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CHARTER NIGHT

October 2, 1951 

            The Rotary Club of Oildale offered to be our sponsor and great plans were made for Charter Night.  Even finding a hall for a large group to have dinner was not easy in 1951.  The Recreation Hall at Trona was reserved, and 109 Rotarians and their ladies gathered on Tuesday, October 2, 1951 for a gala evening.  Buses arrived from the Bakersfield and Oildale area and members from all the Clubs in Zone 5, plus Dos Palos and Santa Barbara were present.

 

            The Master of Ceremonies on Charter Night was Past District Governor Warren Wilkinson.  Highlighting the program, PDG Joe Sears of Santa Barbara presented the Charter to LCdr. J. "Jack" Goddard.  Gifts of Rotary Clubs needs including a U.S. flag and stand, Bell and Mallet, Podium, Secretary's kit, Badges, Object of Rotary and a fine box camera from Zone 5 Clubs.

 

TRONA ARGONAUT

(Friday October 5, 1951 Article) 

            One hundred and nine members and guests filled the spacious Community Hall ballroom in Trona to witness a most impressive ceremony, establishing the Rotary Club of China Lake under the sponsorship of the Rotary Club of Oildale.  Members and ladies from the Bakersfield Clubs chartered two buses to make the trip to the desert.

 

            The evening was highlighted by an address by Dr. G. E. Norwood, Past District Governor (from either of Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, or San Marino depending on which of the papers you read). He delivered the address of the evening in which he outlined the wide scope of Rotary International and how it can be of benefit both to the individual communities and the world as a whole.  Dr. Norwood's stirring talk on the international work of Rotary Clubs emphasized the effect such organizations have in repelling the threat of Communism and furthering the democratic ways of life.

 

LCdr. L. J. GODDARD

Charter Member

President

Classification: Public Defense - Sea

Administrative Aide to the Commander

NOTS China Lake

 

Mr. F. E. BRANCH

Charter Member

Vice President

Classification: Potash Producing

Assistant Manager

American Potash and Chemical Co.

Trona

 

Dr. E. L. ELLIS

Charter Member

Secretary-Treasure

Classification: Rocket Manufacturing

Head, Rocket Ordnance

NOTS China Lake

 

Dr. D. H. BAYNE, DDS

Charter Member

Classification: Oral Surgery

Dental Surgery

Trona

 

Dr. F. W. BROWN

Charter Member

Director

Classification: Government Research

Associate Director Research and Development

NOTS China Lake

 

Dr. L. W. BRIGGS

Charter Member

Director

Classification: Chemical Research Engineer

American Potash and Chemical Co.

Trona

 

Cdr. A. B. BENNETT

Charter Member

Classification: Public Safety

Security Officer

NOTS China Lake

 

Mr. E. S. CAIN

Charter Member

Director

Classification: Principal Adult Education

Kern County Union High School District

Ridgecrest

 

Cdr. T. J. DOYLE

Charter Member

Sergeant-at-Arms

Classification: Public Works

Public Works Manager

NOTS China Lake

 

Dr. T. H. DRUMMOND

Charter Member

Classification: Hospital Surgeon

Ridgecrest Hospital

Ridgecrest

 

Cdr. A. L. JACOBSON

Charter Member

Classification: Public Defense - Air

Executive Officer

Naval Air Facility

China Lake

 

Dr. E. E. KARNER, DDS

Charter Member

Classification: Dentistry

Civilian Dentist

NOTS China Lake

 

Mr. M. C. LIPP

Charter Member

Classification: Community Planning Engineer

Head Planning Division

NOTS China Lake

 

Mr. E. MURRAY

Charter Member

Classification: Education, High School Superintendent

China Lake School District

NOTS China Lake

 

Mr. J. O. RICHMOND

Charter Member

Classification: Municipal Government Administration

Community Manager

NOTS China Lake

 

Mr. H. R. RICHARSON

Charter Member

Classification: Ordnance Consulting Engineer

Design and Consultant Production

NOTS China Lake

 

Mr. J. L. ROBINSON

Charter Member

Classification:  Railroad Transportation

President, Trona Railroad

Trona

 

Mr. K. H. ROBINSON

Charter Member

Classification: Rocket Manufacturing (Additional Active)

Associate Head Ordnance Processing

NOTS China Lake

 

Mr. A. WARNER

Charter Member

Classification: Railroad Transportation (Additional Active)

Assistant General Manager

Trona

 

Cdr. S. K. WILSON

Charter Member

Director

Classification: Municipal Construction

Charge of Construction

NOTS China Lake

 

Chaplain W. L. WOLF

Charter Member

Honorary Member

Classification: Christianity, Protestantism

NOTS Chaplain

NOTS China Lake