Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

The Order of Rainbow for Girls
The Order of Rainbow for Girls was instituted in
Anamosa on May 27. 1961. under the sponsorship of an
advisory board of Mt. Moriah Chapter 16. Order of the
Eastem Star. Mrs. Wilma Westphal was Worthy
Matron.
With three terms of office each year. many girls
between the ages of 12 and 20. were afforded the
opportunity for leadership and service.
Charter members of the organization were: Roberta
Robertson. Mary Ann Rees. Sandra Cole. Pat Watkins.
Janis Hamlin. Carol Bunce. Karla Kray, Marcia Pillard.
Sandra Courtney. Lynette Cole. Virginia Shover.
Bonnie Custis. Lois Grassfield. Mary Barnes. Debbie
Brostrom. Carol Eichelberger. Lucia Folkerts. Frances
The Rotary Club is a world-wide service organization
composed of over a million members in 23.000 clubs in
161 countries. Rotary's purpose is to encourage and
foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy
enterprise. and in particular to encourage and foster:
First — The development of acquaintances as an
opportunity for service. Second — High ethical
standards in business and profession. Third — The
application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian in
his personal. business and community life. Fourth -
The advancement of international understanding. good
will. and peace through a world fellowship of business
and professional men united in the ideal of service.
The Anamosa club was organized March 28. 1924.
and celebrated its Golden Anniversary on June 3. 1974.
Dr. A.N. Trevarthen. dentist. was its last living charter
member. He died in September 1978 at age 89.
Charter members of the club were A.G. Hejinian,
surgeon; Clifford Niles. motion pictures; James E.
Remley. lawyer: Tom E. Watters. banker; W.B.
Skinner. drugs: A.E. Walton. monuments: Floyd S.
Yetter. engineer; J.E. Tyler. meat market: L.W. Russell.
automobiles; A.N. Trevarthen. dentist: F.B Sigworth.
medical doctor: Henry Morey. cattle buyer: J .H.
Ramsey. insurance; A.L. Remley. grocer: and F.L.
Stoughton. druggist.
Each year the club participates in local and national
service projects. They participate in exchange studies
of both high school and college students. They are
currently involved in a world-wide project to immunize
all the children of the world against polio. One of our
most notable projects in the community was building
the clock tower at City Hall.
The Rotary Foundation is a trust. voluntarily
supported by Rotary clubs. and friends throughout the
world. The objective is the furthering of international
understanding and friendly relations among peoples of
different nations through projects of an educational or
charitable nature.
In 1947 an ambitious program of Rotary Foundation
Fellowships of International Understanding was
launched. For that year. 18 fellowships were awarded
to graduate students from seven countries. These
students attend a college. or university of. their choice.
in a foreign country for a year with travel. subsistence
submitted by Josephine Russell
Anamosa Rotary
by Aaron P. Randolph. M.D.
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Hawley. Karen Heskett. Linda Humpal. Diann Larson.
Gloria Lindley. Jann Mayberry. Karen Rogers. Marlys
Rogers. Merridy Schweitzer and Patty Truesdell.
The flrst Worthy Advisor was Sandra Courtney.
followed by Lynette Cole. Frances Hawley. Diann
Larson. Mary Ann Rees. Marlys Rogers. Gloria Lindley.
Lois Grassfield. Roberta Robertson. Jann Hamlin. Pat
Truesdell. Marie Von Sprecken. Karen Lowe. Becky
Robertson. Jackie Leesekamp. Roberta Von Muenster.
JoAnn Russell. Phyllis Slate. Carole May. Gayle Young.
Randi Ketelsen. Sherrie Carson. Cathy Campbell.
LuAnn Poppe. JoAnn Russell (second term) and Pam
Wilson. Mrs. Ethel White was Mother Advisor for many
years. The group surrendered its charter in 1972.
and school expenses paid by the Rotary Foundation.
During the year these students also travel in the
country and act as “ambassadors of good will" by
attending clubs and group meetings and participating
in programs. After returning to their native country.
the students also participate in group and public
meetings.
Two Anamosa girls received fellowship grants in the
1980s. Sarah Meredith. of rural Anamosa. studied a
year in Germany. furthering her education in music.
Jane Siebels studied international finance for one year
in Norway
The Foundation also funds exchange groups. who
spend several weeks on a goodwill visit to Rotary clubs
in host districts in other countries. In 1982. Anamosa
hosted an exchange group from New Zealand.
Anamosa Rotarians have also hosted a number of
foreign exchange high school students while they
attended Anamosa High School.
In Rotary. thoughtfulness of others is regarded as the
basis of service and helpfulness to others as the
expression. Rotary helps men develop their abilities to
render service in their vocation and their communities.
Rotary expects each member to be faithful to his
religion and loyal in his citizenship. Our motto is
“Service Above Self and He Profits Most Who Serves
Best."
Current officers are Frank Deutmeyer. president:
Dale W. Hackett; treasurer. Don Goodman: Michael
Dooley. president-elect.
Past presidents are James E. Remley. 1924: A.E.
Walton. 1925: Dr. A.N. Trevarthen. 1926: Floyd Yetter.
1927: Frank L. Stoughton. 1928: John Bodenhofer.
1929: J.H. Peet. 1930: A.L. Remley. 1931: Henry
Morey. 1932: Frank Jones. 1933: Dr. Frank F. Dolan.
1934: Max Wortman. 1935: John W. McNamara. 1936;
Oscar Miller. 1937: William H. Fraser. 1938: J.R.
Cooper. 1939; Paul N. Smith. 1940: Glen B. Kinser.
1941; Irvin J. Hovet. 1942: Norman W. Plath. 1943:
J.E. Heiserman. 1944; Lance V. Candee. 1945: William
M. Thompson. 1946-47: Thomas B. Powell.Jr.. 1947:
Joseph A. Beavo. 1948: Presley Hanna. 1949: I-Iarold
Hartman. 1950; Lemar L. Albaugh. 1951: Lloyd
Brickley. 1952: Kenneth W. Kennedy. 1953: John W.
Fahey. 1954: Joe E. Legg. 1955: Verne H. Goettsch.