House Resolution 17 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 17 BY SMITH and FISHER A Resolution honoring the Marshalltown Rotary Club on 1 its centennial anniversary. 2 WHEREAS, Marshalltown banker and businessman 3 Wallace H. Arney organized an informal meeting attended 4 by 13 local businessmen, which was followed by an 5 organizational meeting of the Marshalltown Rotary 6 Club on July 7, 1915, attended by 52 prospective 7 members; and 8 WHEREAS, though the Board of Rotary International 9 initially ruled that a club could not succeed in a town 10 of less than 25,000 residents, the persistence of the 11 founding members resulted in permission to establish 12 the 185th Rotary Club in the world; and 13 WHEREAS, the first meeting of the new club was 14 held on July 19, 1915, at the Pilgrim Hotel at which 15 Mr. Arney was elected to serve as the club’s first 16 president; and 17 WHEREAS, the club has grown its membership to 172, 18 making it the largest service club in Marshalltown and 19 one of the largest Rotary Clubs in the state; and 20 WHEREAS, while the city of Marshalltown and the 21 Marshalltown Rotary Club have seen many changes over 22 the years, the club continues to provide “Service 23 Above Self” by working to make lasting improvements 24 around the world and at home in Marshalltown and the 25 surrounding area; NOW THEREFORE, 26 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 27 That the House of Representatives congratulates the 28 -1- LSB 2600YH (4) 86 tr/rj 1/ 2