active international was founded in aberdeen, washington february 10, 1922, as the active club. a group of young men including ernest axland, paul arthand, carl morck, carl springer, carl teman, edgar jones and pat mcnamara were eager to give the young men a more active part in the affairs of the community. thus, they formed together to establish a young men's club which they named "active". active was incorporated under the laws of the state of washington on august 20, 1924. before long, active clubs were formed in elma, hoquiam, montesano and olympia.