Recollections of the 1940’s

Recollections of the 1940’s

In preparation for the 50^th anniversary celebration (in 1973), several members were  asked to review some of the earlier decades. One of the members,  listed his recollections of the 40’s as follows:

Meetings were in the Log Room of the old Cochran Hotel.

On Rotary Ann nights the boys sat on one side and  the girls on the other side. …18 new members were inducted during this period, ... Singing was a top priority, then, with the “infamous quartet”. This quartet was in demand at our meetings and at other clubs, in the area.

Special projects included furnishing a bath room at Ft Dix and then passing the milk bottle to collect quarters, for cigarettes, for the boys at Ft Dix.

There was a dinner in 1948 to celebrate the 25^th anniversary.. and again in 1953, for some strange reason, he notes.

.. and then there was the incident  of great embarrassment . This occurred ,when at a district conference,  the head table had to request that the Newton Club members return the potted palm to the main lobby.