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SELECTED HISTORIES OF BRAZILIAN ROTARY CLUBS
13). Rotary Club of Belem do Para-
Founded on 30 June 1931 by Jim Roth, who was the chair of the meeting, together with the Government
Secretary for Education and Health, Dr. Mario Chermont.
Speakers at the meeting were Jose Mellero Carrero, President-elect, and Jose da Costa Castro, Secretary. Gordon
Pickerell asked "Mr. Roth an exhibition on the practical efficiency of Rotary in the world", and Joaquim
Chaves, Vice President who was "welcoming public authorities and to give their point of view the exercise of
the function of Rotary"
In addition to the above, the following persons took part in the inaugural dinner: Drs Amadeu Golden;
Adolpho Alvaro da Silveira; Abelardo Condurú; R. Veiga Cabral; Diógenes Ferreira de Lemos;
Leônidas from Albuquerque; Amanajás Filho; Jucá Francisco Filho; Ophyr Loyola; JW Collett; Augusto Alves Teixeira;
H Foster Smith; Antony Patric; Moysés S Levy; Carlos Mello de Araujo; Antonio Martins Junior; Benjamin V Silva;
A Mesquita; A Jonston; Homero Ribeiro; Abilio A Velho; H Fukuara representing Mr. Mario Guimaraes; and representatives
of the State of Para.
The Rotary Club of Bethlehem in Idaho was admitted into the Rotary International on 08 September 1931
14). Rotary Club of
Petropolis
The Club was founded
by the Rotary Club of Rio de Janeiro, controlled by its then
President Roberto J. Shalders.
The installation meeting took place on 12 September 1928 in the
office of Cerqueira Miranda & Memoria Ltd at 88 Independence
Avenue,. The meeting was attended by James Roth
who founded many clubs in Brazil. It was at least the first time
he had attended the actual installation of a new Rotary Club in
Brazil.
Also in attendance at this
first meeting were the following founding members, who hold the
following ratings: Solomon Antoun (Military equipment), Luiz
Mora (Fabrics), Frank Nitzsche (Photography), Jose Fernandes de
Oliveira Leite (Medicine - Gynecology), Osorio Magellan Salles
(Bank - Credit), Octavio da Silva Costa (Land agent), Joao
Soares da Veiga (Medicine – road accidents), Alcindo Sodré
(Journalism), Altino Sodré (Manufacture of Semi), Francisco
Gomes (Urban Cars), Francisco Firmo Fernandes Heffer (Marine
services), Carlos Loeffler (Manufacture - Bullets), Arthur
Agripino of the Cross Loureiro (life insurance), Áquila Rocha
Miranda (Property agent), Domitian F Monteiro da Silva (Dairy),
Eugênio Lopes Barcelos (Law) , Alfredo Silva Campos (Lattice),
Francisco Cosenza (Retail - Articles Electrical), Andre Dias
(Aerial), Raul Nim Ferreira (Engineering - Mines), J. Merritt
Fordham (Dental), Felipe Gelli (Furniture), Henrique Ritmmeyer
Son (Watches), Eugênio Werneck (Pharmacy), Jose Alves da Cruz
Coutinho (Magazines), Carlos Signorelli (Clinic), Durval Egydio
de Souza (Lighting Electric), Benjamin Tannebaum (Quarries),
Amaro Vasconcelos (Fabrics retailing), Alvaro Balcony (Wheat
farming), Fernando Villela (Medicine), Rs. C. Crocker (the
Railroad), Roldão Barbosa (Cinema).
15). Rotary Club of Pelotas
The club was founded on
November 24, 1928, at its meeting in the halls of the Grand
Hotel, with the presence of Roberto Shalders, president of RC
Rio de Janeiro and James Roth, an official of Rotary
International. Founding members included bankers, traders,
industrialists, farmers, doctors, lawyers and journalists.
On a proposal by Dr. Luiz Fernando Osorio, it was resolved that
the Brazilian Santos Dumont would be invited to take part in one
of the Club lunches and visit the field of aviation that has
been given his name.
The names of the founders cannot be found but the first
president was Dr. Francisco Jose Dias da Costa.
The Rotary Club of Pelotas was admitted to Rotary International
on 09 January 1929.
16).
ROTARY CLUB FOR PORTO
ALEGRE
The
inaugural session took place on 10 October 1928, a lunch held in
the Club of Trade, attended by twenty-two professionals with
emphasis on the elite of society and also including Jim Roth and
Heriberto Coates.
Its founders were: Adolfo Luce; Alberto Bins; Annes Dias; Carlos
Azevedo; Carlos Voelcker; Eduardo Secco Filho; F D Leonardo
Truda; Fausto de Freitas Castro; Fernando Caldas; Fernando Moura
Gertum; Frederico Dehane; Guerra Blessmann; Ismael Chaves de
Barcellos; Heitor Rangel; Ismael Torres; Joao Luderitz; Jorge
Elchenberg; Jose Bertaso; M Sands; MW Fayley; Mario Barcellos;
and Oswaldo Rentzsch.
Ismael Chaves de Barcellos was elected President, proposed by
the Rotary Club of Porto Alegre.
The Rotary Club of Porto Alegre was admitted to Rotary
International on December 21, 1928
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