Governor Bill Price's official visit came in September. He complimented us on our fine program of work, our hospitality and our singing. The Club had an excellent steak dinner
at the Scout Camp. There were personally conducted tours through "Kitten Hollow" and along "Mosquito Ridge" preceding the Camp Fire. Rotary Play Day and Ladies Night was a real success with a large delegation from
Crawfordsville.A new 1944-45 Directory gave us the Club objectives, a list of the officers and directors, those with the colors, honorary members, and a complete Club roster with the dates each member joined the
club, a brief history of the club and other subjects including a list of all Indiana Clubs with the days of their weekly meetings.
George Davis delighted us with his "Three Ring Circus" of Riley readings
and later Curt Hostetter introduced "Duster" Miller from Wilmington, Ohio, "Dusty", humorist, philosopher and newspaper publisher.
The Club sent an enormous bundle of blankets and clothing to the bomb
victims in England. The Lafayette Club is certainly a singing club. With Al Stewart and Orwin Shaffer absent one November meeting we all heard Jimmy Cattell sing his "Old Sow" song. On the following week Al and his
Music Committee put on an exceptionally fine program.
Between eighty and ninety attended Group One Rotary Meeting at Turkey Run. The District Governor closed the meeting with an address, "Study to show Thyself
approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth". II Timothy 2:15.
In December Louis Sears made a big hit as he always does. This time "Some Implications of the Tax
Problem". This month we had our 4th War Time Christmas Party, carols, a Santa Claus and White Elephant presents. Rotary and Kiwanis raised over eight hundred dollars in the Salvation Army kettles. An interesting meeting
to many of us was the colored pictures of High Bridge, Shades, Turkey Run, Black Rock, Mudlavia, Pine Creek and the Wabash.
Chief Honeywell and Eth Baugh with their Rotaryanns represented the Club at the 25th
Anniversary of the Lebanon Club. Six of our members attended the 25th Anniversary of the Crawfordsville Club, and in May John Stemm and Eth Baugh were our representatives at the Silver Anniversary of the Greencastle
Club. It was also the 25th anniversary of the Harrison Trails Council of the Boy Scouts, the day we recognized eight new Eagle Scouts.
In February we had our Winter Short Course program with Dave Pfendler to tell us
all about this fine work. It was a March meeting that we heard Jack Yarian, Governor of the 154th District give one of the best talks ever presented to the club. His theme, the future of Rotary and the part it will play
in the world. Later Bill Ayres opened our eyes telling of his experiences as a Civilian in the Army Air Corps.
Established this year and very fine, the Scholarship and Citizenship program for the Schools of Tippecanoe
County, and in April we had our first meeting.
Congratulations to Dean Potter for his appointment as acting President pending the selection of a successor of our own Dr. Edward C. Elliott. Many of our members had
attended the Testimonial Dinner given to Dr. Elliott the preceding month.
On May 26th Rotary gave its Glee Club Party at Sportsmans Inn, and as before it "was one of the best". Ladies Night held at the Purdue Union
saw one hundred and twelve gathered together. All through the year Scott Weller our Rotary Program Chairman worked effectively to give the Club the best of programs. It was a good year, ended when President JIM sang his
swan song thanking the members for their work in helping him so loyally. The bank book showed a balance of $1,217.25.
