The association would also pay $8 million into a trust fund for the park, and expand its public tennis programs.

"This association will expand our overall activities and significantly enhance our ability to compete in the defense electronics area."

Since then, the association has steadily expanded its knowledge.

Mr. Eaton said the large turnout for a first-time event clearly illustrated how the association had expanded its role in a relatively brief time.

Since then, the association has expanded into other health-related programs.

In 1927 the association expanded to Tartu with the opening of a branch there.

The late 1940s saw the association expand from an exclusively social organization to include some community service.

In that time, his popularity helped the association expand exponentially.

From humble beginnings, the association has expanded to encompass a global membership totaling more than 30,000, plus a full-time executive director and staff.

Governor Hamilton was instrumental in seeing that the association, which was both a political and a social organization, expanded throughout the state.