"FELLOWSHIP."
ADDRESS TO WELLINGTON ROTARIANS. At the weekly luncheon of the Wellington Eotary Club on Tuesday, Eotarian C. E. Jones, of Christchurch, delivered an address on "Fellowship." The chair was occupied by Eotarian J. ii. A. Ilott, and a number of guests from overseas and various parts of New Zealand were present, in addition to a good attendance of members. Eotarian Jones opened his address by referring to the member-elect; his diffidence when he is elected and attends his first luncheon, and his reception of the ideals of Eotary. There was no need to be a Eotarian to give service to the community; there were thousands outside who did good servic-e, but Botarians consolidated service. It depended on his club-mate 3 whether a new member became a successful Eotarian or not, and the speaker urged the greater use of vocational talks. Every man had his problems, and such talks helped him to solve them. Every Eotarian was responsible for the development of the new member —not the executive or the president. Caste should not count, nor should a man's nationality. All were equal, and fellowship and camaraderie should flow from members. Eotarian Jones spoke of the value of travel, emphasising the fact that many fine acquaintances were made. In a Eotary Club reserve should disappear and members should thaw. The Christchurch Club had not adopted the use of Christian names in Eotary functions as was done in Wellington, but he was a firm believer in it. The speaker made a vigorous appeal to Eotarians to do their utmost to help solve the unemployment problem, and concluded by giving sound advice to Eotarians, referring to the qualities whiih should be developed. When fellowship was developed in the club it was taken into the house and into busines, and if the "Eotariannes" in the homes developed the spirit of fellowship as it should be in Eotary the servant problem would be solved. A patriotic note ended an address which was interspersed with much humour. j
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19675, 19 July 1929, Page 5
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