HAWERA ROTARY CLUB.
The Rev. E. S. Emmitt, M.C., who was one of the foundation members of tlie Lc tcLrvvoutli (Ertglarwi) Jt<yfcarv Club, was t>he guest/ and- speaker of the day at the weekly luncheon of the Hawera Rotary Clul>. Mr. Emmitt, drawing upon his experiences as a padre at the front during the Great War, made interesting comparisons between the Tommies and Diggers and the average civilian in regard to religious observances, knowledge and foundations of belief. Mr. Emmitt’s slimming up, based upon his experience, of the qualities required in the men of to-dav was that they should “play the game,” display the courage for the Christian faith that might he in them as they did on the battlefield, and .seek to render sendee —sendee, he emphasised, being the watchword' of the Rotary effort. The address was of an inspiring nature, and Mr. Emmitt was applauded heartily at its conclusion, and also accorded a special vote of thanks on the motion of President T. J. Salmon. The luncheon was one of the most successful in the club’s history, wdth a large attendance of members and several visitors present, including the Rev. J. R. Young.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 May 1928, Page 6
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