CENTRAL OFFICE, 35 EAST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, U.S.A. 5 May, 1943 Mr. Roger Allen President-Elect, The Rotary Club Lawrence, Kansas Dear Roger: We have learned of your election as president of the Rotary Club of Lawrence for the coming year. Sincere congratulations on this high honor bestowed upon you by the members of your fine club. This will be a memorable year for your club. It is going to be a year of exacting demands upon you and your administration. Surely, it is a fine tribute to one's leadership to be chosen president of his club for any particular year -—- but how much greater the tribute when the choice comes during a critical year of many problems and much uncertainty. It occurred to me that perhaps the two enclosed Rotary files might offer a few helpful ideas. A little later you will receive special material that is being prepared for the new presidents. If you have made your committee appointments and you will let us have the names of the chairmen, we will be pleased to forward a few timely suggestions. I hope you will let us know any time there is any way in which we can be of service to you, and again -- congratulations and best wishes. Sincerely yours, SECRETARIAT Emerson Gause ek enc. OFFICES: CHICAGO,U.S.A. - ZURICH, SWITZERLAND + BOMBAY,INDIA - LONDON, ENGLAND « Be rom the Secretariat “of Rotary International ~ 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, U.S.A. - GLUB SERVICE __| useful to Rotary clubs. This file and many others are prepared from various sources of information. Suggestions are appreciated. : * ABQUT- THAT JOB’ OF YOURS/ oA few cummatiddne, by Hal A. Molutt, ust aeidedioant co ; ofthe Rotary Club of Stillwater, Oklahom, and. — governor.of.the 12th nomneys districts: vii ————— | PILE: WN A dni TES ¥ A Rotary club is good or bad and _ the president is a success or a failure just as the.club's meet-.. ings, amepaon: or :bee rants RAs QUALITIES..OF A GOOD. ze TDING. OFFICER: Be "in command" of the entire meeting. ~~ Tt is your responsibility. Be sure _, you know where’ you are going; then ey sure to arrive.’ | Speak audibly so. ‘Ghat. all in the room /. o-Canvhear, youe Keep, your head... up ‘and always: face the audience. Don't be reading notes , with, your, chin on ~your chest 2s, you talk. Be brief and to ‘the sdsant It saves time and is more Pap atone bye. ¥ Well pefane.: the meeting "checks... ah ‘gee that everything is ready in .connéc- tion with progran, entertainment, arrangements. Have a “reserve” program always at hand, just in case it becomes nec- essary to provide one at the last minute. ney ‘ Watch to see that meeting place is clean, attractive, easy to get to, well arranged, light and airy, com- pact but comfortable. Have an _ante-room for hats and coats with a place for club members to greet each other and chat a little pefore. the meeting time. Be sure to greet visitors as they ar- rive. . ' Adopt the "Dey as — enter". plan in ‘your clubjand avoid passing:a plate during the luncheon to cotdent: the os ING 8) Beir cetp chegreys= ‘Ghend ante a fanute before time to open the «meeting, ... giving, those present a chance to Ber to places around, the tables. Sede with (1) the national anthem or (2) pledge to the flag;or (3) read- ing of the four objects of Rotary in unison. Change around | for variety. Remain standing for the invocation. Call on different club members for the invocation each week. (over) TT ye ee The meal IS important. Every club can . and should have good foodsa variety of menu; clean, appetizing, prompt service; special food for persons on @ diet; and lowest possible cost to the member, Don't pernilt #1 bers; ‘to abl ba after the / > | creating vacancy in the center of the room that is difficult for a speaker to , face and tali.to. Menbers..should \turn and face +the/speaker! ’ but re- main at their tebles. 1 Nal Introduce visiting Rotarians, or call on fellowship committee chairman to do so, asking each to stand and re- after all have. been introduced. Have individvel members introduce their guests... Sing? Sing! Sing! AY cmnatune oda isa happy club. © Money spent. for meals of song leader and. good, accompan- _ist.(if,club doesn't have them in _ the, membership) _ is” the best: ‘money your club. can, spend, Announcenentsy! Put. ecpbeedat ov eneuaint- tee activities. by getting chairman ‘of one er two committees to ‘report each week, notifying them’ in ad- | vance.” Avoidvhaving outsiders» come >’ sbefore the:club. ifspossible, .Keep ' announcements brief. but gant! and complete, Keep business of the club off the floor rs tings. we The. board. of rs she --take-care of it, leaving ‘the meeting for program, ae ee cedure een om hana < iat soted etary for — of last ce and previous ee a attendance, and for meats one necessary ‘commmications. ae SP 2 Cor Pat, on. governor's ‘monthly’ Letter . & .*Y17A-Auge '2-Y-1M | alent }i POET MMOD DE. LN eae Introduce program chairmen, stating - his. committee or office in the club. After the program, review earlier an- nouncements before adjourning if time permits, then adjourn promptly on time: with @ song, pledge to the flag, or. zeafiing of the objects of ) fp ‘Rotary. Avoid having poled tidebings before or <~ weekly club, meetings. The ae d should meet: monthly ‘or twice ‘an onthly, at a time when.members can — B ve the time to deliberate . -care- fully on the club's business, Develop habit on the part of members main standing until alb:-have been. pe = Wom coning forward and greeting per- introduced, Give "hand".of welcome) = | “Bons | ‘on the program, whether members “or fot, “and greeting each visitor. Linger a while after the meeting and enjoy the fellowship. Arrange ‘to | hace? seating, “table: ar- rangement, order of program, etc. Plan anniversary, old members, and _ other special meetings. Tala fficers of other local groups - te. your meetings once . An, a while - ands ‘perhaps exchange. a. program, with ' other, civic. clubs... . Call on same member to. introduce ten men to his right by their first “ames and classifications, 9 9c — heck to see how many rietibereh eine svear- “ing Rotary lapel buttons’ and: fine the delinquents cccasionally, © Ask a new member ‘to. give “the ‘charter . .owmunber of... club and . date, .club, was organizeds oy. t hee ah Have all "Bobs," "Charleys,” "Henrys," "Jims," "oes," basonedl a a ~~ = recite “the ‘four ‘bes - Of Fo- From the Secretariat of Rotary International 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, U. S.A. CLUB SERVICE The R.I. Secretariat serves as a clearing house for. information which may be |. _useful to Rotary clubs. This file and many others are prepared from various sources - information. Suggestions are appreciated. 7 pOFTLE VE? THIS 1S YOUR YEAR A bse es - new elub edo taehte by Charles H.. Stone, ; sans President, Rotary Club of: at ene N -C. | You have been elected president of your club. You have had conferred upon, you by your fellow members the highest. honor within their gift - some say the highest honor in your community. You are to be congratulated. upon this vote. of confi- dence; it marks youasa leader in your | ‘club and in your community. But, in our exaltation, we must not forget that every honor carries with it an obli-. gation, and every obligation is a challenge, an oppor tun Liye ior POPE” mance and service. Two years azo. my club elected me. as their president; at the Rotary con- vention that year, . T attended an as-. sembly of the presidents of the clubs of the same.size as mine, which was attended by nearly 200 incoming presi- dents like myself. The theme of that SARROEIY, was: "This is. your year,” Bnew Veunea?” What are the qualifications necessary to successfully meet the obligations, the challenge, you face? What quali- fications may your fellow members ex-— pect to find in you? Let's see: They may properly expect you .to know your- self, to.lmow your. abilities and re-. sources; you have them, else you would not have been elected; now you will not let indecision or timidity keep you from using then. Know Your Members Also it is well to know your members, know their abilities and qualifications relatively as well as you kmow your own, else you may not be able touse them to the best advantage in the conduct. of your club. You have, of course, set up your committees for the year, and in doing this you may have been fortunate enough to. pick the best man for each place; whatever be the case in this |. respect, you. are expected to see. that your committees work, and the better you know your members the more ef- fectively will your committees. perform. Know Rotary It is well to Ikmow Rotary; in fact, a club president must know Rotary. "Ho one performs a job as well as the one who knows it best," has been said over and over again, and this axiom applies tothe running of a Rotary club, the same as. it does to. running your own business or profession. I urge any of you who may be uncertain about Rotary to study and master it. | Remember, the | better you rum your club this year, the better you will run your business next year. Develop.a Sense of Humor A well-developed sense of humor has | saved the day for many a man charged (over) From Secretariat - Central Office - with the handling of groups of men, as are you. We can't all have a good stock of appropriate stories, and tell them well, nor can we grab our hat and pull a rabbit out of it when we find ~ ourselves in a hot spot. But, like the boy on the burning deck, we can have: bag of chestnuts handy for an emergdhe J) which is sure to come somé day, and ~ then you will see how very useful they are. Set Your Goal Nothing is accomplished. by chance;,you : know that as well as.I do and» have: un- |) doubtedly set up an objective for your year. The day I took over our club, I announced my objectives; in doing. this, however, I tried to avoid setting up; in my.enthusiasm, many things or.any . specific thing that might. prove 80 difficult of accomplishment as_ “to em- barrass me in the -Puture, was - "To foster Rotary through the Charlotte Rotary Club"; this objective lent itself to interpretation, and de- “| velopment, during whe entire Years : After your objective is announced, “your ardent desire to carry it through: will mean its success. And’ as you: feel the thrill of accomplishment, | you will work} up the enthusiasm ‘that is necessary to feed the desire and make your objective] a developing proposition throughout the} year. in this process, howéver ,~ you will find that patience and time are also necessary, as well as the will ing-| ness to work, which is ‘of prime ‘im- portance. . he Leadership. is as’ ‘necessary . in the suc- cessful conduct ef a Rotary club as anywhere else. labove its source, so it is not to be_ expected that your. club will advance 7 |beyond the point “to which you lead it, And in leading it, use your splendid | bene qualifications oF leadership. Your secretary is your most valuable helper and is ever ready~to-do what he- can, so why not give him plenty to do? whe 2 one a = My objective] ‘Water does not flow aes Rotary International - —. (File 117) = Page 2 ‘confidence and tranquility."” Consult Your Directors, etc. It is the duty of your directors to advise and guide you, which they will gladly do; however, you may have to compromise with them on occasion, as "| they have the same right to their Op? ions'ag. you do'to yours. I have “found one” of the”best sources of infor- mation is the past presidents of the club; they possess the cumulative knowledge of their club from its start, and are flattered and happy to be con- sulted by you. One may even go further -.pand; say. that. the, problems of a Rotary |-club are,the.problems of every member, ‘and the more frequently your members are consulted, the more eunganatul will be your PE ccm Meeting With, Comittess : = ‘have mentioned time as being neces-— sary for a successful year. You meet ~ once 4 week, — Your committees are con~ stantly meeting. They look to you to meet with then, and the more frequently| : you can do. oe ‘the better they. wil” Like it. “eee Fireside ieee Perhaps no. activity of Rotary con- _ .} tributes more to fellowship and friend-| ship than fireside meetings. It has” “been said of one of our active national figures’ ‘that "he surrounds himself with an. atmosphere’ in which minds meet > ed The fire- side. offers’ this atmosphere; can you. picture a better place in which to. dis-| cuss the problems of mane 2 and aervice to your fellow man? * CLUB MEETINGS’ — Gooa Food ih . , Let's look at. a Rotary nSbutet “What is it? What do we do? Actually, we meet, eat, listen and go. What are — _ the magnets that ‘draw the fellows to- — gether for a Rotary meeting? Aside — from the opportunities of fellowship, | From Secretariat. -.. Central Office “.-.. Rotary International \- __(File-117) = Page 3 of mixing with their friends, men:like . to be comfortable; they like a good meal. Hence your dining service com- °* mittee might be in constant touch with your members regarding your meals, and strive to satisfy them in so far as’ possible, Don't let your fellows ‘grumble about their meals; satisfy them. Good Brograns * sd And, I will say, most capone of all, they like to be interested, they like a good program, In the meeting I attended at the convention, programs were emphasized ‘above any other phase - of a successful year, So, what are good programs? Rel. has sent you sug- gestions for each week, but they have to be interpreted. ‘Men like vocational discussions; they are interested in what their fellow members do. “They like to hear their well-educated members» discuss current questions. They are happy to honor their ranking high school students, some of whom are usually the children of Rotarians. Many historical days, local, state and national, may pe made the occasions of excellent. pro- ° grams. Your club is perhaps the best sounding poard in your community; hence, people of prominence are glad to.put on a program occasionally. And your fellows like to play now and then, so let's not © forget the outings, the intercity meet- | ings, and ladies’ nights, “And, best’ of. all, get some outside Rotarian who is” well informed on Rotary as your guest speaker now and. then. I repeat, if you make the fellows com- fortable, feed them well, and interest them, you will have a good year. Presiding at the Meeting The technique and mechanics of running Rotary club meetings are simple. I have observed that by starting on time, presiding with dignity, and closing on time, you please your members. Let the other fellows do the work in so far as possible; let your secretary make the reports, and, if desirable, add a word on his feet as frequently as practical. of emphasis. Try to get every member ™ Paul Harris, with whom IT have had the pleasure of spending some time, has re- ferred to a Rotary club as offering a post-graduate course in citizenship --- it gives your fellow citizens who are your members an opportunity of de- — veloping through Rotary. In our club, I had every member on his fcet one or more times during the year, To do this I had‘ to ask’a few of them as many as ten times’ to do as simple a thing as to make a report or say Grace. Sometimes I had to remind them of the unwritten © rule of Rotary, that no one is to be- asked to do anything beyond reason, and no one will decline to do what is asked of him, Let the other fellows do most of the talking. POEL) oe Sick ampere When a fellow is laid up with sickness, attention and remembrances mean more to him than any well man can understand, We are all flattered by attention, but the fellow who is up against it is both flattered and helped. You have a com- mittee to visit and send flowers to ~ your sick; but the fellows. in distress like a: visit ‘from ‘the president of ee club. Attendance * Attendance is one feature that bothers every president. The greatest incentive to good attendance is to have. such good programs that your members will strive to participate in each one, and will hear such good reports about those they miss that they will strive all the harder not to miss the next one and the next one. And when you get the attendance habit well developed in your members, they will take so much pride in their attendance records that they will make the necessary effort to keep them up. Membership Growth In a way, the addition of new members is (over) RE Re one eRe mgeR Som IOP TRE I. ARMM OTe © * connected. with attendance}, Larry Akers, director ef Rotary International in 1941-42,. says that. every worth-while business or profession in every com- munity. should be represented in RAPES He would have every Rotary club, not a. social club, but a true cross. seatten ; of the community. He is saying, in.. other words, that if Rotary is good _ for you, it is good for your neighbor, and we can all agree. I increased the membership of our club over 20% during my year, and I believe every man. we then took in is still a. member. Rotary is a service corganization,. and the more members, it has,. the greater. service it. can. render the community. . The. bigger . the club, the better cross section of . the community it PREP OME # Welcoming New Members First impressions are usually the’most™ lasting; it is. therefore desirable, so- I have found, to.so: induct new members that they.will at. once realize, that there is. something to. Rotary. ESOP as Rotary has no ritual, yet.if. ‘You : a j present, with appropriate words, a framed. copy. of the Objects of Rotary, a copy. of pamphlet No.. 52, a late copy of "The Rotarian," the Rotary button, etc., to each new member when he is in-| ducted, the effect will be — and the} — impress ion lasting, a ees | Assimilating | ew Members . Another nuesidon,. what ‘shall be done , with new members? . When a new man is. brought into a business enterprise, he is usually “brought, up to date" on its | activities. RI. has prepared more than -| a dozen papers, as mentioned in File.-200, | relating to this subject. You, no doubt, | now have a plan that is being carried out by your Rotary information committee for the development of .new members; if _ not, one could be, worked out with the aid of R.I. material. . Bean dae the Secretariat | Let us ‘complete our ‘oycle; by. cee | information from your members, from. | | your directors,. from . your district gov- ernor, and. from Rotary International, . | each of. us can help ourselves. In. the. secretariat in Chicago, which I visited {| on my. return from the Rotary. converition, I was impressed, with. the. orderly manner in which they carry on, and the vast ° | amount of information. they have that: can be used: to advantage. by every club, | its officers and committees, all of . | which can. be had for the Behn conus ion - This,.feliéws, ig:your, year...What, 18/60" . DE! to ‘be the. verdict of your club, of ¢ ee eas ly up. to Yous 117-Sept »'2-Y-1,00 May 5, 1943. Dr. Jake Beveridge, Maryville, Kansas. Dear Dr. Beveridge: I em enclosing a carbon copy of the letter I have written to Melvin Kraemer regarding Rotary. I assure you it was a great pleasure to have a visit with ' you at Topeka last Monday. I sincerely trust that we will have many other fine personal contacts from time to time. os With all good wishes, I an Rotarily yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. May &s 1943. 2/o Manhatten Rotary Club, Manhattan, Kansas. Dear itr. Bates: : While at the District Conference meeting at Topeka yesterday, Mr. R. I. Throckmorton, your presi~ dent, told me of the honer roll for service men that you hed compiled. | I would appreciate 1t very much if you will write me telling me how you developed your work in this very laudable enterprise. I was much impressed with the value that could come from such a fine pro~ ject. I spoke to Mr. Throckmorton about it and he said that he was sure you would be gled to explain the modus operandi to me. I am sure thet you can save me many hours work and I assure you I will appreciate your prompt reply. | Very sincerely yours, Direotor of Physical Education, FPCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. 12:30 MONDAY -—- LAST MONDAY --- THS BULLE, t LAWRENCE ROTARY CLUB April 30, 1943 "Music Builds Morale," wrote President Roosevelt in a letter commending Music Week beginning May 2. We will have a chance to have our morale boosted Monday, for Joe Wilkins, Professor of Voice, | School of Fine Arts, University of Kansas, will present a program of music for our enjoyment and profit. We know it will be good. "Spell bound," was the words one member used des- cribing the effect of Catherina Fruin's talk. The petite Dutch Miss wowed the boys and made some of them step right lively in the folk dances. If Catherina is a good sample then we want to help — drive those Nazis out of her native country and go ever there and get better acquainted and play a- "ON TO TOPEKA" round some with the natives. The Club is ready to add attractive girls to wooden shoes, cheese, and tulips as desirable products of Holland. is the cry of President Elect Phog Allen, who heads the club's District Conference committee. The dates are May 2 and 3, and that is right now. COULD BE: Lawrence ought to be well represented at our sub- urb to the west, even though Ye-Ed can't go on Sunday and feels the Sabbath day ouareh, not to be used for such a purpose. | "My Ma says she could have soled her shoes with this steak I brought back," a small lad told the butcher. "Why didn't she?" inquired the butcher sarcasticully. "Because she didn't have any pri- - erity to buy nails." Your pencil pusher, Ye-Ed-Ted. Around the Rotary World in Wartime | AM ROTARY Born in the depths of a soli- tary loneliness, I have come a long way to bask in the light of many thousands of people, in many countries over the face of the earth. Under the kindly influence of my service, men have learned that my maxim, “he profits most who serves best,” is a truth in deed as well as in thought. —Rotarian George R. Averill Birmingham, Michigan. we Voluntary : Munition Workers The Rotary Club of Rich- mond, England, has organized a plan whereby voluntary muni- tion workers may help the war effort. A workshop has been ac- quired, where easy-to-handle drilling machines are to be in- stalled. Here a large number of volunteers will be taught how to perform useful work of na- tional importance. Already a contract has been received from a local factory for drilling small parts of equipment required for tanks. The attractive feature of the scheme is that the work will be carried out in three daily four-hour shifts six days a week. Congratulations to this club for an outstanding piece of work! Can’t Afford To Stay Away A Rotarian recently said: “I had thought I would not be able to keep up Rotary, due to my hours and time, etc. But they are such real, friendly Rotari- ans I find I can’t afford to stay away.” Don’t most of us feel that way? 44-43 A Message From The R.I. Board of Directors The members of each Rotary Club have attained their posi- tions of leadership in their re- spective communities because they have ingenuity, initiative, and sound judgment. The board of directors of R.I. is confident that each club will solve its par- ticular problems and carry on without. asking special privi- leges from governmental agen- |. cies and cooperate fully and ac- tively with wartime regulations. The board of directors of R.I. urges each Rotary club to meet the challenges of the day. This can be done by intensifying club activities in connection with public welfare under war condi- tions and by continuing to carry on the Rotary program which is needed now more than ever. At this grave crisis in history may each Rotarian pray for steadiness and strength that neither hand nor brain shall fal- ter in the tasks that lie before us. It’s A Poor Joke When— Someone blushes with embar- rassment; Someone’s feelings are hurt; Something sacred is made to ap- pear commonplace; It is directed against the infir-_. mity of someone; It is uttered in a bitter spirit; Everyone cannot join in the laughter. —Rorary ‘Cius BULLETIN, Madison, Nebraska & Those who have always en- joyed liberty often seem. to forget that it is essential to all human progress. Those who love liberty and have lost it know that life is not worth liv- ing without it. —District Governor Tom Burrows, Dist. 76 DESPITE THE WAR— Rotary continues to ex- pand into new regions. On February 18, 1943, the Rotary Club of Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Re- public, was admitted to membership in R.I. This is the first Rotary club in the Dominican Republic. Congratulations to the members of this new club and to RI. director Gali- garcia and to all others who were responsible for this fine piece of work! Orchids To Somerset District Governor Ralph Pea- cock, (Dist. 176), reports that four new members were added during the month of February (1943) and a total of fourteen new members have been added to the Rotary Club of Somerset, Pennsylvania, during the last year,—and this without any drive for members, but merely checking on classifications. Maybe we should take an- other look around our com- munity, and make a new classi- fication survey. : When The War Is Over As soon as we get this war out of our system there seems to be a chance for a lot of busi- ness. This is based on figures given in a report of a coast to coast survey. Twenty-three per- cent of the families canvassed named specific purchases they have in mind. The prospective purchases follow: Automobiles: 2,100,000 Mechanical refrigeration: 1,500,000 Washing machines; Stoves, Radios; Furniture: 1,200,- 000, each. —OILING THE WHEEL, Jal, New Mexico wnt * wer 7a 8 BULLETIN LAWRENCE ROTARY CLUB April 23, 1943 YU Wea oi ee A ee ee Oe I ee A I 12:30 MONDAY ~- We will put the feed bag on once more with Mike Getto at the Eldridge, in the knowledge that Mike gives us as good provender as Uncle Sam allows these days. Catherina Fruin, attractive K.U, student from Holland, in "Native Costum," will hold forth on her own country. Born in the Dutch East Indies, having received part of her education in Switzerland and America, this petite cosmopolite will please her hearers, we are sure. LAST WEEK our own George Foulke regaled us on a subject that was right down his alley, Industrial America at War. It was done in that off-hand Foulkian manner that we have gotten to know and to appreciate. His World War I reminiscences were especially enjoyable. Come and detonate for us again, George. PHOG ALLEN is the new president of the club, that was easy to predict. Congrats to Phog and the club both. John Brand spoiled a good news story for Ye-Ed by being a Phi Delt instead of a Phi Psi. It all started with Corlet Cotton, Phi Psi, then came John Andrews, Phi Psi, and now Phog Allen, Phi Psi. Wouldn't that have made a hot story on working the old college brotherhood try if John Brand hadn't spoiled the Phi Psi dynastic succession. Dog gone you John, anyway! You make me lose faith in my alfactory sense for news. GOOD THOUGHT -—— An Iowa Church has on its bulletin board: "A hearse is a poor vehicle to come to church in. Why wait?" Yours—Shooting the breeze, Ye-Ed-Ted. Around “the Rotary World in Wartime i HIGH-SCHOOL VICTORY CORPS Q. What are the main objec- tives of the High-School Victory Corps? A. 1. Training youth for that war service that will come after they leave school; and, 2. Active participation of youth in the community’s war effort while they are yet in school. Q. What activities does the Victory Corps promote? 1. Guidance in critical serv- ices and occupations. 2. Wartime citizenship. 3. Physical fitness. 4, Military drill. 5. Competence in science and mathematics. 6. Preflight training in aero- nautics. 7. Preinduction training for critical occupations. 8. Community services. Q. Where can information be obtained regarding the or- ganization of a Victory Corps? A. U. S. Office of Education, Washington, D.C. Ask for Victory Corps Series Pam- phlet No. 1 “High-School Victory Corps.” Health for All in Fiji The principal aim of the Ro- tary Club of Suva, Fiji, in com- munity service for 1942-43 is the inauguration and support of a public appeal for funds for a Child Welfare Clinic being con- ducted by the government medi- cal department. The clinic meets the needs of all races in the com- munity, and will ultimately have its benefits extended to other Pacific Territories, as medical students and nurses of the Paci- fic Central Medical and Nursing Schools receive tuition in the Clinic. The club will raise a minimum of £3000 for the build- ing and equipment of a main center. 3D-43 What Am I Doing, As A Rotarian? At no time is the stimulant of Ro- tary more needed than during the present war period. Every Rotary club should exert every effort to maintain the active interest of all its members. Rotary meetings should be held without cessation and those meetings should be made so interest- ing that all members look forward to the privilege of attending. We must do everything in our power to help win the war. Rotary clubs will do well to help organize local defense councils, and after that—keep them alive by doing something. Don’t criti- cize the other fellow; see that you are doing your part. Make your club a beehive of activity; cheer those who are less courageous; keep your chin - up, and never accept defeat. Make a thorough survey of open classifications; keep the ranks d.- with new members; revitalize your club by new activities. Sometimes one hears a member of a Rotary club asking: “What is Ro- tary actually doing to justify its exist- ence?” Would it not be more honest and more correct if instead we asked ourselves: “What am I, as a Rotarian, doing to justify Rotary’s existence?” If we can answer that question satis- factorily the first question is un- necessary. We must not forget that it is the individual Rotarian who makes the Rotary club and that Ro- tary has a right to expect that all of its members shall serve loyally, with good will and to the best of their ability. —District Governor Joseph H. Jordon, Dist. 117, Duluth, Minn. Wartime Activity Overseas A particularly good piece of work is being done by some of the members of the Rotary Club of Cape Town, South Africa, in helping to run the “Troop Thea- tre.” Every day when convoys are in port a show is put on, and on Sunday nights a first-class entertainment is provided—pro- fessional and amateur perform- ers giving their services. There is no charge for men and women in uniform. This is providing a boon to them, for especially on Sundays all those who have not been absorbed by the many pri- vate invitations to the homes of citizens have little else to do than “mooch about the streets.” The theatre accommodates about 1000 seated and almost as many more standing. The fact that there is a full house at every performance is evidence that the “Troop Theatre” is fill- ing a real need. As much silk goes into one para- chute as goes into more than 100 pairs of hose. HAPPINESS Happiness is the greatest paradox of nature. It can grow in any soil, live under any conditions. It defies environment. It comes from within. Happiness consists not of having, but of being; not of possessing, but en- joying. It is the warm glow of a heart at peace with itself. For what a man HAS, he may be dependent on others; what he is, rests with him alone. What he ob- tains in life is but an acquisition; what he attains, is growth. The basis of happiness is the love of something outside of self. Search every instance of happiness in the world, and you will find, when all the incidental features are elimi- nated, there is always the constant, unchangeable element of love—love of parent for child; love of man and woman for each other; love of hu- manity in some form, or a great life work into which the individual throws all his energies. —The Rotogram, Sandusky, Ohio Mr. Irwin Vincent, Secretary, Topeka Rotary Club, Topeka, Kangses. Dear Mr. Vincent: Karl Klooz, our secretary, is sending you the early registrations for the District Conference. Since this is a drive-in tow many of our people Gesired to withhold their registration wmtil they were sure they could attend. Some find that the press of business on Monday will keep them at home, but on the whole I believe we will have a very fine crowd from Rotearily yours, - April 21, 1943. ire Irvin Vincent, Topeka Rotary Club, Topeka, Kansas. Dear Irvin: ike tien was soe eet Sled ot ee instante I made my first On=to~Topeka talk at Lawrence Rotary | ‘last Monday, April 19, urging Rotarians and their Anns to attend the conference meeting on May 2 and 3 in your city. Since the writer is the president-elect and Karl Kioos is our secretary, we have them all signed up. John Brand, the president, has assured me he will be there, as will @ great many of the directors. I have an all-capteain all-American basketball team lined up and they are to report to me next Monday the personnel they will have in their cars. They are as follows: John Brand, Gerald Hesse, Corlett Cotton, Bert Ober, Lyle Gibbons, Renz Mo- Clure, Ship “Minter, Jay Jakosky, Cecil Hough, end Glem Charlton. For my freshman coach I have named Polph Simons. I am supposed to be the varsity coach, so it will be up to Dolph to take care of the newcomers and corral them and their Anns in his car. We are hoping that we will have six in each car - three Rotarians and three Anns. This should give us better than fifty per cent attendance. Of course, we will try to make it MOr@e Maer} peng: we MATL ngs Met We yen ae sews 7%. % meld: Sew instenee ibarisies. Wink Ghee wenld ne from you this week giving them all the date incident to this very important meeting Sunday and Monday, May 2 and 3. Rotari ly yours, _ Director of Physical Eduontion, PCA:AH | | Varsity Basketball Coach. ED M. BONEBRAKE e core t. acr-y MILTON P. FULLER WALTER M. PADGETT FERN F. CLINGER President Vice-President Treasurer 123rd District Conference of Rotary Topeka, May 2 and 3, 1943 CONFERENCE OFFICERS * f i1 ‘15, 1943 CHARLES H. MARTIN.........-cecceeeee Chairman DR: ARTHUR BUFE ..5..606.00.250055% Vice-Chairman PAULL] EGVEWEEL soos cwceress oes Treasurer TRWIN: VINGENT: oo se oc ocecces csc este: Secretary Mr. Phog Allen, Chairman ON-TO-TOPEKA Committee, Lawrence, Kensas. Fellow Rotarian: You've got a job to do! Don't suppose anybody envies you that job or wants to take it from you. But let's get at it and do the job up brow. Did you ever notice that some chairmen simply say, “Who is going?" (sort of half-heartedly) -- and then say, "Fellows, you know our club ought to be represent- ed" -- and finally, "Well, let me know when yo make up your mind." Well, it's your job and my job to got out the members. Others have harder work than we have, so why not get agenized. If you've got your job all done, throw this away. If not, I'd suggest these things: 1. If Topeka is a "drive-in" from your town, locate two or more cars that can come. Even an "A" card can make the trip from a lot of places if the mm starts saving a little gas now. @e Get your President elect and your Secretary all signed up. Maybe they will go in one car and take their wives. Anyway, they are No. 1 on. your list -- they nesd to come. oe Then fill up the other cars -- definitely! Get it all set who is to go with whom. If you leave it indefinite pon’ at lose about half your contingent. 4, At every mueting between now and the conference, make about a one minute announcement about it. I'm enclosing a preview of a letter going to all members about 4pril 20. I believe it will give you all the points you need to talkabout. Rotary isn't just @ peace-time organization, so let's work a little harder CONFERENCE COMMITTEES and make this war-time conference a succeSsSe * RECEPTION oo ee se CHAS. L. MITCHELL Rotarily yours, ENTERTAINMENT........... ... WALTER M. PADGETT MUG Fe cee IRA PRATT \ LADIES’ ENTERTAINMENT. .MRS. NEWELL ABRAHAMS ie eae? Dee REGISTAATION. «oa co0ks Sosa ccscotes FRANK DUREIN PUULIONIV «5 os nc cikeoeidensss EDWARD N. CHAPMAN DECORATIONS, 66.055; b vend ese coc: WARREN RUTTER : Conference Attendance Chairman LOCAL TRANSPORTATION.......... ELLIOT H. WHITE NO ie tac tens us CLYDE FINK FINANCES cis oct ona csenn CHAS. 0. BLEVANS Dear Fellow Rotarian: SO-O-0=0$ You haven!t really made up your mind about coming to Topeka to the District Conferenceses..Mighty busy these days what with no help and try- ing to keep up with government regulationss.ea» Tires not much good any- Wayovess Beon to other conferencesessee Hotels probably full anywayesess Don't know whether we can keep the club going much longereecese BROTHER, Brother, Think Again! The program committee thought of all those excuses and a dozen mores Why, they thought so hard and long that Gove ‘Brose Johnston and ex-Gov. Cece Howes smoked three cigars a=piecel May-= be that's why they came out withsdses _eeeA PROGRAM THAT'S DIFFERENT! First of all they cut it down, compressed it Practically into ONE day. ‘Course, there is going to be a darned fine program Sunday night, and if you like golf there's Sunday afternoon golf. But the conference proper is just One Dayeeeo. Monday, May 3e Then they said, this has got to bees. essPRACTICAL! USABLE! RIGHT UP TO TODAY'S CONDITIONS! So they went over all the "necessary stuff" - - and they bundled that all up into a neat little morning program, with just a mere 40 minutes worth left over for the last thing in the afternoon. Then, at 11:20 aem., they said, we'll turn loose the "big guns" and from then until 5:15 pems wetll really go to towne YOUR CLUB GOT WAR-TIME TROUBLES? Maybe where to eat? Maybe how to keep up membership? Maybe how to get good programs? Well, whatever it may be, or they may be, this program has the solutione There'll be club repre- sentatives there who HAVE solved them, and will tell you hows It will practically be a round table discussion and you'll get more ideas- - good sensible, workable ideas- - than you ever dreamed a District Con- ference could produeee In fact, the whole theme of this conference is.ees SOLVING WAR-CREATED PROBLEMS! A lot of those problems are immediate headaches; they need attention right now! Others are post-war problems to come..,. and they need a little thought right now. Thatfs covered in the next section of the program, under the title "Rotary's Four Freedoms". Maybe you think you know the four objects of Rotary, but here they get a new treat- ment, new thought-provoking aspects. If you miss this $6), session, "youtll be sorry4" BUT .ese.maybe your club ain't got no problems nohowe Maybe youtd just sort of like to relax for a day; forget your own troubles and get a little in- spiration. Brother, the program committee thought of you, todceees (about halfway thru the second cigar) seeand they provided some speakers who can properly be referred to ase e « SPEAKERSt in all capital letters and underscored, to boot$ Not many of them es ; -eoOnly three. But, see who they are: LOUIS Je ALBER (Sunday evening at Topeka High School) Here's a great speakers a man who has known Prime Minister Churchill for 20 years and who spent l, months with hime He speaks with authority on "Churchill, The Irresistible". J. CARTHELL ROBBINS (Monday morning at City Auditorium) This great speaker comes as a representative of Rotary Internationals He?ll broaden your views on Rotarye DR» KENNETH W, McFARLAND (Monday afternoon meeting) This superintendent of Topeka schools is so much in de- mand as a speaker, he hasnitt even had time to start worrying about this speeche Needs no introduction in this district.e..sor in many, many others» Well, with three aces like those in hand, we hardly need draw for the two fine Monday luncheons, the meeting of old friends, the making of new friends, keeping the old conference-attendance record unbroken, etce Now do we? So, let's get down to cases, your own case in particular. YOU CAN spare the time, if you plan nowl YOU CAN get to Topeka. Group ride, it isntt far. And there are still ~~ quite a few trains running into Topeka. YOU CAN find a place to stay overnight. Register with your On-To~Topeka “~~ Chairman nowe Topeka Rotarians are going to take care of all who want or need a place to stays YOU WILL find this streamlined conference is different, that it is ractical and down to earthe YOU WILL have a good time. And durn it, you need a little vacation from your joby anyway% So-o-o-0, Come to Topeka} We'll be looking for YOU! Rotarily yours, Oh, yes, mark up those dates right now: Sunday, May 2 and Monday, May 3% April 27, 1943. Mr. Irwin Vincent, . Secretary. fopeke Rotary Club, Topeka, Kansas. Dear Brother Vincent: I called the roll yesterday and endeavored to get @ line up on howmny would attend the District Conference. This is a drive in and out club. So meny have business connections which will require their presence here on Monday, and very few will stay over. Some will be there only on Sun- day, soma only on Monday, and some both days. IT an trying to get up a couple of golf foursomes. Gerald Hesse, Glen Charlton, John Brand and I will make one, end I will try to get another group together. What club do you recommend, or whet arrangements have been uade for golf? If you would send Mr. Glen Charlton, Charlton Insurance Agency, this information for Sunday afternoon, I would appreciate it, as he is in charge of the golf plans. As soon as we get a definite registration list we will send it to you immediately. Rotarily yours, Chairman, FCA:AH On=to-Topeka Committee. } : ; Uburaurile Pee Aga , | pated iG Co me te! Wali te, ee 7 : E “"* ek Tec hMe~oh I thought if you could get their names down on this additional form it might help to get them up here. If you wish to send registration Te Dear Allen: Am showing your "Basketball Team" on this form and \ in advance it will be easier to have their registration all attended \S to before you get here. Irwin Vincent, Secy Conf. Looking forward to | ROTARY CONFERENCE ADVANCE REGISTRATION a fine bunch from | Lawrence. I know | To. Frank Durein, Chairman they will enjoy your Conference Registration Committee year as President. / Topeka, Kansas, : a, Please register the following members of our club for the 123rd District Conference to be held in Topeka May 2 & 3, 1943. I herewith enclose check in the sum of $ to cover registration fee for our Rotarians, at $3.00 each and Rotaryanng at $2.00 each, The registration covers the cost of Noon-day Luncheon and banquet, for for all meeting expense and entertainment. Members not able to attend can get a refund of registration fee paid, provided notice us received prior to 12:00 noon, May lst, 1943, NAME — | Familiarly known CLASSIFICATION REG FEE in Rotary as John Brand *— Gerald Hesse oe Corlett Cotton , d-- | (fu fy Bert Ober ue tm Oy Se : Lyle Gibbons 2 Reng McClure <<<" oD ax tf hbo Ship Winter 7 | Jay Jakosky, —,; Cecil Hough + Ss Glenn Charlton Dolph Simons ~} Fat hh aaa eht- tem Forrest C Allen How many to be met at trains? How many want Reservations Sunday at Hotel? Signed Chairman "On to Topeka Comm" ROTARY CONFERENCE ADVANCE REGISTRATION To. Frank Durein, Chairman Conference Registration Committee Topeka, Kansas, Please register the following members of our club for the 123rd District Conference to be held in Topeka May 2 & 3, 1943. I herewith enclose check in the sum of $ to cover registration fee for our Rotarians, at $3.00 each and Rotaryanng at $2.00 each, The registration covers the cost of Noon-day Luncheon and banquet, for for all meeting expense and entertainment. Members not able to attend can get a refund of registration fee paid, provided notice is received prior to 12:00 noon, May lst, 1943. NAME Familiarly known CLASSIFICATION REG FEE in Rotary as How many to be met at trains? How many want Reservations Sunday at Hotel? Signed Chairman "On to Topeka Comm" April 21, 1965 Vinsent stated that ho was mailing this to you today, oe yuu edd get the information. . , erent emesis eter eae business ve a Sr gol ev tho Supe County ra dines cred i Sey ot See the Hu ! I have got te go along and will be to tale two other couples with me. I will check Monday at noon with you so 123rd DISTRICT CONFERENCE Theme: “Solving War-Created Problems” Rotary International NORTHEAST KANSAS 1943 SUNDAY, MAY 2nd and MONDAY, MAY 3rd ma Assembly Rooms, Municipal Auditorium TOPEKA, KANSAS AMBROSE JOHNSTON District Governor MILTON FULLER President Topeka Club General Manager Thos. Page Mill Co. Ambrose Johnston is ending an exception- ally fine year of work for the 123rd District. The fine line-up of talent for the 1943 Con- He has been an outstanding President and ference is to his credit. has directed the Topeka Club and has held it up to full membership. Rotary’s Four Freedoms (Will we lose them?) Freedom cifellowship. ¢. fess. 0. a es APS cee Howard Quigley, Olathe Freedom, of Opperumity to Serve... 2. jee es eet: LeRoy Raynolds, Emporia FPICedOm Or Eiterpnee. 0 os ee es eek oe Pas Harold Howe, Manhattan Freedom of World Wide Peace... 3.2.0.0 6 6 ccc cece es Gordon Stucker, Ottawa (These talks to aid in the solution of Post War Problems) OUIS J. ALBER, who speaks Sunday night, May 2nd, before this 123rd District Conference at the Topeka High School Auditorium is said to know more about Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, than any other American. Because of an accident which befell Churchill shortly after he arrived in the United States in 1931 for a lecture tour, Alber’s association with him was more inti- mate and extended than ordinarily would have been the case. Alber for many years managed Chautauqua and Lyceum bureau tours. He was managing the Churchill tour when the accident occurred and lived with Churchill for four months. He has managed some of the foremost platform speakers including William Jennings Bryan, William Howard Taft, Warren G. Harding, Woodrow Wilson, Will Rogers, Lowell Thomas, Prince William of Sweden and others. Drawing upon the incidents of so close an association, Alber will present a colorful picture of the most interesting man in England and one of the outstanding British leaders of all time. Alber has known every President since Teddy Roosevelt, as well as many persons who classify as great or near great. This acquaintance gives him a fine background for the presentation of the man who held England together through the trying hours of the Battle of Britain and the outstanding world figure of this period. Title of Alber’s lecture is “CHURCHILL, THE IRRESISTIBLE.” CARTHELL ROBBINS Stuttgart, Arkansas A lumber dealer, active in Rotary for 18 years, he is Past President, Past District Gov- ernor and has served on many Rotary Inter- national Committees. For the past two years he has been a Director of Rotary Interna- tional. DR. KENNETH M. McFARLAND Superintendent Topeka Schools Recently came to Topeka from Coffeyville. Was a speaker at the International Conven- tion at Denver and has many calls from sur- rounding states to talk to Rotary Confer- ences. You will be interested in hearing him and becoming better acquainted with this outstanding school director. He will discuss the “Responsibilities That Accompany Leadership.” bridge, or attend one of the movies. Ladies’ Special Entertainment Sunday afternoon the Ladies will have the opportunity to go to the Air Base, or play Monday morning, special trips or shopping. ss r GOVERNOR ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL Monday Evening Banquet Governor Schoeppel is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Ness City, Kansas. Today, as our Kansas Leader, he will dis- cuss “‘Rotary’s Place in the Post-War World.” MAYOR FRANK J. WARREN ag Kowal Vouk to Jopeka Home of the Topeka Air Base and World's Largest Air Supply Depot 107 West 10th Street, Topeka. Golf Golf Tournament will be held Sunday afternoon at the Topeka Country Club. Ar- rangements to play can be made at the Registration Desk in the lobby of Hotel Jayhawk, or by mail in advance. Address communication to Kenneth Alexander, DR. BRYAN STOFFER - DEAN IRA PRATT Our Toastmaster Dean of Fine Arts and Director of Music at Washburn Municipal University Dr. Stoffer is President of Washburn Mu- nicipal University and has had a wonderful : . s He is an inspiring musician and you will experience as President of an American Col- oe Y lege at Delhi, India, and later of Doan Col- enjoy singing under his leadership. lege, Crete, Nebraska. Hotel Accommodations Topeka Rotarians guarantee you a place to stay if we are advised that you are coming. Notify the Conference Secretary or write direct to J. Clyde Fink, Paymaster, Santa Fe Railway, Topeka. Sunday Afternoon Trip to Air Base 2:00 to 5:00 P. M. A specially conducted tour of the Topeka Air Base and Topeka Air Forces Supply Depot In order to make this tour possible Topeka Rotarians are purchasing War Bonds and procuring the tickets for you. It is a distinct privilege to be able to visit these Army pro- jects. The Supply Depot will be the largest in the world when completed. a PS. President John and his Ann, Catherine, have said that they always attend these District Conferences of Rotary, and do not want to miss this one, They say they derive more pleasure and benefit from these conferences than ee any dther side of Rotary, renewing old acquaintances and making new ends, FeCohe MILTON P. FULLER President CONFERENCE OFFICERS * CHARLES H. MARTIN... DR. ARTHUR BUFF..... PAUL L. LOVEWELL..... IRWIN VINCENT ....... wamiecs guise Vice-Chairman aslosiusuccucwersen Secretary WALTER M. PADGETT FERN F. CLINGER : FRED M. BONEBRAKE Vice-President Treasurer S$ e:6: foe ta ty 123rd District Conference of Rotary Topeka, May 2 and 3, 1943 Meat eso eeinsisies Chairman Meise seu sic caes oon Treasurer Dear Fellow Rotarians SO-0-0-0$ You haven't really made up your mind about coming to Topeka to the District Conferences....Mighty busy these days what with no help and try- ing to keep up with government regulationsse.es. Tires not much good any- Wayeeeee Beon to other conferencesesse+e Hotels probably full anywayeeceee Don't know whether we can keep the club going much longereese. BROTHER, Brother, Think Again! The program committee thought of all those excuses and a dozen mores Why, they thought so hard and long that Gov. "Brose Johnston and ex-Gov. Cece Howes smoked three cigars a-piece} May= be that's why they came out witheceee eeeA PROGRAM THAT'S DIFFBRENT! First of all they cut it down, compressed it Practically into ONE days ‘Course, there is going to be a darned fine program Sunday night, and if you like golf there's Sunday afternoon golf. But the conference proper is just One Dayeese. Monday,’ May 3e Then they said, this has got to bese. eesPRACTICAL! USABLE! RIGHT UP TO TODAY'S CONDITIONSt So they went over all the "necessary stuff" - - and they bundled that all up into a neat little morning program, with just a mere 30 minutes worth left over for the last thing in the afternoon. Then, at 11:20 aeme, they said, we'll turn loose the "big guns" and from then until 5:15 pems wetll really go to towne YOUR CLUB GOT WAR-TIME TROUBLES? Maybe where to eat? Maybe how to keep up membership? Maybe how to get good programs? Well, whatever it may be, or they may be, this program has the solutione There'll be club repre~ sentatives there who HAVE solved them, and will tell you how! It will practically be a round table discussion and youtll get more ideas- - good sensible, workable ideas- - than you ever dreamed a District Con- ference could produeee In fact, the whole theme of this conference iseees SOLVING WAR-CREATED PROBLEMS! A lot of those problems are immediate headaches; they need CONFERENCE COMMITTEES attention right now! Others are post-war ¥ problems to come... and they need a little Hee ee ee thought right nowe That's covered in the MUD ois tags ceccncs oseopenese cons assus IRA PRATT next section of the program, under the a nee «title "Rotaryts Four Freedoms". Maybe you POM sg a EDWARD N. CHAPMAN DOGORATIONS, 66. cincesisccer ee WARREN RUTTER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION.......... ELLIOT H. WHITE MOVE: <1 cess cn cans FINANCE. o..-0<05