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Ostende, first Rotary Club on the European continent. |
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The 18th Convention
Ostende, Belgium, June 5-10, with 6,412 in
attendance |
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 Harry
Rogers,
San Antonio, Texas
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President Roger's home page
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Read about Harry Rogers' major role in
The Rotary Foundation
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“May we all, Christian, Jew, Mohammedan,
Buddhist, Confucian, Agnostic and Infidel stand for once, shoulder to
shoulder and humbly, reverently, hopefully repeat the words: On earth peace,
goodwill toward men.” PH
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Convention Preliminary
Activities
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Photos from the convention
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Ostende was the first convention to be held on the continent of Europe.
Continental European countries with Rotary Clubs were by July 1927 (number
of clubs): Spain (13), France (12), Denmark (3), Norway (5), Holland (6),
Belgium (8), Italy (17), Switzerland (10), Czecho-Slovakia (7),
Austria (3), Hungary (1), Portugal (1), Sweden (1) and Finland (1). The
outstanding event of Rotary in Europe was the admission of Germany into the
Rotary family of nations. |
T. C. Thomsen from the Rotary Club of Aarhus, Denmark and
member of the extension committee was responsible for the foundation of
Rotary Clubs in Germany (pers. communication of Rotarian Wedemeyer, RC
Sylt-Westerland, author of the book “75 Years of Rotary in Germany”). The
first German Rotary Club, Hamburg, was
chartered on October 8, 1927.
Wolfgang Ziegler |
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King
Albert I of the Belgians opens the first Rotary International Convention
on the continent of Europe, held in
Ostende in 1927.
From
David Shelley Nicholl
"The Golden Wheel."
Doug Rudman |
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At the convention, King
Albert, a Rotarian, said during his remarks, "A
Rotarian myself, as your president has kindly remembered - and I think I am
alone in the classification to which I belong". Also see "Famous
Rotarians" |
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Harry H. Rogers, RI President 1926-1927, San Antonio, Texas |
Rogers finished his
address with the following words:
“There is a destiny that makes us
brothers
None can live to himself alone.
All that we send into the lives of
others,
Comes back into our own.” |
"This little gavel, as I have said, is
made out of the wood of the mantel in that home where Paul Harris spent his
boyhood days. There is an inlaid piece of Charter Oak of Connecticut, and
perhaps that may signify the sturdiness of the Rotary movement. This gavel
has a silver plate which says:" |
Albert, King of Belgium, Rotary’s Royal Host, distinguished the
Ostende
convention by his presence. |
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After the President’s address, Immediate
Past President Don Adams presented President Rogers with a gavel: |
To
President Harry Rogers
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Ostende, Belgium, 1927
Made of wood from
Paul Harris’ boyhood home
by Junior Achievement
Club Members of U.S.A.
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Address by His Majesty, Albert, King of the Belgian
His Majesty, Albert, King of the Belgians, arrived at the Kursaal,
accompanied by his royal escort and delivered an address of welcome |
The Crown Prince of Belgium presented RI secretary Ches Perry with the... |
.... Officers
Cross of the Order of the Crown of Belgium |
Message from Paul Harris - Thereafter, Vivian Carter, Secretary of
R.I.B.I. read the
message from Paul Harris:
“On earth peace, goodwill toward men” |
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“The three generals in command of the
destructive forces are: Suspicion Jealousy and Fear
Let us stimulate and encourage the
constructive forces and place in their command, the three greatest generals
the world has ever known: Faith Love and Courage.”
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“May we all, Christian, Jew, Mohammedan,
Buddhist, Confucian, Agnostic and Infidel stand for once, shoulder to
shoulder and humbly, reverently, hopefully repeat the words: On earth peace,
goodwill toward men.” |
With the exception of the House of Friendship, the entire
Convention Organization was located in the Kursaal and the auditorium was
used for all Convention Meetings |
In Memoriam
Secretary Chesley R. Perry spoke in
memoriam:
“Representative of all our comrades who have gone from
this life during the past year, I mention one by name –
Albert S. Adams –
who once held the highest office in Rotary.” |
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