The Faribault Rotary Club celebrated its 100-year anniversary on May 1, 2020. Each week the bulletin is published during this Rotary year 2020-21, I will include a brief historical highlight from our history of fellowship and Service above Self.
1926-27-28-29
1926
Noon meetings were to be held at the Elks Club with the cost not to exceed 60 cents.
(Is Peter willing to match that price?)
The club sponsored a float in the 4th of July parade.
The club fielded a baseball team with Leo Shandorf as captain.
Our 6th club president was Dr. Edmund K. Clements.
1927
The meeting day and time was changed to Wednesday at noon (and has stayed unchanged for 93 years.)
There was an attendance contest with the Owatonna Rotary Club.
Our 7th club president was Harold H. (Dick) Kirk.
1928
The high school band under the direction of Clarence Purdie, gave a noontime concert.
There was a program on “The Mind of Youth.”
The Christmas Party was held at the Guild House.
Our 8th club president for 1927-28 was Eugene H. Gipson.
1929
Rice County Farmers were special guests at one meeting.
First meeting was held at the Harvey Hotel.
The decision was made to erect Rotary signs on the roads leading into Faribault.
Our 9th club president in 1928-29 was C. Willard Cross, Former Superintendent of Schools- Faribault, (Todd Sesker’s predecessor.)
He was a member from 1926-62. Rod also knew him!