Rotary Club of Manila Lambert, Vice President Alfonso Sy Cip, Secretary Edwin Emil Elser, Treasurer Alfa Walter Beam, and Directors Fred Berry, Gregorio Nieva, and James Geary. The Rotary Club of Manila subsequently informed Rotary International in Chicago that the Manila Club had been formally organised. In June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila received communication from Rotary International recognizing the Club with Charter 478. Rotary Club of Manila The Rotary Club of Manila is the first and oldest Rotary Club in Asia. After its establishment, the Rotary Club of Manila would go on to sponsor other organizations, including the Rotary Club of Cebu
Rotary International locally and internationally. As well as participating in book donations and literacy events, there are educational titles written about Rotary Clubs and members, such as "Rotary Clubs Help People", "Carol is a Rotarian" by Rotarian and children's book author Bruce Larkin and “Rhoda’s Rescue” by Maine author Barbara Walsh in conjunction with Rotary Club of Waterville, Maine’s Rhoda Reads early literacy program. Rotary International publishes an official monthly magazine named "The Rotarian" in English (first published in 1911 as "The National Rotarian"). Other periodicals are independently produced in more than 20 different major languages and distributed in 130 countries. Rotary