Many newspapers recently reported that the Rotary Club of Manila, meeting.in a moun- _ ‘tain grove amid the rumble in ‘heavy artillery, ‘voted to con-* fer honorary ‘membership upon © Gen. Douglas MacArthur: But, - aceording to the report, the:gen- eral had a few duties elsewhere and was unable to accept the honor personally. - The Journalette,: bulletin of. :- ‘the Rotary Club-of Minneapolis, . Minn., publishes an imaginery acceptance by Gen. MacArthur, as might be heard over short- wave radio: “Fellow. Rotarians: Unaccustomed | as I am—pardon me a moment while I start a counter-offensive—it ‘gives’. me great pleasure—let ’em have Bat- : .. tery No. 5, boys—to become a mem- ber—chalk up another dive bomber, Joe—of your splendid organization dedicated to world peace—let’s not bother with the rowbaats, just knock. . off those barges—As' I was saying, it *’° General MacArthur. Becomes Rotarian ©): "Roun ad ‘t'h-e .. Who.is ta.be club president. As | >”, one of the district governors re-" ee eee cently put it, it is the president’ ~~ ~ “on whorii everything emi : “Rotary Who Will Be Club President Next Year? _ His not: too: early: for’ this. ’ ~ year’s officers to impress upon . “all members of the Rotary club . how’ the progress and‘success of the club next year depends up- . on the judgment that they exer- cise in choosing the member foe one year.’ Experience nad Bhdieh ‘hot me capacity © as an administrator means more to the success of : the. president’s. work than ca- . pacity’ as a presiding’ officer. © ieee strative api will: Pee, it: ae “gives me a feeling of pride-to know—?... wel],. if, they go in the fox holes .° - throw the bombs in on top of ’em— that you are carrying on the splendid Be —now the machine guns, then the : rifles!—traditions. of Rotary. I note— +: ; yes, Private Smith, I know you want to sing ‘Happy ‘Birthday’ to the President but it will have to wait a few days—with increasing satisfaction your devotion—blast them with those howitzers now!—to the ideals of in- ternational amity—what does that «. make’ the .‘score ‘today,’ sergeant?— and good will. Thank you.” How Are Your Tires? We all know we can save our tires by cutting down on our speed, but how much can we save? The Federal Research Bureau gives the following figures: Speed Tire Wear 25 mph Normal 40 mph 25% above normal 50 mph 55% above normal 60 mph 80% above normal 70 mph 115% above normal 75 mph 3B-42 145% above normal Grace and eagé on the platform are capacities that can be ac- quired, but one year is too short ' + -@ time in which -to-hope that a man who has not shown admini- ~s . Propareices In Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, ‘the Rotarians have decided to raise a fund of $500 to have *. in -readiness.in case ofa local |. | emergency - arising. out of the =. state of war..: Kansas Hospitality - The Rotary Club. of flat ae Kansas, was temporarily without a meeting place. The Rotary Club of Independence, Kansas, invited Cherryvale Ro- tarians to “come over” to the weekly meetings of the Inde- pendence club during the emer- gency. Gx, DON'T FORGET THE BOYS IN CAMP World The Way Rotary ~ Works ' (The fourteenth of a series of arti- cles describing the organization and administration of Rotary Interna- tional.) Standing and Advisory Committees “the board has the benefit of the ad- vice ‘of various ‘standing: committees which are appointed by the’president, ‘with: duties or terms of reference as ' . set-forth in Articke.XII_ of the Rotary International by-laws. One of the most important of the standing com- mittees is the finance committee, which closely watches the income and expenditures of the organization and prepares the annual. budget. Another : _is the aims, and objects committee, with each member having his re- spective special responsibility—name- ly, the chairman, education in Rotary; one member, club service; one mem- ‘ : .ber, voeational-service; one member, -.community service; and one mem- ber, international service. The maga- ziné ‘committee and the nominating committee for president are also im- portant committees. In fact, all the committees are important. There are several regional advisory committees. There is one (at present in suspense) for Europe, North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean coun- tries to help the board by advising it on matters in that region. There is also a Canadian. Advisory Committee _and a South American Committee of Collaboration among. Rotary Clubs. (To Be Continued) Favorable Balance © ‘" We have recently been in- formed that the board of direc- tors of Rotary International has terminated the membership of Rotary clubs in Belgium, Yugo- slavia, Roumania, and Greece. There were 63 clubs in all. BUT, since July Ist, 1941, there have been 68 Rotary clubs admitted to membership. So, de- spite the losses, Rotary con- tinues to grow. We still have more than 5,000 clubs!