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Auburn Rotary Club
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History: a study of the club archives
“History of the Auburn Rotary Club, 1946-1950”
There was more information in the archives of the Draughon Library about the Auburn Rotary Club for the late 1940s than the early 1940s. The club was apparently enjoying growth since a 1946-47 reference cited the membership as 59, while a 1950 reference listed it at 73. The latter number was about twice the size of the 1941 membership.
Attendance was a strong issue, as attested to by the following quotes:
| Aug. 16, 1947 |
Note from Secretary: “Anyone missing four consecutive meetings in the future will be automatically dropped from the club roster.” |
| Jan. 10, 1949 |
Letter to Rotary International on attendance: “Our club does not engage in an attendance contest, but we do try to establish an follow, rather rigidly, the regulations as prescribed and as they pertain to attendance.” |
During this period there was no evidence of a printed bulletin, except for a reference dated Feb. 8, 1951, that Reid Davis was editor of “The Auburn Rotarian.” Some handwritten comments in minutes were selected and included:
| Aug. 24, 1946 |
The Auburn Rotary Club endorsed Dadeville as the location of the Dairy Show Barn for this area. |
| July 1, 1949 |
The club donated $10 to the inmates of Camp Auburn for baseball equipment. |
| Summer 1948 |
The club initiated a preschool hearing test clinic for children in the area with hearing problems. |
| 1949 |
There was a reference that meetings were being held in the Mell Street Cafeteria, with V.C. Helms as song leader. |
| Aug. 18, 1949 |
The club decided to invest in a Junior Baseball Club; $200 the first year and $100 for each of the following two years. |
| Oct. 13, 1949 |
The club decided to host a Cotton Beauty Queen contestant. |
| Oct. 27, 1949 |
A program was entitled “Gripes” and David Mullins and Olin Hill participated. |
| Aug. 17, 1950 |
Two new members came into the club: Jim Foy and Eugene McKibben |
| March 21, 1950 |
An On-to-Dothan Committee indicates strong support for Dave Mullins for district governor of District 239. |
| Sept. 11, 1950 |
Dues were increased by $0.25 per quarter because the Mell Street Cafeteria had started collecting a 2 percent sales tax. |
| Sept. 18, 1950 |
The club pledges $400 to the City Park. |
Some names that were recognizable during this time period are as follows: B.C. Pope, David Mullins, Jude Robinson, Carol Voyles, Watwood, Luther Beck, R.E. Wingard, Jimmy Greene, Neil Davis, Hugh Francis, Olin Hill, Hixon, Hubbard, Judd, Liverman, Parten, Showalter, Umbach, Hutsell, Sarver, Arant, Coppedge, Reid Davis, V.C. Helms, Mike Huntley, Lan Lipscomb, McNorton, Ben F. Thomas, Homer “Jug” Wright, and Clark Hudson. Presidents included:
| 1946-47 |
B.C. Pope |
| 1947-48 |
James E. Greene |
| 1948-49 |
David M. Mullins |
| 1949-50 |
H.R. Hubbard |
| 1950-51 |
Harry M. Davis |
Report of the History Committee, October 2006
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