Addison Rotary Meeting

October 24, 2007

Members present:

Guest: Phil Karmin

Meeting opened at with song, the Pledge, Rotary motto, prayer and lunch.

George Ellefsen shared information about a raffle and dinner being sponsored by Bensenville Rotary.

Phil Karmin was introduced. He and his wife are planning to open an Edward Jones location in Addison in the future.

Mayor's Ball - Raffle tickets must be sold and ticket stubs turned in by October 31.

Car raffle tickets will be sold at the Driscoll game against Bishop McNamara on October 27. Members were reminded that everyone should be selling car raffle tickets on their own as well.

Cal George will be working with Bill Schaub on the orange/grapefruit sale this year. Information should be available on November 1. Sale will run through Thanksgiving. Cost of fruit is lower this year.

Jim Krage shared information about Addison in the 1940's. Men were at war, St. Paul Lutheran School had 400 students, the public school had 2 teachers and there were 400 children at the Kinderheim(located at the site of the current Village Hall). Children also lived at the Orphan Home, which was located where Lutherbrook now stands. A Fall Festival held in September each year would bring 10,000 people to Addison . The Fireman's carnival-- which included gambling-- provided a source of income for kids who would come the next day to pick up spare change at the carnival site. Jim shared information about the businesses and homes that were located on Lake Street between Villa Ave. and Addison Rd. Addison was home to a large number of plant nurseries. At that time there was no pool or movie theater. Addison began to grow in size in the late 1950's.

The meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m.