On the 23rd of this month we celebrate the 105th anniversary of Rotary's very first meeting.  In Room 711 in the Chicago Building, on February 23,1905, 3 invited friends of Paul Harris assembled to start a club that was comprised of business men in the community.  Paul Harris wanted to start a club of men that he would do business with, in addition to adding friends.  They started meeting at each other's business or homes and along the way, since they were "rotating" the called it Rotary.  Charity or good works came later as the fledgling club, then clubs wanted to do something more than just meet for lunch.  Now, it is the oldest, one of the largest, (occasionally we outnumber the Lions, which is number 1 in that regard), but most certainly  the best in my humble opinion.  The decision to add women came after a young woman schoolteacher sued Rotary in an effort to force them to take women, and won a decision from the Supreme Court of the United States.  Rotary only had to add women in America, but to their credit they made it worldwide.  That woman, Sylvia Whitlock, was from the Duarte club, in District 5300.  This last month she was nominated for District Governor of our district by a committee that I headed.   I am very proud of this historical moment, not only because of the importance, but more so because Sylvia will be an excellent District Governor.