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  Rotary Ann
was from Philadelphia
and she was from San Francisco. Rotary Ann was
named after two wives of Rotarians:
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June 1914 and 1,288 Rotarians make the long journey to
Houston,
TX, USA Rotarian Henry Brunier of San Francisco and his wife "Ann"
boarded a special train for the convention. Since Ann was the only woman on
the train for most
of the trip the other Rotarians began
calling her "Rotary Ann". In Houston the Bruniers met Guy and Ann Gundaker
of
Philadelphia
and soon the name "Rotary Ann" belonged to Guy's wife as well. The
term "Rotary Ann" lasted until the late 1980's. Gundaker was RIP 1923-24
with his convention in
Toronto.
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"Bru" Brunier of
San Francisco,
was RIP in 1952-53 and his convention was in Mexico City that year.
(see Rotary
Timeline)
a more
detailed story
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