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PAUL HARRISS HOME
The service organization Rotary International has more than 1.2 million members worldwide who are focused on everything from education to clean water to eradicating disease. As its name
suggests, the group has a worldwide reach, but its roots are here in Chicago. On Sunday, the annual Beverly/Morgan Park Home Tour gives visitors a mid-renovation look inside the home of Rotary’s
founder. The first Rotary Club was started in 1905 by lawyer Paul Harris, who was raised on the East Coast. “He did not know anyone in Chicago, and so he created this networking club of business
people,” said Robert Knuepfer, chairman of the Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation. At first, club members rotated the meetings among their offices; hence the name “Rotary.” Soon, the club began
to focus on community service, and Harris hosted meetings in his Morgan Park home.
“In the lower level in our cellar was a ‘boardroom,’ which is nothing more than a couple of sawhorses and a piece of wood with a nice tablecloth, where Paul Harris and the first president of the
club, Sylvester Schiele, began conducting meetings to plan the future of Rotary,” Knuepfer said.
Lawyer Paul Percy Harris founded the first Rotary club in Chicago in 1905. (Courtesy Rotary International). A reunion in Harrises’ home of many of the early members of the Rotary Club of
Chicago. (Courtesy Rotary International)A reunion in the Harrises’ home of many of the early members of the Rotary Club of Chicago. (Courtesy Rotary International)
Harris and his wife Jean lived in the home for 35 years. It became a destination for visiting Rotarians and dignitaries – both the house itself, and
the international friendship garden the Harrises planted out front. “They would often plant a tree in honor of that person. Now some of those are
pretty big today,” Knuepfer said. Also a longtime fixture outside the house: a stone lantern.
“It was given to Paul and Jean by a group of Asian Rotarians who came from Japan, Korea and China after the Harrises visited Asia,” said
Marshall Schmitt, incoming president of the Rotary Club of Chicago. Paul Harris died in 1947. After his death, Jean moved back to Scotland.
Two different families owned the house after that, and it was next bought by a foundation owned by Rotary International.
“After it was purchased, everything was stripped so we could get a handle on the configuration of the home, what needed to be done to put it in
the condition it was in in 1947 when Paul passed away. That phase is nearing completion,” Schmitt said.
“The two subsequent owners to the Harrises had done some interior remodeling,” Knuepfer said, “and we discovered hidden staircases and
closets and rooms which we uncovered.” The restoration aims to highlight not just Rotary, but how the Harrises lived in the home and made it
their own. It’s full of small details, like a hidden cutout in a cupboard used by Jean Harris to pass her husband a cup of tea through the wall. The
front of the house features huge windows where Paul Harris would spend hours birdwatching. The back of the house was maintained with the
original shingles, but an addition is under construction to serve as a space for Rotary functions. “Our goal is to partner with the Beverly area to
show the world, in particular Rotarians who visit, what Chicago has to offer,” Schmitt said.
“The Rotary Club represents the kinds of values our residents represent,” said Susan Flood, executive director of the Beverly Area Planning Association. “One of things Beverly focuses on is
keeping our eye on historic preservation – making sure our residents have access to the types of contractors that can care for their homes, help them restore them, as well as renovate them.” Paul Harris
was an avid birdwatcher. (Courtesy Rotary International)
The next phases for the Harris house renovation are to restore the grounds and furnish the house with period pieces. The foundation plans to open the house to the public as a
museum. The Paul and Jean Harris Home is one of five homes and one church that will be open to the public on the Beverly/Morgan Park home tour Sunday. So friends do visit Paul
Harriss home in your next visit and get inspired.

Dear fellow SMART Rotarians and members of the family of Rotary.

Dear First lady Chhaya joins me to say Happy New Year to all of you. The entire month is of multiple activities with good speakers for weekly meeting. Now RCTMT is
ready for some unbelievable activities which becomes a record and was the talk of the town. Begining with Friday 3rd.January 2020 where,"THE CHAMPION OF
CHAMPIONS OF RCTMT" having topic"Raising Champions"where we gathered to listen to the Journey of the Parents and personal Life Experiences in making of
their child " A CHAMPION FOR LIFE"by our own members.
Real Life Inspiring stories made up of Decision Making, Determination, Motivations, Support, Hardships, Failures, Success and All that goes into making

of a True Champion Sportsman.ie kosti's and Patekar's sons and daughter respectively.Speaker Rtn :PP Dr.Gajendra Tomar. who is a Life Member of "Coin Society" and "Philatelic Bureau"
Mum bai have delivered speech on "Revisiting Indian Philosophy,It was very interesting and never heard subject.
On 18th, the grand event "SUN SALUTATION"(SURYA NAMASKAR YAGYNA) at 6 am at Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School , RCTMT In association with THANE
VAIBHAV pulled out a great effort which shall definitely make it to the World records. The Sun Salutation (Surya Namskar Yagna) which is an annual event of Thane Vaibhav was this year

joined by RCTMT in an effort to take it to new heights. In all a total of 2246 students were a part of the event which was conducted on a chilly winter morning. The Thane Police commissioner

graced the occasion as the chief guest & was witness to 2246 students under the age group of 13 years of age performing 24 rounds of the 12 Step Surya Namaskar a total of 288 steps

simultaneously at one location which in itself has never been performed anywhere till date. All the above facts were documented & recorded in the presence of 2 gazetted officers of the local

government body, which is a pre requisite for proposing the event to be included in the Limca Book Of Record.

The entire credit for the capturing the whole event on Camera on behalf of RCTMT goes to Rtn. Santoesh Bade , Rtn. Chhaya Zende,the first lady of club ably supported by

Rtn.Shirish Pathak. Sincere Thanks to Rtn.Jaywant Sakhdeo for sponsoring Biscuits for all the participating children, Rtn. Harishbhai Agarwal, Rtn.Viren Tipnis, Rtn.Nanubhai Mehta for the

financial assistance provided to make the event successful. The Event got a very good media coverage too.
The brain child of PP Rtn.Suhas Patkar of forming an Interact Club in Maharashtra Vidyalay under the Leadership of me saw the light of the day on 18th. January when finally

the Interact Club was installed at the hands of DG Mohan Chandavarkar.In my view it was as a very well planned & systematically executed event. The interact students were very happy to

receive special T-Shirts with branding of RCTMT. The DG was received & welcomed at the entrance on the beats and lezim dance performed by the students of Maharashtra Vidyalay.
The New Interact President and her Key team members were inducted and pinned at the hands of DG. Mohan Chandavarkar. The Gavel & Gong were given to the interact President
who gave an excellent inaugural speech. All the student Achievers in various events and academics were felicitated with Trophies. All Interact Students were provided with Special Rotary T-

Shirts by our club Friends.

Joint Club Meeting's is always a special attractions for us. Which truly connects with fellowship so to show this connectivity with our club, Rotary Clubs of Thane West, RC Thane
Angels, RC Thane Imperial were together to exchange the views by keeping topic Rotary Means Bussiness (RMB) An Insight.

Rtn. Dr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari spoke about RMB the fresh business module of Rotary all about the advantages of joining this chapter of Rotary. RMB presently is divided into 5 zones and

already has a strength of more than 130 members across zones and in a period of one year done a business of 18 Cr+. It was a very lively session by a very lively and a vibrant speaker and

turned out to be an excellent very informative and inspiring Secession.Every one present enjoyed bonding over business discussion.

Dear friends how can we forget the special day in Rotary ie 27th January.The death anniversary of Rotary founder Paul Harri's.Picture of his grave stone at Mount Hope cemetery

Chicago is still in mind. I think during his memory month our Rtn. Dr.Sanyam has become the Major Donar which is the happiest moment for RCTMT as far as TRF contribution is concerned.
Let us again take the oath for new year that we will follow the Rotary Philosophy by respecting the 4 way test with following the object of Rotary. Always keep it mind that Rotary

Connects the World.

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