COEUR d'ALENE — Rotarians partied like it was 1922 Saturday night at The Coeur d’Alene Resort.

It was a celebration of the Coeur d’Alene Rotary club's century of service, attended by roughly 200 people, many dressed in attire reminiscent of the Roaring '20s.

“We tried to replicate the period of 100 years ago,” said Sue Thilo, Coeur d’Alene Rotary Foundation president and event chair.

Coeur d’Alene Rotary was officially chartered on Jan. 1, 1922. Over the last century, club members have volunteered their talents and time to a multitude of service efforts, from funding essential programs in the local community to roadside cleanups to supporting projects around the globe.

Through their own contributions alone, current Coeur d'Alene Rotary members have contributed $580,000 to support these efforts.

Rotary International dignitaries sent video greetings to Coeur d’Alene Rotary members at Saturday’s event.

Vicki Puliz, Rotary International Director for Zones 26 and 27, said the first service project of the Coeur d’Alene Rotary club was the purchase of land for fields at Coeur d’Alene High School, which was on Seventh Street in 1922.

“Now, $4,000 was certainly a significant amount to donate … the equivalent of about $60,000 today,” Puliz said. “Rotary Centennial Park is a beautiful bookend to your 100 years of service in the community, a lasting benefit to the community and a lasting tribute to your club.”

The park is a new pocket park developed at 316 Sherman Ave., with a water feature and a small stage for performances.

In another recorded greeting, Jennifer Jones, Rotary International president-elect, congratulated local club members for achieving this significant 100-year milestone.

“When an organization like ours dreams of big things like ending polio and creating peace, it becomes our responsibility to bring those things to life,” Jones said. “I would like us to imagine a world that deserves our best, where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.”

With a Prohibition-style theme, the centennial celebration included a "speakeasy" for attendees to enter, if they had the password. Speakeasies came into prominence during the Prohibition Era from 1920 to 1933 when it was illegal to sell and serve alcoholic beverages.

Attendees sipped cocktails of the day like the gin rickey, a highball made with gin, lime juice and carbonated water; or the French 75, prepared with gin, champagne, lemon juice and sugar.

The evening was reflective of the fellowship, fun and service that was the central purpose of the first Rotary Club founded in Chicago in 1905.

Today, Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

There are approximately 1.4 million Rotarians, members of more than 29,000 Rotary clubs in 161 countries.