Promotion of Good Will Through Members The part Rotarians can play in the development of international relations throughout the world was stressed by speakers at the first conference of the lst District of Rotary Inter~ national, which was formally opened by Mr. Percy Chu on Tuesday morning, April 14, at the International 'Clu, Delegates' from each of the sixteen clubs belonging to the Bist District were present and a touch of pageantry was added early in the proceedings When each delegate presented his club flag to the Chairman fof the Conference, Mr. Chu. Telegraphic greetings from other districts of Rotary International were read out by Mr. A, R. Hager, Conference Secretary.
"the principal speakers of the morning were Dr. Chengting T. Wang, District Governor, who amidst great acclamation was' re-elected to his post of office for the coming year, fud Drs. Crawford C. McCullough, past president of the Rotary Inter-ational and special delegate to the conference from the Rotary Inter-rational.
'Shortly after noon the conference adjourned and members and guests attended a successful luncheon, at which Mr, Hsu Mo, President of the Nanking Rotary Club, presided. A special ladies' luncheon was held at the same time at the Columbia Country Club. Round table discus sions la Ave separate rooms on world problems took place during the aiter-hoon, The day concluded with a dinner given by the Shanghai Retary Club, the host club at the present conference, in honour of Dr. Mc-Cullough and Dr. Wang at the Astor House Hotel. An address was given by Dr, McCullough, and the evening ended with musical entertainment.
'A. thorough investigation into every aspect of Rotary work, parti cularly its need in China, was the result of the second day's session of the first conference of the Bist Distact Rotary International. The chairmen, who presided at the round fable discussions on Monday afternoon, gave the report of their findings on Wednesday morning.
Dr, Wang himself made reference to the need of such assistance and notably Dr. Lim Boon Keng, the Amoy delegate to, the conference, who spoke on the "Interdependence of Nations."
Tt was announced that day that 269 Rotarians registered at the conference. OF these 182 were men and
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