[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E504]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


    IN RECOGNITION OF THE POTTSVILLE ROTARY CLUB'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 15, 2015

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Rotary Club of 
Pottsville, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary this Friday, 
April 17, 2015. The club was chartered on May 1, 1915 as Club 157 in 
District 35, a district that included all of Pennsylvania, Maryland, 
Delaware, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia. The founding 64 
members were led by President O. L. Underwood, Treasurer J. E. Gregory, 
and Secretary J. H. Zerbey, Jr. The Reading Rotary Club, which was 
established the prior year, was the sponsor of Pottsville's club.
  In the early days of the club, the meeting places ``Rotated'' around 
Pottsville. The venues the club frequented included the Allan Hotel, 
the Necho Allen, the Penn Hall, and other spots in downtown Pottsville. 
Meetings also took place in communities outside of Pottsville including 
Long Run (now Schuylkill Haven), Tamaqua, Pine Grove, Normal Square, 
Hamburg, Shartlesville, and other towns.
  The Rotary Club of Pottsville has supported the Rotary Foundation 
through the years and is proud to list 68 Paul Harris Fellows, each 
recognized for contributions to the Rotary Foundation. Since its 
founding, the Pottsville Rotary Club has supported Rotary International 
efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. In addition to helping fight 
Polio globally, the Pottsville Rotary Club has a history of helping 
locally. It was Pottsville Rotarians who organized the Schuylkill 
County Crippled Children Association in Pottsville. They promoted and 
sponsored the Schuylkill Campus of the Pennsylvania State University. 
They organized and sponsored the Rotary Little League, the Zerbey 
Rotary little league field, the Pottsville girls softball field in 
Forest Hills, and improvements at the Gordon Nagle little league and 
softball fields. The club also helped found the annual Charity Bowl 
all-star basketball games, which features boys and girls high school 
all-star teams.
  It is an honor to recognize the Rotary Club of Pottsville on its 
100th Anniversary. I am certain that the organization will continue to 
work for the improvement of our community and will be a big part of 
Pottsville and Schuylkill County's future.

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