" Mac Farlane; — 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, main dining room. Induction of President Phog Allen. Speech by Gene Conklin, of Hutchinson; 2:00 p.m. Round Tables - For Presidents led by John Feller; _ For Secretaries led by Marion Hume, both Past Governors; 2:45 p.m. Past Governor Cecil Howes; 3:30 p.m. Gene Conklin and John Feller on International Service; 4:15 p.m. Adjournment. Let's turn on the famous old Lawrence hospitality rays for these fellows Monday! TALK, WORK FOR AMERICA! BUY AMERICA SHARES! Around the Rotary World in Wartime The “MLC”? Program The Rotary Club of Miami, Flerida, recently. started the “MLC” program. These mysteri- ous initials stand for “Monday Letter Club,” which means that every person who belongs to the club writes a letter each Mon- day morning to some man in the armed forces. Bombed Out—but Still 100% The secretary of the Rotary Club of Westwood, England, writes in part: “Since we were bombed out of our original headquarters we have had to move three times. Catering difficulties now com- pel us to do the job ourselves. One of our members supplies sandwiches and we supply tea and soup ourselves. Two mem- bers undertake the duties of waiters in rotation. ... We had 100% attendance, November and December. The enemy may not be able to sabotage our industries, but their assistants—the operators of black markets—contribute effectively by helping to wreck American health, morale, and economy. —Prentiss M. Brown OPA Director THE BOOMERANG When a bit of sunshine hits ye, After passing of a cloud, When a fit of laughter gits ye, And yer spine is feelin’ proud, Don’t forget to up and fling it At some soul that’s feelin’ blue, For the moment that ye sling it It’s a boomerang to you. —Capt. Jack Crawford 6C-43 ROTARY— PROVIDES the opportunity for each Rotarian to do some- thing to his liking and within his means, for his community, - along with others of similar in- clination. OFFERS the inspiration and the avenues to render these services, to discharge the obli- gation which every Rotarian . feels to his community. GIVES the broader viewpoint which comes from a fuller life and a closer association with an understanding of one’s fellow men. REQUIRES an active inter- est in the club which is mani- fested by willingness to share in service through regular attend- ance—surely no more than a fair return for all the gifts of Rotary. —Rotary Club of Des Moines, Iowa Red Cross Waitresses The Rotary Club of Ft. Worth, Texas, uses the Red Cross ladies as waitresses at their meetings. The hotel man- agement pays these ladies the same wage they would pay union help. This pay goes into the local Red Cross fund. Someone has said, or should have, that a Rotary club is a lending library of ideas, which, carried back to Main Street, ean enrich all business. Think ‘this over. —RorTary-GRAM Laceyville, Pa. No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent. —Abraham Lincoln War Bend Sales Promotion The Rotary Club of Erick, Oklahoma, has developed a unique scheme of promoting the sale of War Bonds. Every two weeks. the names of all the mem- bers are placed in a box. The man whose name is drawn is re- quired to purchase a bond with- in two weeks from the date. If he is a member in good stand- ing, with his dues paid up, and is present at the meeting at which his name is drawn—or makes up his attendance if ab- sent—the club donates $1.00 toward the purchase of the bond; otherwise he must pay the full amount. What the Boy Wants At a meéting of the Bishop, California, Rotary club one of the members terminated an ad- dress on boys work with a list of the five things that a boy wants: 1. He wants to grow up. 2. He wants friendship. 3. He wants to pioneer; to investigate. 4. He wants to be recognized; to be noticed. 5. He wants spiritual expres- sion. These “wants” may help to guide us in our contacts with boys—whether they be our own boys or someone elses’. Tooting For Victory The 13th District Bulletin, (London, England), reports that the Rotary Club of Toot- ing, England, being too modest to toot their own horn, have provided instruments and drums for the Tooting Army Cadet Force—to help them do their tooting. Each week this club also ex- tends hospitality to two or more members of the Canadian Air Force stationed in England. District Assembly. District 123 July 12, 1943. Lawrence, Kansas The Governor's Message Homer Kingsley Ebright . Baldwin, Kansas 1. Welcome 2. Congratulations 3. Suggestions and explanations. Questions. The Governor will answer the odd questions; the group, the even. 1. What is the object of this Assembly - the three objects? = 2. What gives life and pep to Rotary clubs? Has there been growth in Rotary this war year? 124, 6000 . 5175, 210,000. -How many of our clubs have gained members? Can a small club of 15 members be a real live Rotary club? Which is the most lively small club in the district? What. are the four objects of Rotary? and when is a Rotarian not a Rotarian? Which club believe they have the liveliest club in singing? attendance? fellowship? growth? programs? community service? war time service? Can we promote a contest in 100% Reading Rotarian Magazine - How many clubs could report 100% of members reading at least three articles? What clubs have the best records in special subscriptions to the Rotarian? Shall we do something more for the Rotary Foundation? When do you wish the District Governor to visit your club? Which month? Day of week? Assembly meeting with officers and chairmen? What were the most inspiring things at the R. I. Assembly and Convention at St. Louis? What club would like to invite the District Conference next Spring? Have all clubs made the semi-annual report for July 1? Are there any communities where a new Rotary club should be formed? DISTRICT NO. 123 BALDWIN, KANSAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR HOMER KINGSLEY EBRIGHT July 1, 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen. lawrence, Kansas Dear President Forrest: My first letter as Governor. Congratulations to you as President. May I stress the importance of every club being represented at Lawrence, July 12. The president and secretary are expected to be at the District Assembly. We think it would be fine if some of the other officers or chairmen could come. But the Eldridge Hotel is getting anxious to know just how many to prepare for. Would you please write Dr. Forrest C. Allen (Phog), Lawrence, Kansas, by return mail if possible just how many are coming from your club. May you have a great year in Rotary. See you at Lawrence. oe a a nose ae kine pon! OFFICES: CHICAGO, U.S.A.° * ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - BOMBAY,INDIA + LONDON, ENGLAND