The Rotary Balita no. 797 (May 24, 1956)

(Continued from last issue)

Guest of Honor and Speaker at the October 30th, 1947 meeting was His Excellency, Ambassador Em- met O'Neal, who endeared himself to Rotarians for the shortness, pithiness and informality of his talk.

At the conclusion of His Excellency's talk, he was informed of his election as an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Manila, by President Manoling, who said:
"In appreciation of your prominent goodwill and as a tribute to an accomplished scholar, able lawyer, courageous war veteran, efficient organizer, experienced legislator, tactful states- man, distinguished diplomat, and most of all, for your most active and valuable participation in civic activities, all of which qualify you to become one of us, Manila Rotary hereby con- firms your election as an Honorary Member of Manila Rotary Club."

The Philippines was again honored when, for the second time, a President of Rotary International visited its shores, in the person of S. Kendrick Guernsey who, with Mrs. Guernsey, arrived on Wednesday, October 29th, 1947, and departing on Sun- day, November 2, 1947. During their brief stay. they called upon President Roxas, Vice President Quirino and U.S. Ambassador O'Neal.

President and Mrs. Guernsey went to Baguio by car, stopping off to visit the Rotary Club of Tarlac enroute, returning the next morning from Baguio by plane. That afternoon, October 31st, they left by plane for Cebu, returning the next morning to Ma- nila. Their visit terminated with a delightful and entertaining dinner at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club on Saturday night with 537 present.

So that the Guernseys could not claim that their entertainment had been neglected, the weatherman put on a first class typhoon for their benefit.

After hearing the Rotary Club of Manila sing, President Ken was quoted as having said that in all his travels around the world he had found the Rotary Club of Manila to be the best of the singing clubs.

By the end of the calendar year of 1947, it is re- corded that 105 pairs of eyeglasses had been donated already this Rotary year to poor school children.

His Royal Highness Prince Carl Bernadotte of Sweden was the Guest of Honor and Speaker on November 6, 1947. He spoke on "Friendship and Trade Relations Between The Philippines and Sweden."

The Rev. Ed. Haggerty, S. J., "The Famous Guerrilla Father" was Guest of Honor and Speaker on November 20, 1947. He told us of some of his experiences in administering to the sick and wounded and of his many narrow escapes from the Japanese who had made a determined effort to capture him.
The First Vice President of Rotary International, Gil Puyat, nominated and the members of the Ro- tary Club of Manila unanimously approved "Rommy" Romulo as a candidate for the Presidency of Rotary International.

The Rotary Balita of December 11, 1947, in an editorial advocated the organization of a Community Chest for Manila.

The Philippine Band of Mercy, headed by Rotarians, was incorporated to take over the work the Rotary Club of Manila had been doing on harelip cases.

On January 8, 1948, Past President Forrest Myers, decrying the loss during the war of the silver trophy annual award, known as the MalInated a new trophy and awarded it to Emy Javier for his significant Rotary service during 1946-47.

Belated recognition by the Philippine Army was given Pres. Col. "Manoling" Lim on February 12 1948, when Maj. Rafael Jalandoni pinned the Military Merit Medal upon his breast in recognition of Manoling's service as Chief Philippine Army Prosecutor in the war crimes trials conducted by the U.S. Military Commission after liberation.

Fireside meetings were held on April 2 and May 7, 1948.

The Rotary Club of Manila had not forgotten the good work it did before the war on Codes of Ethics and the Vocational Service Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. Adamson came up with a Code of Ethics for Mechanical Engineers which had been approved by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications.

The Rotary Balita for March 18, 1948, made mention of Ted Hall's hobby when the following appeared:

"ALLERGIES ARE TED'S HOBBY

"If you don't know what's good for you, ask Ted Hall. Believe it or not, he has invented an electric contraption which acts like magic. See- ing is believing. Like the voice which comes out of the air over the radio, there is something to Ted's invention which tells you whether you should eat shrimp or oatmeal, spinach or tali- num, and whether sulfa or any other drug is harmful for you. If you have hives or hay- fever, you better see Ted about it. Ted is bash- ful, but will demonstrate his invention if re- quested. At least, it gives Ted something en- tertaining to think about after listening all day to your 'phone troubles. If other Rota- rians have interesting hobbies please tell us about them."

Mention was made in the Rotary Balita of April 1, 1948, that Brig. Gen. Carlos P. "Rommy" Romulo received on January 17, 1948, the gold medal of the International Benjamin Franklin Society at a din- ner in the Hotel Commodore, New York City. Men- tion was made here that Rommy was the perma- nent representative of the Philippines to the United Nations.

His Excellency, Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, an Ho- norary Member of the Rotary Club of Manila, passed away at Clark Field on April 15, 1948.

The call for other hobbies in the March 18th Balita brought forth the following in the April 29th issue:

"KARL'S HOBBY

"Unique napkin rings are being collected by Karl Kreutz. He will be proud to show you his collection and doubly pleased if you can help him find another."

The Rotary Club of Manila was the recipient of two awards during the District Conference held in Cebu.

One is the Governor's Award on Vocational Service, which is one of the four Governor's Awards to the clubs in the District for each of the Four Objects of Rotary.

The most outstanding Award granted to the Manila Rotary Club during the Conference was the R.I. President (Dr. S. Kendrick Guernsey) Award for achievements in promoting Rotary's objects in all categories.

Manila Rotary had the biggest attendance in the District Conference held April 16th and 17th. The Rotary Balita for May 13, 1948, contained the following well deserved commendations:
Our Ned Hall is the recipient of a personal letter from our International President, Ken Guernsey, from which we quote the following:

"I am not exaggerating when I tell you that the photograph album and scrap book take rank among the top nets of thoughtful kindnesses extended us this year. What a mass of work and forethought went into their preparation! Both are masterpieces and will have a treasured place in our records of the past year.

"Many, many thanks, Ned, and please know that this expression comes from the bottom of both of our hearts. You are a great Rotarian, and we are deeply indebted to you for all you have done for us."

The same Rotary Balita lists Rotarians Gil Pu- yat, Manoling Lim, Gumer Garcia and Bob Trent as four of the Committee men chosen to study the Community Chest plan for raising funds for local charities, etc.

This same Balita contained two other items of interest:

First, a reprint from the Manila Daily Bulletin of May 6, 1948, giving credit to the Rotary Club of Manila for a donation of 500 hand spray pumps "and other assistance" in the city's campaign for the extermination of disease carrying flies that had become a problem.

Second, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was sung at one of our luncheons and it brought co pious tears to the eyes of a guest at the head table. Pres. Manoling, trying to console him said, "I did not know that you are Irish." The guest replied, "I am not, I'm a musician." And we prided our- selves as being a "Singing Club."

However, this is why Rotarians sing:

"No matter how dark the day may seem,
No matter how thick the gloom,
In the silver lining of the darkest cloud
Always for hope there is room.
There is always a gleam of some stray beam
Let fall from the heaviest cloud.
The silver lining is sure to come out
Hid in the blackest shroud.
Then let's not wail and make a fuss
If everything does go wrong.
The silver lining is sure to come out
At the very first sound of a song.
Just pucker your lips in a kind of a smile
And say the world's all fair,
And before you know it, or think of it,
The silver lining is there."

His Excellency, President Elpidio Quirino, was the Guest of Honor and Speaker on June 27, 1948, speaking on "The State of the Nation."

The following are some brief extracts from the 54-page report which Pres. Manoling made on the activities of the Rotary Club of Manila, under his administration:

"We started our Rotary Year with 99 members, and 39 new members were induct- ed out of 83 proposed during the year.

However, 9 were dropped, 3 resigned and 2 died. Our net membership, up to date, is 122, representing 7 different nationalities, showing an increase of 2 from the previous year. We have 72 Filipinos, 38 Americans, 2 Greeks, 2 Spaniards, 1 Norwegian, and 1 British. The net gain is 25 members up to June 10, 1948.

"The Courtesy Contest Committee is the one that made the best of its number, when it di- vided its extensive work into five sub-commit- tees, without drawing any man to service out- side of the Committee itself.

"More than fifty (50) per cent of our mem- bers have appealed and spoken before us. More over, every Manila Rotarian in Manila was in- vited to sit at the head table, at least once.
"We had 2 Ladies Nights, 2 Ladies Days, 1 Rotary International Day, 1 District Gov- ernor Day, 1 United Nations Day, 1 Children's Party, 1 Fellowship Dinner, 1 Bankers Day, 1 Foreign Service Day, 1 Labor Day, 1 Girl Scouts Day, 1 Peace Day, 1 Lawyers' Day, 1 American day, 1 Boys and Girls Day, 1 Cons- titution Day, 1 Red Cross Day, 1 Jaycees' Day, 1 Traffic and 4 closed meetings.

"A special mention is in order for the work performed and excellent results obtained by the late Rotarian Barry Barrett, who as Chair- man of this Committee during the major part of the second half of the year had his Speakers lined up sometimes two months ahead of the schedule.

"To date, the (fines) collections for the year have amounted to P765.30.
"The following is the list of donations made by the Club during the year:
Red Cross.. P500.00
Scholarship sponsored by the Club to High School Children.... 334.00
To children of lepers at the Welfareville ….. 365.00
To Gloria Cruz, the blind protegee of Manila Rotary…..760.00
To children's Christmas Party at Manila Hotel....... 116.13
To Zamboanga Rotary Club (a ban ner) …..50.00
To Boys & Girls Week Celebration (thru Mr. Lolarga).....100.00
To Manila Hotel Boys during Christmas…..643.00
To Cebu Rotary Club for the District Conference.... 610.00
To Dagupan Rotary Club: one case of second hand books…..
To Tacloban Rotary: one case of second hand books…..

"The Club Publication Committee produced a net revenue of P1,487.00, supplying five copies of each Balite to each of the 14 clubs of the Philippines, and mailing approximately 60 copies to foreign clubs, a project of the International Service Committee.

"The Hare-lip Project, which was originally within the functions of this Committee, was dropped in view of the organization of the 'Philippine Band of Mercy', composed, organized and even headed by Manila Rotarians. Congratulations to Lorry Lolarga, President of this new civic organization!

"The Eyeglasses Committee has distributed one hundred twenty eyeglasses to needy and deserving students in our public schools. The inimitable AP Reyes is indispensable in this work.

But several have contributed their time, instead of making it a one-man job. A more
systematic campaign may bring more contributions.

"The Canes for the Blind Committee provided fifty (50) canes for Filipino disabled war veterans confined at the V. Luna Hospital."

In the line of Club Service, President Manoling was quite active as he was instrumental in:"
Having the Asst. Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Rafael S. Dedal, changed from a part-time basis to a full time basis, again establishing a permanent office, purchasing the required furniture and equipment.

Having the pre-war "Order of the Orchids" re-created to honor those members of the club who maintained a hundred percent attendance for the year.

Having the names on the members' badges printed in larger letters, for the promotion of Fellowship.

Having "Greeting Cards" sent to all birth- day celebrants during the year.

Having a new Song Book issued under the editorship of our Song Leader "par excellence" Ned Hall.

Having the Constitution and By-Laws of the Club amended, printed and distributed, at the same time introducing a new system of elections for the Officers and Board of Directors of the Club.

Public Information was implemented by:
Inducing most of the newspapers and publica- tions in Manila to establish a "Rotary Column."

Inaugurating a regular weekly program over the local radio, using sometimes five or more broadcasting stations.

Inviting a reporter from each of the local newspapers and publications to be a guest at each meeting of the Club.

The sub-committees, under the Vocational Com- mittee, appointed to study and prepare various Codes of Ethics were active. The Code Committee on Business and Industry,
under the chairmanship of Cal Calhoun, submitted the following:

Code of Ethics for Government Offices
1. To be ever mindful of one's oath offices and observe same strictly and faithfully:
2. To be in constant search of new and bet- ter methods to meet the manifold problems con- fronting those in the government service;
3. To keep fit in body and mind in constant preparation for official duties;
4. To be aware of the conscientious discharge of one's responsibilities in view of the fact that this is the measure of an employee's value to the service;
5. Government service should be conducted in such a way as to achieve the maximum ef- ficiency possible. The common observation "to run an office in a business way" simply means the adoption of sound practices and procedures conducive to securing maximum efficiency;
6. Those in the public service should realize that the true concept of public office is one of duties and responsibilities rather than powers and prerogatives;
7. To endeavor to enforce all laws, rules and regulations with strict impartiality;
8. To realize that public office is a public trust and to strive earnestly to make oneself worthy of that trust;
9. To transact the business of government work with dispatch, eliminating red tape to as great an extent as possible;
10. To adopt the slogan that "honesty is the only policy" in government service.

While the Code Committee on Government, Educational and Group Services, under the chairman- ship of Boone Bewly, submitted the following:

Code of Ethics for Educational Institutions

1. The schools are the nurseries for future citizens of the country. School officials and teachers are therefore the trustees of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation. They are under obligation to elevate national morality, promote racial tolerance, cultivate love of country, instill respect for constituted authorities, and inculcate obedience to the laws of the State.
2. Every school official or teacher must sincerely believe in and earnestly endeavor to help carry out the declared policies of the State and should take an oath or make an af- firmation to this effect.
3. As moulders of the youth strive loyally and devotedly to render the highest standard of service and to have active participation in community movements for moral, social, edu- cational, economic, and civic betterment.
4. The teacher can immeasurably enhance his social usefulness by living for and with the community. He should therefore study and understand the local customs and traditions so that he may have a sympathetic attitude and refrain from disparaging the community in which he lives.
5. All school officials and teachers should feel that teaching is among the noblest of pro- fessions. They should manifest genuine en- thusiasm and pride in their calling.
6. Every school official or teacher should uphold the highest possible standards by mak- ing the best preparation for his calling. He should fearlessly oppose the admission into the profession of any person who is physically, mentally, or morally deficient or who is inade- quately prepared.
7. All school officials and teachers should strive to broaden their cultural outlook and deepen their professional interest. They should pursue such studies as will improve their ef- ficiency and enhance the prestige of the pro- fession.
8. All school officials and teachers should at all times be imbued with the spirit of pro- fessional loyalty, mutual confidence and faith in one another, self-sacrifice for the common good, and cheerful cooperation with one's col- league.

These were published and distributed to Govern- ment offices, schools, colleges and other interested parties. President Manoling reported that by Presidential Proclamation, February 8 of every year will here- after be designated as "Constitution Day." Ad- ministrative Order No. 45, dated January 6, 1948 (which incidentally was signed by President Ro- xas upon the recommendation of Manila Rotary), made possible the colorful celebration of this year, through the creation of a National Committee in which the Chairman of our sub-committee and some other Rotarians were officially included as mem- bers. In recognition of the sponsorship by Manila Rotary, your President had the privilege of intro- ducing His Excellency, Manuel Roxas, the late pres- ident of the Philippines, during the program held at the Rizal Stadium on February 8, 1948, before a mammoth rally with about 50,000 persons in attendance. It is curious that Manila Rotary con- tributed P75.00 only in a total expense of more than P6,000.00 and yet all the honors for the celebra- tion were officially accorded to the Club.

The last act of Pres. Manoling's year was on June 30, 1948, when he presented to Past, Pres- ident Ned Hall the large silver cup originally do- nated by Past Governor George Macolm, this being the annual special award to the outstanding Ro- tarian of the year.

But Pres. Manoling went farther than this. He had also caused to be engraved on a large framed parchment a long citation enumerating in detail the many things Ned had done during the year, listing them one by one, and including:

The chairmanship of the committee managing the official visit of R. I. President Ken and Mrs. Guernsey:

The Chairmanship of the Club Service Com- mittee;

As "Song Leader of Rotary Renown"; As Club Historian;
As Editor of a new Club directory;
And in addition to the above, as chairman or member of six other Rotary committees too numerous to mention including the editing and printing of still another club songbook.


1948-1949

Dr. Emilio M. Javier, better known as "Emy", became President on July 1, 1948. Emy was not new to the Presidential chair as he had been the organizer and first president of the Rotary Club of Dumaguete.

Hon. Camilo Osias, Senator, former Resident Com- missioner to the United States, educator and au- thor, addressed the Rotary Club of Manila at its July 8, 1948, meeting on the subject, "The Philip- pine Struggle for Freedom."

The salute to the Philippine Flag which we do each Thursday was started on July 1, 1948.
On September 21, 1948, George Means, Assistant Secretary of Rotary International, stopped off in Manila on his way from India to the United States.

Frequent mention is made in our Rotary Balita of Prof. M. O. V. Carluen. Perhaps a little in- formation about this 100% attender at our meet- ings, who gets no credit for attendance, is due.

Quiet, self-effacing Marcelino Carluen, a profes- sional musician with years of orchestral piano work, both in the Philippines and in foreign countries, a composer and arranger of music for piano and orchestra, composer and arranger of the major Concert-Ballet entitled "Reconstruction" which was first presented at the Far Eastern University Auditorium by the Anita Kane Ballet School in July of 1951, was first introduced to the Rotary Club of Manila by Rotarian F. "Sig" Sigmund, Ge- neral Manager of the Lyric Music House, Inc. Prof. Carluen was then in charge of the Music House Sheet Music Department.

In 1937 Rotarian "Sig" would have Prof. Carluen as his guest at the Rotary meetings and occasional- ly ask him to play for the Club's singing.

It was this year that "Ned" Hall took over the work of "Song Leader" for the Club and he formed a quartet composed of Rotarians "Jack" Brookman, the late "Hilary" Silayan, "Joe" Barredo and "Ned" himself. Ned delegated to Prof. Carluen the job of arranging scores for and accompanying the quartet which was the best in the history of the Club and naturally, to Prof. Carluen fell the job of Club Musician.

This quartet followed Paul Harris' rotation sys- tem and met in each others' house for practice. One evening Prof, Carluen played a tune, in march form, which he had composed, thinking it might be appropriate for use in welcoming new members. The song required only four lines, each member of the quartet wrote one of the lines for the song which is still sung when "Baby" Rotarians are in- troduced to the Club. This is our "Welcome Baby Rotarian" song.

It happened that in 1937 the supply of club song books had been reduced to a paltry dozen copies, so that most of the singing done could be sung only from memory. So Ned Hall under- took, in 1937-1938, to assemble and edit a special Rotary song book for our own use. The big pro- blem was where to find the music for the piano accompaniment. Literally hundreds of songs were scrutinized (words only) and 175 selected for the new book. Out of this number Rotarian Sig Sig- mund could only find 65 different piano scores, leaving no less than 110 to be found elsewhere. The problem was finally solved when Prof. Carluen met Ned at the latter's home every Sunday FOR A SOLID YEAR. Each week Ned would sing out the tunes of two songs while the Professor would transcribe each tune on ruled paper and then rush home to compose a complete treble and bass part for the piano. When this job was completed he then copied the final job on transparent drafting (ruled) paper. One sheet for one song. Fifteen blue prints were made for the entire set of 110, and 9 completed scrap books of 175 songs each were then made up and furnished as a gift to each Rotary Club in the district. Club members bought the ex- tra copies, but not one of the original fifteen scrap books survived the war.

This first song book with accompanying blue prints of the piano scores was off the press in September 1938, and exactly a year later, or in September 1939, while Ned Hall was Club Pres- ident the Rotary Club of Manila secured a gov- ernment copyright.

The second edition, also compiled by Ned and the Professor was printed in November, 1946 and was dedicated to the Rotarians who had paid the su- preme sacrifice at the hands of the enemy during World War II.

Owing to the ever decreasing supply of "stock on hand," a third edition was printed in 1948, the team of Ned and the Professor once more taking over the job. Still another printing was required and the fourth edition is dated May 1951.

The fifth and latest song book was compiled by Ned and the Professor (after Ned returned to the Philippines in 1953.) This was published in April 1954. It is no small task to edit and proof read for nearly 200 songs, but an even more taxing job is to collect the musical scores, transpose them into keys suitable for men's voices, write the treble and bass notes on sheets of drafting paper-one sheet per song and then blue print complete sets for the many Rotary Clubs in the Philippines desir ing this song book. But once again in 1954 the team of Ned and Prof. Carluen repeated their job of 1938 and now once again Manila Rotary has a complete master set of piano music for a whole book of songs.

The 1954 edition contains the "Welcome Baby Rotarian" song and another original composition by the Professor, "Welcome Visiting Rotarians." In addition to the 175 songs in English two groups of Tagalog and Spanish songs popular throughout the Philippines, have been added.

It has become a serious problem for the Manila Club to maintain its stock of song books. From the first edition in 1938 to date, literally thousands of copies have disappeared from the weekly luncheon tables, being taken away by guests and out of town Rotarians alike despite the fact that across the face of each book is a band in large red letters reading: "Property of the Rotary Club-ROTARIANS AND VISITORS ARE REQUESTED TO LEAVE THIS BOOK ON THE TABLE."

Also since publication began, scores of requests have been received from the Clubs in the United States that we sell and fill orders from abroad. All of these requests, however, have been declined, for obvious reasons.

As was said before, Professor Carluen had been So regular and faithful in his attendance at our meetings that his 100% attendance record for 18 years has been taken for granted by some, and in our opinion, little do the bulk of our Club's mem- bership realize the "lift" that the Club received out of his music. The Manila Rotarians assuredly owe him a great debt of gratitude.
A fire on October 11, 1948, destroyed Dave Gun- nell's plant and store, the Philippine Education Co., the printer of the Balita. The issue for Oct. 14th was on the press and all copies, including the editor- ial copies, were destroyed. An "Emergency Edi- tion" Issue No. 606 was done in a rush by Carmelo & Bauermann under the direction of Rotarian Ra- mon Ordoveza.
The Rotary Balita for October 28, 1949, contains the following congratulations:

"Basio Eraña, Chairman of the First Cour- tesy Drive, received the following commenda- tion:
"Doctor, your Courtesy Campaign is the most noble, eloquent and significant help in my ad- ministration. I greatly appreciate and thank you.
(Signed) Manuel A. Roxas' "

On November 20, 1948, a two-story edifice was de- dicated where working girls can live and charitable institutions can have a meeting place and offices, as a memorial to Rotarian Tony Escoda and his charming wife Josefa who were executed by the Jap- anese during the occupation for helping American prisoners of war and guerrillas. It is called the
Escoda Memorial.

The Rotary Balita of December 9, 1948, contains the following:

"A 'Citation for Outstanding Service' was awarded on the 5th of last month to Rotarian George Malcolm by our Club for 'being a dis- tinguished scholar, a most learned jurist, and above all, outstanding past director and past president of the Manila Rotary Club, and past Governor of the 81st District of Rotary Interna- tional.' The citation reads in part, 'Your sphere of service was not only limited to the educational and legal fields, but you even ex- tended it into civic and social organizations. As Director of the Rotary Club of Manila in 1934-1935, you gave our Club invaluable help and suggestions. As President of our Club in the year 1937-1938, you furnished the leadership which is considered the best we had yet enjoyed. As the first Governor of the 81st District, dur- ing the Rotary year 1938-1939, you blazed the trail which succeeding District Governors are following today. You have given to Rotary not only of your time and resources but also of your talent and your splendid leadership.' May your tribe increase!"

A note on "Our Protegee" is also mentioned in our December 9th Balita, as follows:

"From Gloria V. Cruz, Rotary's blind pro- tegee since her graduation froin the Mapa High School, comes a report that she is graduating from the University of the Philippines with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education. Her grades for the past semester are as fol- lows: Education 4, 2; Education 6, 2; Educa- tion 8, 1.5; Education 40, 2; History 104, 2; English 37-B, 1. Congratulations, Gloria!"

An Honesty Recognition Campaign under the Chairmanship of Monching del Rosario was launched.

The Rotary Balita of February 10, 1949, records our Rommy in another role when it reports on the speech of "Ambassador" Carlos P. Romulo.

The same Balita, belatedly mentions that Vince Bunuan had won the cup for being the most dis- tinguished Rotarian of the year.

And President Emy Javier was nominated forDistrict Governor for 1949-1950.

Dr. Stanley Jones was the Guest of Honor and Speaker on February 17, 1949. His topic was "Building Toward World Peace."

In March 1949 the first elevated Traffic Stand was installed at the intersection of Taft Avenue and Isaac Peral by the Rotary Club of Manila.

For over thirty years, the Rotary Club of Ma- nila had the exclusive possession of the "Service Club" field in Manila. The Balita of April 7, 1949, extended a welcome to one of its greatest imitators, the "Lions."

Who hears, today, of the "Champagne Room" in the Manila Hotel?

When the Rotary Club returned to the Manila7 Hotel for its luncheons, the original "Rotary Room" was large enough to accommodate its meetings, but as the membership increased the meetings were moved up to the top floor into the Champagne Room, possibly so called because of the pictures painted upon the walls. Only copious quantities of cham- pagne would convert those pictures into appearing to be works of art.

When the "Winter Garden" was restored, the Champagne Room was abandoned.
On March 31, 1949, Past District Governor Justice. George presented to President Emy a silver loving cup on which was inscribed: "Annual Award to Club Presidents for Outstanding Individual Service." Rotarian Jose "Pepe" Galvez received from Gov. Justice George a gold-plated cup as the No. 1 Ro- tarian during his administration.

The Rotary Club of Manila sponsored the organ- ization of a Rotary Club in Malolos, Bulacan, on April 3, 1949.

On May 19, 1949, the eminent politician, jurist and lawyer, President of the puppet government under the Japanese and presidential aspirant, Dr. Jose P. Laurel of Batangas, was the Guest of Honor and Speaker.

Effective July 1, 1949, the Board of Directors of Rotary International changed our District number from 81 to 48. All members of Rotary in the Phil- ippines were advised to remember "48 States in the United States and 48 Provinces in the Philippines."

The meeting of June 30, 1949, was a memorable one for several reasons: one, because it was the last meeting under President Emy Javier's term; two, because it was the last meeting of the third decade; and third, because at this meeting a second Heil- bronn Memorial Rostrum was presented to the Ro- tary Club of Manila.

Mrs. Charlotte E. Heilbronn, the widow of a former Rotarian, Joseph P. Heilbronn, on the occa- sion of the 30th anniversary of the Manila Rotary Club, graciously and without solicitation, volunta- rily offered to replace the memorial to her husband which had been destroyed during the war. It was her desire that this memorial be an exact reproduc- tion of the stand originally presented by her to the Club on June 13, 1940.

The inscription on the silver plate today, reads as follows:

"This Rostrum is an exact reproduction of the original which was, except for the bell, com- pletely destroyed in the Battle of Manila in Feb- ruary 1945. Both Rostrums are the generous gifts to Manila Rotary of Mrs. Charlotte Ellen Heilbronn as a memorial to her late husband and former Manila Rotarian, Joseph Paul Heil- bronn.

First Dedicated June 13, 1940
Second Dedication - June 30, 1949"

Among the last acts of President Emy was to declare Ramon Ordoveza, the Rotarian of the year for his splendid work in editing and publishing the Rotary Balita.

This brings to a close the history of the third decade of the Rotary Club of Manila.

The Club Presidents during the third decade were:

Year President
1939-40………………………………………………………Edward L. Hall
1940-41………………………………………………………Gil J. Puyat
1941 (to Dec. 31).............................................................Hugo H. Miller
1942 to 1945 Intervention of World War II
1945-46……………………………………………………..Gil J. Puyat
1946-47…………………………………………………….Forrest H. Myers
1947-48……………………………………………………..Manuel Lim
1948-49…………………………………………………...... Emilio M. Javier


FOURTH DECADE - YEAR 1949-1950

The first meeting held under President Cornelio Balmaceda ("Balmy") was on July 7th, 1949. There were five speakers:

President Balmy Balmaceda ………………….."The Year Ahead"
Vice-Pres. Ben Legarda ……………………….."Club Service"
Rotarian Monching Araneta……………………….."Vocational Service"
Past District Gov. Ted Hall………………………… "Community Service"
Rotarian Lou Wagner............................................."International Service"

The last four, being chairmen of their respective committees, outlined their plans for the year ahead. The Balita of September 1st, 1949, lists another honor for our "Rommy" Romulo when it refers to his appointment as Ambassador and Chief of the Philippine Mission to the United States.

On September 1st, 1949, His Excellency, Myron M. Cowen, American Ambassador to the Philippines, was the Guest of Honor and Speaker. This was Ambassador Cowen's first speaking engagement in the Philippines.
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The meeting of September 8th, 1949, as well as eight pages of the Balita of September 15th were devoted entirely to our Past President "Ned" Hall, our "Song Leader of Rotary Renown," who was re- tiring and sailing to the United States. Farewell addresses were given by Rotary Director Vince Bu- nuan and Past R. I. Vice-President and Past Gov- ernor Gil Puyat, who, following a popular subscrip- tion from Club members, presented Ned on behalf of the entire Club with a large Amorsolo Painting and a Rolex-Oyster wrist watch, both suitably la- beled and engraved as parting gifts, and in recog- nition of his outstanding record of work in Manila Rotary over a period of seventeen years. Ned was visibly overcome. "Gene" Puyat, in reporting the meeting in the Sept. 15th Balita said: "for all the semblance of jolly comradeship there was solemn- ity in the occasion and a mistiness in the eyes."

And then the Balita of Sept. 29, 1949, extended the congratulations of the Rotary Club of Manila to Ambassador Romulo for his election as President of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

The Community Service Committee of the Rotary Club of Manila on Sept. 16, 1949, brought together the City Mayor, the President of the Municipal Board and head of local civic organizations to thresh out the problems of garbage collection and sanitation in the City of Manila. Definite steps were taken that led to a general clean up in the City and the establishment of an adequate garbage collection program.

International President of Rotary, Percy Hodgson, and his Rotary Ann, Edith, arrived in Manila on Saturday, October 8th, 1949. On Sunday they were taken to Tagaytay and that evening they were en- tertained by Governor and Mrs. Emy Javier in their home.

The following morning, Monday, they flew to Cebu and there met with the Rotarians in the Visayas, returning to Manila on Tuesday. They flew to Baguio on Wednesday returning on Thurs- day to attend the meeting of the Rotary Club of Manila where he was Guest of Honor and Speaker.

Friday noon, Percy and Ann were luncheon guests of His Excellency, President Quirino, and in the evening attended a reception and ball given in their honor.

Saturday they were guests of Past 1st Vice Presi- dent of Rotary International, Gil Puyat, at luncheon and left that afternoon for Hawaii.
On October 20, 1949, His Excellency, President El- pidio Quirino, was the Guest Speaker at Rotary's United Nations celebration.

On December 1, 1949, Senator Thelma Akana of Hawaii was the Guest of Honor and Speaker. After nine years, the Rotary Club of Manila re- sumed its meeting in the Winter Garden of the
Manila Hotel on March 2nd, 1950. Another honor was bestowed on our "Rommy" when in May 1950 he was appointed the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

Accomplishments listed during the year were 102 pairs of eyeglasses donated by Rotarian A. P. Reyes.

Fifty black and white striped canes were given to blind persons and six pairs of crutches were given to crippled patients in hospitals through the activi- ties of the Community Service Committee Sub- Committee Chairman Ramon Oriol.

Rotarian Rolfing Gonzalez of the Crippled Chil- dren Committee operated without charge on ten children who were helpless cripples, so that they might walk.

The Handicapped Persons Placement Committee, under the Chairmanship of Bill Dunn, helped to obtain work for many veterans and others who had been rehabilitated through the good offices of Col. Andres Soriano and the National Orthopedic Hos- pital.

Under the direction of Rotarian Yan Yanzon, ably assisted by Ike Icasiano, a Christmas gift was pre- sented to each garbage collector in the City of Ma- nila.

President Balmy laid particular emphasis on the theme "Know Your Rotary" and implemented his plan through his weekly programs, through the Balita and by three-minute talks by members who were called upon to speak extemporaneously in the weekly meetings on specific Rotary subjects that were previously announced.

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