8 · WILMETTE FRIDAY, MARCH 924 Wilni~tte Rota:,.Y ·Receif!e& Ita Charter Amid..' .Great Festivity J>iatrict i ·. l .Engl~~d, asking for a charter. .R otary had thus quickly evoh·cd from one club in 1905 to1 an interna tiona l organization in 1912. Since · 1912, the 'organi zat!on , l~as grown ..:even 1n0re rapidly than dunng the first seven )CUJ:S. Today there are more than fifteen hundn:d Rotary clubs in the world. Although the greater . number are in the United States, where the movement originated, there are now Rotary clu~s jn Canada, Newfoundland, Great Bntam, and Ireland, Spain, France, Norway, Denmark, · Holland, Belgium, Cuba, Argentina, ' Brazil, Uruguay, Peru. the Republic of Panama, South Africa, China, Japan, India, 'Au stralia, ~e~ Zealand, Philippine Islands, Hawau and Porto Rico. This growth seems all the more remarkable when one realizes that the organization has never at any time employed paid organizers. And in addition. extreme care ha s always been exercised in .surveying cities and towns applying for membershi p to make sure that such communities are ready for a Rotary club and are of sufficient size from which to securt' a membership of represe ntative men and still have th e membership restricted to one man from each business or profession. Charter members of Wilmette Rotary are: Dan G. Stiles, president, Frint George, vice-pres ident, Lloyd Holli ster, treasurer, D. E. Allen, Jr .. secretary, Robert M. Johnston, sergeant-atarms, Prof. ]. Robb Harper, Charles B. Blake, David Nelson , Rev. Stephen A. Lloyd, Dr. Charles E. Geise, Dr. M. C. Hecht, John F . Hoffman. Joseph T. Kutten, William Levett, A. Emil Nord, C. E . Renneckar. Lawrence J . Schildgen. William Taylor, A. B. Van Deusen, E . W. Weber and Frank A. Wilson. RATitE FOR TRUSTEE ; POSTS IN PROGRESS (Con t o; lh d from page 1~ Covemqt "Dar members. It is composed of Wilmette , Rqmpel .Makes Form&J · btisin'ess and · professi~mal men who · D,- .......... . ··.~·o·'"'. ·. · :; meet ever'y Wednesday noon at the ~ ,. --~ .,. ,. Ouilmette Country club for luncheon, I (, ' about a month ago with 23 charter j:!, .. . , Eighty.lt~o · Rofal'ian~; . · ·cottlprlsing members of the newly organized Wilmette1 ' ctuh ·' ahd' 'represelititives ·bf balf'·· a · ~zen Rdtary' clubs = withirl .~ rtdi\tsl of 'fifty 'n'l1les- ·'aro'un<f (l;hica'g6, enjoyed a liiemorabte ~an)tl'·at' the Guilmette ,Country club, Friday everting, March ·'21', " the' otcasrori >o'f the ·~ discus~'ion and furtherance of the Ro, ; ; 1 tary ideals·. Thus /ar, attendance at l?.c~l c~~b. meeti~~s · has . bc;.~n· 100 per po~ation. He In' resided in ~il~ette since 1911. · . Clarence E . Drayer is executive secretary of th e American As~o~ia~i.on of Engineers, a na,tional a~soc.1atton ?f professional eng-meers w 1 th o..ffices m Chicago-. He has resided in for several years. John Ctatk 'Baker is an att.orn-fJIJ.I.' the Employers Liability As..,_ corporation, Ltd., '!ho held promiJaat military offices in the Spanish war aat in the Offic:ers' Reserve Corps, ... ·who has restded at 347 Maple avas~e since 1904. The ~~~ign of the Home '*1r was formally launched at a meetU.. in Library hall !fuesday evening of this week at which plans to seclll't support for its ticket were outlined. I I I P.i'cwem~t . Born in 1105 Rotary <;fflle Into )>eing in Chicago on February J, J~S. lfit\1 a. gr.oup of four men-on~ . a cpa! dealer, one a minint operator: ' one· a , fllerchant tailor and the fourth an ~tt?rney-the J;ent. ··············---------.--····-r·~-~-1!11---·-···-~·-·····, NORTH SHORE HOMES 7 room Stucco English Cottage; · garage attached. $20,000. z I baths, suri parlor, · .· t · :· t. .. t . .,. ·. '· ..· . . Je· CoIoma · 1 ; .of.., baths · hot water heat ·, sun 6 room Shmg parlor and sleeping porch. 7Sx137.. $21,000. Terms. ---- Beautiful 6 ro.o m Stucco Colonial; sun and sleeping porches. 60x200. Bargain at $22,500. Good terms. I I I I I 332 PARK AVE. WALTER P. SMITHGLENCOE, & CO. ILL Phone Glencoe 410 I I t·························c························· .. I 'f I .~ I WED IN SOUTH BEND Friends of Mrs. Henderson and Robert ]. Simpson. former residents granting of the charter to Wilmette Organizing committee for the first of Wilmette, will be pleased to learn Rotary by District Governor Henry club. The attorney, Paul P. Harris, of their marriage on February 18, at Edward Rompel. first advanced the idea of forming, a South Bend. Indiana. With C. L. Corpening, president of club different from any club then Evo.nston Rotary and especially dele- known and to him belongs the credit Read tlae Want-Ach gated representative of Rotary Inter- for starting the great Rotary movenational serving as master of cere- ment. The original four invited to mony, the evening was given over to membership a dozen other men and the unprecedented festivity and the halls club was organized on the basis of and corridors of the Country club just one man from each different echoed to the strains of many a good business or professional calling. A old song, not to mention plentiful out- printer, a real estate man, an insurance bursts of fine oratory. President Ed- man and a banker were the second ward Zipf of Wilmette was a special four admitted. guest. "Rotary" was chosen as the name Representative Rotarians from of the new club, because the members Joliet. Milwaukee. Waukegan. Evans- met in "rotation" at their places of ton, Maywood, Cicero and Chicago business. "Rotation Club" seemed were there to extend the hand of somewhat inept so they adopted the ESTIJIATES fellowship to the newest babe of Ro- shorter form "Rotary Club." tary International-the Wilmette club. The Chicago club continued to inFREE Quartet Sco.... Triumph crease in membership. In 1908-three Following a banQuet, with courses years after the first meeting-the interspersed with Community singing second Rotary club was organized in directed by Fred Carberry of Mil- San Francisco. Other clubs followed waukee, an internationally famous on the Pacific coast and then the movesong leader, and a generous use of ment spread to the East and then a yariety of noise-makers, the Ro- to the Sou~h until sixteen clubs had Da:: St. Par~A-. tartans were greeted with a program been or~rantzed by the end of 1910. E.....-. ca..eo. · provided by radio stars and talent Fint Coa·eatloa la ltlt Plaoao ·· OFFICIA· L SIMONIZING STATION We are the only Official Simonizing Station in Wilmette. Make your appointments now! Spring is almost here , and you will no doubt want your car shining for the early spring. ROOFING over the Old Shingles SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Open Cara, any make, Special. $1.M, including washing. Closed Can, any make, Special. $10.00, including washing. LINDEN DeLUXE GARAGE H. LITrLESTONE, Prop. 33Z l...ia4len A.·enue SHORE NORTH ROOP CRAFI1RS Phoae 504 enlisted spontaneously from within tion It was 1910 that the first and conventhe assemblage, including a quartet wasin held in Chicago the made up of one Evanstonian, one "National Association" formed. At Wauke11anite, one Maywoodian and this convention Chesley R. Perry, a one Wilmettan, which scored a tre- resident of Glencoe, was elected secmPndous triumph. retary and he continues to hold this . The char~er was presented amid office at the present time. Rotary Stmple but Impressive ceremony after emerged from a national organization several ~ddresses of welcome by rep- to an international organization two resentatlves of Rotary International. years later at the Duluth convention. and the various clubs in the fortieth A short time previous to this conven(IIIinois) district. The charter was tion a club had been organized at accep~ed by Dan G. Stiles. president Winnipeg. Canada , and during the of Wtlmette Rotary. convention a cablegram was received A beautiful table hell was presented from the Rotary club of London . the newly chartered cluh hv Ernest Smith in the name of the Evanston Rotarv, which has sponsored the or17anization of the Wilmette club. Foremost among the addresses of the eveninP" were those hy Di~trict Governor. Henry Edward "Dad" Rom pel and he sley R. Perry. memher of Chicago Rotary and secretary of Rotary International. Deli·era Stirrinl' Me .. al'e "Dad" Rompel delivered a stirring message ha~ed on the Rotary slo'!an "Senice tBefore Self-He Profits Moc;t Who Serves Best." He was accorded Cut Flowers a great ovation as he presented the for all occasions charter to Wilmette Rotary . . Mr. ~erry gave an interesting and tnstructJve survey of the physical asPhone EVANSTON 632 pects and extensive influence of the Rotary movement which ha·s pene171Z Shennan Avenue trated every continent and has units in virtually every country in the civiEVANSTON lized world. Wilmette Rotary was organized \ 1j~no..~~~--ii~~~~iiii~ii~ii~~iiii;i~~~~~~~~ii~~~;i;i;iii~i]~ijii~ii~~ij~~~.· An expert rug :.;epairer and cleaner is the one that ought to take care of YOUR ORIENTAL RUGS AramK.Mestjian is a native expert whose o rkmanship w. has made a "hit" with the North Shore's rug owners. - OPEN EVENINCiS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF SOME People who C<\nnot visit our store during the day, this store, beginning April 1st, will be open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evening . Wilmette Music Shop Ori.a A.. Galib 1171 Wa..tt. Aft. Wilmette 1949