dac historical reference 1911 2000 note the club s official records were destroyed in a 1947 house fire and surviving reports are sometimes inconclusive on actual dates where year is doubt month marked with it membership figures for most years based names roster usually issued december history shows that others join after published so numbers probably higher than shown 12 advertising was formed less dozen members met weekly lunch h glen stibbs of lowe brothers elected its first president 1912 13 little change meeting frequency remained same william wonfor egry register chosen as 1913 15 r w sullivan served two some growth reputation spread meetings still 1915 16 an old photograph 63 men gathered army vs navy competition to see who could recruit new