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ELLWOOD
CITY ROD and GUN CLUB
The Ellwood City
rod and gun club was organized in the American Legion rooms in Ellwood City in
1930. The first President was Fish and Game Commissioner Charlie French. Shortly
after the club was organized the club held their meetings in Schwiger Hall until
the present clubhouse was built. The Wampum Rod and Gun Club was organized in
the old Opera House in Wampum in 1935. The first President was W.H. Grinnen of
Wampum Pa. In 1939 the two
clubs pooled their resources and built a clubhouse on the Ellwood–Wampum road.
The clubhouse was built with volunteer labor and both clubs purchased the
materials. The clubhouse was in joint ownership and governed by a board of
trustees elected from memberships of both clubs. A modern kitchen was built on
the original building in 1942. The facilities of the club included a modern trap
range, a rifle range, a dog training area, and a skeet range was under
construction. In February 1947
the two clubs merged to form the present club known as The Ellwood-Wampum Rod
and Gun Club. The club was incorporated as a non-profit organization September
term of court 1947. The officers were: President: R.W.Thompson, Vice President:
John T. Copits, Treasure: Ed McBride, Secretary: Harold McKim,
Financial-Secretary: Harold S. Parker. The Clubs membership in 1948 was 725
members strong. The objective of
the club was to promote better hunting and fishing in our community; by working
for the purifying of the streams and co-operating with other organizations to
the same end; by assisting the fish commission with stocking the streams with
fish and the game commission with stocking the fields and forest with game; by
encouraging the observance of game and fish laws and assisting in the
prosecution of law violators; by protecting fish and game when weather
conditions threaten destruction of same. All members had
to be male citizens of the United States. The officers included a President, Vice
President, Treasurer, Secretary, Financial-Secretary and a Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors consisted of one Director for each 50 members, based on
membership of the previous year. The
Board of Directors determined the policies of the club, approved all bills, took
council with the committees, and had general management of the club.
The officers and directors were elected by ballot every year. The club
met on the second Monday of every month at the clubhouse. The Board of directors
met on the fourth Monday of every month at the clubhouse. |
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