EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 May 1939, Page 9

EKETAHUNA

- TALK ON ROTARY. MR FREE ADDRESSES WOMEN’S DIVISION. (“Times-Age” Special.) A large attendance of members ol the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union, over which Mrs C. Welch presided, listened attentively to a most interesting address delivered by Mr S. L. P. Free, of Masterton, on the history, aims and objects of Rotary. In the course of his address Mr Free said that there were 22 clubs in New Zealand with a membership of 1,200 men. which, together with Fiji constituted a district. A district is presided over by a Governor appointed annually at a district conference. Then somewhere in the world is held a conference (the next will probably be held in South Africa) .where all district governors are required to attend and they are brought up-to-date in all Rotary principles and they pass these on to then districts. There is also a President ol the Rotary International. There are also its directors (it is . world-wide), and the men who control it are ol world-wide affiliations. Rotary, said the speaker, was not a religion and not a philosophy because it was not complete in itself. It had four ideals. (1) The development of acquaintance as an opportunity foi service. (2) High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worth of all useful occupations; and the dignifying by each Rotarian of his occupation as an opportunity to serve society. (3) The application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian to his personal, business and community life. (4) The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship df business and professional men united in the idea of service. It was not a charitable institution though at times ■ small grants were made said Mr Free. The conception of Rotary was its banding together and improving ideals to improve the man. It had no other functions. The emblem of rotary was a wheel. Wearing it, a Rotarian had a right to go into any other Rotary Club in the world. He had done so in Germany, U.S.A, and England and he had met a lot of good people he would otherwise not have met. Rotary laid it down that first, a man’s duty was to his family; secondly to the community; thirdly, to the State; fourthly to the whole world in establishing the reign of peace we all long for. Rotary was not a religious organisation. Religious discussion was barred;- In Singapore the Club con-tained-men of 22 different nationalities and ever so many religions and they gathered round the one table harmoniously. Mr Free was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his most instructive address.

CROQUET CLUB., SEASON’S TROPHY WINNERS. At a social gathering held by the Eketahuna Croquet Club the trophies won during the year were presented as follows:—Senior singles, Mrs Dickson (Mrs Brabant’s trophy); junior singles, Mrs Fauvel (Mrs Marenzi’s trophy); the Ford Hutchinson Mallets, Mesdames Brabant and Anderson (trophies presented by Mesdames Boyes and Fauvel); A. and B. doubles trophies, presented by Mesdames Anderson and Dickson, won by Miss Angus and Miss Anderson; beginners, Mrs W. J. Henderson (Mrs Carter’s trophy); cups for 20-minute competitions were won by Mesdames Boyes, Brabant, Dickson, Daniel, Gray, Gallagher, Henderson, Hansen, Fauvel, Carter, Mack and Miss A. Anderson.