Club History 1950 - 2000

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ROTARY CLUB

Manhattan Beach

Club History 1950 - 2000



CLUB CHARTER

Article in

newspaper

about new club

On the right:

Original club charter



CHARTER NIGHT



The 1950’s

Presidents:

1950 Dr. Robert F. “Bob” Nielson

1951 Harry E. Keller

1952 Lawrence J. “Tommy” Thompson

1953 Dale Stucker

1954 William “Bill” Sachau

Club Chartered - 1950

Club was formed from a nucleus of 27 business and professional men and originally met at Melton‟s café

on the Southwest Corner of Manhattan Beach Blvd. and Highland. The first Board of Directors included

President: Dr.B. Nielsen, Vice President: .R. Malcor, Treasurer: Hoefer, Secretary: R. McCormich, and two

Directors: H. Keller and H. Edwards

1955 Vee O. Walker

1956 William “Wild Bill” Boyd

1957 Walter G. “Bucky” Cox

1958 John C. Moon

1959 Judge Bill Hollingsworth



FIRST PRESIDENT

Dr. Bob Nielson, Cardiologist and founding member



CLUB MEMBERSHIP 1952



ONE OF THE FIRST ROTE’S QUOTESApril 9, 1951



CLUB MEETING EARLY 50’S - BEACH HOUSE

The

Beach

House

restaurant

was

located on

the North

West

corner of

Highland

and

Rosecrans



INDUCTION CEREMONY 1950’S

Tommy

Thompson

on the far

right and

Harry

Keller on

the far left



CLUB MEETING 50’S

Not Much Has

Changed



CLUB PUBLICITY 1950’S



CLUB PUBLICITY 1950’S



ALL SERVICE CLUB MEETING 1953

Meeting held at the

Pen and Quill in

Manhattan Beach

MB Lions

RB Lions

MB Rotary

Front row center

Chaired by

Harry Keller and

Tommy

Thompson

HB Kiwanis

RB Optimist

PV Kiwanis

ES Rotary

ES Kiwanis

RB Rotary

HB Rotary



DEMOTIONS 1950’S



CLUB MEMBERS 1950’S

Presidents of the 1950’s

Front Row left to right:

Bill Sachau „54‟, Vee O. Walker „55‟, and Bill Boyd „56‟

Back Row left to right:

Harry Keller „51‟, Bob Nielsen „50‟, and Tommy

Thompson „52‟

Typical Induction Meeting




Upper left :

Early support

for Salvation

Army

Lower left:

Honoring

local

volunteers

Right:

District

Governor‟s

visit

(notice the

podium- same

one we have

now)




Meeting

at the

MB

Scout

House

Recognition for outstanding High School athletes



ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS



SPECIAL ROTARY MOMENTS

Check To Rotarian Honoring 25

Years 100% Attendance

Check To Support

Local Charity



ROTARY EVENTS INCLUDING SPOUSE

Excursion Trip To

LA Harbor



ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Chicago - 1954Paris - 1953



ROTARY

SIGNS

Wheel Club

Preceded the

Inter-Act club

New Club Sign - 1954

Inter - Act Club

Replaced the Wheel

Club



SOROPTIMIST HOSTING THE ROTARY CLUBNeptunian Club - 1955



CLUB PROJECTS 1950’S

Service Club signs in front of old city hall

Upper left:

Rotarians

working on

middle

school

Lower left:

Rotary

provided

Beach clean

trash

container.



NOMINATING COMMITTEE 1950’S



NOTE WORTHY EVENTS

Left: Rotes Quotes sent to President Eisenhower and his

response. Right: 4 H project a Mira Costa



MODEL OF THE PAUL HARRIS HOUSE

The home of Paul

Harris founder of

rotary

International was

torn down in 1958

to make way for

an office building.

Seeking some

way to preserve

the dwelling L. J.

Thompson of

Manhattan Beach

Rotary Club

constructed an

exact replica and

presented it to the

Rotary Museum in

Racine, Wis..



PAST PRESIDENT’S DAY - 1959

Top Row left to right: Bob Nielsen, Harry Keller, Tommy Thompson, Bill Sachau

Bottom Row left to right: Vee O. Walker, Bill Boyd, Bucky Cox, John Moon



CLUB MEMBERS GO TO THE TOP 1958 District Governor from Manhattan Beach - Vee O. Walker



TEN YEAR CLUB ANNIVERSARYMoose Hall

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Club History 1950 - 2000