Rotary Club of Baton Rouge marks 100th anniversary of Rotary International

From: The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report | Date: March 15, 2005| Author: Anonymous | Copyright information

During the summer of 1918, 34 prominent business and professional men of Baton Rouge gathered for dinner at the Istrouma Hotel on Third Street. In the midst of war and war-related shortages, these civicminded men were convening the first local Rotary Club meeting, joining an organization of service and fellowship that was growing rapidly throughout the country.

Charter members included Philip Connell, who was elected the first president, and Thomas D. Boyd, the president of Louisiana S...

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