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1967-1968
Officers |
Directors |
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Milton W. Taylor |
President |
Robert L. Carruthers |
Melvin K. McClean |
1st Vice President |
George J. Yapp |
John N. Martin, M.D. |
2nd Vice President |
Finley F. Fiske |
Edward M. Hirsch |
Secretary |
Tony C. Poloski |
Jacob M. Ford, II |
Treasurer |
Jack W. Clayton |
Wendell Lawrence |
Sgt at Arms |
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Robert A. O'Dell |
Asst Sgt at Arms |
|
Ross Woodbury |
Asst Sgt at Arms |
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District #603 Governor: George Noble, Bethany, Missouri
The 1967-68 Rotary year began with Past District Governor Frank Gee doing his usually fine job of inducting the new officers. Milton W. Taylor received the gavel from Finley Fisk and thus began his year as Club 32's president.
All Rotary Day was held on August 2 at the Moila Country Club. It was a pleasant day seeing 73 golfers in fellowship representing 13 clubs from district 603. A dinner was held and prizes awarded. Bob Finch was honored with low gross and Bill Mytton had best drive on #14. These were the only two from Club 32 with a noteworthy accomplishment on the fairways.
This was a year when the upstart East Side Club challenged the "old men" from Downtown to a baseball game. East Side referred to Club 32 as the metallic club (gold in our teeth, silver in our hair and lead in our pants). There was a lot of congenial banter back and forth but there was never an outcome in the bulletin, so this writer can only assume that the "metallic kids" of Club 32 came away with honors.
Club attendance stayed around the 77% mark for most of the year. This kept us 29th out of 30 clubs in our district.
August 22, Dr. John N. Martin presided as Milt Taylor was out of town on business and President Elect Mel K. McClean was representing the club at the ground breaking of Missouri Western State College-a big day for our city.
There was a Group Study Exchange to India and a report given by Dale Flowers of Geeco. To make this and other programs of the Rotary Foundation Possible, this club has paid into the Rotary Foundation Fund $4,179.60. In June, this Rotary District #603 sent $200 to Hozaribagh, India District 325 for a tube well. This is international understanding in action.
Carl Schuchardt (Memorial Park Cemetery) says while various personnel were on summer vacations, grave digging was being done by skeleton crews.
Did you know that district Governor George Noble of Bethany, Missouri is the youngest District governor in all of Rotary's 13,000 clubs?
Student
Christmas Party is December 16th.
Harold Neidorp noted that this annual event began in 1938 under the
direction of then President Harry Herschman.
Similar programs now follow the program originated by Club #32 and
are held by numerous Rotary and other service clubs throughout the
country.