The Vidette-Messenger Centennial EditionThe 1936 special edition celebrating Porter County's centennial year . . . .
The following article has been transcribed from the August 18, 1936, issue of The Vidette-Messenger, published in Valparaiso, Indiana. This particular special edition focuses on Porter County's centennial celebration and contains a 94-page compendium of Porter County history up to that time.
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Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso,
Porter County, Indiana; August 18, 1936; Volume 10, Section 3, Page 14.
LION'S CLUB AT CHESTERTON IS BUSY GROUP
The
Chesterton Lion's club was organized at a meeting held on October 16, 1933, with
the following charter members: Dr. R. H. Axe, Hubert S. Barnes, Harold H.
Bartels, Elmer E. Beck, Claude Brunk, Vernon Bartels, Warren R. Canright, Horace
L. Cooper, Patrick J. Flannery, Ballard A. Flynn, F. M. Goldsborough, J. Oliver
Johnson, Jerry H. Marquardt, Arthur E. Nickel, Mox G. Ruge, John C. Read, Roy A.
Sherwood, Charles H. Smith, Thomas W. Weisemann, and Dr. L. L. Weisse.
the Lions club is a service organization, devoted to the interests of the
community. Activities are both independent and in co-operation with other civic
bodies.
The club has been quite active in community affairs, having sponsored and
directed a boy scout troop, furnished milk and lunches for underprivileged
school children, given Christmas parties for children, made survey in schools to
determine the number of children in need of eye care, sponsored several concerts
for the benefit of the Chesterton high school band, and co-operated with
Chesterton civic bodies in various projects, such as sewer building, road
repairs and other community problems.
Present officers of the club are: F. M. Goldsborough, president; Samuel Newton,
1st vice president; R. A. Gardner, 2nd vice president; Mox Ruge, third vice
president; R. A. Sherwood, secretary; L. L. Weiss, treasurer; J. C. Bruck, lion
tamer; J. C. Read, tail twister; Thomas W. Weisemann, H. S. Barnes, R. C.
Gardner and R. A. Miller, directors.
Article transcribed by Steven R. Shook