Two outstanding events in July were the introduction of our new President, Roy McQueen, and the officers and directors for
the coming year. Also the presentation to the Club of a handsome American flag by John Stemm. John thanked the Club for its loyal support to him through the years of his service to the Club.The Club visited the Scout
camp for a noon luncheon, Lloyd Peck Chairman of the Youth Committee presenting a needed tent to the Scouts. On an August meeting President Roy and Eric Holm, the Club delegates to the Toronto International Convention
gave short reports. Then the first luncheon in September was a "Rotary Day" with the Club honoring two outstanding Lafayette Rotarians—Chis Stocker and Stanley Coulter. The following week, Governor Floyd
Hemmer paid his official visit. At the Assembly following his luncheon address Spotts Emrick told the Governor that he gave "the practical workings of Rotary, the human side, and not a lot of the trite theory."
At the Club's "Rotary Day", Past-President Timberlake gave us "Rotary Personalities"; Past-President Etheridge Baugh gave us "Social Life of Rotary, and Past-President Fred Williams gave us
"Rotary Philosophy and Ideals"; and where could the Club have found in all Indiana one who could have done so well.
The Annual Christmas Party was held one Thursday evening at the Lodge with Santa Claus
Morty Templeton passing out presents to the children, Rotarians and the Arms. Then we all sang Christmas Carols standing around a huge Christmas tree. About this time Lloyd Josselyn resigned as Secretary and the Board
elected Etheridge Baugh.
In January the Club held a luncheon at the Tippecanoe County Historical Society, Herbert Heimlich, President of the Society; Elmer Waters; its Secretary and the Curator Miss Almeda McCollough,
our hosts.
A very good meeting was that of William A. Simmonds, an Executive of the Ford Company who told us much about Greenfield Village and Thomas Edison. We learned that Edison invented something every two weeks,
and that his patents netted him twenty million a year for many years.
In February came the Annual 4-H Leaders meeting with Dr. A. B. Graham, the "daddy" of 4-H clubs giving a spirited address. The following
month the Ag Short Course meeting brought out a record crowd. This was the month we believe that one of the outstanding awards in the world of engineering, the Washington Medal, was presented to Dean Potter.
With
almost every Rotarian planning a Victory garden, the Club was glad to listen to R. B. Hull, a garden specialist, tell the members how to do it.
Due to floods around this time Lincoln Lodge was flooded, all of the
first floor and half way to the second. This meant the Club had to go elsewhere for two of its meetings. One was the Union Cafeteria and the other, a Ladies Night, was held in one of the Union Faculty Lounges.
Throughout the year the Club had outstanding programs, and Fred Williams had his Twelve "Rotary Days", all very good. A week previous to Governor Roy's last meeting he made a splendid report of the year's
activities. At this meeting Spotts Emrick and Eth Baugh gave a short report of the St. Louis International Convention. Harry Schilling attended but was unable to be with us.
