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The R.I. View of Duarte |
| The following letter appeared in
the April 13, 1978, issue of The Live Oak - Rotary Club of Oakland, Club No 3’s weekly newsletter. Volume LXVII, No. 39, of that newsletter, the letter is in response to a query from Ms. Iris G. Marsh, the Executive Secretary of the Rotary Club of Oakland, California, regarding the women members of the Rotary Club of Duarte, and why the club was expelled from R.I. It was sent to us by Ralph Munro, 2002-03 President of the Rotary Club of Seattle, Seattle 4. |
| Ms.
Iris G. Marsh Executive Secretary Rotary Club of Oakland Oakland, California Dear Iris: This is in reply to your letter of 24 March concerning the situation with regard to the former Rotary Club of Duarte. This was a matter of club maintaining its membership in conformity with the membership provisions as provided in the constitution and by-laws of Rotary International and the standard club constitution. Sometime in January, 1978 it was learned that the Rotary Club of Duarte had admitted a woman to its membership sometime prior to the first of July and that subsequently two other women had been admitted. The club was advised that the persons in question were not eligible for membership and therefore could not be members of a Rotary Club. The club responded that it intended to maintain these persons in membership and asked for a hearing before the board. The hearing was held in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A. on 23 February at the time of the February, 1978, meeting of the board with all members of the board present. The president of the Rotary Club of Duarte represented the Rotary Club of Duarte and presented a statement outlining and explaining the action of its club and responded to questions from the board about the situation. As a result of the hearing the board of directors agreed that the club must conform to its constitution and indicated that unless it brought its membership into conformity with the relevant membership provisions by 27 March, 1978, the membership of the club in R.I. would terminate. Inasmuch as nothing was received from the club to indicate that it had brought its membership into conformity, regrettably the membership of the Rotary Club of Duarte of R.I. terminated on 27 March. The former club has appealed the decision of the board and the appeal will be presented at the convention of Rotary International in Tokyo, Japan in May. The appeal to the convention is on the question of whether the action of the board in terminating the membership of the club in harmony with the by-laws of R.I. should be sustained. It is not possible under the constitution and by-laws to effect an amendment to the constitution at the convention. A proposal to do so will have to go to the council on legislation in 1980 at the earliest. This states the matter rather succinctly. If there is something further we can provide please let us know. With all best wishes, Sincerely, Harry A. Stewart General Secretary |
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