The Rotary Club no. 656 (October 5, 1950)

In 1930, (July 17, to be exact), a man was introduced as a Baby Rotarian. He was James K. Steele, who made the greeting "Mabuhay" famous all over the world and whose obsession was telling tourists what a wonderful place the P. I. was. Rotarian Manuel Alzate argued successfully that his classification in Rotary should be changed from Penal Institutions to Rice Growing. Perhaps he was afraid some guys would be asking him for low numbers. Rotarians might be wondering who coined the slogan "He profits most who serves best." Well, it originated from Arthur Frederick Sheldon, president of the Sheldon School of Salesmanship, and used by him in the principles of salesmanship. The first time the slogan was used an address by Rotarian Sheldon in August, 1910 at the closing banquet of the first Rotary Convention. Saturday Evening Post's Garet Garrett addressed the Rotarians on October 8. The chronicler of the event admits to Rotary Balita that "all that we could see was a mike, Garet Garrett and two horns were on Garrett, the chronicler leaves that to the reader's imagination. Ted Hall of the telephone company used to kick against the taking of pictures with flashlights. Made him nervous, it seems. Some of those flashlights were like the atom bomb in Bikini and many a photographer's eyebrows were singed by the powerful explosion. A visiting Rotarian. who was a Rabbi, gave an unexpected talk at a Manila Rotary Club meeting sometime in March, 1900. "This talk seemed to be very much enjoyed by our members, " reported the BALITA, the Rabbi received long sustained applause at the conclusion of his talk." On the other hand, the long sustained applause at the conclusion of the talk could have been due to the conclusion, couldn't it? Rotarian Jimmie Calms proved at the January 30, 1930 meeting that "Scotch" it more than a particular brand to mix with soda. He put on a program of Scotch song and the BALITA chronicler records that many Rotarians felt a stirring of the pulses as they clasped hands and joined in the chorus of Auld Lang Syne. Sons of Rotarians who accompanied their fathers to the traditional Fathers and Sons luncheon on March 20, MO were presented Wahl pencils by Stan Turner, as souvenirs of the occasion. What the BALITA chronicler probably failed to mention was that in many Rotarian homes that night, distraught parents were wiping pencil marks on the walls and floor.