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The History of RC of
London
The man responsible for the
chartering of the Rotary Club
of London was Arthur Bigelow. Arthur was a native of Canada who had
lived in the U.S.A. for a number of years and who came to the United
Kingdom in 1903. He was associated with Harvey C. Wheeler in the
creation of the Initial Towel Supply Company, The Limited Carrier
Company and The Initial Tea Company.
Harvey, a member of the Rotary Club of Boston, described
Rotary to Arthur who began to get together a group of men ...
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More Than one Club in
a Community?
Yes!
Says Stanley Leverton,
Past President, Rotary Club of London, England:
I AM in entire agreement with the formation of more than one Rotary Club
in a large community, but I am unalterably opposed to breaking up any
large Club to gain that end. To interfere with the size, the prestige,
and the collective strength of the large and influential Clubs,,,,
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See also the question of Extensions by our staff
John Garrett, with
Leverton’s Help, forms First Fellowship: In 1947, Brixton
(London, England) Rotarian John. G. Garrett wanted to sail his yacht
under the Rotary flag. His sail maker was willing to sew a burgee
bearing the Rotary wheel, and he wanted permission to fly it from his
masthead.
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The
Early History:
Rotary Club (s) of London
Vivian Carter's 1947 publication entitled
"The
Romance of Rotary in London" may firstly need
explaining as to its title. Carter bases the title on the writings of G
K Chesterton who wrote: "to be born into this earth is to be born into a
romance".
Carter, thus, wanted to write the story of London Rotary Club
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New Direction in Social Welfare
A new direction
of Social Welfare Policy for the new post war Britain was first
announced at a meeting of the Rotary Club of London in 1940.
The Beveridge Report was first
welcomed by Government Minister Ernest Bevin to enthusiastic Rotarians
and signaled that Rotary was now a recognized community force to those
in power.
13th Anniversary event, with RI secretary Ches Perry in attendance.
Courtesy of
Dr. Wolfgang
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