THE ROTARY CLUB of DRYDEN - Our History
Dryden Rotary Club 5493 was organized in the spring of 1942 and received its charter on April 15th at a meeting in the Central Hotel, Dryden.
Assisting in the ceremonies were representatives from other clubs: District Governor Jack Abbott; Past President Fred Osborne of Calgary; fom the Winnipeg Club, Jack Buffie and Gordon Konantz; and from the Fort William Club, Bill Eastwick.
Alfred Pitt, first President of the Dryden Club, accepted the charter from Fred Osborne, representative of Rotary International and its President, Tom Davis. Regret was expressed for the inability of Judge Earle Popham, of Kenora, to attend since he had contributed much to the forming of the Dryden Club.
CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE DRYDEN CLUB
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President
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Alfred Pitt
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Vice-President
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Harvey Humphreys
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Secretary
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Jim E. Gibson
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Sergeant at Arms
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Art Kunza
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Directors
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John Wilson
Hugh H. Hill
Alex McIntyre
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ORDINARY MEMBERS
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Dr. D. G. Dingwall
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Elbridge Pidgeon
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Dr. Harold Morison
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John L. Skillen
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Bert Hinchleffe
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Jack Pitt
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Johnny Jack
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Dr. E. M. Dutton
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Frank Petursson
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King Johnston
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Alex Wilson
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Community Service from our earliest days
Participation in and support of community enterprises has always been a mark of the Rotary Club of Dryden.
One of the biggest projects in the Club's early history was the organization and management of a drive for funds for construction of a new community hospital to replace the one operated by the Canadian Red Cross.
Committees of the Rotary Club accepted the responsibility of raising all the funds necessary for construction as well as obtaining furniture and equipment. Tremendous support was obtained from Dryden and surrounding communities with the result that a fully-equipped new building opened on Goodall Street in early 1957.
Members of the Dryden Club were chosen as chairman and members of the new board and in ensuing years, other Rotarians also served in these capacities.
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