Furnitureland Rotary Club, High Point, NC

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"High Point's second Rotary Club will be formally installed as the Furnitureland Club, serving southwest High Point, Monday evening at Holiday Inn West. Dr. Charles W. Lowry, governor of the 79th District, will come from Pinehurst to conduct the installation , with former District Governor Arnold Schiffman of Greensboro as speaker of the occasion.

Former Governor James E. Lambeth, of Thomasville, will emcee the event. The club has been two years aborning, but the chartering group of 24 was put together in recent months under the leadership of Chip Wood and Tom English Jr. from the sponsoring parent club here. Bill Green is president of the new club."

High Point Enterprise, 5A
Thursday, June 24, 1971

CHARTER NIGHT

"Service Above Self"

ROTARY CLUB of
FURNITURELAND
(HIGH POINT)

MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1971
7:00 P. M.
High Point, North Carolina

ROTARY CLUB of FURNITURELAND
(High Point)
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
1971-1972

President	Bill J. Green
Vice President	Jerry L. Drye
Secretary	Coy O. Williard, Jr.
Treasurer	John F. Stunda
Sergeant at Arms	Richard F. Wood

DIRECTORS
JOE L. DAVIS, T.R.HENDRIX, JR.
FORREST A. MENDENHALL
CHARTER MEMBERS

JOSEPH B. COFFIELD	General Insurance
J.C.CREED, JR	Electrical Contractor
HENRY H. DARR	General Contractor
JOE DAVIS	Drug Retail
JERRY L. DRYE	Urethane Foam Mfg.
THOMAS H. ENSEY	Truck Leasing
ROBERT S. FRIEDMAN	Dining Room Furn. Parts
BILL J. GREEN	Sample Book Mfg.
T.R.HENDRIX, JR.	Cotton Batting Mfg.
CAREY INDERTON, JR.	Auto Service
WILLIAM C. JARVIS	Dentistry
FORREST MENDENHALL	Auction Service
DONALD L. SPENCER	Auto parts Dist. Wholesale
JOHN F. STUNDA	Banking
STANLEY R. TAYLOR	Dining Room Furn. Mfg.
GEORGE R. WELLS	Auto Retailing
COY O. WILLIAMS, JR.	Thermoforming
RICHARD F. WOOD	Wholesale Floor Covering

Furnitureland Rotary Club Holds Charter Installation

"Charter Night installation of the Rotary Club of Furnitureland was held at the Holiday Inn West Monday evening with prominent Rotarians of District 769 joining members and their wives in participating in the occasion.

Dr. Charles W. Lowry, of Pinehurst, as District Governor, presented the charter to President Bill J. Green. J. Ed Pleasants, president of the sponsoring High Point Rotary club, presented Rotary lapel buttons to each member.

Past Governor Arnold A. Schiffman, recently returned from the International convention at Sydney, Australia, was speaker of the occasion with a challenge to the new club to make its place of usefulness in service of its community. He was introduced by past Governor Henry W. Anderson of Eden, chairman of the District 769 extension committee.

The new club, organized as a special project of the High Point Club, with Frank H. Wood, Jr. and Tom R. English Jr. directing is the 37th club in the district.

Past Governor James E. Lambeth, of Thomasville, served as master of ceremonies for the occasion. Mrs. Lambeth brought a special message of greeting to the Rotary Anns.

Officers of the new club, in addition to President Green, are Jerry L. Drye, vice president; Coy O. Williard, Jr., secretary; John F. Stunda, treasurer; and richard F. Wood, sergeant-at-arms. In addition, directors are Joe L. Davis, T.R.Hendrix Jr. and Forrest A. Mendenhall."

High Point Enterprise, 5A
Tuesday, June 29, 1971

"That was quite an assemblage of leading Rotarians from throughout the 769th District that came here last night to formally install High Point's second club, the Furnitureland, in a gala dinner party last evening at Holiday Inn West, home base of the new club which meets there for its Monday luncheons. The attendant fireworks of an electrical storm which threatened to interrupt the electrical service never accomplished that, but gave an eerie background to the otherwise delightful occasion. Rarely have so many past governors, most of them just returned from their International Convention in Australia, gathered here as were on hand to help install the new club, 37th of the district. Thomasville's Jim Lambeth Jr. did a masterful job of emceeing the event, for which Greensboro's Arnold A. Shiffman was speaker with a challenge for the club to make its place of usefulness in service of its community. Welcome, Furnitureland Rotary, born so auspiciously with a great charter group!"

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PROGRAM

MASTER OF CEREMONIES	James E. Lambeth. Jr. Past District Governor
INVOCATION	Rev. Thomas J. Duncan, Jr. Assistant Paster First United Methodist Church

DINNER

WELCOME	Bill J. Green President Furnitureland Club
PRESENTATION OF CHARTER	Dr. Charles W. Lowry District Governor
PRESENTATION OF ROTARY LAPEL BUTTONS	Edward J. Pleasants President Rotary of High Point
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER	Arnold A. Schiffman Past District Governor

MEMBERS OF ROTARY CLUB of HIGH POINT
Special Projects

FRANK W. WOOD, JR.
TOM R. ENGLISH, JR.

HENRY W. ANDERSON
Chairman-District 769 Extension Committee
ROTARY CLUB OF FURNITURELAND (HIGH POINT)