The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
ORGANIZED ROTARY
CLUB IN BISMARCK
ON march 70, 1920
Raymond N. 6ergsson Instru-
mental; Instituted Boys
Work Program in City

Largely through the efforts OF Ray.
mond M. Bergeson, the Bismarck Ro-
tary club was organized March a..
1920.
Charter members included Rev.
George Buz1ell, r. M. Bergeson, F. L.
Conklin. Burt Finney, H. p. Goddard,
W. Z. Lahr, ]. L. Bell, q. F. Dullam,
George 0ustafson, J. p. French. H.
J. Duemeland, George A. Duemeland,
Carl Nelson, George Remission. Dr..
8 b. Toney, J. p. Whitney, A. w.
Lucas, George D. Mann, p. r. Fields,
Henry Halverson, A. w. Gussner. Dr..
e p. Quain, H. r. Steele. George
Price and DR.. L. A. Schipfer.
r. L. Conklin was the first presi-
dent and Bergeson was named secre-
tary, q position he held for seven
years.
Rotary's first activity here was
boys work and the club brought J. J.
Macleod here to take charge Of the
program.
Developed Into Scouts
Later the Kiwanis and Lions clubs
and the city school board and the
community assisted In maintaining
the boys work program.
With the advent Of the community
chest, the boys work program became
Q participate In the chest and has
developed into the Missouri Valley
Area Council Of the Boy Scouts OF
America.
An annual event fostered by the
Rotary club Is q dinner for the All
club boys and girls Of Burleigh county.
FOR some years an annual dinner was
given for farmers living near Bis
mArck, but for the last two years this
custom has not been followed.
The policy Of the Bismarck club. rs
well q that Of all other clubs. Is to
refrain from starting projects indie.
pendently when the projects can be
hondled by existing agencies, but to
cooperate with all existing agencies In
any projects for community good.
The Rotary club meets at the Grand
Pacific hotel each Wednesday noon.
The great interest Of the members In
the organization Is demonstrated by
good attendance. B o. Ward had not
missed = meeting In nearly II years
until he broke his arm few weeks
ago. L. K. Thompson and r. NJ.
Bergeson have had perfect attendance
records for the last six years.
Presidents Of the club since its in
ception include Conklin. Burt Finney.
J. 1. Bell, H. J. Duemeland, Dr.. v.
J. LaRose. George F. Will, b. K
1keels. DR.. r. 8. Towne, J. c. Taylor,
Dr.. H. A. Brandes. John Hoffman. r.
N. Bergeson. George A. Duemeland
and DR.. q. M. Constarls, present pre-
siding officer.
Other officers this year include j.
r. French, vice president: Kelley A.
slmonson, secretary. and A. ]. Arnot,
treasurer.
Members Are Listed
Rotary club members include A. ].
A.not. M. H. Atkinson. T. r. Atkin-
SOn, Frank p. Aughnay. Palmer C..
B1kken. L. F. Bechtold. ]. L. Bell, r.
n. Bergeson. George F.. Bird, M. C.
B!ackstun. r. E. Bonham. DR.. H. A.
Brandes. Supreme Court Justice A.
A. Christensen, N. o. Churchill. F.
/. Conklin, DR.. q. NJ. Constans, Fred
A. Copelin. B. G. Cross. ]. e. Davis.
Major ]. F. Duckworth, George A.
Duemeland, Henry J. Duemeland, A.
W. Guss1er. George F. Dullam. Burt
rinney, John p. French, Jack Hint
gen, John Hoffman. Earl NJ Hend-
ricks, George T. Humphreys. ]. p.
jackson. w. r. Kraft, DR.. v. j. La.
Rose, Clarence c. Larsen. J. A. Lar.
cen, DR.. L. w. Larson, Roy Logan.
Rev. Floyd E. Logee, AL L,owrey. p. J.
Meyer, Frank w. Murphy. Henry T.
Murphy. Carl Nelson. Paul o. Netland.
Harvey Niles, Supreme Court Justice
". 1. Nuessle. Merton ]. Orr. William
II. Payne. w. E. Perry, John I. Peter
con, DR.. E. p. Quain, Theodore GUAM
1ud. L. II. Richmond. Robert A. Rit-
terbush. Charles r. Robertson, Kelley
A 6imonson, B. K. Skeels, A. r.
Tavis. E. J. Taylor, J. G. Taylor, L K.
Thompson. DR.. r. s. Towne, James
Trimble, Birlea o. Ward. Robert b.
Webb. A. J. Weinberger. George r.
Will and Clyde L. Young.