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first clubs of each geographic region The Rotary Club of Milan was officially established on December 20, 1923 - the first Rotary Club in Italy and one of the first anywhere in Europe. The opening of the Milanese Club was the result of the initiative shown by a small group of enthusiastic proponents, including Irish engineer Leo Giulio Culleton, Scotsman James Henderson (Vice-President of Cucirini Cantoni Coats, Englishman Reginald Price Mountney (Financial Correspondent for the Manchester Guardian), Canadian Wendell Clark (commissary of the Canadian government) and Italian lawyer Achille Bossi. This group met often between June and December 1923 and the members were soon joined by others who were in attendance for the foundation meeting, held on December 20 of that same year. The founder members were as follows: Alberto Edoardo Bianchi, President of Soc. Chimica Lombarda A. E . Bianchi Senator Borletti, President of Linificio and Canapificio Nazionale Achille Bossi, Commercial lawyer Gianni Caproni, President of Soc. Italiana Caproni Primo Crivelli, Stockbroker Leo Giulio Culleton, Engineer Enrico De Giovanni, Owner of the and . De Giovanni Safety Glass Company Beniamino Donzelli, President of Azienda Cartaria Italiana Federico Guasti, Notary Gaspare Guasti, Consultant James Henderson, Vice President and Managing Director of S.A. Cucirini Cantoni Coats Carlo Mira, industrialist specializing in yarn and thread Count Girolamo Moroni, Owner of the G. Moroni Asbestos Company Reginald Price Mountney, Financial Correspondent for the Manchester Guardian Giorgio Mylius, Manager of the F. E . Mylius Textile Export Company Reginald George Taylor, Owner of the R. G. Taylor Fire Extinguisher Company James Henderson was the first President of the Rotary Club of Milan, with Leo Giulio Culleton as the first Secretary. In 1925, Senator Prof. Luigi Mangiagalli was elected President, followed a year later by Pietro Soldini. The Rotary Club of Milan was suspended on December 31, 1938 and reconstituted on November 11, 1946. ITALIANO L’istituzione ufficiale del Rotary Club Milano, primo Rotary Club in Italia e tra i primi in Europa, avvenuta il 20 dicembre 1923, fu il risultato dell’iniziativa di un piccolo gruppo di entusiasti promotori, tra i quali l’ingegnere irlandese Leo Giulio Culleton, lo scozzese James Henderson, vicepresidente della Cucirini Cantoni Coats, l’inglese Reginald Price Mountney, corrispondente finanziario del Manchester Guardian, il canadese Wendell Clark, commissario del Governo del Canada e l’avvocato Achille Bossi. A questo gruppo di promotori , che si erano riuniti più volte tra i mesi di giugno e di dicembre 1923, si aggiunsero altre persone che risultarono presenti alla seduta di fondazione del 20 dicembre.James Henderson fu il primo Presidente del Rotary Club Milano, mentre Leo Giulio Culleton ne fu il primo segretario. Nel 1925 venne eletto Presidente il Senatore Prof. Luigi Mangiagalli, che nel 1926 venne sostituito dal Gr. Uff. Pietro Soldini. Il Rotary Club Milano fu sospeso il 31 dicembre 1938 e ricostituito l’11 novembre 1946. Pietro Brunoldi, July 5, 2008 |
 James Henderson The following have all been Presidents of the Club: 1923-24 and 1924-25: James Henderson 1925-26: Luigi Mangiagalli and Piero Pirelli 1926-27: Pietro Soldini 1927-28 and 1928-29: Carlo Tarlarini 1929-30 and 1930-31: Giuseppe Bianchini 1931-32 and 1932-33: Giacinto Motta 1933-34: Giovanni Bognetti 1934-35 and 1935-36: Raimondo Targetti 1936-37 and 1937-38: Senatore Borletti 1938: Piero Portaluppi 1946-47 and 1947-48: Arturo Danusso 1948-49: Camillo Giussan 1949-50: Ettore Conti di Verampio 1950-51 and 1951-52: Cesare Chiodi 1952-53 and 1953-54: Carlo Foà 1954-55 and 1955-56: Giampiero Bognetti 1956-57 and 1957-58: Alfonso Sella 1958-59 and 1959-60: Carlo Galamini di Recanati 1960-61 and 1961-62: Franco Brambilla 1962-63 and 1963-64: Severino Pagani 1964-65 and 1965-66: Silvio Coggi 1966-67 and 1967-68: Riccardo Ricas Castagnedi 1968-69 and 1969-70: Giuseppe Lauro 1970-71 and 1971-72: Pino Ferrario 1972-73 and 1973-74: Adrio Casati 1974-75 and 1975-76: Armando Frumento 1976-77 and 1977-78: Remo Franceschelli 1978-79 and 1979-80: Marcello Zavelani Rossi 1980-81 and 1981-82: Libero Mazza 1982-83 and 1983-84: Federico Magnifico 1984-85 and 1985-86: Ettore Coggi 1986-87 and 1987-88: Giandomenico Pisapia 1988-89 and 1989-90: Giancarlo Giambelli 1990-91 and 1991-92: Giuseppe Pellicanò 1992-93 and 1993-94: Pier Giusto Jaeger 1994-95 and 1995-96: Giancarlo Lunati 1996-97: Filiberto Pittini 1997-98 and 1998-99: Giovanni Bognetti 1998-99 and 1999-2000: Carlo Guastamacchia 2000-01 and 2001-2002: Mario Talamona 2002-03 and 2003-2004: Luciano Martini 2004-05 and 2005-2006: Adolfo Zavelani Rossi 2006-2007 and 2007-2008: Enrico Bellezza Pietro Brunoldi, July 5, 2008 |
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