This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1971
Page
3
About 250 people attended a 50th anniversary banquet at Ottawa University Student Union honoring Ottawa Rotary Club. District 571 members from Topeka, Lenexa, Leavenworth and others joined, with C. Murray Ross named living charter member. Awards went to Gilliland for attendance, Hayward for secretary service, and McCrossen received a Rotary International plaque. Snyder donated 500 dollars to the Ottawa Rotary Foundation.
Rotary members in Ottawa pioneered hard roads, with early leaders like Ralph Pleasant and R. C. Capron driving through mud to attend distant meetings. The club’s growth included governors, secretaries, singing groups, and the Rotawa bulletin, marking 50 years with notable figures such as Wayne E Gilliland and Dr. S. Martin Brockway guiding culture and organization.
G Murray Ross Wayne E Gilliland and Glen A Hayward received Rotary honors at the Ottawa Club’s 50th anniversary banquet. Ross, living charter member of the 1921 club, past district governor and Ross Industries head, lauded for decades of service. Gilliland joined in 1923 and has perfect attendance since 1927, editing the Rotawa weekly. Hayward, joined 1940, served as president and longtime secretary, named for his district leadership and club efficiency.
JOHN J. PINNEY reports on how Rotary practices vary by country. He notes no singing, cocktails before meetings, long sessions, and visible emblems in some clubs, then details experiences in Hammerfest Singapore Tokyo Kowloon Melbourne and Melbourne where meals, invocations, seating, and interpretation differed.
Melbourne club hosts Rotary Anns as guests at a noon meeting wives invited occasionally. A London member and wife adopted the narrator. Joint committee meetings and cross club projects show cooperative activity in a large city. High ethical standards and dignifying all occupations form the club ethos. The aim is service in personal business and community life and to advance international understanding and peace through world fellowship of business and professional men.
Andrew Grove from Adelaide Australia visited Ottawa last week with his mother and sister reconnecting with families he stayed with four years earlier. Grove credits the program with broadening his ability to converse with diverse people and adapt to different surroundings. He stressed the exchange helped him think beyond himself at a young age and would recommend it to others who are adaptable and open to new environments.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.