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President Sine arranged a special program for his first meeting, introducing the new officers and directors and presenting
George Davis with a handsome past-president's pin. No club in the State has better programs than the Lafayette Club. For example; Elmer Waters told the club early in the year about the people of Brazil, Uruguay and the
Argentine, and a little about the Rio Convention. Rogers Hornsby of baseball fame, entertained the Club, brought by Oscar Pipes, President of the Columbia Park Recreation Association. Stu Holcomb packed the house to
tell us about the prospects of the Purdue football team. "Joss and Joe" presented a program on Indiana's Rivers, by canoe". Tent, campfire, equipment and canoe made a good background. Corn was kind one day with 75
Tippecanoe County 4-H Club members, and their leaders. The entertainment was "Six Months in England and Europe on the Bicycle". The 5th Annual Scholarship and Citizenship program, at which 1949 Rotary Medallions were presented to winners from Battle Ground, Buck Creek, Clarks Hill, Dayton, Jackson, Jefferson, Klondike, Monitor,
Montmorenci, Romney, Shadeland, Stockwell, Wea and West Lafayette High Schools. Each school also had their principals present as guests. The Youth Service Committee during the year gave several fine programs. Ned
Snyder, the Club's representative to the Hoosier Boys' State. There were several interesting travel programs. Mrs. Shambaugh told of her visit to the Geneva Conference of the United National Social and Economic Meetings.
The second "Sons and Daughters" was held at Lincoln Lodge. Among the new members were Irvine Wilson of the Hays, Kansas Club with a perfect attendance record of nine years, and Dayton McCormick, a charter
member of the Mt. Vernon, Ohio club. Dayton is the new pastor of the Central Presbyterian church. Our Big Stag party was held at Rotary Park, with Frank Riedel closing the Club House doors after the last
man had gone home. Dorothy Ayres, Bill's daughter won the Annual Speech contest, but lost to a Lebanon young man at the Crawfordsville final. Governor Art Kramer visited the Club, holding a Club Assembly, and giving
the Club his message. We always love to hear Louis Sears give us his annual Foreign Affairs discourse and this year's was no exception. Rotary emblem shields were presented to 14 new Eagle Scouts, with entertainment
by the famous Keitsenko Indian troop, a local group of scouts. The District Conference at Franklort was attended by 23 local Rotarians and many Rotaryanns. On May 5th the Inter-City Ladies Nite was held at the
Purdue Union. "Sixty minutes of Harmony" by the famous Purdue Varsity (31cc Club entertained guests from 24 Rotary Clubs. The Glee Club Stag Party (annual fish fry) was held late in May at Roth Park. It was one of the
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