Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-10 | Page 2 | Sidelights of Rotary

Sidelights Of Rotary I Iare A number or of past dis district governors are attending the three day conference confer confer- ence but George 0 R Reif managing director or of the Hotel Utah and past president of the Salt Lake club is the oldest past district governor in point of service He was the thc second district governor of the thc Filth Fifth district and served in Montana was in the district with Utah and Idaho until the early part ot of 1921 Dr T T. C C. Witherspoon of Butte Mont was the first district governor He served durIng dur dur- lag Ing Anthony W W. Ivins first st counselor in inthe the first presidency of the L L. D. D S. S church is the thc oldest Rotarian attend attend- I ROTARY CHI CHIE I F-I i v r Jy rt x Yr 26 1 H 5 It R. R JI if Wells of Pocatello Idaho I new governor of the Fifth J district no Rotary r I e 1 In the Fifth district conference The year old church official has beena been beena a member ot of the Salt Lake City club since November No 7 1922 Two ot of the theother other older local club members are arc George D D. D third vice president 73 years of age and a Rotarian since September 1919 and WIlliam R. R Wallace 68 a member since February 1922 the Discovered oldest treasurer In point of oC service in any Rotary club In the Fifth district He Is Herbert M. M Chamberlain vice president of the Walker Bank and Trust company who h has ls started his sixteenth consecutive tive year as ac treasurer of th the Salt Lake City club lIe He joined Rotary in October 1916 and was elected to handle the money in 1919 AU All honors for havIng a perfect attendance record go to Rotarian Ernest Ern Ern- est Lambourne of the Salt Lake club Although it is hard to believe Mr Lambourne L. has not missed a Rotary luncheon meeting for lor four and one one- half haIr years If there is a man in Utah or 01 Idaho who has a per pcr cent record record rec- rec ord for tor 55 months local officials lIs want to see him Mr Lambourne was elected elected elect elect- ed to membership In the local club February 14 1911 two weeks after It was organized Ben F Redman known as the best best- natured member in the local club is s the thc oldest Rotarian in point of vice in the Salt SaIt Lake City lion tion He received official notice of oC his election to membership the day after aCler the l local al club WM was formed here herc January 31 HUI 1911 With the opening ot of the Filth Fifth district dis- dis con conference of oC Rotary I it is revealed that the there e are clubs In 76 co countries and the 1 toW total membership is nearly 1500 50 boo r About three t fourths of the cl in rifles clUes o of less es than 20 p p Ia ton on records show J Boy Doy Scouts from Salt Lake trop Da 1 1 are acting as guides for vL 4 tartans Scouts have been placed ne near aU all meeting places and at convention r 1 n headquarters to assist the visitors visitor on Page Twenty I 1 ROTARY NOTES Continued from Pae Two To The Salt Sal Lake City Rotary club l i the Te oldest one in fit the Fifth district which includes 15 clubs cubs itt in Idaho ant anc eight in Utah Only four cities cies two In Utah an anti two In Idaho ever get the Fifth dis district di Rotary International conference Each Elch city gets get It I every tour four years yeas They arc Salt Sat Lake Cit City Ogden and BoLe Next year th convention con wi be held in Pocatello It 11 wi be held here again in 1938 The They are arc the only ones one large arge enough to so ac the crowd Ever Every Salt Sal Lake Rotarian and his hI lady Is i automatically registered at the conference There are arc members and wives which reveals that tat there are arc 17 bachelors In i the club cub The Te 15 clubs cubs located In Idaho areat are at Boise Boie Nampa Shoshone Rupert Rupert Buhl Buhi Jerome Tin Twin Falls Fals Bure Burley Pocatello Idaho Falls Fal Rexburg Pres ton Montpelier Gooding and Blackfoot Black Black- foot foot Clubs itt in Utah are located at Salt Sal Lake Ogden Logan Provo Prie Price Brigham City St St. St George orge and Cedar City