Until the Houston convention
in 1914, Rotary had celebrated all its conventions in August. After the
convention in Buffalo, 18-21 August 1913, the dates of the Houston
convention were changed to 22-26 June 1914. Subsequently, the conventions
of San Francisco (1915) and Cincinnati (1916) were celebrated in July.
At that point, Rotary established a tradition, programming the convention
for a date near the end of the Rotary year, in May or June.
Although the present practice to identify the salient
president of Rotary International with the convention that is celebrated at
the end of his or her year of office, does not necessarily apply to the
conventions celebrated during the term of office of
Frank L. Mulholland,
1914-15. He was chosen by the delegates of the Houston convention, and
he participated in the convention of San Francisco, 18-23 July 1915.
Russell
Greiner, 1913-14, and
Arch Klumph, 1916-17, celebrated two conventions
during their terms in office; they shared these conventions with their
predecessors and successors. |
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