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.

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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?

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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

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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

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