Charter Members
About Our Club
On March 27th of 1922, 21 selected individuals decided to make formal application to charter the Fairmont Rotary Club. On April 3 they elected officers and the charter application was sent to RI on April 6, 1922.
Harold E. Wade - President
W. Lester Webb - Vice President
Robert H. McCune - Secretary
Seymour Frank Durga - Treasurer
Mourits C. Mourtisen - Sergeant at Arms
John F. Haeckel - Director
Thomas H. Curtis - Director and Song Leader
Roscoe C. Hunt - Director
Fillmore A. Wentworth
Emil C. Belina
Ned R Bomboy
Harry H. Canright
Harry S. Fairley
Elmore Houghtaling
Frank F Huntting
Wm. B. Milne
Allen L. Moore
Harry P. Sentman
George A Sutherland
Robert Wallace
Herman Wehler
Other historical trivia:
Club # 1 - Chicago, IL - 1905
Club # 2 - San Francisco CA - 1908
Club # 3 - Oakland, CA - 1909
Club # 4 - Los Angelas, CA
Club # 5 - New York City, NY
Club # 6 - Boston, MA
Club # 7 - Tacoma, WA
Club # 8 - ?????
Club # 9 - Minneapolis, MN - Feb 18,1910
Club # 10 - St Paul, MN - Feb 19, 1910
1910 Sixteen Clubs existed
1911 First overseas clubs in Dublin, Ireland, Belfast, Ireland and London, England
1914 100th Club in Phoenix, AZ
1921 1000th club in York, England
There are three Fairmont Rotary Clubs in MN, NC, and WV
In 1935 Fairmont Rotary sponsored a new club in Mankato, MN
In 1936 Fairmont Rotary sponsored a new club in St James, MN
In 1936 Fairmont Rotary sucessfully challenged a RI redistricting to move the club to Iowa
In the 1940's Fairmont had "Ethel" as "our faithful pianist" to accompany the songs.
In 1941 was first referenced to Rotary Anns in Fairmont
1988 saw first women members of Fairmont Rotary - Dorothy Grotte and Ethyl Kiehl during John Lund's presidency.