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A very fine first meeting for President Jenkins. Al Stewart led the club in singing "R-O-T-A-R-Y" for our new president.
Then we all sang "Hail Purdue" for President Emeritus Ed Elliott, honoring him for his twenty-three years of outstanding service to Purdue, Rotary, the community, the state and the nation. Ed was reminded of a saying by
the late George Ade—"Early to bed and early to rise and you'll miss meeting a bunch of prominent guys." President Jenkins announced that each Tuesday he
would select one or more "Rotanans for Today", and for today he had selected Ed Elliott and Dean Potter During the year the following members of the Club were selected: Donald L. Beere, John Stemm, Walter S. Gibson,
Orwin V. Shaffer, Paul F. Royster, Henry B. Hass, ~Richard L. Holden, Charles E. Craw, Etheridge Baugh, John C. Burkle, Frank B. Timberlake, Herbert H. Horner, Howard E. Enders, Llewellyn V. Ludy, Frank B. Knight,
Arthur M. Brunson, Harold W. Cope, Glenn Harriman, Charles W. Beese, Ernest C. Young, John R. Jamison, William L. Ayres, James E. Williams, Albert P. Stewart, James Cattell, Curtis Hostetter, Andrew Fried, G. Bryant
Bachman, Victor L. Albjerg, Edwin M. Blakeslee, Orion L. Foster, Elmer R. Waters, Earl R. Honeywell, Dressel D. Ewing, Harry L. Solberg, Samuel E. Keller, Frank A. Tedford, and Joseph L. Baker.Colonel
Robinson of the Soldiers Home spoke one day with the result that we all made a tour of inspection the following week. At the September 1st meeting Gov. Howard N. Sweetman paid his official visit, giving us an
inspirational address at the luncheon and conducting a good Assembly in the evening at the Club Avalon. The Club picnic at Rotary Park even though it rained was well attended, and the fried chicken was delectable.
Purdue's First Kick-off luncheon was sponsored by the men's lunch clubs and the Chamber of Commerce. A great success, and will probably be continued next year. This year Rotary Park made outdoor living available for
three hundred and twenty-one girl scouts and forty-two leaders. Rotary and Kiwanis collected over seven hundred dollars in the Kettles for the Salvation Army, and the Rotarians had a lot of fun. During this first half
of President Glenn's year we had programs on jet propulsion, atomic bombs, plywood, Rostone, how to play cards, inductions of new members to mention only a few subjects. It was an outstanding Ladies Nite
that Bob Sine and his Committee gave us at the Country Club in January. Then there was the annual 4-H Corn Club meeting, with thirty-five members and their leaders from all over the county. Our baby member President
Fredrick L. Hovde was present. One January meeting we thanked the Howeys and Millers for their service of many years. The new owners of the Lodge, Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge were introduced. Joe
Zartman's Boy Scout meeting was on Lincoln's birthday. Joe stated that Lincoln exemplified scouting. The Big Inter-City Ladies Nite Party held April 2nd continues to grow, over two hundred were present, eighty from
other clubs. Our District Conference held later in this month at Muncie had a dozen from the Lafayette club. When one attends a Glee Club Party - this year at the Sportsmans' Inn, Monticello,--you surely
have a lot of fun. To hear the fellows sing just for the joy of singing is good for one's soul. At the May meeting President Jenkins announced that Vice-President Royster was moving to Kokomo and so would be unable to
serve as President the coming year. The Board of Directors unanimously elected Curtis Hostetter President for the ensuing year. One day in June we had a personally conducted tour through Art Stewart's Aluminum
Company's plant. Our delegate to the International Convention at Atlantic City, Etheridge Baugh, made a brief report. Attendance records, he said, broke all records with over ten thousand from the United States and an
even nine hundred from other countries. President Jenkins' last day he titled "Hostetter Day". He called on Past-Presidents Mort Templeton (1921-22), Jim Wiselogel (1922-23), Harry J. Schilling (1927-28),
Howard E. Enders (193 1-32), John Stemm (1936-37), Lloyd W. Josselyn (1937-38), Frank B. Timberlake (1938-39), Etheridge Baugh (1939-40), and Paul S. Emrick (1943-44) to stand, circle the table, and bring Curtis
Hostetfer, President-elect to the speaker's table. So ended a good year under President Glenn. |
