Madison Journal - Rotary Club Organized

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Rotary Club Is Organized Here Tuesday Night
Madison Journal July 22, 1938

Announcement is made that a Rotary Club was organized in Tallulah Tuesday night at the Community 
Club building when a meeting was called of local business men and attended by Rotarians from Vicksburg 
and Lake Providence.

A. L. Sevier heads the new club as its president and C. E. Walker is secretary-treasurer. Andrew L. Yerger 
is vice-president. Besides the officers the board of directors consists of R. D. Naylor, Lamar Loe, 
Steve Voelker and T. Ed. Williams. 

There were 27 members to join at the organization. The first meeting will be held today at noon at 
the Tallulah Book Club.

There has been a move on foot for some time for the organization of a Rotary Club in Tallulah. 
A couple of weeks ago a number of Rotarians from Vicksburg, Lake Providence and Newellton came to 
Tallulah to attend a meeting which was held at the Community Club. At this meeting the purposes and 
intricacies of such a club were explained to the business men of Tallulah present, but no definite 
action was taken to perfect organization. It was decided at this first meeting to hold another meeting 
to discuss the organization and the new club is the culmination of this decision.

Rotary Charter Received; Club Has 37 Members
Madison Journal August 26, 1938

The Tallulah Rotary Club of 37 members received its charter from Jack Welch, district governor from 
Baton Rouge, last Friday night at ceremonies in the Tallulah club.

Senator A. L. Sevier, president of the local organization, welcomed the guests here from neighboring 
Rotary groups. The Vicksburg club presented a Rotary bell with the insignia and engraved presentation 
date of the charter. The membership follows:
George S. Yerger, Jr., W. M. Washburn, J. Arthur Smith, Jr., Gus Avaiges, C. E .Walker, Lamar T. Loe, 
A. L. Sevier, Dr. L. R. Simpson, Andrew L. Yerger, R. E. Brown, A. J. Boswell, T. Ed Williams, 
Zack L. Chambliss, Richard M. Almond, Steve Voelker, T. B. Justice, Rodney Naylor, R. R. Spigener, 
A. M. Willet, L. Z. Naylor, J. T. Pollard, A. M. Stewart, M. B. Milner, Elton Everett, L. G. Storey, 
R. L. Montgomery, Jr., C. H. Todd, E. A. Buckner, E. P. Jones, D. H. Allen, F. W. McDuff, Dr. L. Stevens, 
W. E. Regenold, Frank T. Piper, D. M. Kell, J. Abroms and George Kimbrough.