July 1, 1938 - June 30 1939

President: Clyde Merchant
Vice Pres: Edwin Smith
Secretary: W.A. Luce
Apple Seed: Dr. Morse
District Governor: Marshall Cornett, Klamath Falls, OR.

Attendance: No Record
New Members: No Record
Members Lost: No Record
Members end of the year: --

Wenatchee Rotary this year is still a part of District 101 comprising Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska. The District has 80 clubs and just short of 5,000 members. Dr. Herbert Morse this year became editor of the Apple Seed, a service he performed to the day of his death. Bert's fine philosophy and kindly wit, coupled with his deep-rooted belief in Rotary, which he so nicely expressed in words, made him ideal for the job.

The Youth Service Committee handled an exchange of some 160 high school students between Wenatchee and Penticton, B. C. The Interclub Committee sponsored a Ladies Night with the Cashmere and Chelan Clubs as guests. The Rural-Urban Committee organized a fine meeting of our members and local ranchers at the Sunnyslope Grange Hall. Our beloved Wellington Pegg was speaker. Terry Ross, sparkplug of the Civic Affairs Committee, presented a panel discussion of local public affairs that was one of the outstanding and thought-provoking meetings of the year. Rufus Woods, just back from a long trip through the Orient, informed us in his inimitable manner of what he found in the foreign countries he visited.

We had a number of distinguished guests during the year, including Peter De Paulo, internationally famous auto racer who addressed us on the subject of "It Pays to Live Clean;' and Richard Thiele, son of A. L. Thiele and a local boy with exceptional musical talent, who gave us a concert on the piano to the delight of all.

We exchanged programs with the Seattle Club and enjoyed the fellowship with Ed Smith heading the delegation. 32 Rotarians made the boat trip to Howe Sound Mine on Lake Chelan one Sunday.

Five members of our club, headed by Kenny Sexton, organized the Wenatchee Museum. Five Rotarians helped raise the $5000 Guarantee Fund for the Wenatchee Junior College.

Some of our members accomplishments were: Jim Hungate received the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts bringing the number of members in the Club given such honor to five. Shine Shiner was elected President of the North Central Washington Boy Scout Council. Charlie Bennett was elected chairman of the Salvation Army Board. Russ Conklin became President of the Wenatchee Welfare Federation. Lewis Shreve became President of the Wenatchee chamber of Commerce with Win Winstanley and Cliff Godfrey, Vice Presidents, and five other Rotary members on the Board.