From the November 1917 Rotarian magazine
Lancaster, PA: Twenty-one members of the Lancaster club motored to Harrisburg to take part in the annual Field Day at the inter-city meeting of the Lancaster, Reading, York and Harrisburg Rotary club .
Photo of a circa 1917 York Pullman automobile
The Lancaster Rotarians came off with flying colors winning first place in most of the events. A pretty feature of the day occurred at the luncheon following the contests when President Fraim or the Lancaster club presented to President Buchanan of the Harrisburg club an immense red rose. When President Buchanan went to accept the rose, a spring was pressed which caused it to open and release two white pigeons, symbolic of the president of the International Association. Wm. A. Brinkman of Lancaster was responsible for this stunt.
From the Proceedings of the 1924 Rotary Convention
(June 17, 1924, in Toronto, Canada with 9,173 in attendance)
Rotary International President Guy Gundaker of Philadelphia, Pa, spoke to the Convention on the theme of Business Methods. He concluded:
“Sitting before me are men of 28 nations, who have learned to know and love one another. Is this the limit of Rotary in establishing a world fellowship? You and I know that it is not. And furthermore, we believe that Rotary will progress to every nation in the world, and that its Spirit will go on and on, fostering and encouraging understanding, good-will, and international peace, and finally, a world fellowship of business and professional men, united in the Rotary Ideal of Service.
I see the Flag of Rotary
From land to land unfurled;
I see a bond of hope and love
Binding a heartsick world.
Ten times thousand men each week
For high ideals join hands;
And then go forth to teach, to love
Those ideals throughout all lands.
'Tis ours to make a better world,
To sense, to love, to give;
To make our dream of dreams come true -
We've but one life to live.”
(The emcee) “Lancaster is the home of Guy Gundaker, the place of his birth, and the home folks honored him by having a rousing meeting; at that time a song was written by one of the members of the Lancaster Club; it was set to music by another member, and sung by a third member. We are going to present this song for you at this time in Guy’s honor. I would like to have those three men from Lancaster come to the platform.”
The tree members of the Lancaster Club then came forward – Martin M Harnish, composer of the words, Harry A Sykes, who composed the music, and Adam Z Moore, who sang the song. The assembly arose and cheered.
Thank you Stephen Henning for researching and providing the two stories above for this week's Transmitter.
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