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What the Clubs Are Doing
Dublin (Ireland)
The facts of the Rotary situation in
Dublin are baldly as follows:
Our fourth annual meeting, held March 23rd, was a most
business‑like function, and resulted in the following officers
and council being elected for 1914: President, J. P. McKnight
(City Woolen Mills) ; vice‑president, Richard White (printer) ;
honorable treasurer (4th year), T. Robertson Coade (Cantrell &
Cochrane) ; honorable secretary, Win. A. McConnell (Century
Insurance Co.) ; council T. L. Stewart (mercantile stationer),
John Sheridan (Bovril, Ltd.), Dr. E. M. Fannin (physician), T.
W. Beckett (builder), and T. A. Greban (advertising manager,
"Irish Independent" and Associated Newspapers).
It
was decided to let the present club year end in November next,
so as to bring Dublin into‑line with the British and other
clubs. We improved our rules and spoke well and kindly of the
outgoing officers, particularly Ex‑President Findlater, whom we
would unanimously re‑elect for another term but he would not
hear of it. “Pass round the presidency year by year," is
Findlater's dictum, and isn't he right?
Our little fortnightly sheet, "Cogs," is beginning to interest
our members just a little more than at first. There are hopes
for it. It is felt on all hands we have a year of big things in
front of us, and in the genial T. P. McKnight the ship of Rotary
in Dublin should reach its goal, all safe.
Rotarian Kevin Kenny has been appointed manager, and Rotarian
George L. O'Connor, assistant manager of the Civic and Town
Planning Exhibition to be held in Dublin this year. The initial
organisation work in connection with this exhibition was handled
by Mr. John Nolen, B. Sc., Cambridge, Mass., who spoke on town
planning before the Rotary club. Mr. Nolen first heard of Rotary
in Dublin (Mr. Perry, isn't that , a good one?). Mr. Nolen is by
this time back in Cambridge, so the local Rotary club, if there
is one, should look him up.
It
is hard to say just yet how many Dubliners will make the long
trip to Houston. More later on that point.
International Vice‑President R. W. Pentland and Secretary Thos.
Stephenson of Edinburgh were our guests at lunch March 27th. A
goodly crowd of Dublin Rotarians turned up to greet their
brethren from Bonnie Scotland.
T.
A. GREHAN, Assoc. Ed. |
