SERVE TO CHANGE LIVES

The Rotary Club of Greensburg meets every Tuesday at noon at the Greensburg Country Club, 309 Pleasant Valley Road, Jeannette.  If you are interested in learning more about Rotary, join us for lunch.  We will pick up the tab!

A Brief History of Rotary…

On 23 February 1905,  Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Loehr’s office for what would become known as the first Rotary club meeting.

Harris’ desire for camaraderie among business associates brought together these four men and eventually led to an international organization of service and fellowship.

Locally, Frank B. Miller, an official of the Keystone Coal and Coke Company of Greensburg, on a business trip to Toledo, Ohio, was invited to attend a meeting of the Toledo Rotary Club by Frank Mulholland (RI President in 1914-1915). Frank returned to Greensburg with the idea of planting the seed of Rotary in Greensburg. Several meetings were held, and a discussion about potential members ensued, on June 30, 1916. Twenty-two interested persons attended a meeting on July 7, 1916, and plans were made for applying for a charter for the Rotary Club of Greensburg.  A Constitution and By-Laws were adopted on July 11 and the following officers were elected:

     President – Frank B. Miller

     Vice President – Joseph Strouse

     Secretary and Treasurer – B. W. Kerr

     Sergeant at Arms – E. H. Bair

October 4, 1916, was a red-letter day for Rotary in Greensburg. On that date District Governor Stewart McFarland of the Third District of Rotary International presented the charter to Frank B. Miller, the Club President.