A Turkey Dinner at Cary Camp with Joe Zartman's Scout Committee was well
attended. Joe and his gang put on a real "flim flain" program. One day in August our new member, Fred Hovde, President of Purdue told us about the new Purdue. A twelve thousand enrollment with crowded class rooms and
housing. We have many visitors; one day it was thirty-eight, and there came a day later when the number was nearly a hundred. It is good to have these guests, and how they like our singing.October saw the
usual Stag Party at Roth Park. Games and contests in the afternoon, and a chicken dinner in the Club house with the great fireplace filled with blazing logs.
Governor Zetterberg's official visit was in November. "It
Must Be of the Spirit" is the slogan of Rotary, he said. A Club Assembly preceded the luncheon meeting.
Eric Holm staged the program for the Number One club, Chicago Rotary, one day. It was a 4-H Youth Service program
during the week of the International Livestock Exposition.
Santa Claus, a la Mort Templeton, the Bob Sine put over the "Wabash River reindeer and bells on a Tuesday in December Show Boat", our Al Stewart
Ladles Night in with white elephant gifts for all members. April at the Purdue Union, and as usual a packed house.
The Club met at the Hall of Music for Al Stewart's Christmas Convo with Christmas numbers played by
the sixty piece University Orchestra, and singing by over five hundred members of the University Concert Choir and the Glee Club.
Someone put $110.00 into the Rotary Salvation kettle, and so Rotary beat
Kiwanis $498.75 to $284.55.
One of the best programs of the year was Eric Holm's 4-H Corn Club and Rural Neighbors Day; the big dining room at the Lodge was packed. Later in the same month Fred Hovde introduced our
member, Andrey Potter who spoke on the subject, "Your Calling and Your Government." He closed his address by. saying "To be Great we must build on decency, law, honor, and The Golden Rule." Announcement was made of the
death of Paul D. Harris, the founder of Rotary, January 27th the date.
The "Gay Nineties" was the title of our Ladies NiLe at Lincoln Lodge the last day of the month. At the February meeting we all saluted Rev. A.
Elliston (King) Cole of Bloomington, a Director of Rotary International. This was the meeting our Annual Winter Agricultural Course, with Eric Holm introducing David Pfendler. There were three contestants in the High
School Discussion group, Barbara Steill winning.
One day in March the new Rotary Men's Chorus brought the roof down with their "In the Evening by the Moonlight" and "Home on the Range". This was the day we welcomed a
new member, Stu Holcomb, Purdue's new football coach. "Mental Flexibility" as given by Louis Sears was a treat to all of us.
The Third Annual Scholarship and Citizenship meeting brought outstanding seniors from all of
the high schools of the County with their principals to the Lodge as our guests. Rotary Medallions were given to the students.
"How Much of the World Can We Feed" by Don Paarlberg packed Lincoln Lodge one May
day. It was announced that Charlie Vaughan's son Charles would be our representative to Boy's State.
June 3rd was the date of our Glee Club Meeting, held at Sportsman's Inn with "all the fish you can eat", and how the
fellows and Rotarians sang until midnight.
At a February meeting we had the Eagle Scouts as our guests presenting them with the Rotary Medallion. Our Joe Zartman explained how the Scouts achieve the eagle rating.
At
President Curt's last meeting he thanked the members, all of them, for their splendid cooperation, and paid special tribute to Bob Sine, stating that the success or failure for a Club year depends upon the Program
Chairman.
This was the year the Club earmarked $250.00 for a new roof for the Club House, and made plans of spending $350.00 additional for improvements of the house and grounds. It was twenty-five years ago that
Rotary Park on the Tippecanoe River was formally dedicated. A picnic supper was followed by tribute paid Edgar Goldsberry, who made the Park possible by the donation of the tract of land and placing the foundation for
the Lodge.
