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Brief histories of the
first clubs of each geographic regions or countries.
Rotary Club of HAMILTON,
the First Club of Bermuda
Rotary International
District 7230
Our Club was sponsored by the Rotary Club
of Rochelle, N.Y., and became a member of Rotary International on February
6th, 1924.
The charter officers
were: J.J. (Jack) Arnold, President J.J. (Joe) Outerbridge, Secretary Sir
John (J.W.) Cox, Treasurer.
In March 1926, our
club was honoured by an official visit of the founder of Rotary, Paul
Harris.
The President of
Rotary International, Nitish C. Laharry of Calcutta, India, honoured the
Rotary Clubs of Hamilton and St. Geroge by paying us an official visit in
October 1962.
It was our privilege
to sponsor the Rotary Club of St Georges in 1951, Rotary Club of Sandys in
1972 and Rotary Club of Pembroke in 1981.
The District
Conference has been held in Bermuda six times 1933,1962,1969,1976,1982 and
1988.
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This history was extracted from the Clubs
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