ROTARY CLUB Manhattan Beach Club History 1950-2000
CLUB CHARTER Article in newspaper about new club On the right: Original club charter
CHARTER NIGHT
Club Chartered - 1950 The 1950 s 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 Presidents: 1950 Dr. Robert F. Bob Nielson 1951 Harry E. Keller 1952 Lawrence J. Tommy Thompson 1953 Dale Stucker 1954 William Bill Sachau 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 QUOTES April 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 Typical Induction Meeting 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
CLUB MEMBERS 1950 S 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)
CLUB MEMBERS 1950 S Recognition for outstanding High School athletes Meeting at the MB Scout House
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 Paris - 1953 Chicago - 1954
New Club Sign - 1954 ROTARY SIGNS Wheel Club Preceded the Inter-Act club Inter - Act Club Replaced the Wheel Club
SOROPTIMIST HOSTING THE ROTARY CLUB Neptunian Club - 1955
CLUB PROJECTS 1950 S Upper left: Rotarians working on middle school Lower left: Rotary provided Beach clean trash container. Service Club signs in front of old city hall
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 ANNIVERSARY Moose Hall