"Chick-Boutonnieres" adorned the lapels of officers and directors at the first Tuesday of prexy Martin's year, with instruction to wear
them throughout the year—and Holmes did. Ev Wright, Clyde Nichols, Arty Tichenor (kitchen-door) and Irv Wilson were a panel that dueled with a similar panel from Indianapolis at the District Conference at
Lebanon.
Price of noon meals went up to $1.50.
Club purchases 100 new Rotary songbooks.
Chances were sold at 25¢ each for the "Barong Taglog" material given to the Club the year before by a visitor
from the Orient. $32.00 was turned over to Rotary Foundation.
Started giving banners rather than wheels to Rotarians from outside the U.S. and started giving Rotary Wheels to speakers.
David McQueen replaced
Samuel Souders and Charles Horner replaced Spotts Emrick as court appointed Trustees for Rotary Park.
A $60.00 life raft was given the Y.M.C.A.
A dozen Rotarians give much time, much work, materials, money and
help for the benefit of Rotary Park, in addition to the regular annual sponsored work of the club.
The By-Laws were amended to increase the number of Board members from 11 to 13, with provisions that will
maintain an equal number of Board members from the Town and Gown groups.
18 programs were given by Club members during the year. Others sang, MC'd and took various parts at other meetings.
Individual
Rotarians sponsored the "First Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner" on February 12, entertaining and honoring 23 new Eagle Scouts.
Joanne Pottlitzer, 21, granddaughter of Edward L. Pottlitzer, Past President 1923-24, was
nominated by the Lafayette Club for a Rotary Foundation fellowship. Joanne won the nomination and will study a year in Chile, South America. She is a graduate of Jefferson High School and received a B.S. from Purdue in
June 1959.
During the year Club members stood in silent tribute to the memory of departed members Leslie M. "Pat" Hutchings, Charles "Charlie" Vaughan, and Stanley G. "Stan" Meikle, and former members Kendall
Dickinson, Past President 1930-31, and Louis M. "Louie" Sears.
Lafayette Rotary Club was host to 70 4-H Adult Leaders at their 21st annual District Training Conference on February 9, 1961.
The Club renewed practice of giving "tabs" for perfect attendance.
One week Hugh Steele opened a meeting by saying that "prexy Martin 'chickened out' on us today for a few 'poultry' dollars making a few 'fowl'
speeches somewhere in the Midwest." The next week prexy Martin opened the meeting by saying: "I plead guilty of 'fowl' speeches but I got nary a 'paltry' dollar as I attended the Poultry Science Association meeting on a
tax deductible basis. Now as for this gastrointestinal specialist who presided, I hope you will Steele yourself for my remarks, although I will Hugh to the line of fair rather than 'fowl' play. Remember he egged me on
since his remarks stuck in my craw. His intestinal fortitude is exceeded only by his ability as a punster. When you choose an M.D. for a veep and a Ph.D. for prexy you might have expected a paradox." Steele replied that
Martin was trying to "feather his nest."
Al Stewart organized a Rotary Choral Group—the first session was attended by 12 Rotarians and lasted for two hours and a fifth.
It was reported in the fall that an Army
Colonel opened the door at the Armory and directed a Sgt. to aid the I.U. boys in loading the Big Drum. Wasn't that a real Purdue Hospitality?
Once Dr. John C. Burkle let it be known he has lost a straw hat, size 7½.
Another week prexy Martin accused Al Wright of having "plenty of brass." The next week Al told of Martin having been a member of the wood-wind section in Spotts Emrick's band many years back, and how he had since
lost the 'wood' but still retained plenty of the 'wind'."
Ralph Morgen became the new president of Rose Polytechnic Institute at Terre Haute.
Holmes Martin took an 8-day cruise on the S.S. Independence.
At the annual Christmas Party, Clark Stevenson won the prize for the most children present—six; and Nils Bolin and George Davis tied for the most
grandchildren—three each. Good old George, finding his audience with a higher level of intelligence than usual, was superb with his presentation of "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man" but failed to get the
Little Boy out of the tree in "The Bear Story".
Thirteen Lafayette Rotarians traveled to Crawfordsville for their 40th anniversary. It was interesting to note that 13 Lafayette Rotarians attended
Crawfordsville Rotary 40 years ago and presented them with their Charter. Marvin Smith and David McQueen presented some musical numbers, and Swezey, Martin and Hostetter spoke. Lafayette Rotary presented them with a
"hotel" plaque for the lobby of the Hotel Crawford.
George Davis and Curt Hostetter represented Lafayette Rotary at the 10th anniversary meeting of the Tipton Rotary Club.
Three Proud Papas and 14 Proud
Grandpapas presented checks to the Rotary Foundation. And four others did likewise for birthdays, etc.
