ROTARY CLUB
OF
SACRAMENTO
CALIFORNIA
ROSTER
1931-1932
OFFICERS
Royal (Roy) Miller, President
Charles Lumbard, Secretary
Fred L. Martin, Treasurer
J. W. (Jack) Morshead, Executive Secretary
Vern A. Culver, Louis
Ficetti, Edward W. Florence, P. B. (Bert) Holyoake, Morgan LaRue, Luppe B.
Luppen, Frank L. McNally, Percy B. Reese, Hilliard E. Welch.
Jack Foster.
Sergeant at Arms
Emil Martin, Pianist
Cliff Mott, Song Leader
THE SACRAMENTO
ROTARY CLUB
The Rotary Club of
Sacramento was organized September 15, 1913, by a committee of Rotarians from San
Francisco and Oakland. The first meeting
of the Club was held at the Chamber of Commerce, 918 Sixth Street.
At this meeting
Fontaine Johnson was appointed chairman of a committee to select the officers
of the Club, and the following officers were chosen: Sam Gilbert, President;
Dick McKay, Vice-President; Fontaine Johnson, Corresponding Secretary; Charles
Lumbard, Financial Secretary; Tom Scott, Treasurer; Charlie Doyle and Charlie
Alvord, Directors.
The charter for the
Rotary Club of Sacramento was granted February 1st, 1914.
The first meeting of
the Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Sacramento was held in office of Sam
Gilbert, 919 Sixth Street and the following officers and directors being
present; President, Sam H. Gilbert;
Vice-President, R. S. McKay; Directors, Chas. Becker, F. C. Chinn and
Chas. F. Doyle.
The charter members
who still hold membership in the Club are:
Charlie Alvord, Louis
Breuner, Hon., Drury Butler, Jack Fenton, Joe Hebrecht, Fontaine Johnson,
Charlie Lumbard, Jack Morshead, Jack Reese, Tom Scott, Fred Weil.
PAST PRESIDENTS
Following is a list
of the Presidents who have piloted the Club through its various stages of
growth and development:
Sam Gilbert, 1913-14;
Dick McKay, 1914-15; Doc Cameron, 1915-16; Joe Hobrecht, 1916-17; Charlie
Bills, 1917-18; Fontaine Johnson, 1918-19; Jack Lynn, 1919-20; Egbert Brown,
1920-21; Milt Ferguson, 1921-22; and Dr. Walter Taylor, 1922-23; W. I. (Bill)
Elliott, 1923-24; Carl A. Lamus, 1924-25; August F. Brinkman, 1925-26; Joseph
H. Stephens, 1926-27; Jack Reese, 1927-1928; Ed. Schoff, 1928-29; “Mitch” W.
Nathan, 1929-30; Dal M. Lammon, 1930-31.
In eighteen years the
Club has grown from a membership of fifty to two hundred and fifteen. It became a Class A Club in October,
1921. It was the ninety-seventh club to
join the International Association of Rotary Clubs.
The Sacramento Club
has been the sponsor for new Rotary Clubs organized in Marysville, Chico,
Vallejo, Auburn, North Sacramento, Davis and Woodland.
AIMS & OBJECTS COMMITTEE
President Roy Miller,
Burt Holyoake, Sherman L. Devine, Bob Hirsch and Mitch Nathan.
Vocational Service:
P. B. "Bert" Holyoake, Chairman.
Community Service:
Sherman L. Devine, Chairman.
Club Service: R. L.
"Bob" Hirsch, Chairman.
International Service:
"Mitch" Nathan, Chairman.
Vocational Service:
Business Methods Committee.
Club Service:
Classifications, Membership, Program, Fellowship, Education, Public relations,
Rotary Day State Fair, Inter-City, Attendance, Menu, Golf, Budget and Finance
Committees.
PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEES
Business Methods: P.
B. "Bert" Holyoake.
Classifications: Ed
Pickett, Chairman; Gus Brinkman, Carl Lamus.
Membership: Secret.
Program: Jack Reese,
George Conover, Bob Hirsch, John Payne.
Fellowship: Thomas
Scollan, Chairman; Harry Devine, Ed Cain, Earl Markwart, Chas Mason, George
Pollock, Bert True, Leigh Swinson, Jimmy Hale, Bill Beattie.
Education in Rotary:
Hilliard Welch, Chairman; Mike Brinkley, Vern Culvert, Lupe Luppen.
Public Relations:
Frank McNally.
Rotary Day State
Fair: Boyd Oliver, Chairman; Arthur Dudley, Charlie Paine, Bill Elliott, Fred
Weil, Tom Scollan, Ted Pendleton, Harry Wiseman, Frank Burhans, Frank McKenzie,
Jim Leitch, Al Spilman, Henry Krebs.
Student Loan
Committee: Mitch Nathan, Chairman; Peter Shields, Clarence Breuner, Bill Geary,
Chris Jones, Mike Brinkley, Henry Skidmore, Fred Martin, Royal Miller.
Inter-City Visits: Ed
Florence, Chairman; Bernie Scollan, Art Clark Lee Doherty, Arthur Hobbs, Jim
Rowray.
Attendance: Gun
Lundlee, Chairman; Al Knight, Orland Close, Roy Barnett, George Thunen.
Menu: John Clauss,
Jr..
Golf: Al Carter,
Chairman; Jimmy Dean, Frank Minch.
Budget-Finance: Percy
Reese, Chairman; Charles Lumbard, Fred Martin.
Boy's Work: John
Meyer, Chairman; George Pollock, Mervyn Stone, Spray Moore, Glenn Kirkpatrick.
Charity: Clarence
Breuner, Chairman; Jim Hubbard, George Briggs.
Crippled Children:
Ernie Chappell, Chairman; Gus Wilson, Jim Keating, Clarence Breuner, Ex. Of.
ROSTER OF MEMBERS
|
ALVERSON, OSCAR C. |
|
HONORARY MEMBERS
|
|
© 2008 Nancy Pratt Melton
Golden Nugget
Library's Sacramento County
