“The Founder of Rotary”—This is
an autobiography of Paul P. Harris. It
depicts clearly the people and the events
which influenced the formation of his
character. It describes the interest-
ing circumstances which led up to the
founding of Rotary. This is a cloth-
bound, 160-page book. It sells tor
$1.00.

“This Rotarian Age’”—This inspira-

tional book, written by the founder of
Rotary, contains his observations on the
progress of the movement. 250 pages.
$0.65.

“The Official Directory’—Contains
much interesting information about Ro-
tary in addition to the officers and meet-
ing time and place of each club. Par-
ticularly appropriate as birthday or holi-
day gifts to club members.

ROTARY MARCHES ON!
A Bird’s Eye View

First Decade (1905-14)

1905 First club organized—Chicago,
Hh. (Us SpA.)

1908 Second club organized—San

’. - Franciseo, Calif:-(U. $.: A:)

1910 16 clubs formed National Asso-
ciation of Rotary Clubs.

1911 “The Rotarian” magazine started
publication.

1914 Name changed to International
Association of Rotary Clubs.

1914 123 clubs in the United States,

Canada, Britain and Ireland.

Second Decade (1915-24)

Characterized by steady growth in
spite of the war, and by extension after
the war to Continental Europe, South
America, Asia, Australia, New Zea-
land, South Africa, and many islands.

1921 Convention held in Edinburgh,
Scotland.

1922 Name changed to Rotary Inter-
national.

1924 1796 clubs throughout the world.

Third Decade (1925-34)

Characterized by continued steady
growth in spite of world depression.
Among the new countries and terri-
tories entered were: Alaska, Finland,
Egypt, Palestine, Malay States.

1927 Convention in Ostende, Bel-
gium.

1931 Convention in Vienna, Austria.

1934 3690 clubs throughout the world.

Present Decade (1935 to date)
1935

Convention, Mexico City, Mex-
ico.

Rotary Club of Reykjavik, Ice-
land, admitted to membership.
Clubs organized in Tunis, Fiji
Islands, and Sarawak.
Convention held in Nice, France.
Clubs formed in Netherlands
West Indies, Principality of
Monaco, and Venezuela.
Rotary clubs in Germany dis-

banded.

Rotary clubs in Austria, part of
Czecho-Slovakia (Sudetenland),
and Italy disbanded.

Clubs organized in French West
Africa and Guam.

Membership of Rotary clubs in
Czecho-Slovakia, Estonia, Japan,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Spain and Spanish Morocco ter-
minated.

Membership of Rotary clubs in

Bulgaria terminated.

1935
1936
1937
1937
1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942 Membership of Rotary clubs in
Belgium, Greece, Roumania and
Yugoslavia terminated. On 1
March there were 123 Rotary
clubs and approximately 205,000

Rotarians.

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