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Founding Era · Room 711 · 1905Chicago, Illinois
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On the evening of 23 February 1905, Paul Harris (19 April 1868 – 27 January 1947) invited three friends to a meeting. 1Silvester Schiele, (second from the left) (29 June 1870 – 17 December 1945) a coal dealer, 2Hiram Shorey, (next to Harris) (29 August 1962 – 29 March 1944) a merchant tailor, and 3Gustavus Loehr, (far left) ( 1864 – 23 May 1918) a…

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711 Remembers

PDG Norman F. Kloker was President of Rotary Club One (ROTARY/One) 1985-86, Governor of Rotary District 6450 1989-90, Chairman of RI’s 75th Anniversary Convention Landmark Committee, and was Co-Founder of the Paul Harris 711 Club of which he is Past President and Life Director. Also a director of the Paul Harris Memorial Committee, Norm was the…

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Paul P. Harris, founder of Rotary International, and it's president emeritus, died yesterday in his home, Comely Bank, at 10856 Longwood dr. He was 79, and had been in failing health in recent years. He was a lawyer in private life.