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At the start the club had seventy-four active members and 180 honorary members. The membership dues were $10 annually which included the initiation fee. For a time after the organization, the club met at in the rooms of Professor Keck at Ninth and Main. Members of the executive committee continued to meet at the Board of Trade rooms. (2) | At the start the club had seventy-four active members and 180 honorary members. The membership dues were $10 annually which included the initiation fee. For a time after the organization, the club met at in the rooms of Professor Keck at Ninth and Main. Members of the executive committee continued to meet at the Board of Trade rooms. (2) | ||
In 2017 the club was housed at 2656 Lincoln Avenue where the building cornerstone was dated 1958. Membership was only given by referral. ( | In March 1889 the announcement was made of the spring regatta in May. Owners were already preparing their boats for the new season. It was expected that the club would choose two teams to complete in the annual state regatta to be held at Spirit Lake. (3) | ||
In 2017 the club was housed at 2656 Lincoln Avenue where the building cornerstone was dated 1958. Membership was only given by referral. (4) | |||
The 1989 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 2656 Lincoln. | The 1989 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 2656 Lincoln. | ||
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2. Ibid. | 2. Ibid. | ||
3. Dolter, Amanda. "Clubbing," '''DBQ: Celebrate the Good Life''' April-June, 2017, p. 38 | 3. "Local News in Brief," ''Dubuque Herald'', March 26, 1899, p. 4 | ||
4. Dolter, Amanda. "Clubbing," '''DBQ: Celebrate the Good Life''' April-June, 2017, p. 38 | |||
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Revision as of 16:36, 29 April 2017
DUBUQUE BOAT CLUB. A call for the organization of a boat club for Dubuque was raised by the Dubuque Herald in March 1879. Pointing to the recent meeting of the Mississippi Valley Amateur Rowing Association in Chicago, the newspaper mentioned that members included Burlington, Keokuk, Moline, Rock Island, St. Paul, St. Louis, Chicago, and Peoria. The annual regatta for 1870 was to be held in Keokuk where the city had promised prizes totaling $1,200. In suggesting that Dubuque become involved, the paper reminded readers that the city had "a very fine stretch of river." (1)
Articles of incorporation for the Dubuque Boat Club were signed on August 25, 1887. The signers of the articles were Joseph Morgan, C. H. McMasters, M. M. Hayden, C. N. Hooper, George F. Atkins, F. W. Langworthy and E. J. Levi. The first officers were elected to hold office in 1898. These included:
F. A. Rumpf, president
J. A. Koch, first vice president
J. F. Stampfer, treasurer
J. L. Buettell, secretary
J. R. Lindsay, captain
C. N. Hooper, first lieutenant
W. Couch, second lieutenant.
At the start the club had seventy-four active members and 180 honorary members. The membership dues were $10 annually which included the initiation fee. For a time after the organization, the club met at in the rooms of Professor Keck at Ninth and Main. Members of the executive committee continued to meet at the Board of Trade rooms. (2)
In March 1889 the announcement was made of the spring regatta in May. Owners were already preparing their boats for the new season. It was expected that the club would choose two teams to complete in the annual state regatta to be held at Spirit Lake. (3)
In 2017 the club was housed at 2656 Lincoln Avenue where the building cornerstone was dated 1958. Membership was only given by referral. (4)
The 1989 Dubuque City Directory listed 2656 Lincoln.
See: DUBUQUE REGATTA
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Source:
1. "Wanted--A Boat Club," Dubuque Herald, March 18, 1879, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18790318&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
2. Ibid.
3. "Local News in Brief," Dubuque Herald, March 26, 1899, p. 4
4. Dolter, Amanda. "Clubbing," DBQ: Celebrate the Good Life April-June, 2017, p. 38