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Banner

Object number2016.73.3

MediumSatin/Fabric/Wood/Paint

Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Rotary Club

DescriptionRectangular yellow satin fabric banner with pointed bottom edge. Banner is edged in blue trim. Front of banner has printed blue decoration and text consisting of an oval with the Rotary International symbol above the skyline of downtown Pittsburgh; also included is the Rotary Club number, chapter, and motto. Wood pole through sleeve along top of banner; pole has gold-painted finial ends. Purple twisted fabric cord wrapped around ends of pole and hanging down sides of banner; each end of the cord ends in a knot with tassel of untwisted threads below.Dimensions9.5 x 8.875 x 0.438 in. (24.1 x 22.5 x 1.1 cm)
InscriptionsFront of banner has printed blue text within the perimeter of the oval "ROTARY CLUB OF PITTSBURGH / SERVICE ABOVE SELF".

Front of banner has yellow text "ROTARY / INTERNATIONAL" and "CLUB / 20".
Historical NotesRotary Club of Pittsburgh banner. These types of banners are often exchanged when different Rotary Club chapters meet. The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh was organized on December 2, 1910, by Colonel Oscar T. Taylor, an attorney and career military man, who served in the Spanish-American War. On the afternoon of December 2, 1910, thirteen people including Mr. Taylor and Rotary International Founder, Paul P. Harris met in the French Room at the then Fort Pitt Hotel. Taylor was commissioned by Chesley R. Perry, Secretary of the National Association of Rotary Clubs, to organize a club in Pittsburgh. Also worth noting is Taylor’s guidance of the design of the familiar Rotary emblem, from a wagon wheel to a gear wheel. This has become known throughout the world as the symbol of Rotary International. The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh is the 20th club founded and has spawned 10 of the 51 District 7300 clubs currently in existence.

Related institution Pittsburgh Rotary Club

Related institution Rotary International

Related person Oscar Thomas Taylor

Related person Paul P. Harris

Related person Chesley R. Perry

Related institution Fort Pitt Hotel

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