Club Museum

Rotary International has served the planet through its family of active members. Paul Harris founded the organisation on 23rd February 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. This space is dedicated to the retentless job done by the founding members, followed by the thousands of Rotarians across the world.

Some pictures have been sourced from the archives of Rotary’s official website.

Paul Harris (1868-1947)

History

The first four Rotarians: (from left) Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram Shorey, and Paul P. Harris, circa 1905-1912.
Paul Harris, age 28, soon after he started practicing law in Chicago in 1896. Appeared in "My Road to Rotary."
Arch C. Klumph, 1916-17 Rotary president, circa 1916.