Here

and There

in Rotary

 

 

 

In the face of the gravest
emergencies the Rotary clubs
overseas continue to carry on.
The Rotary Club of Madras,
India, supplies cigarettes to °°

troops passing ‘through'the city,:
and Rotarians of Nelson, New:
Zealand, present’ farewell - gifts... -

to service men and -nurses: pro-
ceeding overseas. The members
of the Bendigo, Australia, club
donate weekly to a fund which

is used to provide comforts for.

prisoners of war: The Rotary

Club of Nairebi; Kenya; has.’

sent parcels of tea,.sugar, and
coffee to 18 clubs in England
for distribution to needy air
raid victims.

Undoubtedly, Haetians. find ae
greater opportunities. for. serv-. .. .

ice during an emergency. then. ... Opportunity to: Ser ve

at any other.time..

Voices nell —
the Dog House

An attendance contest, which’

resulted in two: months: of-al-

most perfect attendance, came.
to a most unusual‘conclusion re- ©
cently at a meeting: of. the Ro- :

tary Club of Leaside, Ontario,
Canada. The meeting place was

partitioned off .and. one -end. of..-
the room was made to look like.

a dog house. In the dog house

the members of the losing team.
enjoyed (?) a luncheon of *

beans. Afterwards, they were

required to speak to the club on **”

the subject of attendance.

We wonder if the same club
members will be in the dog
house again after the next at-
tendance contest in the Leaside
club. What do you think?

1B-42

Compulsory Attendance?

No—Not in Rotary

‘Looking “through our ‘ex-
changes.the other day, . we. no-
ticed the following item in the
Silver Falls Rotarian, publica-
tion of the Rotary Club of Sil-
verton, Oregon. We think it “hits
the spot.” Read it and see if you
don’t agree with us.

“From time to time we hear
of the compulsory attendance

es rule in Rotary. There ig no such

thing. No-Rotarian is compelled
to attend the meeting of his club.

- He has ‘obligated himself to do -
so. And if he doesn’t; he is liable ° .

to lose his-membership.

“No one is forced to go to his
Rotary club meetings at the
“point of a bayonet, or bedragged

‘ there with'a rope. Members vol-
.. untarily and-mutually agree to
': meet. together. every week.
There is a rule, however,.which:

eliminates from membership the
man who does not fulfill his
.attendange opRacten = leat

To-serve on ‘the juries in the aii :

courts of our land is. one of the

‘ privileges of citizenship, and un- :

less prevented by sickness or
engaged in some character of

work that .exempts a person .

from this service, : call Rotarians
should gladly, perform, this duty.

when . called. _upon. - Rotarians

can be found. taking an: active

part in all civic endeavors, and’

service on the juries of our
country is, one. of our..most. pa-
triotic , duties. — The. Gateway
Gear, Laredo, "Texas.

“With your help each meet-
ing can be made better than the
previous one,” says the club
bulletin from Cleveland, Missis-
sippi. Let’s all of us keep this in
mind.

 

The Way Rotary
Works

 

 

 

(The sixth of a series of articles
describing the organization and ad-
ministration of Rotary International.)

Member Clubs and Rotarians

Rotary International, as an
organization, is merely the com-
posite of the more..than 5,000
Rotary clubs in. approximately
60 different countries. It is the

eltibs | that are. ‘the members of

‘’. Rotary International. The indi-

vidual Rotarians are not mem-

bers’ of Rotary ‘International,

but of their respective Rotary
clubs. The individual Rotarians,
and consequently the clubs, are
held’ ‘together by mutyal under-
standing and friendship and by
an. acceptance of ‘the, service

| st ideal and the Objects of Rotary.

This union of clubs, known
as Rotary International (with
its: convention, board of direc-

- tors, ‘officers, committees, etc.),
exists for. the purpose of en-

i

couraging, -protnoting, extend-
ing, and supervising Rotary

throughout the world, .and also

to*coordinate and’ generally di-

rect the activities of the united

clubs-or certain groups of them.
(To Be Continued)

REMEMBER— . © 83°

Unless you are.present-60% of the
meeting time, you are not entitled to
credit for your attendance. ~*~

 

33rd Annual ‘Convention
oe Bigg crenares

 

TORONTO, ONTARIO,
CANADA
June 21-25, 1942