became friends and went to many Rotary conferences. St. Andrews Golf had started and we had many holidays in Scotland. Our families had been born about the same time. Harry was a great character and later he became President.
The First President after The Charter
The first President after the Charter was John Challis. The Canon had been President at the inaugural meeting and up to the Charter. John lived in Ayton Lodge, Station Lane, a big old house, and, as I stated before, he had been a teacher of music at Palmers School in Grays. They were a lovely old couple and, as soon as he became President, he wanted to get the Inner Wheel Club going. Ladies were invited to several functions. His first love was Masonry. He was a very good Rotary President.
More Community Service
It was about this time we started the community stuff. We went to St. George’s on visits and, once the Inner Wheel was formed, they were very good and visited every week to do lots of shopping for the old ladies. One year the Rotary Club took the old ladies out for afternoon tea, and we continued to do for many years.
Harold Wood Hospital was another one that we helped long before we started the League of Friends. They were all pleased with the help, particularly with car transport that we provided. Rush Green Hospital came under the Romford Club.
Let us go on to the League of Friends. Harold Wood Hospital came into Rotary embrace in 1954, the year I was President and the time of the Golden Anniversary of Rotary. The link was started by our MP, Langton, and Glyn Richards, the editor of the Romford Recorder. They called meetings at the Council Offices in Hornchurch. I went on behalf of the Rotary and got involved. I was on all those years and David Roome took over from me.
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