The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

(Continued from page 4) of the community. Its first project was to establish public comfort stations in the city hall at Chicago. Marking the growth of the organization in 1906 was the establishment of Club No. 2 in San Francisco, Club No. 3 in Oakland, Club No. 4 in Seattle, Club No. 5 in Los Angeles, and Club No. 6 in New York City. The first Rotary convention was held in 1910 in Chicago with delegates from 14 of the 16 existing . clubs. Total membership was given as 1,500. In 1910 the first in­ ternational club was formed in Canada, and in 1911 other clubs appeared in TSngland and Ireland. As the movement spread, the name of the organization was changed from National Association of Rotary Clubs to the International Association of Rotary Clubs. In 1922 the name was shortened to Rotary In- ternational. Also as the club association grew, the 4 principles changed from locally centered interests to five stated objectives that gave the clubs broader goals. In 1912 these were: To promote the recognition of the worthiness of all legitimate occupations and to dignify each member's occupation as affording him an opportunity to serve society; To encourage high ethical standards in business and professions; To promote the application of methods and principles of science with acquaintances as an opportunity for service and as an aid to success; To quicken the interest of each member in the public welfare, and to cooperate with others 'in civic development. Rotarians say their program has been modified and clarified since that time and their object now is to encourage and foster the ideal of service and par­ ticularly to encourage the development of acquain­ tance as an opportunity for service; High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying by each Rotarian of his occupation as an op­ portunity to serve society; The application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian to his personal, business and community life; and finally - The advancement of in­ ternational understanding, good will and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional men united in the ideal of service. f Rotarians who look back say that is doubtful that Paul Harris believed in 1905 that Rotary would become a national much less a worldwide movement; but he did spend a major part of his lime later in travelling through the United States and abroad on behalf of the Rotary development. Harris' early life gives some clue to his structuring an organization to ac­ commodate a broad spec­ trum of occupations and interests. His college preparatory work was taken at Black River Academy in Ludlow, Vermont and at the Vermont Academy. He received a Ph.B degree in 1889 and attended Princeton in the previous two years. Early employment included a stint as marble salesman •fter which he went to lesMoines. Iowa where he studied law and then graduated in law from the University of Iowa in 1891. Following this he was a newspaper reporter in California and Colorado; he taught in a Los Angeles business college, was a range rider for a cattle ranch, picked oranges in Louisiana; and was a salesman for quarry products company. Two times he worked his way to Europe on cattle boats. Finally in 1896 he settled in Chicago and ottered the practice of law where he specialized mostly in cor­ porate, probate and real estate law. This varied work experience and ^contacts with numerous people probably opened Harris' eyes to the important changes in progress in the American scene and un­ doubtedly led to his idea of a club to provide fellowship and some escape from big city loneliness. In his later career, Harris in addition to his Rotary promotion, was named chairman of the board and honorary vice-president of the International Society for Crippled Children. He belonged to the Chicago, the Illinois and the American Bar Associations and in 1932 was a delegate to the in­ ternational Congress on Comparative Law at the Hague. In 1933 the University of Vermont finally granted" him the LL.D. degree and the Boy Scouts awarded him the Silver Buffalo Medal in 1934. To cap his long and hard­ working life, Harris received decorations from a number of foreign governments. Death ended his career in Chicago en Jan. 27, 1947. Rotary Presidents The list of McHenry Rotary Club presidents since die club's establishment in 1965 reads like a roster of the community leaders, many of whom are closely connected with the history of the city. In fact their number is enough and their background so diversified as to be able to form a Rotary club of their own. The list includes: Dr. William A. Nye - 1965 56; John E. Looze • 1956 57; Ernest Useman - 1957 58' Charles R. Peterson - 1958 59; Dr. Howard S. Fike -1959 60; William Burfeindt, Jr. - I960 61; Harry Dean - 1961 62; Ray McGee - 1962 63; Herb Reihansperger - 1963 64; Jerome Buch - 1964 65; Larry E. Lund -1965 66; Earl R. Walsh - 1966 67; Don Virgens • 1967 68; Albert S. Blake -1968 69; Tom Bolger • 1969 70; Don Arvidson -1970 71; Don Weingart - 1971 72; Warren Kuhlmann • 1972 73; Walter Harbecke - 1973 74; Dave Benrud - 1974 75; Don Howard -1975 76; Ken Bruce - 1976 77; Dennis Conway - 1977 78; Bob Adams -1978 79; Ed Cepulis - 1979 80. Mdferiry Rotary** 2Sth Y«or • P«9* 4 (From McHenry Plaindealer - May 14,1964) Rotary Fund Drive Addition Successful Jubilant-over the success of their week long drive to raise $10,000 so that con­ struction may begin on the new public library addition in McHenry are these Rotarians, shown with members of the library board. This huge check is an enlargement of the one presented by Harry Dean, left, fund drive chairman, to William Bolger, right, alderman and president of the library board, at last Thursday evening's an­ niversary dinner of the Rotarycitato. *<* Also shown above are H.C. Reihansperger, left center, president of the club, and Mayor Donald Doherty. An intensive seven-day campaign to raise $10,660 to assure the start of con­ struction on McHenry's library addition met with success last Thursday. The culmination of this most recent program of the Rotary dub came Thursday evening when members gathered at ^tbe McHenry County dub for their annual anniversary dinner. Highlight of the evening was presentation of the check by Harry Dean, drive chairman, to William Bolger, president of the library board. With . the $10,600, con­ struction will start im* mediately to the south of the present structure at the corner of the presdnt structure at the cornet of Main and Grain streets. However, more money is still needed for equipment, books and furniture. Anyone still wishing to contribute may do so by sending a check to Thomas •. Bolger, treasurer of the Rotary club, at the McHenry State Bink. International Contacts Important In Rotary In accordance with the stated aims of the Rotary International for local clubs to contact Rotary Clubs of other countries in order to develop international friendships, members of the McHenry club corresponded with the Rotary in Bega, Australia in 1963. McHenry had selected an Australian club that appeared to be about the same size as their own and that had been formed about the same date. The fact that the mem­ bership of the Bega group spoke English influenced the decision in that it would give a better basis for mutual understanding. The first letter was sent off on March 12,1963 to the Bega Rotary in New South Wales and soon McHenry received a response from Rotarian SVA McNeil (known as Mac). McHenry club members learned that Bega is located in the Bega Valley about half way between Sydney and Melbourne along the Pacific coast. Dairy farming proved to be the mainstay of that community. Soon after the exchange of letters, papers, pictures, and tapes, the first visitor Roy Irwin, a Bega farm youth, arrived for a visit. Others were to follow in the near future. McHenry Rotarians learned that Bega had and continues to have a sister city relationship with Lit­ tleton, Colo. About every other year one of the ex­ changes between the two cities is a young farm youth usually in the early 20's. Roy Irwin was such an exchange visitor, and after stopping in Colorado, he had to satisfy his curiosity about McHenry. That was in 1963. Since that time the McHenry Rotary has had a total of five of these farm youths. Also several of the Rotary members and citizens of Bega made a visit since the original contact. However, the visit by Bega Australians peaked with the arrived of 30 individuals, Rotarians, family and friends in McHenry in August, 1978. Representing McHenry has been Mr. and Mrs. John Kelsey who visited Bega in November of 1969, and Kelsey revisited the city in 1979. Kelsey notes that the Rotary has had several of the area exchange youths stop in Bega while in Australia. Hie result, Kelsey notes, has been the growth of close personal friendships and better understanding of each other, and the relationship is still continuing. Kelsey charts the calendar sequence of contacts bet­ ween the two cities as follows: March 1963 • Original letter sent to Bega. April 1963 • Reply from Rotarian McNeil. Sept. 1963 - Roy Irwin visit, Bega farm youth. Aug. 1964 - Col. Morris visit, Bega Rotarian. Sept. 1965 - Lindsay Alcock visit, Bega farm youth. Aug. 1966 - Beth McNeil visit, Bega Rotarian daughter. July 1968 - Beth McNeil visit. Sept. 1969 - John Zwiers visit, Bega farm youth. 1969 - Slide and tape program "The Bega Milk Story", distributed among local Rotary clubs. Nov. 1969 - Jack and Doe Kelsey visit Bega. Aug. 1970 - Curly and Jerri Annabel visit Bega Rotarian. May 1972 - Dr. Gordon and Beth Hudson visit, McNeil's daughter and her husband. May 1974 - Col. and Julie Morris visit, Bega Rotarian. Feb. 1977, - Mr. and Mrs. McNeil, Dr. and Mrs. Hudson for the wedding of Kelseys' daughter. May 1977 • Col. and Julie Morris visit. May 1978 - Death reported of 'Mae McNeil. Aug. 1978 - Thirty Begans visit McHenry. Nov. 1978 - Jack Kelsey visit Bega. July 1979 - Mr. John and Robyn Zwiers visit, Bega farm youth. Aug. 1979 - Mr. Curly Annabel visit, Bega Rotarian. May 1960 - Col and Allie Morris to visit. Serving others for 78 years! Now in over 150 countries