East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-01-17

High moment in the installation
of the 1852 officers at East Cleve-
land Exchange club comes when
retiring president Joseph Eckert,
fourth from left, presents the
pavel to his successor, Charles
Kastilahn. Also shown are DR..
John Stab, secretary; Al Farmland,
District Governor; DR.. Richard
Watkins, vice-president, and DR..
Edgar /. Birk. treasurer.
Installation of officers for 1852,
recognition of the 13 new members
received during 1851, tribute to
two still active charter members,
and the surprise installation of one
of their past presidents to the
honored post of Lieutenant Cover
nor, made up the biggest an
nual dinner meeting in the history
of the East Cleveland Exchange
Club.
This memorial session was held
Saturday evening, January 18th at
Ovens Plantation with the ladies
as special guests.
District Governor AL Fahrland
first installed the clubs own new
1852 officers, Charles Kastilahn,
sergeant in the East Cleveland
Police Department being the in
coming president. During his years
in Exchange, Mr.. Kastilahn has
served in many important assign
ments.
Installed with him were the Of
ficers who will serve with him,
Vice President, Richard Watkins;
Secretary, DR.. John A. Stahl;
Treasurer, DR.. Edgar I. Birk. New
members of the Board of Control
also pledged with their duties are
Marvin H. Frankel, Russell Miller
and Frank Stencil. Continuing
their terms are: Thomas Dennis,
Jack Smith and Paul Carr, to-
gether with retiring president
Joseph Eckert who becomes a
member of this board.
Among his brief remarks, Gov
ernor Farmland said the service
club as it has come to be known,
has also become an important fac
tor in the American way of life,
having opened new channels for
service to ones fellowmen.
Setting forth the principles on
which Exchange is established, and
the fellowship and service oppor-
tunities it affords, Stanley Web
ster presented pins and Covenants
to these 13 men received into the
club this past year: A. R. Bowles,
Frank j. Bouska, Stanley Centa,
DR.. Robert C. Kuhlow, Lloyd
Kraushaar, Frank kissing, DR..
Joseph LoRusso, ]. Herbert Long,
James Monreal, James North, Ed
ward Pursey, Edward J. Swan
son, Arthur Truhan.
The club has two of its charter
members still active in the club.
Both are past presidents, but
served prior to the time when
gavels were presented to the retir-'
ing presidents. These men, Hoyt
S. Scott and DR.. Justin C. Tay,
were given special recognition by
the club when DIR. Richard Wat
kins, retiring program chairman
and incoming vice president, pre-
sented each one with a gavel.
President Kastilahn announces
the following committee chairmen
appointments:
Program, Frank J. Bouska;
Entertainment, J. Kenneth Boil
meyer; Publicity, Charlie Horan;
Inter-club, Joseph Eckert; Budget,
Finance, Audit, Stanley Webster;
Civil Defense, Edward Paul; Mem
bership and Attendance, Jack
Smith; Athletics, James North;
Tax Stamps, James Monreal;
House Meals, Tony Tomsic; House
Service, Robert Kuhlow, DR.. Joseph
LoRusso, Stanley Centa, Dick
Bowles.
A report on the installation of
Kenneth Bolmeyer as Lieutenant
Governor will be found elsewhere
in this issue.