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

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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.