Visit of Rotary International President

Waikato Independent, Volume XLIV, Issue 6106, 26 September 1947, Page 5

Visit of Rotary International President

OF PERSONAL INTEREST

' Not since 1932 has-a Presidents of the Rotary. International Movement visited the 'Antipodes; but his elevation to the. highesyfiffice in this World Movement some months ago, President S. Kendriclc Guernsey, of Jacksonville, Florida, is now in the course of a tour of Australia and New Zealand. Accompanied' by his wife, actually he will' be m Cambridge for a short stay on Suflday morning and he and Mrs Gpeysey will be the guests of tog/ Cambridge Rotary Club; to morning tea at the residence of the local President, Mr Frank T. Ray. • These noted visitors will be on their way back from Rotorua and are expected in Cambridge at approximately 11.45. They are to be the guests of the Hamilton Rotary Club at luncheon at 1.30.

President S. Kendrick Guernsey has had a metoric elevation in Rotary. In 1920 he was elected secretary of the newly-formed Orlando Club in Florida. He was soon made president and in two years was apDointed District Governor. In 1925 he became Chairman of Rotary International (Boys’ Work Committee) and in 1926 was second vice-president of this great International Movement. He has served on countless committees and this year his tireless energy for the Movement resulted in his. election to the highest honour. President Ken.” Guernsey began his business career in a hardware store

j\/[RS W. R. Collins, of .Cambridge,

and later took up real estate and investment work. He was most sue-, cessful to the extent that he became president of a -bank and the director of another, president of other commercial instutions and the owner of a fine hotel. Today he is vice-presi-dent of the Gulf Life Insurance Co. It has been said that President Ken. Guernsey possesses great business acumen, but above that, has a remarkable penchant for making lasting friends. Who better then to lead such a “friendly” Movement as Rotary.

who left this district on an extended health-recruiting trip to the Old Country, leaves "Marseilles jfcoday on lit-the course of her trip Mrs Collins spent some time in France, Her) daughter, Doris Collins, is remaining in London, and is to -sit for her music degrees. She will be studying at the Royal College of Music apdr, it is expected that she will remain overseas for about two years. • o ]yrß V. C. Hollis has been elected president of the Cambridge Tennis Sub-Association. • • fpHE Rev. B. Chrystall, 8.A., Assistant General Secretary of the Home and Maori Missions of the Methodist Church, will be in Cambridge during the week-end, and will preach at St. Paul’s Church on Sunday morning.