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Other projects of the new club included:
In 1926 - Endorsement, with the Chamber of Commerce, of the proposed Waveland Seawall and Bond Issue.
Sponsorship of a Boy’s Night dinner, to which each Rotarian brought a teen-aged boy. (Your historian can still vividly recall attending this dinner and being greatly impressed by being in the presence of so many leading citizens at one time!)
In 1927 - Proposal of the town’s first zoning system. (E. J. Gex introduced this proposal.) Organization of free night classes for adults and children who worked during the day. The classes were held at the public high school and opened on October 28 with an enrollment of forty and with two teachers under the direction of S. J. Ingram, superintendent of schools. The subjects taught included basic English, spelling, writing, and arithmetic. Funds to defray expenses were provided by the Rotary Club and by special monies obtained from the state. These free classes were badly needed and most appreciated, and they continued for six years... one of this club’s most outstanding achievements.
In 1928 - A loving cup was presented by the club to Mrs. W. L. Bourgeois in recognition of her unceasing and unselfish service to this community and to people in need wherever she found them.
Also, at the request of Dr. C. M. Shipp, county health officer, the club provided funds to send two needy children to summer camp.
In 1930 - To continue to finance the night school, now three years old, the club gave a minstrel show. The free classes had showed excellent results, and the curriculum had by this time expanded to include typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping.
In 1931 - The Rotary Club sponsored a variety show given in Bay St. Louis by Gulf Park College to raise funds for the night classes, now in their fourth year.
In 1932 - Again the club sponsored a similar benefit show by the Gulf Park students for the same purpose. The night school continued to do a tremendous service to the community.
In 1933 - The Bay club endorsed the Biloxi carnival and selected John McDonald to represent it as a duke in the Biloxi carnival court.
25lli Anniversary, Bay St. Louis Rotary