Jane Dearing Dennis contributed a photo of the Holly Grove Rotary Club officers and I've place it on the Portraits photo page at the Unofficial Holly Grove Website. The photo was taken in July, 1978. I couldn't post all of the information with the photo, so I wanted to post it here:
1978: Holly Grove Rotary Club officers Dennis Spurlock, president Dean Spurlock, vice president Ellis G. King, treasurer Leroy Renfro, secretary. Marten Brown, sargent-at-arms. The Holly Grove Rotary Club was chartered in May 1937 with 18 members. Rev. Horace Pruitt was the first president. At the time this photo was taken, Ellis G. King was the only remaining charter member of the club.
The Holly Grove PTA observed Founder's Day Monday night, February 21 at the Holly Grove High School auditorium.
The most important part of the program was the paying tribute to the past presidents of the Holly Grove PTO. Past presidents and other honored guests are shown in the above picture. Left to right, Mrs. Robert Beard, Mrs. Rue Abramson, Mrs. J. Grimes, Mrs. J.B. Sain, Mrs. P.M. Dearing, Ms. D.A. McNeill, and Mrs. Rudolph Calloway. Second row: Mrs. Walker Lambert, Mrs. Vera Black, Mrs. A.A. Priner, Mrs. Joel Lambert, Mrs. Ellis King, Mrs. R.E. Palmer, and Mrs. June Davidson Jr. Past presidents who are not in the picture are: Mrs. E.E. Trotter, Mrs. J.B. Lambert, Mrs. Oran Washington, Mrs. W.E. Mathews, Mrs. L.T. Clabourne, Mrs. L.F. Kerr and Mrs. Lloyd Bensinger.
Dr. Herd Stone received a life time membership in the PTA, the higheest honor a member of the PTA can receive.
Mrs. R.E. Palmer presented the following members awards for outstanding PTA work, Mrs. Sonny Gordon, Mrs. Walker Lambert, Mrs. John Calloway, Mrs. Rudolph Calloway, Mrs. Murphy Patterson and Mrs. Herd Stone.
Mrs. Tommy Calloway was recognized as the most outstanding PTA member of the year. She was unable to attend due to illness.
At the close of the meeting, Superintendent Leslie Speck told the group about Safety Week, which the school if planning, and he urged everyone's cooperation.
[note: See related picture in Photos, which can be accessed from the web site Home page]
-- Edited by Jane Dearing Dennis at 17:52, 2005-07-03
