The St. Louis Club is known as Club 11, having been the eleventh club organized and admitted to membership in Rotary International. The first preliminary meeting was held on February 15, 1910. The permanent organization of the Club was effected on February 22, 1910, when the first meeting of the Club was held at the old Lippe's Café, Eight and Olive Streets. Twenty-five business and professional men were present, all of whom were then elected to membership. The club enjoyed steady growth and on March 1, 1910 the total membership was 153 members. By July 1, 1919 the total membership had reached 249. The first printed roster of the club was issued July 15, 1910, attracting nationwide attention at that time. More...

The Rotary Club of New Orleans was formed on February 23, 1910 during a meeting held at 232 North Peters Street.     On April 26, 1910, with a membership of 40, the Rotary Club of New Orleans officially became the 12th Rotary Club organized in the world.  The weekly meetings begin at 12:12pm in honor of this.     As the City of New Orleans expanded into the suburbs, the Rotary Club of New Orleans sponsored being formed outside the New Orleans business district.  From the New Orleans Club were born the Westbank Rotary Club in 1953, the Rotary Club of Metairie in 1957 and the Rotary Clubs of East New Orleans and Carrollton in 1959. More ...

Detroit Rotary was born at a fire; which fact possibly explains why it has always been such a “hot” club.

One night in the summer of 1910 there was a neighborhood blaze. Jim Gregg went to see it. At the fire he ran across the writer. In his characteristic manner he held the first Rotary meeting in Detroit – although the minutes do not record it.
“Say, Frank,” said Jim, “there’s going to be a meeting tomorrow noon to organize a club. Come over!”

“What’s the name of it?” I asked.

“They call it a Rotary Club. More...

The Rotary Club of North Penn’s major fundraiser is the annual outdoor Lansdale Day celebration on Main Street, downtown Lansdale, PA.  The proceeds from this event are given to local charities in the North Penn community.  This old-fashioned community project has always been successful, usually with an attendance in excess of 10,000.  We have lots of delectable food, great music, entertainment and fun activities in three staging areas, a community market place, and an ANTIQUES & ARTS FESTIVAL - a juried invitational showcase of fine artists, selected artisans and antique dealers. ... more

For many years after the Winston-Salem Rotary Club was founded in 1915, there were no other Rotary clubs in Winston-Salem. In later years the presidents of the Downtown Rotary were subjected to cajolery by either the district governor or by their counterparts from other clubs in the district. This invariably happened at a district conference, where the prevailing question was "Why haven't you started another club in Winston-Salem?"

In June 1967, president-elect Jim Gray attended the district conference prepared to listen to any argument that would probably arise about forming a second club in Winston-Salem. ... more

"On the night of February 23, 1905, the first meeting took place at Gus’ office in the Unity Building.

Silvester and Paul had dined together at an Italian restaurant on Chicago’s near north side. Gus, by prearrangement, had invited a personal friend, Hiram Shorey, a merchant tailor, a native of the village of Litchfield, in the State of Maine, to whom he had previously introduced Paul.

The meeting was enlivened by the relation of personal experiences, after which Paul unfolded the general purposes of his plan." Paul P. Harris, "The Founder of Rotary" on page 95 More....