Rotary : (Record no. 4962)
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| Title | Rotary : |
| Remainder of title | its beginning and early growth |
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| General note | The Rotary Balita no. 739 (February 11, 1954) |
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| Summary, etc. | Once Upon A Time There Were Four Men —<br/><br/>On February 23, 1905, at the invitation of Paul P. Harris, an attorney, four men met in an office in the Unity Building in Chicago, Illinois — Harris; Silvester Schiele, a coal dealer; Gustavus E. Loehr, a mining engineer; and Hiram E. Shorey, a merchant tailor. It was agreed that evening that these men would organize a club which would be based on the idea that Harris had been developing for the past five years—that men in business could be and should be personal friends.<br/><br/>The following day, Harris interested Harry Ruggles, a printer, in the proposed club. He in turn interested Will Jenson, a real estate dealer. Within a short time, the club organization was completed at a meeting in Schiele's office, with the election of Schiele as President, Jenson as Corresponding Secretary, Shorey as Recording Secretary, and Ruggles as Treasurer.<br/><br/>Paul Harris modestly declined any office in the new club and he did not become its President until two years later.<br/><br/>Five of the six "original" Rotarians have passed away, but Harry Ruggles—now 81 years of age—continues to serve Rotary as a member of the Rotary Club of Chicago (September, 1952). <br/><br/>It is significant that each of the six first members of this first Rotary Club was a comparative stranger in a large city who had come from a small town to Chicago to go into business, and each undoubtedly felt the need of personal friendships to replace those that had been severed by removal from his former home. The aim of the first Rotary Club was the encouragement of friendship, fellowship, and mutual assistance.<br/>At one of the early meetings, several names were suggested for the new organization. Adopted was Paul Harris' suggestion, "Rotary," which was prompted by the original plan of the Club members to meet in rotation at their various places of business.<br/><br/>Papers on business topics were read at these early meetings; Harry Ruggles developed the idea of community singing in the Club, an idea which was to be adopted by many other types of organizations; and Paul Harris frequently suggested original stunts to enliven the meetings.<br/><br/>The membership of the new Club grew rapidly. Its novelty was attractive and those who joined the Club found its friendship and fellowship a tonic that stimulated them to better endeavors in their business, social and community relationships.<br/><br/>As the Club's membership increased, it became inconvenient to meet in the offices of members. As a result, the Club began to hold dinner meetings, which later gave way to weekly noonday luncheons.<br/><br/>Paul Harris' Early Thoughts About The Rotary Movement<br/><br/>Many times during his life, Paul Harris was asked: "When you founded Rotary did you think it would become a worldwide movement?" Paul answered that question in his 1947 anniversary message and any consideration of the founding of Rotary would not be complete without his reply. He wrote:<br/><br/>"My answer to that question is 'No.' My thoughts then were far from any such thing. There was no inspired beginning. Young businessmen, mostly from the country, came in response to my call. Unacquainted with city life, we gathered together to help and befriend each other. We had been lonesome and we found a cure for lonesomeness.<br/><br/>"No, I did not in 1905 foresee a worldwide Rotary movement. When a man plants an unpromising sapling in the early Springtime, can he be sure that someday here will grow a mighty tree? Does he not have to reckon with the rain and the sun—and the smile of Providence? Once he sees the first bud—then he can begin to dream of shade."<br/><br/>Rotary Extends To East And West Coasts Of The United States<br/><br/>1906 and 1907—: It was during the latter part of 1906 that thoughts of Rotary's eventual expansion to other cities were first expressed. In writing about this period, Paul Harris said: "In the beginning of Rotary's renaissance, there was little to justify fond hopes and ambitions, but the one clement of all substantial achievement in all fields of human endeavor was present—and that was faith."<br/><br/>In 1907, Paul Harris was elected President of the Rotary Club of Chicago. It was during his term as President that he first stated his hopes to see Rotary Clubs in every important city of the United States.<br/>It was also in 1907 that the Rotary Club's first public service was undertaken in an effort to broaden its activities by including definite work for the welfare of the community. This initial project consisted in the establishment of public comfort stations in Chicago's city hall.<br/><br/>1908: In 1908, Rotary reached the West Coast of the United States with the organization of Club No. 2 in San Francisco, California, by Homer Wood, a San Francisco attorney who became interested in the idea for the Club through a Chicago Rotarian, Manuel Muñoz, who was in San Francisco on business.<br/><br/>During this year, Chesley R. Perry, who later became General Secretary of Rotary International and served in that capacity for 32 years, joined the Chicago Club.<br/><br/>1909 Soon after the organization of the Rotary Club of San Francisco, Homer Wood interested some of his friends in Oakland, California, with the result that Club No. 3 was organized there in February. To Oakland belongs the distinction of being the first Rotary Club to hold regular weekly luncheon meetings.<br/><br/>One of Homer Wood's enthusiastic Rotary associates in San Francisco was Arthur Holman, branch manager of the Travelers Insurance Company. Club No. 4 was organized in Seattle, Washington, early in June through the efforts of Roy Denny, whom Holman had interested in Rotary. Jerry Muma, the Los Angeles manager of the Travelers Insurance Company and friend of Arthur Holman, and Walter Wood, a Los Angeles attorney and brother of Homer Wood, organized Club No. 5 in Los Angeles, California, late in June.<br/><br/>Fred Tweed, a member of the Chicago Club, went to New York at the request of Paul Harris to organize a Rotary Club there. He got together with Dan Cady, Elmer DePue, and Bradford Bullock, and organized Club No. 6 in August. Thus a part of Paul Harris' dream of Rotary extensions was fulfilled, and Rotary became transcontinental.<br/><br/>In December, Club No. 7 was organized in Boston, Massachusetts. Edward L. Holman of Boston had attended a meeting of the Rotary Club of Chicago and, impressed with that Club, took the initiative, with his friends, John C. Fennely and Frank M. Carroll, in organizing the Rotary Club of Boston.<br/><br/>The West Coast Started Something<br/><br/>Prior to the organization of Clubs on the West Coast, the extension of Rotary was viewed with some doubts by several members of the Chicago Club. But the developments on the West Coast changed skepticism to enthusiasm. In writing about this favorable turn of events, Paul Harris said:<br/><br/>"The state of mind both outside and inside the membership was 'Show me.' The Pacific Coast epidemic did that very thing. St. Louis, Kansas City, New Orleans, Lincoln, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Tacoma, Detroit, and other cities, both cast and west, began to think there might be something worthwhile in the movement. One after another they were granted charters and there were a tidy 16 to assemble at the first Convention in 1910."<br/><br/>From a National To An International Movement<br/><br/>1910: During the first seven months of 1910, nine more Rotary Clubs were organized—at Tacoma, Washington; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri; New Orleans, Louisiana; Lincoln, Nebraska; Portland, Oregon; and Detroit, Michigan.<br/><br/>The first Rotary Convention was held in the Congress Hotel of Chicago in August, 1910, with Chesley R. Perry of Chicago as the presiding officer. The 29 Rotarian delegates in attendance represented 14 of the 16 existing Rotary Clubs. The National Association of Rotary clubs was organized at this Convention with a membership of 16 Clubs and approximately 1,500 Rotarians. A constitution was adopted and the principles of the Rotary organization were outlined in five objectives:<br/><br/>1. To organize new Clubs;<br/>2. To promote the common good of all Clubs; <br/>3. To encourage civic pride and loyalty;<br/>4. To promote honorable business methods; <br/>5. To advance the business interests of the individual members.<br/><br/>Paul Harris was elected President of the new organization and Chesley Perry was elected Secretary. Rotary Headquarters were established in the Secretary's own office in the Calumet Building in Chicago.<br/><br/>Before the end of the year, eight more Clubs were organized, including one in Winnipeg, Canada. Thus, the year 1910 marked not only the organization of the various Rotary Clubs as a united body. but also the first crossing of the first national boundary line.<br/><br/>1911: This was the year that Paul Harris and his fellow Rotarians in Canada and the United States saw their hopes for the formation of Rotary Clubs in Europe become a reality. A club was organized in London, England, through the efforts of two Rotarians from Boston, Massachusetts, and Chicago, Illinois, and in Dublin and Belfast, Ire land, Rotary Clubs were established by a former member of the San Francisco Club, who had returned to his native land.<br/><br/>The year 1911 also saw the beginning of the Rotary magazine, the first issue of which was published in January with 5,000 copies being printed as "The National Rotarian." The publication was adopted as the official magazine of Rotary at the Portland (Oregon) Convention.<br/><br/>It was also at the Portland Convention that the phrase "He Profits Most Who Serves Best" was first used in an address by Arthur Frederick Sheldon, a member of the Rotary Club of Chicago. was also during that Convention that a second phrase, "Service, Not Self," was used in an address by the President of the Rotary Club of Minneapolis, B. Frank Collins. These two phrases were later to be incorporated into the Rotary motto: "Service Above Self—He Profits Most Who Serves Best."<br/><br/>In July, 1911, there were 28 Rotary Clubs with approximately 2,500 members.<br/><br/>1912: Rotary entered a new country in 1912 with the formation of the Rotary Clubs of Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland.<br/><br/>The third annual Convention at Duluth, Minnesota, officially changed the name of the organization from the National Association of Rotary Clubs to the International Association of Rotary Clubs. Paul P. Harris, retiring President of the National Association, was elected President Emeritus of the new International Association. Forty-one Clubs were represented at the Convention with an attendance of 598.<br/>At the Convention, the first model Club Constitution was adopted, which contained these five objectives:<br/><br/>1. To promote the recognition of the worthiness of all legitimate occupations and to dignify each member's occupation as affording him an opportunity to serve society;<br/>2. To encourage high ethical standards in business and professions;<br/>3. To increase the efficiency of each member in the exchange of ideas and business methods;<br/>4. To promote the scientizing of acquaintances as an opportunity for service and as an aid to success;<br/>5. To quicken the interest of each member in the public welfare, and to cooperate with others in civic development.<br/><br/>The name of Rotary's official magazine was changed to "The Rotarian."<br/><br/>In July, 1912, there were 50 Clubs and approximately 5,000 Rotarians.<br/><br/>1913—: The year following the creation of the International Association of Rotary Clubs saw a truly international Convention convene at Buffalo, New York, with delegates from Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, and the U.S.A. in attendance.<br/><br/>The headquarters for the international organization became a clearing house for ideas that would be helpful to all Rotary Clubs.<br/><br/>The first of the numerous appeals which were later to come to Rotarians to help in disaster relief came in March, 1913, in response to which Rotary Clubs contributed over $25,000 to a Rotary Relief Fund for victims of the Dayton, Ohio, flood.<br/><br/>In July, 1913, there were 83 Rotary Clubs with approximately 10,000 members.<br/><br/>The Period Of World War I<br/><br/>1914—: With the outbreak of World War I, the efforts to extend Rotary to additional countries in Europe were discontinued. However, the growth of Rotary in the U.S.A. continued and the development of services offered to the Clubs by the international headquarters increased.<br/><br/>The fifth annual Convention was held at Houston, Texas, with 110 Rotary Clubs represented by a registration of 1,288.<br/><br/>The 100th Club was organized in Phoenix, Arizo na. In July, 1914, there were 123 Clubs with approximately 15,000 members.<br/><br/>1915—: Rotary extended to the Islands of the Pacific during this year with the organization of the Rotary Club of Honolulu.<br/><br/>By July, 1915, there were 186 Rotary Clubs with approximately 20,700 Rotarians.<br/><br/>By 1915, the office of the Secretary of the International Association of Rotary Clubs had grown from desk space and a part-time job to three rooms and a staff of 11 people. The Secretary's occasional mimeographed communications to Rotary Club Secretaries became a printed "weekly letter."<br/><br/>The sixth annual Convention was held at San Francisco, California, with 133 Clubs represented by an attendance of 1,988.<br/><br/>The sixth annual Convention was held at San Francisco, California, with 133 Clubs represented by an attendance of 1,988.<br/><br/>1916—: Rotary entered another country this year when the Rotary Club of Havana, Cuba, formed in April. It was the 226th Rotary C and was the first Club to be organized in a English-speaking country. The event attested the universality of Rotary by proving that its principles possessed the vitality and appeal to [omitted] not only national boundaries, but also language here [omitted].<br/><br/>The annual Convention in 1916 was held at Cincinnati, Ohio, with an attendance of 3,828 Rotarians representing 217 Clubs.<br/><br/>In July, 1916, there were 247 Rotary Clubs with an approximate membership of 27,000.<br/><br/>1917—: With the entry of the U.S.A. into World War I, Rotary Clubs there began engaging in all phases of the war effort, including support of war relief funds, Liberty Loan Drives, etc.<br/><br/>The 300th Rotary Club was organized at Huntington, Indiana, and Rotary extended to Wales, with the organization of a Club in Cardiff.<br/><br/>The eighth annual Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, was attended by 2,654 Rotarians representing 267 Rotary Clubs. E. Leslie Pidgeon of Winnipeg, Ca nada, was elected President of the International Association, the first Rotarian from outside of the U.S.A. to hold that office.<br/><br/>In July, 1917, there were 311 Rotary Clubs with an approximate membership of 32,600.<br/><br/>1918—: Rotary entered another continent in 1918 when the Rotary Club of Montevideo, Uruguay, was organized. It also extended to Puerto Rico with the organization of the Rotary Club of San Juan.<br/><br/>At the ninth annual Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, 367 Clubs were represented with an attendance of 4,034.<br/><br/>In July, 1918, there were 407 Rotary Clubs with an approximate membership of 38,800. The 400th Rotary Club was organized at Fort Scott, Kansas.<br/><br/>1919—: At the end of World War I, the work of extending Rotary around the world took on new life. During 1919, five countries welcomed Rotary Clubs were organized in the Philippines at Manila; in China at Shanghai; in Panama at Panama City; in India at Calcutta; and in Argentina al Buenos Aires.<br/><br/>The 500th Rotary Club was organized at Fremonth, Nebraska.<br/><br/>The tenth annual Convention was held at Salt Lake City, Utah, with 392 Clubs being represented by an attendance of 3,038.<br/><br/>In July, there were 530 Rotary Clubs with an approximate membership of 45,000.<br/><br/>From 50,000 Rotarians And 750 Clubs To 150,000 And 3,300 Clubs<br/><br/>1920—: Another country in the Orient and the first country in Continental Europe welcomed Rotary during 1920, when the Rotary Clubs of Tokyo, Japan, and Madrid, Spain, were organized.<br/><br/>When the eleventh annual Convention was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 25 Rotarians and their wives were present from Britain and Ireland, the largest delegation from these islands that had ever attended any Rotary Convention. They brought an invitation for the holding of the 1921 Convention in Edinburgh, Scotland, which was enthusiastically accepted.<br/><br/>The attendance at this Convention was 7,213, representing 664 Clubs.<br/><br/>At the Convention, a "hospitality hut" was established to provide information and entertainment for those present. This was the forerunner of the "House of Friendship" which has been so popular at succeeding Conventions.<br/><br/>In July, there were 758 Clubs with an approximate membership of 56,800. <br/><br/>1921—: This year saw Rotary enter seven additional countries—The Union of South Africa at Johannesburg, Australia at Melbourne, New Zealand at Wellington and Auckland, France at Paris, Mexico at Mexico City, Peru at Lima, and Denmark at Copenhagen.<br/><br/>The twelfth annual Convention was held at Edinburgh, Scotland—the first Convention to be held outside North America. There was an attendance of 2,302, representing 746 Rotary Clubs.<br/><br/>Through the early years of Rotary, the thought frequently had been advanced that Rotary might well be a medium for the advancement of international peace and goodwill. At the Edinburgh Convention, this objective was formally adopted: "To aid in the advancement of international peace and goodwill through a fellowship of business and professional men of all nations, united in the Rotary Ideal of Service."<br/><br/>In July, 1921, there were 975 Rotary Clubs with an approximate membership of 70,000.<br/><br/>The 1000th Rotary Club was organized at York, England.<br/><br/>1922—: In 1922, Rotary entered three additional countries—Brazil at Rio de Janeiro, Norway at Oslo, and The Netherlands at Amsterdam.<br/><br/>At the thirteenth annual Convention in Los Angeles, California, the name of the organization was shortened from the International Association of Rotary Clubs to Rotary International. Eighteen countries were represented with an attendance of 5,858.<br/><br/>In July, 1922, there were 1,243 Rotary Clubs with an approximate membership of 81,000.<br/><br/>1923—: During 1923, Rotary extended to three more countries with the organization of the Rotary Clubs of Ostend, Belgium; Milan, Italy; and Valparaiso, Chile.<br/><br/>This year inaugurated the movement to encourage members to have their business and craft associations adopt "codes" or "standards of practice" based upon a model code suggested by Rotary.<br/><br/>The fourteenth annual Convention, held at St. Louis, Missouri, had the distinction of being the first Rotary Convention to be addressed by a president of the United States—President Warren G. Harding, honorary member of the Rotary Club of Washington, D. C.<br/><br/>Twenty-four countries were represented with an attendance of 6,817 at this Convention.<br/><br/>In July, 1923, there were 1,493 Rotary Clubs with an approximate membership of 88,700.<br/><br/>The 1,500th Rotary Club was organized at Bexhill, England.<br/><br/>1924—: During 1924, two more countries extended their welcome to Rotary when the Rotary Clubs of Zurich, Switzerland, and Hamilton, Bermuda, were organized.<br/><br/>In 1924, the Rotary Convention was held at Toronto, Ontario, the first to be held in Canada. Thirty-one countries were represented with an attendance of 9,187.<br/><br/>In July, 1924, there were 1,796 Rotary Clubs with approximately 101,700 members.<br/><br/>1925—: In 1925, Rotary Clubs were organized for the first time in Czechoslovakia at Prague, Guatemala at Guatemala City, Austria at Vienna, Hungary at Budapest, and Portugal at Lisbon.<br/><br/>A Continental European Office of the Secretariat of Rotary International was established at Zurich, Switzerland, to give better service to the Rotary Clubs in Europe.<br/><br/>The 16th annual Convention was held at Cleveland, Ohio. Thirty countries were represented at the Convention with an attendance of 10,233.<br/><br/>In July, 1925, there were 2,096 Clubs with an approximate membership of 108,000.<br/><br/>The 2,000th Rotary Club was organized at Ketchikan, Alaska.<br/><br/>1926—: In 1926, Rotary extended to Sweden at Stockholm; to Venezuela at Caracas; to Finland at Helsinki-Helsingfors; and to Colombia at Bogota.<br/><br/>The 17th annual Convention was held at Denver, Colorado. There were 8,890 in attendance at this Convention from 35 countries of the world.<br/><br/>In 1926 it was felt that, in addition to the annual International Conventions, regional conferences should be organized at which Rotarians from certain regions would meet, get acquainted, and discuss problems pertaining to their particular regions. Thus more than 400 Rotarians from eight countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean met in Honolulu, Hawaii, that year in a Pacific Rotary Conference which led to the holding of other regional conferences.<br/><br/>In July, 1926, there were 2,396 Clubs with an approximate membership of 120,000.<br/><br/>1927—: During 1927, seven additional countries welcomed Rotary—Paraguay at Asunción, Costa Rica at San José, El Salvador at San Salvador, Ecuador at Guayaquil, Bolivia at La Paz, Germany at Hamburg, and Java at Djokjakarta—making a total of 43 countries in which there were Rotary Clubs.<br/><br/>Rotary's 18th annual Convention, the first in Continental Europe, was held at Ostend, Belgium. Six thousand five hundred fifty Rotarians from 38 countries were in attendance.<br/><br/>The first South American Rotary Conference was held at Montevideo, Uruguay.<br/><br/>In July, 1927, there were 2,631 Rotary Clubs with a membership of approximately 129,000.<br/><br/>The 3,000th Rotary Club was organized at Talca, Chile.<br/><br/>1928—: In 1928, James W. Davidson of Calgary, Canada, began a trip around the world which was destined to bring Rotary to many new lands. Discomforts, illnesses, accidents, and other discouragements failed to dampen the ardor of this enthusiastic Rotarian. As a result, Rotary was to become more truly worldwide.<br/><br/>In 1928, the Convention was held at Minneapolis, Minnesota, with an attendance of 9,448 from 42 countries of the world.<br/><br/>In July, 1928, there were 2,932 Rotary Clubs with a membership of approximately 137,000. <br/><br/>The second Pacific Rotary Conference was held in Tokyo, Japan.<br/><br/>Rotary extended to the Federated Malay States with the organization of a Club at Kuala Lumpur.<br/><br/>1929—: During 1929, Rotary extended to Egypt at Cairo, Palestine at Jerusalem, Yugoslavia at Beograd, Nicaragua at Managua, Roumania at Bucharest, Honduras at Tegucigalpa, Ceylon at Colombo, Burma at Thayetmyo, and Luxembourg at Luxembourg City.<br/><br/>In July, 1929, there were 3,177 Rotary Clubs with approximately 144,000 members.<br/>The 20th annual Convention was held at Dallas, Texas, with an attendance of 9,526 from 50 countries of the world.<br/><br/>1930—: Rotary extended to Algeria at Algier, Morocco at Casablanca, Southern Rhodesia at Salisbury, Estonia at Tallinn, Straits Settlements at Singapore, Kenya at Nairobi, and Thailand at Bangkok.<br/><br/>In July, 1930, there were 3,349 Rotary Clubs with an approximate membership of 153,000.<br/><br/>The 21st annual Convention was held in Chicago, in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the founding of Rotary. Eleven thousand nineteen Rotarians and members of their families represented 58 countries.<br/><br/>The third Pacific Rotary Conference met in Sydney, Australia, with Rotarians from nearly all countries around the Pacific in attendance.<br/><br/>The first Regional Conference for Europe, Africa and Asia Minor met in The Hague, The Netherlands, with 800 Rotarians from 23 countries in attendance.<br/><br/>And Now A Glance Forward<br/><br/>Statistically Speaking<br/><br/>During the years since 1930, Rotary has continued its phenomenal growth throughout the world. Its membership figures have reached an all-time high, with more than 365,000 Rotarians and 7,700 Rotary Clubs in 85 countries and geographical regions of the world (February, 1953).<br/><br/>Generally Speaking<br/><br/>Statistics of Rotary's tremendous worldwide growth are impressive, but Rotary's accomplishments through the years defy expression in figures. The fellowship created, the improvement in the conduct of business and professions, the playgrounds provided, the crippled children helped, the student loans granted, the community-betterment undertakings, the increased understanding among nations, the countless other achievements of Rotary Clubs, and the activities of the Rotary Foundation, all must be considered when viewing the progress of Rotary.<br/><br/>Prophetically Speaking<br/><br/>And what of tomorrow? Paul Harris, in his last anniversary message, said these striking words:<br/>"I would like to think that the pioneering days of Rotary have only just begun. What's 40 years in the life of a great movement? There are just as many new things to be done as ever there were. Rotary must certainly continue to pioneer or be left in the rear of progress.<br/><br/>"Rotary came up the hard way, through the work of self-sacrificing men who gave of themselves unsparingly. Now it continues on its miracle-working way. More power, more power to you, my beloved, Rotary." |
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