HAWERA ROTARY CLUB.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 12 March 1926, Page 7

HAWERA ROTARY CLUB.

A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. The Hawera Rotary Club, at its weekly luncheon to-day, had (the privilege .of honouring as the leading guest of the day Rotarian Frank H. Lamb, of Hoquiam, Washington, a director of Rotary International, and one of the party of distinguished, rotaruans from U.S.A. who attended the recent annual conference held in Dunedin. President B. McCarthy extended a hearty welcome to Rotarian Lamb, and asked him to favour the club with an address bearing upon rotary work. Rotarian Lamb, after referring to the pleasure he had derived from his visit to New Zealand, which was enhanced bv meeting so many Retard am®, spoke first of the influence, of rotary upon, international relations, the (movement being spread over 24 countries by means of 2400 clubs. He, however.devoted more time to the consideration of the influence of rotary in the business sphere. International relations of the present day were mainly based upon business aspects, and there was a need for philosophy of business to .give expression to urge for better methods and a .more complete understanding and agreement in such .matters internationally, nationally and individually. Such a philosophy, h e claimed, was provided by rotary. Amolifying his claim, he analysed the objects and constitution of rotary to prove that they were 90 per cent, of business application. He defended classifieatipn as the essential feature in rotary —without ola.ssifi.caf.ion rotary could not exist as sueh ; and the organisation would drift into the position of being no. more than a number of dinner clubs. As now constituted, rotary wa.s consciously and unconsciously exercising a great influence internationally and individually, and there wa's no doubt about its future. Punctuated by many humorous illusions and comments, which accentuated the earnestness of the speaker, who by the way is a member of the Society of Friends, the* address was listened, to with close .attention, and Rotarian Lamb was applauded most heartily, and specially thanked at its conclusion. The soloists for the day were R-ota.r----ians J. C. .Smith and C. Moss. Mr Lamb, who is accompanied by his wife, 'was motored through the district by the president and other member's of the club, and left for New Plymouth later in the afternoon.