On September 19th, Kamilla Buehler, Extension Service, USCNB (in the Rotary International Secretariat) telegraphed District Governor Fletcher that the application had hit a snag, as three of the prospective members were employed by the same firm. (Aside from that, Buehler wrote "congratulations fine application Nome.")

Provisional president Harper wrote Fletcher on September 26th to erase United States Smelting, Refining and Mining from the record of William Herbert Cameron. Buehler had suggested that Cameron might be listed as manager - U.S. Stores Department of the company "as he is manager of a distinct department." Cameroonians classification was switched to "General Merchandise - Wholesaling."

The second USSR&M employee was Bob Long, a civil engineer and architect with the company. Long "is also a civil engineer offering his services to the community," President Harper wrote Fletcher, and Longs classification was officially listed as "Civil Engineer - Self-Employed."

Carl Glavinovich, Assistant Manager for USSR&M, retained the mining company classification.

Provisional president Harper wrote "Many of us serve in dual roles in this far north community."

The classification problem may have delayed the granting of Nome's charter by as much as a month.

"I am hoping, " Governor Fletcher wrote Rotary Internationals Evanston, Illinois office on October 4th, "that we can have charter night on November 7 -- the same night as Hope, B.C. expects to have theirs." A memo typed in the top margin of another letter from Buehler, author unknown, says "the Kiwanis representative was in Nome, but about 24 hours late. Have not found out yet whether he tried to go ahead after he found that Rotary was ahead of him."

Nome's application went before the Rotary International board on October 4, 1946.

On October 7, 1946, the board of directors of Rotary International voted to certify the application and accept Nome Rotary Club. The decision appears to have been unanimous. Meetings were set for noon Thursdays at the Nevada Grill Lounge, which was located on the north side of Front Street, a bit east of Lanes Way. Bud Harper, owner of Nome Motors, was first president; Christian A. Rouse, manager of mining equipment retailer Glenn Carrington Co. was vice president. Lomen Commercial Company office manager Carl Dewey Anderson was Secretary; and Kenneth McVeigh Rank, co-owner and manager of grocery store U. S. Mercantile was selected as Treasurer.

The other charter members were (bold indicates Director):