The Rotary Balita no. 739 (February 11, 1954)

There is the oft-recurring feeling in the minds of many Rotarians that the weekly repetition of attending Rotary is just a sort of routine with not much back of it good fellowship and a lot of ballyhoo that make it pleasant but not vitally important. Every Rotarian will confess to such occasional feelings. But there is much that Rotary International does, that is of vastly more importance than the world-wide series of weekly luncheons. The individual member must constantly remember that he is one of the thousands whose support and participation in the routine make possible these larger things. For out of the great body of Rotarians we get those selected men who bend their efforts toward special objectives, some local and many international in character. Particularly at this time, the international activities of Rotary are having vast though hidden weight, helping to push nearer to the ultimate goal of world brotherhood and peace. While enjoying the strictly personal pleasures and benefits of local contacts, we must remember that being a Rotarian means adding strength and weight to a movement that could not exist and accomplish without the steady pressure of the thousands of individual members who make up the whole. Success will come from the loyalty of each Rotarian to his club and its activities; of each club to the district; of each district to Rotary International, and finally, the loyalty of R.I. to the great objectives of world brotherhood and peace.