The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-04-28
Rotary's 10th
Anniversary
A Success
Eighty-Five Registra-
tons With Fifty Out
of-Town Guests
SPLENDID PROGRAM
Honor Four Active
Charter Members
Governor In Attendance

Rotary in this city, long out OF
it's swaddling clothes, celebrated its
tenth anniversary with birthday
party in the Community Club
rooms Tuesday evening. Eighty
five Rotarians and guests partook
Of a delicious dinner, served at sew
en- o'clock by the ladies OF the
Episcopal Guild.
Among the eighty-five men pres
emit, fifty were representatives from
the Rotary Clubs at Fergus Falls,
Alexandria, st. Cloud, Staples, Min
neapolis and Brainerd. Thirty-five
different occupations were repre-
scented among the group. Bob
Schwalen, former member of the
local club, who now resides In St.
Cloud, was a guest.
Carl Fischer, president OF Sank
Centre Rotary, was the master OF
ceremonies, and in his opening re-
marks stated that the purpose OF
the meeting was to celebrate the
birthday Of the local club. as well
as give honor to the four active
charter members, u. L. Kells, d. B.
Caughren, J. +. Dubois and George
Berggreen. Trees Of carnations
were placed on the center Of each
table and the Rotarians and guests
were at liberty to pluck one of the
flowers from a tree. The charter
members were presented gardenias.
Gene Mccarthy, Of Fergus Falls,
who assisted Supt. w. A. Kohl In
leading the Rotarians In song, sang
two popular Irish ballads, my Wild
Irish Rose" and when Irish Eyes
Are Smiling"
In the address Of welcome, Carl
Fischer stated that the local club
came into being April %, 1923, and
that Bob Ashley, Of Fergus Falls
was the organizer. Mr.. Ashley was
made an honorary member OF Sank
Centre Rotary. Ten years ago
said Mr.. Fischer, there were doubts
as to whether Rotary would endure
in Sank Centre, but records show
that 90 percent Of all Rotary Clubs
formed exist today. He read the
membership list Of the first club
which was as follows: III. A. Falk
Howard Bishop, George O'Gara, J.
r. Dubois, M. A. Nye. v. L. Bur
CESS, Sigurd Holme, H. II. White.
head, Peter Robischon, Rev. John
Fearon, George Berggreen, j. A
Schoenhoff, Herman Vennewitz, L
L. Kells, Fred Unger, Bob Schwal.
en-, d. B. Caughren and r. e. Han;
sen. OF the original club Of eigh.
teen, four died and three left the
city, while others left membership
for various reasons. The honorary
members are: v. L. Burgess, Johr
McGibbon and w. M. Parker.
Musical selections on the well bal
anced program were presented 10y
Peter Svenneby, DR.. p. w. Hanson
and J. Sampson, music instructor
at the public schools. Mr.. Svenne
by presented two mouth organ so
los; DIR. Hanson, with two tnstru
mental solos, varied his instrumen
tation, first giving a baritone solt
and as an encore presented a rous
ing banjo selection; Mr.. Sampson
presented two splendid violin solos
He is an excellent violin soloist
and his numbers were greatly en-
joyed.
Ed Barnard, Of Fergus Falls, CAV
a brief resume Of the organization
and the presentation of the chartel
to the local club May 8, 1928, whel
$50 men were present. Sixteei
members from Fergus Falls attend
ed the meeting, as sponsors of tn
local Rotary, he said.
Dr. r. e. Cooper read several con
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