In a meeting of Rotarians where the topic of discussion was "What Rotary Means to Me," one member reflected upon more than 30 years of membership: "One of the most satisfying elements of my Rotary membership, through the years, has been the pride I have felt as Rotary grew around the world, in so many places where I had to go to my world atlas and my encyclopedia to locate them and to learn about the people … I have not only felt a closer tie with these men in strange lands, but I have also been proud to belong to an .organization which could, in its own simple way, bring us together as one . . ."
This Rotarian was pointing not only toward the inner meaning of Rotary but also to the administrative machinery which could encompass clubs in Calcutta, Callao, Canberra, Cannes, Capetown, and Chicago—and they would all, with 10,000-plus…
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