'Thursday was the 31st. anniversary of the foundation of Rotary and members of the Shanghai Rotary Club commemorated it at a special tiffin meeting In the Metropole Hotel. Press Ident A. Morley opened tke proceedings by' reading a message from Mr. Paul Harris, Founder and President Emeritus of the organization, to all Rotarians in the world, the message having reference to "rotarian fluence in the spread of tolerance, forbearance, neighbourliness and kind-Hines in international relations."
Me, W. J. Hawkings, Chairman of the International Service Committee, explained that the object of the resent meeting was to call upon one member, representing his country, Whose national flag was exhibited in the meeting hall, very briefly to speak upon International Rotary and itg spread in his own country. Before doing so, however, he gave a few outstanding facts of interest, and mentioned that there were three international offices, one in Chicago, tone in Switzerland, and one in Great Britain, International Rotary direetorate was composed of one President, one Vice-President, one immediate Past-President, a member from Great Britain and Ireland, one from Canad, ete, The President of International Roiary receives only office ant travelling expenses. There are in existence at present 3,005 clubs with 'a membership of 164,700.
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