July 1, 1930 - June 30 1931

President: G. Martin Warren
Vice Pres: H.C. "Dutch" Diehl
Secretary: W.A. Luce
Apple Seed: Mac Gardner Song Leader: Harry Whiteman

Attendance: 89.31%
New Members: 8
Members Lost: 5
Members end of the year: 81

Meetings this year were held at various places other than the Columbia Hotel, our regular meeting place. A meeting was held at the "Y", another at the Chamber of Commerce Hall, another at the South Wenatchee School, and another at the Rock Island Dam which was under construction. Bill Shannon, Stone & Webster Engineer (and member of Seattle Rotary who later became District Governor) gave the program at the Dam. Rotarian O. B. Shay was Right-of-Way Agent on this construction job, acquiring necessary lands and rights on both banks of the Columbia River for 25 miles up-stream from the dam site, and for some distance up the Wenatchee River, too.

We took other trips, too, including an inspection trip to Rotarian Dave Jones' new "Parlors" and to Tom Pybus' blacksmith shop, a boat-ride up Lake Chelan and a club picnic at Silver Creek. About fifty members went to Seattle for a joint meeting with the Seattle Rotary Club and a session with the Breakfast Club. Many of our club members went to Penticton, B. C., to help install their new Rotary Club.

History repeats. Even in 1930-31 Rotarian Milot (Milot-Mills Florists) was presenting flowers. At one meeting a chrysanthemum was presented to each member.

During this year Wenatchee Rotary carried on the Student Loan Program, the Back to School Campaign, sponsored Camp Fire, financed and built a float for the Apple Blossom Festival parade, and contributed $640 to help pay for "Scout A Vista." It is noted that Rotarian Charlie Wilmeroth gave a personal contribution of $1,000 toward "Scout A Vista."

Outstanding talks made during the year at Rotary meetings included Edgar Widby's talk on "City Government," Ben Hayes' talk on "Hunting in British Columbia," Clay Rule's talk on his classification, "Drugs, Retail," Sam Sumner's talk on "George Washington," Judge Parr labeled Juvenile Delinquency as "at a critical stage," and four of our doctors spoke on "State Medicine," (they were "agin' it). Two statements made be visitors stand out, as time developed, as not very accurate ones: "Japan is a power for Peace in the Pacific" and "The Business Depression is a delusion."

Rotary International this year suggested the ten million dollar Foundation Fund. There was a National Convention held in Chicago, and the International Convention in Vienna. Our own Tom Pybus represented us in Vienna and made us a very interesting report on it. The President of Rotary International was Al Roth of Stanford University. Our own Al Roth, Jr., was at various times mistaken for and introduced as the RI President's son.