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Greetings!
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- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ROTARY!
- RGHF History Day,
- Oakland publishes its 100 year book.
- Why I am a Rotarian,
Register for our Bangkok events and visit us at booth #919 in the House of Friendship.
New member comment: "I have greatly enjoyed the RGHF emails. I didn't realize until recently that I was not a member." Trish Blair, MD (now a five year paid member) www.joinrghf.org
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Happy 107th birthday to Rotary...
23 February 1905: Rotary Club of Chicago the First of the Sixteen Clubs prior to the formation of the National Association of Rotary Clubs. First gathering, on Thursday evening, 23 February 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. by attorney Paul P. Harris. Young Harris, fresh from a wild five years as a reporter, actor, cowboy, seaman, granite salesman, fruit picker and hotel clerk, five years building a successful law practice, then had an idea. It was regarding observations of success and respect which could come from organizing professional acquaintances. More years past. He had given this much thought by the time he and Silvester Schiele walked over to Gus Loehr's office, in Room 711 that cold winter night in 1905, almost 9 years from his arrival in Chicago. Several weeks later, Schiele was elected the first president of Rotary when the meeting was held in his office. Harris suggested several names, one of them being "Rotary." From RGHF at www.historycalendar.org |
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Linda Parker Hamilton, RGHF history committee member and author of the centennial book for Oakland #3
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Written by RGHF member Linda Hamilton
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"Twenty-five men met for the first time on a rainy Friday the day after Thanksgiving 1908. By February 5, 1909, the organizers had applied and received their cha
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rter for what was then called the Tri-City Rotary Club, consisting of members from Oakland, Alameda, and Berkeley. Rotary regulations at the time prohibited the forming of clubs in cities under a certain population. Among the charter members was H.C. Capwell, with the largest department store in Oakland and a founder of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. It is a tantalizing story of conflict, redemption, and persistence that led to a reorganization of the Club in 1910 as the Rotary Club of Oakland, with a focus on service above business reciprocity, and active participation in the National Association of Rotary Clubs." Author and RGHF member Linda Hamilton. ... MORE...
RGHF member Linda has been working on the Oakland history for several years, and is now available for other clubs about to celebrate their centennials. To contact Linda, use our comment form at www.historycomment.org
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1910 - Mr. Leo Bat had a dream and he shared it with Mr. Cal Hagen, a hardward store owner at King and Missouri Ave. Mr. Batt manufactured pianos, and made frequent trips to St. Joseph. There was also a gentleman with the name of Mr. Lee Mettler from Kansas City met with Mr. Batt and Mr. Hagen. In December 1910 at a called meeting a club was formed and was called Club #32. Mr. Batt was from St. Louis and belonged to Club #11 and Mr. Mettler from Club #13 in Kansas City. Club 32 had 26 Charter men one of which was George BeGold an undertaker from none other than Heaton-BeGold Funeral Home. The first president was W. A. Bodenhausen, vice president J. W. Lehr, secretary W. S. Aldrich, treasurer was Mr. Andriano, and today we retire president #86 and install our 87th president. The first meeting place was in the Platt College area of the Bartlett Building. In November of 1911 Club 32 was accepted into the Rotary organization. MORE... |
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WHY I AM A ROTARIAN
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DG 10/11 Frank Baffoe |
DG 10/11 Frank Baffoe, zone 20a, Lesotho
My way to Rotary was protracted. A business friend of mine, who was a Rotarian invited me on several occasions to join him to his Club meetings. Sadly, however, his efforts were regularly frustrated by my "reasoned" excuses of why I could not join him on each occasion. Strangely though my friend never gave up on me. He persisted.
On one occasion, however, I was moved by my sense of curiosity to go and check it out. My basic problem is that I hate categorization of people that render them prone to discrimination of any kind. MORE... |
ATTENTION FUTURE ROTARY OFFICERS
If you, or a Rotarian you know, is about to be nominated or elected as a future district governor, now is the time for you/them to join RGHF
Five years of RGHF for just $120. You can have a solid background in the Global History of Rotary by the time you/they serve as Rotary officers.
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