Elyria Rotary marks 70 years of service and diversity
A retrospective on Elyria Rotary Club founded April 1 1918 by local business leaders led by Mayor Charles Tucker and Al Hannaford. The article traces wartime beginnings, notable members, club evolution, philanthropy including Easter Seals lineage, and ongoing service projects with current officers and membership both men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Rotary
Elyria
Charles Tucker
Lorain County Abstract Co
Art Curren
Elyria Telephone Co
al Hannaford
Elyria Hardware
James Hewitt
Rotary Club
Rotary International
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Ralph Murbach
Murbach
John Grant
First Congregational Church
Charles Savage
Lincoln Werner
Ben Hindman
YMCA
Jay Howenstine
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Louis Martel
Martel Packing Co
Burt Saunders
George Nicholas
Charles McDonald
Elyria Canning Co
Frank Shelton
Shelton
United States
Angola
Australia
Ceylon
Chile
Fiji Islands
Finland
Sweden
Switzerland
Rotary
Paul P. Harris
Chicago
Syracuse
N.Y
Toledo Club
Rotary Crippled Children’s
Toledo Society For Crippled Children
Middle Avenue
Homer Allen
Edgar F. Allen
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Gates Hospital For
Allen
Ohio Society For Crippled Children
The
Easter Seal Society
International
Paul Harris
National
International Society
YWCA
Hickories
J. William Tattersall
David J. Knapp
Robert H. Perry
John&. Blevins
Donald F. Andress
Elyria Rotarians
Kiwanis
Lions
Jaycees
Connie Davis
Elyria Ghig
Lorain County
Tom and
Jean Bowen
Polio Plus
Interact
Community Service
Elyria Rotary Club
Michael G. Pedrick
Polionnise Oe
Rotarians
A.B.E. Travel Agency
Brandau Jewelers
Century
Demby Real Estate
Dall Pord Dellumimer CO
LES Drage Realty
William F Nichols
Northern Savings & Loan
Robert A. Perry