HR 17 (LSB 2600YH (4) 86)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 17

BY  SMITH and FISHER

A Resolution honoring the Marshalltown Rotary Club on its centennial anniversary.

   WHEREAS, Marshalltown banker and businessman Wallace H. Arney organized an informal meeting attended by 13 local businessmen, which was followed by an organizational meeting of the Marshalltown Rotary Club on July 7, 1915, attended by 52 prospective members; and
   WHEREAS, though the Board of Rotary International initially ruled that a club could not succeed in a town of less than 25,000 residents, the persistence of the founding members resulted in permission to establish the 185th Rotary Club in the world; and
   WHEREAS, the first meeting of the new club was held on July 19, 1915, at the Pilgrim Hotel at which Mr. Arney was elected to serve as the club’s first president; and
   WHEREAS, the club has grown its membership to 172, making it the largest service club in Marshalltown and one of the largest Rotary Clubs in the state; and
   WHEREAS, while the city of Marshalltown and the Marshalltown Rotary Club have seen many changes over the years, the club continues to provide “Service Above Self” by working to make lasting improvements around the world and at home in Marshalltown and the surrounding area; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That the House of Representatives congratulates the Marshalltown Rotary Club on the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1915.