The Vidette-Messenger Centennial EditionThe 1936 special edition celebrating Porter County's centennial year . . . .
The following article has been transcribed from the August 18, 1936, issue of The Vidette-Messenger, published in Valparaiso, Indiana. This particular special edition focuses on Porter County's centennial celebration and contains a 94-page compendium of Porter County history up to that time.
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Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso,
Porter County, Indiana; August 18, 1936; Volume 10, Section 2, Page 22.
ROTARY CLUB OF CITY IS 15 YEARS OLD
Rotary
philosophy of life is a way of living seven days in the week at all times and
all places, even when acts are not seen by other Rotarians. The Valparaiso
Rotary club was organized on March 21, 1921, at Altruria hall at Valparaiso
university when some 167 persons sat down to a banquet served at 6:30 p. m.
Speakers at the banquet included James Herron, of New York City and Walter
Pittsford then governor of the district of Rotary which included most of the
state of Indiana.
Since that time the prominent business, educational and professional men who are
members of this organization have been striving to live a perfect Rotary life --
that means abhorrence of unethical practices. The slogan of the Rotary club is:
"He profits most who serves best."
Since the organization the club has fostered a number of movements for the
betterment of community life. The most recent achievement has been the promotion
of oratorical contests among high school students.
Charter members of the local club when it was organized over fifteen years ago
by Rotarians from Chicago and northern Indiana were G. L. Maxwell, Lewis E.
Meyers, William J. Morris, William Schleman, O. F. Helvie, M. J. Bowman, B. L.
Brenner, G. O. Carpenter, F. D. Hodges, R. H. Johnson, C. L. Jeffrey, M. R.
Lowenstine, Mark Palmer, Mox Ruge, Byron Smith, and Frank A Turner.
The following constituted the first staff of officers: G. Leonard Maxwell,
president; Lewis E. Meyers, vice president; William J. Morris, secretary; M. J.
Bowman, director.
The membership of the club has grown slowly but steadily until the present time,
when the membership totals forty-two.
Dinner meetings are held regularly at 12:45 p. m., on each Monday at Hotel
Lembke.
Officers of the club at present are Rev. C. M. Small, president; Howard LePell,
vice president; Charles Weise, secretary, and Leonard L. Howard, treasurer.
Article transcribed by Steven R. Shook