Teele, a New Englander, from Massachusetts, became a Rotarian in his home town club of Newton. He was an engineer working mostly with railway and tram transport in Boston and Mexico in the latter of which he became President of the Mexico City club. For a time in 1922 and early 1923 he served as a Special Commissioner for Rotary in Central America and the Caribbean.
He was then appointed to a similar post but in Europe. Teele was at once involved in organizing the first club in Italy in Milan in 1923. He also presented both a Rotary flag and the Charter to the Amsterdam Club in March 1923, and visited Oslo the same month. His official post gave Teele a roving commission…
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