Julet Schultz was inducted in August. The club earlier agreed to admit women after discussing issues including ageing members and the folding of one of Horsham's women's Probus clubs.

Guest speaker Bob McIlvena outlined the history of the Langlands family in Horsham after he acknowledged the first inhabitants, the Jardwa and Wotjobaluk tribes.

The Horsham area opened to white settlement after Major Mitchell explored the area in 1836. First permanent settlement was in 1841 after the arrival of squatter James Darlot. He named Horsham and encouraged George Langlands to set up a store and post office there during a visit to Melbourne in 1848.

Langlands arrived in 1849 with his wife and five children after a four-week journey by bullock-drawn wagons. The Langlands family lived and worked under canvas and wooden shacks until a brick store and post office was built in 1854, on the corner of Darlot and Hamilton streets.

John Langlands took over after his father's death in 1861. Hawkers employed by Langlands supplied people west to the SA border, north of Rainbow to Pine Plains, east to Donald and south to the Glenelg River. Stores were opened at Edenhope, Toolondo and Pimpinio.

After John Langlands' death in 1915, the family business continued as a partnership with three of his sons until the establishment of a company in 1931. During the 1940s the Langlands store had up to 92 employees. Its close in 1975 ended one of Australia's longest continually running businesses.

Bob Comitti was also inducted as a new member. Birthday wishes were extended to Frank McClure, Col Johnston, Eric George, Ron Weidermann, Geoff Baker, Neville Smith and David Wortley.